I traveled from New York City to Disney World and back in 24 hours. It was exhausting, but I saved hundreds of dollars.

I packed my wallet, my over-the-ear headphones, Supergoop face sunscreen, a portable charger, Advil, travel-sized deodorant, sunglasses, regular glasses, my inhalers, hand sanitizer, a portable fan, lip gloss, my keys, and a pair of Minnie ears.

I also debated bringing a rain jacket, seen in the top left, but I ended up leaving it at home.

I only booked my flights a couple of weeks in advance, but Spirit flights on this route can be as cheap as $102 round-trip.

This was actually my second attempt at this trip. My original trip was supposed to be on July 16, but my flight got canceled due to an “Air Traffic Control decision.” I got a refund and a $100 voucher for my troubles.

So, I was pleased when my second flight took off without a hitch.

I would definitely fly Spirit again to go anywhere on the East Coast or to a city less than four hours away, like Nashville. I was able to just put on my headphones and zone out.

But I know if this was a longer flight, I would’ve gotten antsy.

Disney World has changed a lot in the 11 years since I last visited. In 2013, I received a physical ticket to the parks and used FastPass to maximize rides. But FastPass has been a thing of the past since 2014, and visitors can instead buy a Lightning Lane Multi-Pass, which I decided to opt for.

After tax, my $232 park-hopper ticket was $247 (yes, that means the park ticket cost more than my airfare). But after adding the $24 Lightning Lane Multi-Pass in Hollywood Studios and the $20 Single Lane Pass for the TRON ride, the final cost was $291. Those prices aren’t stagnant, though — they go up and down depending on how busy the park is expected to be.

A park-hopper ticket lets you visit multiple parks in one day. A single park ticket would have been cheaper, but since I was there for just one day, I wanted to see as much of Disney as possible.

At first, I was pretty confused by the way the Lightning Lane passes work. Until recently, Disney used Genie+, an add-on service where you could purchase FastPass tickets to wait in a short line for rides. To secure them, you had to log onto the Disney World app at 7 a.m. the day of your visit and pray.

As of July 24, the parks use Lightning Lanes, which go live two weeks before your visit if you stay on Disney property, or three days prior to your visit for everyone else.

Either you can purchase a Multi-Pass for one park, which gets you time slots for one top-tier ride and two lower-tier rides, or you can purchase a single Lightning Lane for some of the most popular rides, like TRON, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, or the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

If you purchase the Multi-Pass, you’re allowed to have three slots at once. Once your first slot has passed, you can check the app to add another ride.

I chose to apply this to Hollywood Studios since it had the most rides I wanted to try, and then I added the TRON Lightcycle ride in Magic Kingdom since that was my No. 1 ride in the whole park.

If this sounds overwhelming to you, you’re right! But once you get the hang of the app, it makes more sense.

Most of the rides in Epcot aren’t by the country pavilions. Instead, they’re towards the front of the park, by the giant sphere.

We figured that if we went straight to the countries, we wouldn’t have to wait long for food or rides, and we were right.

Of course, the “Ratatouille” ride was in France. This ride was high on my list, as many Disney experts call it one of the best rides in all of the parks.

It’s a trackless ride, so it really feels like you’re just one of Remy’s rat friends as you whip around the kitchen and are lightly dusted with “Champagne” (water) and the smells of food cooking are piped in throughout the ride.

The standby line said it would take 35 minutes, but we were on the ride in around 20 minutes, which made us hopeful for the rest of the day.

Mission: Space has two different versions: a milder simulation called the Earth Mission, which just rocks back and forth and simulates lift-off, and the Mars Mission, which is more intense and simulates getting flung off a slingshot.

We did the Earth Mission, which I didn’t love. The ride felt outdated, and I was a bit claustrophobic.

The Monorail has been at Disney World since 1971. It mainly connects some of the resorts with Magic Kingdom, but the other route can take you from Epcot to Magic Kingdom.

The other park that’s directly accessible from Epcot is Hollywood Studios. You can take the Skyliner, a gondola service.

TRON Lightcycle Run is one of the most popular rides in the park. In order to ride it, you either have to purchase a $20 Lightning Lane, or you can try your luck with the virtual queues at 7 a.m. and 1 p.m.

This was one of the coolest rides I’ve been on. You hop on a “lightcycle” and are rocketed around an indoor/outdoor track that makes you feel like you’ve been sucked into a video game. I get why it’s such a fan-favorite.

Since we felt like we barely had any time in Magic Kingdom, I was able to switch our time slot for Tower of Terror to an hour later. That gave us some time to relax, get some water ($3.75 each) and some ice cream.

My Mickey Premium Bar was $6.50, while my mom’s Olaf Strawberry Lemonade popsicle was $6.25.

This ride entails sitting in a giant clam shell and essentially watching “The Little Mermaid” play out in front of you via animatronics. I couldn’t complain, because I got to sit down in an air-conditioned structure.

However, as Sebastian the crab pointed out, the ride stopped twice while we were going through it. His voice came through over the loudspeaker to tell us that our clams had stopped moving and that we needed to remain seated.

We were lucky with our timing and it still took 25 minutes to get from Magic Kingdom to Hollywood Studios. If the bus hadn’t pulled up just after we got to the stop, it easily could’ve taken us 35 to 40 minutes, including wait times.

Since we were running from ride to ride in Hollywood Studios, we didn’t get time to walk around and enjoy the atmosphere.

Eating this meal, which cost $10.99 — plus a Diet Coke for $4.49 and a water for $3.75 — was the only time we got to take it easy.

After reading about how much food costs at festivals like Coachella, I was expecting to spend way more on food at the parks. But I didn’t feel like I was over-spending at all. It cost less than the same meal at a restaurant in New York City.

I actually got to go to Disneyland earlier this year — for free, which is the only reason I went — and it has its own version of this ride, which I loved.

That’s why I wanted to use one of our slots to show my mom this ride — I knew she’d love it too.

Disneyland in California has its own version of this, too — but while I was waiting in line for it, there was a minor earthquake, so the ride shut down. It meant I was all the more determined to get on the Florida version.

It began downpouring as we left the park and hopped in our Uber at 6:30 p.m. We were more than slightly concerned we’d miss our flight.

This Uber cost $38.99 before tip and took 37 minutes, due to the rain and rush-hour traffic.

Since we were in the airport for so long, and I was wet from all the rain, I had to buy a sweatshirt at the airport for $20. I would’ve been freezing without it.

In total, this trip cost me $747 — and that was before splitting parking, food, and our Uber rides.

If I had gone for three days in August, a three-day ticket alone would’ve cost around $493. Airfare, a hotel, food and drinks, Uber rides, and long-term parking at the airport in New York would’ve put me over $2,000 for just one person.

But there are a few things I’d do differently. First, I’d go during the shoulder season, which runs from October to February (excluding Halloween and Christmas break). It felt like 98 degrees at some points throughout the day, so I went through three water bottles and a Diet Coke just trying to stay cool. I’m so thankful I brought a portable fan.

I also wouldn’t try to fit three parks in one day. Two would’ve been perfect. If I were to go again, I’d probably do Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom since I fully missed out on that park this time.

Maybe, maybe, I’d try to get Hollywood Studios in, since I didn’t get to go to the “Star Wars”-themed area, Galaxy’s Edge.

But I would definitely recommend doing Disney in a day to anyone who wants to try to save as much money as they can while still visiting the most magical place on Earth. I had so much fun, got on so many rides, and got to soak up the Disney vibes without taking more than a day off work.