Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Fall Break Staycation

A friend of mine suggested that I post some of the things we will be doing for fall break this year. Since a complete trip to Disney is out of the question, we have decided on a Stay-cation instead. We are really excited about all the things we are planning on and thought we would throw out some of our ideas. Obviously if you aren't in the Hamilton County area, these won't work for you, but consider finding like ideas in your own area. Also, to my out of town readers, we have a full week for Fall Break so that makes a big difference too.
Here are some of our ideas and prices. The prices are based on a family of 5 with 4 members being over the age of 2 and one being under 2. So basically, these are prices for an average family of 4.
Six Flags over Georgia $34.99 per person ($139.96) plus $15.00 for parking
  If you go on the 16th, they are open 10 am to 10 pm and giving out candy. Kids under 12 can also dress up in non-scary costumes.
Dollywood $55.90 for adults and $44.70 for kids ($201.20)
TN Aquarium and IMAX $29.95 adults and $19.95 kids ($99.80
TN Aquarium only $24.95 adults and $14.95 kids ($79.80) There is a $10 off coupon in the Kids First Coupon book making this price $69.80, but an annual family pass is only $115.00
Lake WinnepeSPOOKah is probably one of the priciest value-wise, but does include unlimited rides. The dates are limited so you might want to check their website. It's $22.00 per person, but specially marked receipts from McDonald's are good as $2 off coupons making this $80 for a family of four.
The Creative Discovery Museum is $10.95 per person, but the KidsFirst Coupon Book has a buy one get one free coupon in it. We have 2 books, so we will be going for $21.90 for a family of four.
The Chattanooga Zoo is only $1.00 on Wednesdays so a family of four on Wednesday is ONLY FOUR DOLLARS!!!!
Also, the Regal Hamilton Place cinema is only $1.00 on Wednesday, so you could go to the zoo for $4.00, then have a picnic lunch in the adjacent park and hit the movies for another $4.00! Just watch that "golden" popcorn at the movies, they still charge $15.00 for popcorn and a drink!
Mayfield Dairy Farm in Athens is running their Fall Festival with corn maze too. That's $8.00 per person for a total of $32.00 for a family of four. If you would rather go to Riceville instead, the Guthrie Farm is only $28.00 for a family of four, but I would advise checking them both first.
Then of course, there is always camping at Harrison Bay State Park which is only about $20 a night but you do need your own tent/camper. It's a beautiful spot though and if you're the camping type, I highly recommend it.
I have heard rumor of an indoor pool somewhere in our area, but have yet to confirm info on that. If you have any, feel free to leave it here.
Anyway, hope you enjoy your fall break. We figured to do everything we want to do for the entire week will cost us around $250.00 but we probably won't have time to do everything anyway!

By the way, if you are interested in taking a trip down to Florida (go for us since we couldn't), here's some info for down there too:
5 day/4 night stay in a luxury one bedroom condo (sleeps 4): $375.00
Disney's Not So Scary Halloween Party: $227.80 (parking $15.00)
SeaWorld's Spooktacular: $167.90 (parking $15.00)
Keep in mind that SeaWorld is still offering their "buy one adult ticket, get a child's ticket for $5" so that makes a big difference. The dates for these activities are limited and the Disney is separate from any other regular park admission, so don't go in the morning or you will have to pay twice. The SeaWorld Spooktacular is included with regular admission so if you go on the right day, you will have lots of time to play!

Enjoy your fall and your fall breaks.

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