Disneyland on a Budget: Yes, it's Possible!

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I've been doing Disneyland for a looong time! Before kids, it was easy and CHEAP. Now with 4 kids, not so much! We start to get the itch to go to Disneyland at least once a year, so between tickets, hotels, food, and flights, and can be thousands of dollars. 

So to be able to go as often as we do, I've learned some cheap tricks to make it possible!

1- I always get the hotel for free. Always. I'm not willing to budge on that one. Whether it's a Hyatt, Marriott, or IHG hotel, I use points that I've earned from various credit cards. You can find one of my favorite credit cards from this list. This card allows you to transfer points directly to hotel partners like the ones I mentioned.

2- The same thing goes for flights! If I've earned a good amount of points, we fly. If not, we drive! Simple as that. This same card also lets you transfer points directly to plenty of airline partners.

3- You do not need a Park Hopper pass (unless you only have 1 day at the parks). To get the most out of the parks, 2 days is a perfect amount for us. We get the 1 Park Per Day passes to save.

4- You can bring almost any of your own food/snacks into the parks, as long as it's not in a glass container or alcoholic. I always bring in cans of my favorite soda, a variety of snacks like bananas, granola bars, gold fish, fruit snacks, etc. We've even made our own sandwiches to replace having to purchase a meal in the parks. 

Do you have any tricks/tips that I missed? I would