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The Great Marko wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:29 pm Renting off-property will likely be much cheaper than staying on-property.

However, there are additional things to factor in when staying off-property, most notably; transportation.

When staying on property, transportation to all the parks is free. Airport transfers to your resort may also be included.

When staying off-property, you'll likely need a hire car, so you'd need to factor in that cost, and also the parking charges at the parks each day.

...but those costs aside, it's likely to be more cost-effective to stay off-property, even if it's arguably less convenient.

When my family have done this in the past, we'd rent a villa in Kissimmee, which is a pretty ideal location as its within easy reach of everything!

Londwar wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:35 pm

The Great Marko wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:29 pm Renting off-property will likely be much cheaper than staying on-property.

However, there are additional things to factor in when staying off-property, most notably; transportation.

When staying on property, transportation to all the parks is free. Airport transfers to your resort may also be included.

When staying off-property, you'll likely need a hire car, so you'd need to factor in that cost, and also the parking charges at the parks each day.

...but those costs aside, it's likely to be more cost-effective to stay off-property, even if it's arguably less convenient.

When my family have done this in the past, we'd rent a villa in Kissimmee, which is a pretty ideal location as its within easy reach of everything!

Yeah, the parking was the newest cost I knew I had to consider. With the DDP gone (yes, I really like using it), I figured I will need to pay for dining and parking. I have a feeling that the cost will go up for both but not too bad.

Not sure if that makes sense.

AlexisW wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 5:10 pm

Londwar wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:35 pm

The Great Marko wrote: ↑Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:29 pm Renting off-property will likely be much cheaper than staying on-property.

However, there are additional things to factor in when staying off-property, most notably; transportation.

When staying on property, transportation to all the parks is free. Airport transfers to your resort may also be included.

When staying off-property, you'll likely need a hire car, so you'd need to factor in that cost, and also the parking charges at the parks each day.

...but those costs aside, it's likely to be more cost-effective to stay off-property, even if it's arguably less convenient.

When my family have done this in the past, we'd rent a villa in Kissimmee, which is a pretty ideal location as its within easy reach of everything!

Yeah, the parking was the newest cost I knew I had to consider. With the DDP gone (yes, I really like using it), I figured I will need to pay for dining and parking. I have a feeling that the cost will go up for both but not too bad.

Not sure if that makes sense.

FWIW, the dining plan was never particularly economical unless you either eat a lot or you get it for free as part of a promotion and there's no better room discount promotion (it's usually either/or-- room discount or free dining). And you're paying for parking at Disney either way, if you've got a car there at all, ever since they started charging resort guests for parking a few years back.

Personally, I'll probably keep staying on-site when I visit purely for convenience and atmosphere, but it's a harder sell right now than it should be-- no Magical Express, no Extra Magic Hours, no early FP+ booking. If you can find someplace off-property to rent for cheap and don't mind driving into the parks each day, you're not really losing out on much now.