Orlando Theme Park Budget Estimator
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Orlando Theme Park Budget Estimator
Estimate your total Orlando theme park vacation budget including tickets, hotel, food, transportation, and extras.
Number of Adults
Number of Children (under 10)
Number of Park Days
Primary Theme Park
Walt Disney World Universal Orlando SeaWorld Orlando Busch Gardens Tampa
Ticket Tier
Base (1 Park Per Day) Park Hopper / Multi-Park Annual Pass (Value)
Hotel Nights
Hotel Type
Budget / Off-Site (avg $90/night) Moderate On-Site (avg $220/night) Deluxe On-Site (avg $450/night) Vacation Rental / Villa (avg $175/night)
Dining Style
Mostly Quick Service Mixed (Quick + Table Service) Mostly Table Service / Character Dining
Transportation to Orlando
Fly Domestic (avg $350/person round-trip) Fly International (avg $900/person round-trip) Drive (enter fuel cost below)
Fuel / Drive Cost ($ total, if driving)
Local Transportation
Resort Shuttle / Free Disney Transport Rideshare / Uber (avg $15/trip, 3 trips/day) Rental Car (avg $55/day + $20/day parking)
Extra Experiences Budget ($ per person)
Estimate My Budget
function orlCalc() { var adults = parseInt(document.getElementById('orl-adults').value) || 0; var children = parseInt(document.getElementById('orl-children').value) || 0; var days = parseInt(document.getElementById('orl-days').value) || 0; var park = document.getElementById('orl-park').value; var ticketTier = document.getElementById('orl-ticket-tier').value; var hotelNights = parseInt(document.getElementById('orl-hotel-nights').value) || 0; var hotelType = document.getElementById('orl-hotel-type').value; var dining = document.getElementById('orl-dining').value; var transport = document.getElementById('orl-transport').value; var fuel = parseFloat(document.getElementById('orl-fuel').value) || 0; var localTrans = document.getElementById('orl-local-transport').value; var extras = parseFloat(document.getElementById('orl-extras').value) || 0;
var errors = []; if (adults 0) { document.getElementById('orl-result').innerHTML = '' + errors.join('') + ''; return; }
var totalPeople = adults + children;
// ── TICKET PRICES (per person per day, adult / child) ────────────────────── // Sources: official park websites, 2024 average gate prices var adultTicketPerDay = 0; var childTicketPerDay = 0;
if (park === 'wdw') { if (ticketTier === 'base') { adultTicketPerDay = 109; childTicketPerDay = 104; } else if (ticketTier === 'park-hopper') { adultTicketPerDay = 159; childTicketPerDay = 154; } else { adultTicketPerDay = 99; childTicketPerDay = 99; } // annual pass amortised } else if (park === 'universal') { if (ticketTier === 'base') { adultTicketPerDay = 109; childTicketPerDay = 104; } else if (ticketTier === 'park-hopper') { adultTicketPerDay = 169; childTicketPerDay = 164; } else { adultTicketPerDay = 89; childTicketPerDay = 89; } } else if (park === 'seaworld') { if (ticketTier === 'base') { adultTicketPerDay = 79; childTicketPerDay = 74; } else if (ticketTier === 'park-hopper') { adultTicketPerDay = 109; childTicketPerDay = 104; } else { adultTicketPerDay = 65; childTicketPerDay = 65; } } else { // busch if (ticketTier === 'base') { adultTicketPerDay = 79; childTicketPerDay = 74; } else if (ticketTier === 'park-hopper') { adultTicketPerDay = 109; childTicketPerDay = 104; } else { adultTicketPerDay = 65; childTicketPerDay = 65; } }
// Multi-day discount factor (Disney-style tiered pricing) var multiDayFactor = 1.0; if (days >= 2) multiDayFactor = 0.90; if (days >= 4) multiDayFactor = 0.80; if (days >= 7) multiDayFactor = 0.72;
var ticketCost = ((adults * adultTicketPerDay) + (children * childTicketPerDay)) * days * multiDayFactor;
// ── HOTEL ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── var hotelRatePerNight = 0; if (hotelType === 'budget') hotelRatePerNight = 90; else if (hotelType === 'moderate') hotelRatePerNight = 220; else if (hotelType === 'deluxe') hotelRatePerNight = 450; else hotelRatePerNight = 175; // villa
var hotelCost = hotelRatePerNight * hotelNights;
// ── DINING ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── // Per person per park day (adults); children ~65% of adult cost var adultDiningPerDay = 0; var childDiningPerDay = 0; if (dining === 'quick') { adultDiningPerDay = 60; childDiningPerDay = 39; } else if (dining === 'mixed') { adultDiningPerDay = 100; childDiningPerDay = 65; } else { adultDiningPerDay = 160; childDiningPerDay = 104; }
// Also add non-park-day dining (hotel nights minus park days, min 0) var nonParkDays = Math.max(hotelNights - days, 0); var nonParkAdultDining = 45; // avg casual restaurant var nonParkChildDining = 29;
var diningCost = (adults * adultDiningPerDay + children * childDiningPerDay) * days + (adults * nonParkAdultDining + children * nonParkChildDining) * nonParkDays;
// ── TRANSPORTATION TO ORLANDO ────────────────────────────────────────────── var flightCost = 0; if (transport === 'fly-domestic') flightCost = totalPeople * 350; else if (transport === 'fly-international') flightCost = totalPeople * 900; else flightCost = fuel;
// ── LOCAL TRANSPORTATION ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── var localCost = 0; var tripDays = hotelNights; // use hotel nights as proxy for days in Orlando if (localTrans === 'resort-shuttle') localCost = 0; else if (localTrans === 'rideshare') localCost = 15 * 3 * tripDays; else localCost = (55 + 20) * tripDays; // rental + parking
// Airport transfer if flying if (transport !== 'drive') { if (localTrans === 'rideshare') localCost += 60; // round-trip airport rideshare else if (localTrans === 'rental-car') localCost += 0; // already included else localCost += 35; // Mears shuttle avg per person }
// ── EXTRAS ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── // Lightning Lane, Genie+, souvenirs, photos, etc. var extrasCost = extras * totalPeople;
// ── TOTALS ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── var subtotal = ticketCost + hotelCost + diningCost + flightCost + localCost + extrasCost; var taxFees = subtotal * 0.06; // ~6% blended tax/resort fees estimate var total = subtotal + taxFees; var perPerson = total / totalPeople;
// ── OUTPUT ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── var html = '### Budget Estimate '; html += ''; html += 'Category' + 'Estimated Cost';
function row(label, val) { return '' + label + '' + '$' + val.toFixed(2) + ''; }
html += row('Theme Park Tickets (' + days + ' day' + (days>1?'s':'') + ', ' + totalPeople + ' people)', ticketCost); html += row('Hotel / Accommodation (' + hotelNights + ' nights)', hotelCost); html += row('Dining & Food', diningCost); html += row('Transportation to Orlando', flightCost); html += row('Local Transportation', localCost); html += row('Extras (Lightning Lane, souvenirs, etc.)', extrasCost); html += 'Subtotal' + '$' + subtotal.toFixed(2) + ''; html += row('Taxes & Resort Fees (~6%)', taxFees); html += '' + 'TOTAL ESTIMATED BUDGET' + '$' + total.toFixed(2) + ''; html += 'Per Person' + '$' + perPerson.toFixed(2) + ''; html += '';
// Budget tier label var tier = ''; if (total
#### Formula
Total Budget = Tickets + Hotel + Dining + Transport (to Orlando) + Local Transport + Extras + Taxes & Fees
- Tickets = (Adults × Adult Daily Rate + Children × Child Daily Rate) × Park Days × Multi-Day Discount Factor
- Multi-Day Discount: 1 day = 100%, 2–3 days = 90%, 4–6 days = 80%, 7+ days = 72% (mirrors Disney tiered pricing)
- Hotel = Nightly Rate × Hotel Nights
- Dining = (Adults × Adult Daily Dining + Children × Child Daily Dining) × Park Days + Non-Park Day Meals
- Local Transport = Daily rate × Hotel Nights (rideshare: $15 × 3 trips/day; rental car: $55/day + $20 parking)
- Extras = Extra Budget Per Person × Total People
- Taxes & Fees = Subtotal × 6% (blended FL sales tax + resort fees)
#### Assumptions & References
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