Home School Winter Break
January 4th - January 8th
We are going to Disney World! We are getting some
excellent deals to include Educational Programs. As
homeschoolers we have a flexibility like no other. We are
planning a trip around Disney's Value Season. We will not only
get a lower rate on our rooms, etc. In addition, we will
have less crowds and milder weather. We hope you can join
us.
Depending on which ticket you choose,
you'll enjoy four, five or eight days in the theme parks and behind-the-scenes
educational programs for children in grades K-12.
You can choose your own arrival date, however you must plan your
arrival in time for your children to attend the educational
programs. I'll try to schedule all of them toward the beginning
of the week, but I may need to schedule them later if Disney
doesn't have program availability on those days.
The only time you'll be tied to the group is
when your children participate in the educational programs.
Otherwise you're free to roam Disney World at will, either alone
as a family or with others - your choice. We will have an
optional "meet and greet", date is currently TBD.
The
registration deadline for this trip is
October 1, 2009.
NOTE:
The Southwest Home Educators plans a trip that goes to Disney
Land (California). However, they go in September time
frame. Those
interested in going to Disney Land
click here,
otherwise we'll see you in Florida!
BEFORE YOU READ ANYTHING ELSE....READ
TERMS & CONDITIONS!
Terms & Conditions
Please check Disney's website for
information about their hurricane policy in regard to refunding
your hotel cost if your trip is disrupted. I can't be
responsible for Disney's refund policy, so make sure you
understand it before you reserve your rooms, etc. Regarding our
group tickets - Disney will work with us on a case-by-case basis
to refund our tickets in the event of a hurricane. There are no
guarantees, but they'll almost definitely refund our tickets if
they experience a direct hit (or anticipated direct hit) from a
hurricane right before our arrival or during our stay. If
there's just heavy rain from a hurricane, then no, they probably
won't refund our tickets - we'll just have to deal with the
rain. Please register
with this in mind.
If you decide not to take the trip after
paying, a refund is NOT guaranteed.
Please read and understand the refund policy (located at the
bottom on this page) before sending your money!
Group Park Tickets &
Fees...
Group park tickets (including registration fee) are
$165 per person (3 years
old and up) for a 4-day park hopper with plus option. A 5-day park hopper ticket
with plus option is
$175 per person (3 years old and up).
An 8-day park hopper ticket with plus option is
$195 per person (3 years old and up). A registration fee
is included in the ticket prices. This fee helps cover the costs
involved in coordinating this trip and supporting this website.
Included in y our
4,5 or 8 day
park hopping ticket - you'll be able to visit all
four Disney parks as often as you'd like for four, five, or
eight
days (they don't have to be consecutive days). You may hop
between multiple parks on the same day.
Because we are going during Value Season
(Winter) the plus option, is available. However, only one
of the water parks will be open. With the plus option
you can visit
DisneyQuest Indoor Interactive Park,
Blizzard Beach Water Park,
and/or
Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
four times in any combination. These can be used any time during your
stay. They don't have to be used during your 4 or 5 park days.
Included in
your ticket price is one
educational program for students in grades K through 12.
Additional programs are $23.50 each person.
Our
park tickets are substantially less (depending on where/when you purchase) than regular park
tickets with similar features. One restriction we have, however,
is that the number of parents and guests with tickets must be
equal to or less than the number of students with tickets. That
means that we can purchase these deeply discounted tickets for
parents, grandparents, older/younger siblings, relatives, and
friends only if they don't exceed the number of students in our
group.
Tickets will be assigned on a first-come,
first-serve basis, with priority going to parents, siblings, and
grandparents first, so register early for a better chance of
getting educational tickets for the "extra" guests in your
party. I'll let you know how the guest-to-student ratio is
holding up as we go along. (Keep in mind children under 3 get in
free and don't require tickets.)
Lastly, the "no expiration option" is
NOT
available. The tickets can be used 7 days prior and 7 days
after our scheduled time. Meaning they will be good from
December 28, 2009 - January 15, 2010. Keep in mind all
Educational
Programs will be scheduled the week of January 4th - 8th, unless there is a demand for other times.
Accomodations...
The resort areas that I am able to book you at
are Disney's least expensive resorts (the
Values - All
Star Music, All
Star Sports,
All Star Movie,
and the new
Pop Century)
will cost $76 per night, plus tax for a total of $85.88/night
(ie: 5 nights = $429.40).
If you book your accommodations through me I can offer you the
meal vouchers (see Meals) not the dining plan. If you are
interested in the dining plan you have to book directly through
Disney.
If you are not interested in staying at the
Value Resorts you'll need to make your own travel and hotel
arrangements for this trip. Disney offers group discounts for
their rooms, however, we need at least 10 or more rooms per
resort in order for a discount to be offered. Therefore, if you are interested, when you register you can check
off which Disney Resort is of interest and once I have a group of 10 for the resort
you are requesting I can proceed to let those interested parties
know what discounts, if any, are available.
I make no guarantees.
The one perk of staying at the resorts is that
you are eligible for the Dining Plan (book
separately).
If this is important to you make sure you
are staying at a Disney Resort.
While you may be able to get cheaper rates off Disney
properties, you won't be able to take advantage of any of
Disney's dining plans unless you are staying at any of Disney's
properties.
Meals...
You can purchase meal vouchers @
$13.25 per meal per person. These are for counter
service only and cannot be used for
table service. If you are interested
in the Disney dining plan it is only available when you make
your reservations directly through Disney. I am
not able to offer the dining plan only meal vouchers.
For details of dining plan
click here
Refunds...
If you need to back out of the trip after
paying for your tickets, I'll work with you to get your money
back for your group tickets (less the registration fee) by
trying to arrange for another family to take your place (from my
waiting list of families who register after the deadline). I
can't guarantee a refund if I have no families on my waiting
list. Last minute drop-outs are a problem and can cause the rest
of the group to cancel due to dropping below the level required
for group discounts. Please be sure you really want to go before
registering and paying - there's
no guarantee you'll get your money back if you cancel.
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