I would wager that the average cost to stay 3-4 days in Vegas is still far far cheaper than the same stay in a Disney theme park.
Well, if you discount the gambling losses part.
depends on what you do. Disney is high admission.
Sometime sin befogs I eat and walk around. Sometimes I gamble and go to shows. No general rule, just depends on what you want to do
A lot depends on when you go. My wife and I used to go the 2nd week of December. That's generally after the convention crowd and before the vacation crowd. You can get some really great discounts during this week. For example, we stayed at the Venetian for about 1/4 of the cost.
As for gambling, we were disciplined enough to know when to walk away from the one-armed bandits. If we were lucky enough to win back a nice meal, we'd take our winnings and go to the restaurant. If not, we'd chalk it up to fun.
Let's crunch the numbers.
1 adult, 3 night stay at an inexpensive Strip big casino (Excaliber), 3 nights, May 31st to June 3rd, cheapest room. Including resort fees and taxes: $444.87.
1 adult, 3 night stay at an inexpensive on site Disney World hotel (All-Star Movies), 3 nights, May 31st to June 3rd, cheapest room. Including theme park tickets and taxes: $867.55. Almost twice as much.
On the other hand, the Disney cost includes all entertainment. In Vegas, seeing a couple of shows will set you back anywhere from $150 - $400.
I think it's comparable.
A 3 Star European vacation is cheaper than Disney World (staying at the Contemporary Hotel).
this is why hotels are messing up....
La Quinta north of Seattle by 15 miles will charge $170 dollars or so...
when you think that you can get free rooms in Vegas, the fees don't seem so bad...