If your springtime travels include Disneyland or Walt Disney World with a group of family members, be prepared to pay lots of dough. Your travel4seniors.com editor remembers first doing WDW with kids in the mid-70s, including one very rainy day. Adult tickets were $3.50 and $1 for kids. Rides all cost less than $1, and in-park lunches were not much more. Nearby and on-site hotel rooms then were $40.

Today the basic prices start from $109 for adults and $80 for kids. Lunch and rides are at least $10, and hotel rooms go for $300 and up.  Of course, with constantly updated info on the internet, you can plan your your Disney visit to take advantage of discounts, seasonal pricing, package deals and other ways to economize from the maximum listed prices.

When you begin your research or plan your trip with a trusted travel agent, do it as early as possible so that you can consider the most economical timing and other choices.