Hey there, hi there, Kathryn! Welcome to planDisney. We so appreciate you stopping by with a question!
I am so happy to hear that you are thinking about a trip to The Happiest Place on Earth next year! It's never too early to start planning! There are two options at the Disneyland Resort that do not require all of the payment at booking. The first is booking a
Disneyland Resort Hotel stay through Disneyland's website. You will pay a certain amount at booking and then the rest will be due on arrival. That definitely can help take some pressure off your vacation budget planning, however, I think there's an even better option!
I suggest looking into booking a
Disneyland Resort Hotel Package or Good Neighbor Hotel Package. This will allow you to bundle both your tickets and your hotel stay into one package. You will have a payment due at booking and then the payment will be due in full a month before your arrival. This also gives the option to choose between Disneyland Resort Hotels and close-by Good Neighbor Hotel options. We've stayed both off property and on property many times. I will always choose to be inside the magic of Disneyland Resort when we can, but there are some great Good Neighbor options as well for any budget.
Right now we are currently waiting for the 2023 calendar to open up for bookings. Historically, the next year's bookings become available between August and September months, so hopefully, we will see that soon!
Kathryn, I hope this means that you can start making plans soon! Please come back and see us again with any of your planning questions!
Carrie