Difficult Dilemmas at Disney World
When planning for a Walt Disney World trip, you have to make tough choices: where to stay, how much to budget for dining versus hotels, which FastPasses to choose, etc. This post is a mixture of these real dilemmas you might face when preparing for a Walt Disney World vacation, and other ‘just for fun’ ones that might come up in polite conversation.
The idea here is to work through some of these real and imagined Disney dilemmas, both for fun and practicality. I’ll give my answers and justifications, and readers can do the same in the comments. Between the two, those on the fence about certain, more challenging practical decisions might be able to find some resolution.
Some decisions are easy, like choosing a Seven Dwarfs Mine Train FastPass over the Magic Carpets of Aladdin. Be warned, as other Walt Disney World debates are so emotionally fraught that they’ve been known to tear entire families apart. (I’m still not on speaking terms with my brother Ludwig after we had words during the Great Castle Cake War of 97.)
3 Nights at Grand Floridian or 7 Nights at Pop Century – This is one of my favorite Walt Disney World hypotheticals, and it’s always interesting to hear how people justify their decision. Obviously, as with the rest of these choices, there’s no right or wrong answer, and it’s all a matter of perspective and priorities.
Personally, I’ll take the 7 nights at Pop Century every single time. Not just because Grand Floridian is far from my favorite Deluxe, but because I’d rather have the extra time. Three days is far too short of a trip to Walt Disney World, and with my “bonus” days, I could spend time relaxing in the Grand Floridian lobby if I wanted.
In terms of raw cost, you’d actually need 15.3 nights at Pop Century to equal 3 nights at Grand Floridian…so that’s the better “value” if you’re looking at things that way. For many people, vacation time is more limited than money, so the choice is not as straightforward as two weeks at Pop Century or a few nights at Grand Floridian. If all things were equal, I don’t know how anyone could choose only three nights at Walt Disney World over two weeks!
Rope Drop or Late Nights – Most people can’t do both early mornings and late nights. While the perfect ‘solution’ is going early in the morning, taking a midday break as necessary, and returning for a late night, that’s also not realistic for a lot of people. Sadly, most people choose the opposite, which is arriving late and being present for the worst time of the day before leaving early.
If forced to choose, I’d pick late nights almost every time. From a strategic perspective, this is irrational; late nights are far less advantageous than early mornings. In fact, nighttime crowds have gotten progressively worse, especially during Extra Magic Hours. This is primarily due to hours (especially at Magic Kingdom) being shortened…or perhaps Starbucks caffeination is to blame.
In any case, this one comes down to ambiance, and nothing compare to seeing the parks come alive in the evening, awash with color and beautiful show lighting. Waiting out the crowds and taking the long walk out of the park, especially at Epcot, after they’ve closed is one of my favorite overall experiences at Walt Disney World.
Get Rid of One… – This has been a popular ‘thought experiment’ on social media, with it most commonly being played out among 4 different Disney animated classics and respondents being forced to choose which they could never watch again. Here, I’m going to choose some crowd-pleasers from My Top 10 Walt Disney World Attractions (albeit not my absolute favorites since many of you probably don’t share those).
You can never ride Avatar Flight of Passage, Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, of Tower of Terror again. Which do you eliminate?
I tried to make this a tough decision, but it ends up being easy for me. As much as I love Flight of Passage, it’s the one to go. FastPass+ challenges and an interminably long pre-show are my reasons. I do think it has a lot of repeatability, especially with great details in the video and incredibly engaging scenes…but not more repeatability, or more iconic scenes than the other three attractions.
Holiday Showdown – Generally speaking, two of the best times to visit Walt Disney World coincide with the Halloween and Christmas seasons in the parks. This means guests are often choosing between these two holidays when determining when to visit. Add to that diehard fans of each holiday, and this is both an actual dilemma and a real rivalry–something we carefully break down in our Halloween v. Christmas at Walt Disney World comparison post.
For me, this is another easy answer: Christmas. That probably comes as no surprise to regular readers of this blog, as we often sing the praises of Christmas, and routinely call it our favorite time to visit Walt Disney World. Even setting aside the generally superior weather, there’s just more to Christmas, it’s celebrated everywhere (parks & resorts), and gives a palpable festive cheer to Walt Disney World.
Meal Splurge or Hotel Splurge – Another practical one that for many planners comes down to upgrading their resort tier or upgrading their Disney Dining Plan tier. There are numerous ways this could play out, but for the sake of simplicity let’s say it’s the difference between going from a Value to Moderate Resort or Quick Service to standard Disney Dining Plan.
This is a tough one. If those are the parameters and I can’t get tricky with doing a split stay, renting DVC points, or strategically paying out of pocket for good-value meals, I’ll go with upgrading to the standard Disney Dining Plan. The nicer resort experience is great, and I feel those are the soul of Walt Disney World–what the Florida resort complex does right that nowhere else can replicate.
However, you can visit and explore resorts for free. Perhaps for a lovey stroll after enjoying a filling table service meal. You can’t eat for free. Moreover, as with resorts being an important part of the Walt Disney World experience, so too is dining. Eating only counter service meals would put a damper on one of my favorite aspects of visiting Walt Disney World, and I’d miss that far more than waking up in a nicer hotel room.
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Your Thoughts
Do you agree or disagree with our advice? Any questions we can help you answer? Hearing your feedback–even when you disagree with us–is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts below in the comments!
Oooo, what an interesting article!! I loved hearing about your choices.
1- Longer stay, less high-end hotel (even though it kills me to say that because I love love love staying at very nice hotels). I enjoy Disney World when I go for more than a week and I can only afford that by staying in moderates.
2- Rope drop, though really it’d be like you said – rope drop and late night with a hotel break in between or at least a nice leisurely long table service meal indoors with plenty of A/C for lunch (which is so refreshing and recharges you almost as well as a hotel break. The only times we could only do rope drop and couldn’t stay till late were those days when we had a counter service meal for lunch.
3- Easy, Tower of Terror. Too intense for me.
4- This is hard, but I’d choose Christmas even though I’ve never been at that time of the year, purely because it’s my favourite holiday by far and I don’t think any place does it better than Disney World from the photos and videos alone.
5- Again, both really, I really REALLY enjoy nicer hotels but I could NEVER go to Disney World (or anywhere else really) and not have most of my budget go into food. I just love food too much and the selection there (especially with Disney Springs added in) is a foodie’s paradise. Case in point – our last trip, we were at Riverside and dined at (amongst many others), Victoria and Albert’s.
Thanks again for a great article, I’ll go read the other comments now!
Fun article! For me–
1. I always stay at the Poly or Wilderness Lodge because I love their theming combined with the convenience of being in the Magic Kingdom area. Grand Floridian’s theme is uninteresting to me, but it does have the Magic Kingdom area advantage… but the time lost to Disney transport from a remoter resort doesn’t add up to 4 whole days, so I go with the 7.
2. I normally do both, but if forced to choose I go for late nights. I can replace rope drop with a leisurely breakfast or even (gasp!) sleeping in, but there’s not a lot to do at night if not watching the parks light up.
3. No brainer for me: I already have no desire to ever ride Tower of Terror again. The part of any roller coaster I’d eliminate if I could is the drop (I like fast turns a lot, drops not so much) and ToT is nothing else. The beautifully imagineered show is *almost* enough to make up for a ride mechanic I hate… but only almost. I rode it once, that’s enough.
4. I’ll have to reserve judgment on holidays. I’ve done Halloween at the Magic Kingdom, but this December I’ll be seeing Christmas at WDW for the first time. Until then, I can’t say.
5. I mentioned above I always stay at the Poly or Wilderness Lodge. The only hotel upgrade from there is the Floridian which doesn’t interest me, so given this choice I’d up my meal plan.
I’d stay for longer at a value every time. I don’t go to Disney to eat, especially when the prices are double what they are outside the “bubble”, so I have counter service meals.
I don’t like Splash Mountain
This article was way too interesting to be this short. More, more! 🙂
1) I have stayed at a moderate and Pop. I am a Dumbo or Die type tourist- nose pressed against the ropes in the morning and go until they kick us out. So for that reason, the updated Pop rooms work just fine. I am never there except to sleep. Never long enough time with my favorite Mouse!
2) I do both, so hard to pick. I like the early morning energy, but the lights make things magical. So- a draw.
3) I have done Halloween three times and wearing a costume is a blast. I will get to see decorations on my trip in Nov, but the Christmas processionals will not have started. Trying to decide Christmas party or another park that Sunday.
4) I have not done Tower of Terror or FOP, but hope to on my July trip. I think Splash Mountain is ok, but rarely ride it because who wants mascara dripping down your face and wet, squeaky shoes? So that would be my don’t get to do again. Haunted Mansion is my favorite ride in any park, so that’s gotta stay!
5) I don’t eat enough to make a dining plan worth it. I plan one real meal like BOG or Sunshine Seasons and eat hearty. Then just snack the rest of the day. So that is never a thing for me.
My dilemma is how to spend our time during WDW vacations. Even though we are fortunate enough to go once a year, I sacrifice daily to afford this trip. So I struggle with:
cramming in as much as possible since we can only be here for 6-8 days a year
vs…
slowing down to “smell the flowers”, enjoy the ambiance, but definitely missing out on some things.
This past trip I slowed things down considerably! Although we rope dropped both EPCOT and MK, we went back to the resort mid day for pool / nap time. We then went back refreshed to the same park for evening hours and to close it out. What helped out considerably was that we had water park or resort days following each theme park day. This allowed us to sleep in and not be too worn out.
When my family first started going to WDW many years ago (with a 2 & 4 year old), we were park commandos. After this past trip, I am a HUGE fan of mid-day breaks and would recommend it to anyone!
Excellent strategy with resort/water park days in between park days! I totally agree! Our commando days are long gone…unless there’s a new land…then we become land commandos, but that still leaves plenty of time to slow down and enjoy the unique ambience of each park or the many details of the resorts!
Several years ago I designed and taught a “continuing education” class at the local college entitled “WDW on a Budget!”. I discovered that even though people want to vacation on a budget, there are many things they WILL NOT do to save money and/or enhance their experience. My primary recommendations:
1) Bring a collapsable cooler
2) Rent a car for one day at MCO (check by price and where it can be dropped on grounds, Disney bus back to hotel)
3) Stop at a grocery on your way to WDW (eat in room, Disney dining is generally too much food not to mention too expensive)
4) Splurge on room (usually a moderate or moderate/deluxe) AKL or Wilderness Lodge. Split stay two or three hotels.
5) Eat meals at AKL, some of the best on grounds.
6) If returning to a park later at night, eat at resorts on your way in to visit parks. Generally same price nearly always better food.
7) Not a fan of rope drop but late night can be problematic… I recommend trying to fast pass first thing in the morning and arriving midway through your first fast pass (if you have a 9:15 fast pass for example, arrive at the park at 9:45), then you have back to back fast passes (9:15/10:15 then 11:15) LEAVE WHEN YOU ARE TIRED, AND GO EAT, RELAX, SWIM ENJOY YOUR ROOM, RESORT AND POOL.)
Christmas can be good if you plan fast passes 60 days out, don’t stay in the parks all day and plan to travel before Christmas or best option for cheaper airfare, on Christmas Day.
Ride preference is a very personal choice. Remember this will probably be chosen for you by fast pass availability.
Staying at the Dolphin in Sept which does not avail us to the Dining Plan – any way around it?
I would choose staying at the dolphin over dining plan every time. The convenience of the location between the two parks, proximity to the boardwalk and all the restaurants at world showcase, The ability to step out of the park for a minute with your room right there to eat, rest, swim…whatever make it the best resort option at WDW for a moderate price. Although I’m a foodie, when it Disney I don’t feel the need to eat for entertainment, since there are so many other entertainment options happening Continuously. Also while at Disney, I try to turn off my frugal filter. If I want to relax and have a nice meal I go out of the park. We stayed at the Swan and dolphin terrible times. It’s our favorite, mostly because of location.
*”At the swan and dolphin SEVERAL times.”
Terrible dictation by Siri!
This is a fun idea! Here our are answers:
1. Stay at the Grand Floridian (as long as you pronounce is “Contemporary” or “Poly.”) With one family member a decided non-Disney fan, staying at a nicer hotel for a shorter amount of time is good bait.
2. Late night — we long ago learned to take your advice and hit rope drop, nap/chill at the hotel in the afternoon, and come back to the park at night, but if I had to choose, I wouldn’t trade the sparkly lights and fireworks for a smaller morning crowd.
3. Splash Mountain — the only water ride on the list made it an easy choice. If I never walk around in soggy shoes again, I’d be okay with that.
4. Christmas — Kevin makes a great argument that Christmas is already great, but there is no denying that everyone (cast members and guests) are in a better frame of mind at Christmastime.
5. Hotel splurge — the mental gymnastics required for getting the most out of a Disney dining plan do not make the list for a fun vacation activity in our book.
Tom, I keep up with your recommendations about best and worst food at WDW and use them as a guide for eating while in the parks. But because we live in Austin, TX (a “foodie” town with an abundant variety of delicious food every day of the year), our family has typically chosen to save money on food at WDW by eating primarily at the counter service options instead of the pricier table restaurants.
Question for your readers: My husband, 20-year-old son and I are planning a trip in late August — any suggestions for not-to-be-missed opportunities for one or two great meal splurges this time around? Thanks, y’all!
Sanaa for dinner; that’s my only “not to be missed” dining experience. If you’re coming from Austin, avoid anything barbecue, because it will simply not compare to Salt Lick.
Thanks for the suggestion, Will.
*We also never eat any Tex-Mex food outside of Texas. The best enchiladas in the world are about five minutes away from my house. 😉
Same – going with 24 year old daughter (can’t wait) and looking for recommendations as well!
Lyn, Let’s hook up while we’re there. I’d love to discover some great experiences together. Did you see my earlier comment? Relax, y’all. I’m her husband. What is Sanaa?
Absolutely, Mike. I’ve booked us a room at the Swan. “If you like piña coladas…”
Use your smart pocket computer (iPhone) to read about Sanaa:
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/animal-kingdom-villas-kidani/sanaa/
Yes to Sana’a. If you can afford it, Jiko! They were hands down some of the best and also most interesting food I’ve had on property, and with awesome ambiance.
Victoria and Alberts was also -amazing-but stuffier re: atmosphere.
I loved The Boathouse last year, this year it was a miss. Not certain what was up, probably just a bad night for them, would still recommend.
But if I only had one or two awesome
Splurge meals, and I had people who aren’t afraid of spices, go Sana’a or Jiko.
Thanks, Rochelle!
Ooooh I’ll play!
1) Shorter stay. But we are close enough to drive and stay for 3-4 nights easily (7 hour drive). Look for DISCOUNTS. Grand Floridian DVC points perhaps? We are staying at Grand Floridian for around $400/night incl tax the last week of August (room discount + 17% off Cheap TIckets). Splurge for my DD’s 16th birthday. We’ll be going to the park once – at night – for Halloween. Rest of time we are doing spa at GF, pool at GF, monorail resort hop for shopping and video games, all free stuff at GF & monorail resorts (movie night, watch fireworks/electrical parade, yoga..) etc. Bring own food/snacks for most meals but splurge at least once eating out at Narcoosee’s and one lunch at GF Cafe!
#DisneyResortsAREaThemePark!
1.5) End of May we are going renting discounted points last minute DVC at Saratoga Springs. 3 nights at less each less than $200/night INCL. tax and parking. Again, enjoying the gorgeous resort and Disney Springs with one night at Disney After Hours – Hollywood Studios. Can’t WAIT!
2) Late nights hands down!
3) Any ride with words like “Terror” can go for me! My adrenaline-rush family would disagree (their votes were Avatar Flight of Passage – they really like it but if they had to choose…).
4) Halloween at MK for all of us. Christmas at the resorts. (Christmas Party at MK is amazing for 2 out of 3 of us. But we make a special trip Every Single Year for the Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. The festive atmosphere, seeing all the families in costume, the parade with the grave diggers, the Cadaver Dans, the oldie-but-goodie spooky soundtrack perfect for dancing down Main Street at 1 a. m. — ah! Can’t be beat!)
I almost forgot — definitely resort splurge over meal splurge. There are so many tasty options for eating/drinking occasionally that are fairly inexpensive (STK Steakhoure Happy Hour and Small Bites, SSR pool food at the Paddock pool, counter service at AK, Mara’s at AKL, ice cream at Beaches and Cream,…). We mix that with bringing our own food.
#DisneyResortsAREaThemePark!
Here Here! Many would disagree, but swapping park dollars for resort dollars is my first priority every trip. Over time, I imagine people who visit more frequently trend in this direction as well. The parks may get get old (except for bloggers who have their visits subsidized by our clicks), but relaxation never does!
I really enjoyed this article, fun topic to think about and read others’ thoughts! I am a Pop Century girl, however the idea of waking up early and walking to MK or Epcot is certainly intriguing that it’s making me look at Contemporary and Beach Club, at least for a split stay. I just did Christmas in 2018, (where I got to meet you both!!), have never been in WDW during the fall, just Disneyland which is so fun with the Haunted Mansion overlay! Thanks for the article!
I love this article! However, I can rationalize both sides of almost every question, depending on whether I am talking about trips right now with small children or trips in the future with only myself and husband. For arguments sake, I will go with trips with my small children. Here goes:
1. Deluxe resort. My automatic answer would be longer stay BUT thinking about being on top of each other in the value resorts for 2 weeks is just NOT doable with my 2 small children. We would be miserable at the end of week one.
2. Early mornings. The kids are early risers anyway, and you cant beat the lack of crowds in the morning. Cool temps, empty walkways and walk on rides are awesome.
3. Tower of Terror. This one was really hard. Haunted Mansion is my all time favorite ride, but I couldn’t live without Splash Mountain or FoP.
4. Christmas, no contest.
5. Meal splurge. With young kids absorbing all of the time at Disney World, dining is the one thing my husband and I do for ourselves.
It is also always interesting to debate – what park would you give up? For me its Hollywood Studios – even after Star Wars opens, maybe even more so. Star Wars is not my thing, so it is more of a ‘I’ll see it eventually one day, but I’m not wading through knee-deep crowds to do so.’ Of course, my children wouldn’t allow giving up HS because of Toy Story Land, so maybe it is a moot point.
I`m having this issue currently for our upcoming November trip. Do I save the money and stay at Pop again or splurge and stay at the Wilderness lodge. Help..Lol
We have always stayed offsite or at a value and with this being our last Disney World trip for a while, i have always wanted to stay at Wilderness. Is it worth the price? I want to relax on this trip and soak up the Disney.
Disney veteran here to help! I recommend making the splurge for Wilderness Lodge. I’ve stayed there a few times and it is an amazing experience, definitely worth the extra money especially if this is your last trip to Disney for awhile. I would suggest finding other places in your budget to make up for the splurge, like maybe one less park day so you can enjoy the resort, skip a rental car, and make sure to buy your tickets from a authorized 3rd party dealer like Undercover Tourist. Small savings like those can add up!
You could also look at renting DVC points to stay at the Boulder Ridge or Copper Creek studio rooms.
Lauren
I agree. I added 2 nights on last minute at WL my last vacation and it was stupid expensive (tip, go DVC rental if you can) and it was STILL WORTH IT.
The ambiance, the easy boat ride to MK, Geyser Springs (the best bar on property IMHO), that lobby!, the soundtrack, man what a resort. It’s worth the splurge.
I’d say the same thing about AKL, also. Though the construction right now does impact your Savannah views currently, hopefully that’s over soon.
…follow up to my earlier note re: AKL and WL and equating them as equal in splurge… I actually rhink the lower price for AKL adequately reflects the differences.
Re: AKL v. WL
The studio was smaller at AKL than my studio in WL, but the bed, pillows and mattress was far superior.
The dining was (far) better at AKL.
The poolside bar was far better at WL.
The ambiance between WL DVC areas and the main lodge was far superior than that at AKL. At WL, Boulder ridge felt like another wing of the main lodge. At AKL, although the walk between Jambo and Kidani only took 5-10 min, it felt way longer because it was along a parking lot.
The boat ride from WL to MK is lovely. Way faster than the bus from AKL to MK. I did both and the boat is way better.
All that to say…I think the price difference between the two accurately reflects their differences 🙂 but YMMV depending on what you value more!
1. Split the difference. Stay at a moderate Hotle and stay for 6 nights. That gives us 2 days at MK, 2 days at EPCOT, 1 day AK, and 1 day at Studios.
2. Rope drop, afternoon siesta, go back til the park closes.
3. Tower of Terror
4. Christmas
5. Disney Dining Plan and stay at Moderate.
This is our big splurge vacation, and we only go every other year because of this.
I think I would rather get to the Park early than arrive late. However my husband and I are rope drop to close people!
I would rather a longer stay. Our last trip was 2016, we are going again in November this year, and not sure when we will be back. In a perfect world we would visit each park twice, but we are doing every park but AK twice & 1 day at Universal.
I would rather spend more money in the parks on food than have a more expensive hotel. We are staying on points at one of the Disney Springs hotels and also flying on points so our food, shopping, and transportation when in Orlando is the main cost of the trip!
I agree with all of these except Christmas vs. Halloween for reasons I’ve said before (real-world Halloween is pretty boring, while real-world Christmas is great).
Of those 4 rides, FoP would be my (grudging) choice as well. And I definitely prefer late nights over early mornings. The park lighting, the lack of direct Florida sun, and the lines/crowds winding down instead of ramping up all make it preferable for me even if objectively you can do more attractions in the morning.
I agree with all of those answers.
Although, I’ve never stayed at Christmas time, this year is the first time we’ll be there over Christmas. I’m excited, but nervous about the crowds.
My husband’s childhood dream was to wake up in Disneyworld on Christmas Day, so here we go!
Luckily, we have two weeks so we can spread things out.
In summer/Halloween time, we leave the park around noon and go back to our hotel, or to a water park to float around the lazy river and build sand castles. Also naps are fun.
Flight of passage is my pick to go as well. Not only because my husband can’t ride (makes him sick) but for the lines.
I enjoy the nostalgia of the others, too.
This ride also makes me slightly nauseous, not enough not to ride, but enough to make my head spin until I get to the gift shop below lol.
As I have a family of five, if I can get free dining (bounce back, anyone?!) we will.
I always upgrade to the Disney Dining Plan, because who wants just burgers and fries from a food court? I remember the days of the Disney dining plan w/moderate hotel stays and a total cost of $5-$6k for two weeks. Long gone. Total price for Port Orleans this stay for two weeks, “free dining” upgraded to ddd and tickets is $9500.
Too bad airfare is NOT included!
But here we are again, something about Disney always brings us back. Maybe it’s being a kid, maybe it’s being back in Florida for the warmer weather. (It’s almost June and it’s STILL snowing in Utah!)
But we always come back. Even though we had a completely horrible trip last year. Everything that could go wrong, did.
Down to someone stealing my boys sneakers from the hotel pool.
Btw this needs mentioning…
The manager came out while I was filling out a card to report the shoes lost, and he immediately jumped in, opened the register and gave me $100 cash and a voucher for a Minnie cab to take me to a shoe store and back. We ended up buying two pairs of sneakers and some snacks. Totally unexpected and beyond appreciated.
But anyway…
Thanks for these posts. They not only help me plan, but also get me excited for trips that are months away!
We are so excited to see Disney all decked out for the holidays!
From my experience – don’t fret the crowds too much. Go in with realistic expectations (ride some FP+ rides, enjoy the shows/ambiance, and just enjoy being in Disneyworld on Christmas Day!) and you’ll have a great experience.
Longer stay, rope drop, Splash Mountain, Christmas, hotel splurge
Love this article!
1. Definitely longer stay.
2. Early mornings – we love the lower crowds/shorter lines that you can take advantage of in the morning, and other than the soon to be retired Illuminations, my family really isn’t in to night shows.
3. Christmas – I am a teacher living in Maine, and it is just way too difficult to take a long enough vacation in October bookmarked around Columbus Day and using my two personal days to make it feel “worth it.” We usually travel during our April break (always over the third Monday in April), but have been lucky a couple of times with the timing of Christmas to be there during the week leading up to the big holiday. The first two or three days usually have low to moderate crowds before things start to get crazy, and we actually fly home on Christmas day to grab some good discounts on flights. And even though we did enjoy the Halloween decorations during our one October trip, the more immersive Christmas season along with MUCH more tolerable temperatures make Christmas time a big treat for us.
4. This was the toughest choice for me. I am blown away by Flight of Passage, but it is still too new to have the additional layer of nostalgia for me, so I would have to choose that as my ride to never enjoy again.
Great article. 1. Longer stay. 2. late nights. 3. tower of terror 4. Halloween – never have done Christmas because of crowds; however Halloween is getting just as bad. 5. meal splurge