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re: Only the wealthy can afford Disney World
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:04 am to lowhound
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:04 am to lowhound
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Flights are the most expensive part.
that's the one area I will spend more on, I refuse to cross the pond in coach ever again, my wife could have been a good travel agent though, she's real good about finding great deals on lodging, excursions, and airfare, and even better, she pays for it
This post was edited on 3/10/26 at 10:07 am
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Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:06 am to Saintsisit
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I know they wouldn't call Disney significant.
Actually, you're just guessing that. And it's too late for you to ever know how they would have viewed it as young children. The look on my kids' faces while at Disney is worth every penny. We've also done hiking/mountain trips too. It's not an either/or scenario.
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:06 am to Geekboy
It’s not about making it for the wealthy. It’s about creating a barrier that can’t be called racist.
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:07 am to Pettifogger
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Both, the answer is both.
Take your kids to do genuinely cool stuff most of the time. Less materialistic stuff. National Parks, Europe, whatever. Multi-family vacations at a beach house on SGI or somewhere there is nothing else to do but make your own fun.
And take them to Disney once or twice when they're the ideal age for it.
I agree with this sentiment.
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:08 am to LNCHBOX
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We've also done hiking/mountain trips too. It's not an either/or scenario.
I take my kids camping and to the beach as well as Disney. They enjoy those trips too but like you said, their faces in Disney is worth every penny.
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:09 am to Maniac979
Wife and me lived in Florida most of the 70s and part of the 80s...While living there we had family and friends we didn't know we had. They'd come stay with us and want us to take em to the beach and Disney World.
They'd come stay with us and want us to take em to the beach and Disney World. Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:11 am to Geekboy
I have a cousin on disability that takes his family to Disney World every year. It's gross.
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:13 am to Geekboy
A family friend and his wife took three kids, he swears they spent 10K
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:13 am to Bert Macklin FBI
Yeah it's not some slippery slope. We've gone once with our oldest when he was 4, we'll probably go one more time when his brothers are about that age.
Both things are true - it was a blast, I'm excited to take the others, and I'll be very, very surprised if we end up going more than 3x total in their combined 20 years of adolescence or so.
Both things are true - it was a blast, I'm excited to take the others, and I'll be very, very surprised if we end up going more than 3x total in their combined 20 years of adolescence or so.
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:15 am to idlewatcher
Have not been to Disney for years, but a friend recently went. She said that "ruffle bloomers" are apparently in fashion and lots of very young girls are walking around with 1/2 of their cheeks exposed...
This post was edited on 3/10/26 at 10:16 am
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:16 am to Lokistale
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"ruffle bloomers"
had to google
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:18 am to Odysseus32
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Call me crazy but $7000 for a trip for a family of four to Disney, what is going to be one of the most significant childhood trips, is just not that much money.
That is fricking insane to go to a glorified theme park
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:22 am to LSUFanHouston
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I do think they know this and it’s why they are leaning so heavily into IP at the parks.
Every new or rethemed attraction is tied to a current character in movies or television.
Kid likes Tiana so they get mom and dad to bring them to ride that ride. Would not care if it was still Brer Rabbit
This is all true, but their capex spending lately seems more tilted to adults rather than children. Guardians, Tron, the Star Wars stuff, villains land coming up. Even the front of Epcot redo feels more like a convention center vibe than a kid-friendly area.
This post was edited on 3/10/26 at 10:25 am
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:22 am to Pettifogger
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Both, the answer is both. Take your kids to do genuinely cool stuff most of the time. Less materialistic stuff. National Parks, Europe, whatever. Multi-family vacations at a beach house on SGI or somewhere there is nothing else to do but make your own fun. And take them to Disney once or twice when they're the ideal age for it.
This is our plan. We just got back from Disney with our daughter who is almost 5 years old, it was awesome for her and she really enjoyed it. When our 1 year old is around 4 or 5 years old we’ll go again, and that’s it.
We’ll go on trips elsewhere other than those 2 Disney trips. Even if you just stay in America there are plenty of places to explore, both natural and man-made.
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:24 am to 777Tiger
You can’t just exclude airfare lmfao.
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:26 am to Dr Jekyll
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The ghetto crowd seems to be able to come up with the money.
I think the locals, maybe Floridians in general get a 30 or 40% discount.
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:28 am to SulphursFinest
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You can’t just exclude airfare lmfao.
excpet for all the money I spent, my trip was basically free!
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:28 am to Dawgfanman
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Never priced it, but can a family of 4 spend 2 weeks in Europe for under 7000? Seems like lodging and flights alone would likely be 4-5k.
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Everything can be done on the cheap, stay in hostels, or a Airbnb’s cooking your own dinner/ providing your own room service…that’s not for me.
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:28 am to SulphursFinest
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You can’t just exclude airfare lmfao.
it's not that big of a deal, for years we've flown for free but I don't do that anymore, the wife is good about shopping fares, using miles, credit card points etc., you don't have to always pay "sticker price"
Posted on 3/10/26 at 10:30 am to Geekboy
My wife has always been a Disney fan , me not so much. She wants to see about to Disney Tokyo. The park itself isn’t that bad but to fly from New Orleans is expensive
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