My family stayed in a luxurious $827-a-night villa at Disney World. We walked to the parks and saved money with some key perks.

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I stayed at the BoardWalk Inn at Disney World.

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I've stayed at all 5 value resorts at Disney World. There are only 2 I'd book again — for the right price.

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Pop Century is one of my favorite value resorts at Disney World.

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Disney sued by 2 workers after it asked them to relocate from California to Florida to work at a $1 billion campus, which it later canceled

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Disney in May of last year scrapped plans to build the campus.

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I worked at Disney World and still visit weekly. Here are 8 things I'm not buying at the parks right now.

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I used to work a Disney World in Florida.

Kayleigh Price

Former Disney World employees share 8 of their favorite places to eat in the theme parks

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There are hundreds of dining options across Disney World.

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People priced out of Austin and Orlando are moving to these cheaper cities

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Austin, Texas
The average sale price of a home in Austin has jumped nearly $100,000 over the past four years.

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The Florida city with cheaper homes and fun perks luring residents from Miami and New York

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Orlando, Florida.
Orlando, Florida.

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After 20 years, I moved from New York City to Florida. I like it, but moving south has been filled with surprises.

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As a New Yorker, moving to Florida was filled with surprises.

Jenna Clark

More tech grads are applying to jobs in Boise, Madison, and other small cities

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Columbia, Maryland
Columbia, Maryland is planned community of ten villages that's about an hour commute from Washington D.C.

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A Florida boomer said he 'can't move back to California fast enough' due to better weather and a calmer lifestyle

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Steve Prevesk, a former Los Angeles resident who has lived in Florida for over two decades combined, wants to return to California.

Steve Prevesk

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