Senior Trip Graduation High School Cost?

Hey, I am a high school senior, and I was planning a senior trip with my friends. So we basically decided that we wanted to go to five amusement parks (crazy, I know) in 7 days, with the two extra days to drive down to LA. The five amusement parks we are looking at are Marine World, Universal Studios, Six Flags, California Adven, and Disneyland. But how much would this cost? My estimation is this:

Each ticket for parks is $40, so $200
Hotel six nights $300
Food, breakfast provided in hotel, but each meal around ten, around 12 meals, maybe extra for our last night, so total $150
Bus, I have no idea how much it costs to rent a bus, but we have around 20 people going so maybe $10 per person if we rent one bus?
And we need taxis to get around to places, now that I have no idea.

So based on that, would something around $650 to $700 seem about right? My estimations may be off, I have never planned an entire trip before, but I will run this through with my parents soon. It would be great if you could give me feedback and tell me if there is anything else I should consider in the costs. Thanks!






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Wow, you're WAY off.

You should look up the price for each park. Disneyland and California Adventure are connected to each other. One park hopper ticket will get you into both parks. A one-day park hopper is $97. Two days is about $150. Universal is $69. And so on.

Hotel six nights? Where are you staying? Sounds like the ghetto to me! If you check around, you'll see that the average price of a hotel is $100-$200 per night.

Food: Ever eaten in Disneyland? Figure $30-$50 per person per day. But that shouldn't be included in the price of the trip. People should be on their own. So figure about $300 for food.

Obviously, you've never rented a bus to go 1000 miles over 7 days. My guesstimate is abour $5000. And don't forget, you have to get a room for the driver. Did you expect him to sleep on the bus? So about $250 per person.

I figure about $1500 per person. It's WAY more expensive than you think. Do the research.






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Per person, your estimate sounds feasible. But call the various charter bus companies for their rates. They may even be able to take you around without you having to use taxis.






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Your are way underestimating your prices on what you are thinking.

1) You can't even rent a mid size car for a week for $200. A bus would be more like several thousand dollars.
2) Hotels anywhere near a theme park are at least $100 per night. Food is pretty expensive around theme parks, too. For example, a bottle of water is about $3 or so.
3) The cheapest park tickets are $40 (Discovery Kingdom), but KBF is $50, Disneyland 2 day park hopper (Cali Adventure) is $150 and Universal is $69 for one day.

here are some other ideas:

First, I would eliminate the bus idea, unless you know someone that owns a bus and someone with a CDL (commercial driver's license) to operate it and go with you.

You might want to consider taking several cars. You might be able to use 3-4 cars (maybe borrow parents' minivans). If it takes you "2 extra days to drive down to LA" I am assuming you are within a day's drive. Gas would be about $100 per car each way if it's around 700 miles and you get over 20 mpg. Caravan together, use cell phones or 2 way radios and take rest stops/gas stops together. It is still fun. I have done this with about 12 people in 3 cars before on spring break.

Four people to a room is still $600 total, maybe more. Your best bet might be to get a hotel right across from Disneyland with free parking. That will knock out two parks with no taxi/bus or parking fees. It might cost a little more for the hotels ($120ish), but it's walking distance and it will save you in the long run. It costs $20 to park at KBF, $10 for the cheap lot at Universal, $15 at Six Flags and $14 at Disneyland if you aren't within walking distance.

Here is an easier way to calculate things.

Hotel = $100-$150 per night (divide by # of people in each room) 6 nights 4/room = $150-225 each
Food = $25 per person per day (that is being cheap) more like $40
Park Tickets = $300 per person
Travel = $40 per person (if you take 5 per car) depends on distance, too
Parking = apx $60 per car for the trip

Last, I would plan your adventure beforehand. What park to do on what days. Keep in mind traffic and busy days (weekends) at the theme parks. You might want to consider leaving on Sunday and coming back on Saturday or Sunday to avoid traffic and busy days at parks. KBF is pretty close to Disneyland, but the others are kind of far.

You might want to relax a bit more, save some money and just hit a few parks. Get a 3 day Disney pass (deals for these around $150) and go to Six Flags and KBF. Universal is OK, but not as fun as the others, IMO. I haven't been to Discovery Kingdom (Marine World). Six Flags has the best thrill rides, but California Adventure overall is my favorite park.

If I win tickets to Disneyland and I have an annual pass, is it possible that I can...?

So I am submitting into a contest to win Disneyland tickets and I have an annual pass.

So can I trade it in for the fast pass necklaces? Is it possible?

Thank you!







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Disney does that sort of thing often, like with its current volunteer promotion, so seems possible. You could also use the value of the ticket(s) towards the renewal cost for your annual pass for sure.






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I'm not sure. All I can say that you can get Fast Passes regardless; you could just walk up to the ride's station and get them like nothing. My best advice would be that if you did win, sell the tickets to people. You can make money off of that and wouldn't have to deal with buying your own food and merchandise. Good luck.

I continue to have friend problem?

i have 3 friends i hang out with: kathy, megan, and sheila. all four of us went to disneyland. me and sheila had no money for lunch and we left our parents. kathy and megan had around 30 dollars. since sheila and i had no money, kathy said, "since they have no money, lets chip in money so we can all have lunch!" but megan said to me and sheila, "since you have no money, you dont get anything from our money" we were so pissed! from now on, im going to call me and sheila "we". well anyway, kathy and megan were buying icecream at an icecream stand. they were taking 9643258362 hours saying, "should i get the sandwich, or the popsicle. i should get the popsicle. NO WAIT! i should get sandwich. noo.. not that" so me and sheila(we) left them to go to a store. and when we came out, kathy and megan were looking for us. then megan told us "we were looking for you! why did you ditch us! you coulda just waited for us!" then kathy said "c'mon, lets just go" then they left. we left our tickets in megan's bag, so we went to go get it. then megan said "might as well leave because its not fun without any money, and besides, its boring without us anyway." then she handed us the tickets. we didnt say anything to them. just said nothing to them.

i asked this question once, and someone said a b*tch(megan) like that is gonna end up in a deep crack. and yesterday, i became friends with her again because she said sorry to me. should i listen to the person who said "she's gonna end up in a deep crack" or should i be megan's friend?


btw, i used fake names, so dont think its you :D






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ok, well megan is being a pig and mean, but if you think her sorry is sincere, then yes, you should give her another chance. ONE more chance. because if you leave a friend while she is asking for forgiveness, well, thats just cruel! you can befriend her next time she does something mean and snobby, telling her you gave her a chance, and she ruined it. at least you have a good reason for doing it while she's being a b*tch. i hope this helps. good luck






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She may be really sorry. Forgive her this time, but if she did so again, end your relationship with her immediately.