Florida on a budget with young children? Utter maddness?

Your kids wont remember being there at that age. I would save it till they are 7 and 9 and get the value (they also.wont be able to go on lots of the rides)

Do you have a link please? Sounds fab to me!

My only thoughts are that they probably won't remember it at all, I took my DS when he was 4 and he has very few memories of it, he's now 18. When he sees pictures it does jolt his memory a bit and of course he enjoyed it at the time but maybe you would be wise to save that money for when they are a bit older to really enjoy it and remember it

I think the parks will be wasted on the 2 year old, and don't think the older one will appreciate it that much more. Id wait till they were both in school before going.
Tricky decision with your mum included. My parents are early 70s, my dad is very fit and well and would cope with all the walking, my mum not so much.

I wouldn’t. Largely because the cost of park tickets is eye watering (£700 for a 14 day Florida Freedom ticket for Disney, Universal etc.) so difficult to do on a budget and I don’t think the DC would get that much out of it at 4 and 2 anyway!

I say go for it.
My children have travelled long haul since they were tiny. Going west usually means they'll be waking up early for the first couple of days. Traveling East is more difficult.

I've never understood this - disney needs to be remembered forever business. My parents waited until I was 10 and I hardly remember anything about the trip. Who knows what the future will bring. Perhaps you'll visit again when the children are older, perhaps you won't.

I say, you've got the opportunity to go, so take it. The kids will love it.

They might not remember it but you will. Or do we only do things for our children to make memories???

I'd go for it.

Have you actually priced up the park tickets? A 14 day Disney Parks ticket is £378 per adult, and £358 per child aged 3 - 9.

ESTAs are only $14 each, then there is food, parking (it was $20 a day at each park when we went 2 years ago) insurance and other incidentals. IMO if you are on a really tight budget I wouldn't do this kind of holiday. It just isn't a cheap holiday.

It’s a good deal and you could self cater which will save you $$. But factor in around another £2400(2 week Disney and universal) for park tickets for 4 people. That’s what we’re paying to go in May next year but my DC will be 12 & 8. Have you considered Disney Paris whilst they’re young and save Florida until they’re old enough to remember and tall enough get on all the rides?

I didn't include the Universal park tickets in my prices BTW.

I wouldn’t get into debt for a holiday the kids won’t appreciate or remember

Disneyland Paris is much more manageable at their age, and you can get cheap deals outside school holidays

Oooo do it!!! We did some similar when my mum got the all clear from breast cancer!
Mine were 2 and 4 and they loved it. It's a different experience with young ones, they believe the characters are real and it's so magical. My oldest most definitely does remember Disney (ask to go back)
As for the flight I was dreading it and no issues. They played with their pads or slept, it really was nothing like I thought it would be.
Also as u say, are parents are here forever so if you want your mum to enjoy it, is definitely book it.
Let's be a honest, a holiday in Florida is not something you're going to regret
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As non of us know what tomorrow will bring I am going to say go. Your mum will love being with your children there. I have been fortunate enough to go 3 times , the first when my daughter was 2. She was great on the plane, slept, drew, played , watched tv. She may not remember the holiday but she certainly had lots of fun as we all did. Our latest trip was last year when she and my son were older and we went with their grandparents who had always wanted to go to Florida with them before my son got a bit too old. They loved being there with them and made precious memories. When your children are older things may have changed so I'd grab it while you can x

I did it when DS was four, exactly the same reason (being forever tied to school holidays and not being able to afford it) and I would say 100% go for it.

That said, we only spent two days in Disney! It is sooooo expensive (and actually very tiring for little ones). There is loads to do in Orlando itself so I would say go, but plan to spend time doing other things to keep the cost manageable. A 2 and 4 year old are just as happy splashing in the pool, you don't need to do 14 days of the parks.

Like others have said I think they would be too young. However I’m sure they will enjoy it, seeing all the Disney characters and what not. I first went when I was 8 and I would say it was the best holiday I’ve ever had. The only thing is that you will spend the whole day walking and that can be very tiring especially with young children.

We did, for example: crazy golf (there's loads of it in Orlando and DS4 got a bit addicted); visit to downtown Orlando for a look around; visit to Celebration for a walk and lunch; drove to a swamp place to go on a hovercraft boaty thing and see alligators; we also spent two days in a park (a 'normal' park, not a theme park) which was brilliant - it had a petting zoo, playpark, lake, and bbq points.

It was such a good holiday!

You can rent strollers at Disney (I think it may be free actually) which makes it a lot easier for LOs - even though DS was 4 at the time he was happy to have a seat while we pushed him around all day.

God the memories are flooding back, I'll shut up now!

I would go, life's too short to wait for 'maybe next year'. Also if the kids don't remember so what, you will remember! And they'll have fun on the day