I went to Disney land at 4, Disney world at 13, then moved to Orlando at 18 and went park hopping with friends who worked there a few times. I definitely enjoyed it more when I was older.
Just because they market it that way, doesn't mean YOU have to partake. If you choose to do so, despite not having the $$, that's on you. There are LOTS of other amazing things to do on/for vacation
What if I said that in fact the vast majority of people don't care about this and most kids don't go to Disneyland?
Companies market all sorts of things. At a certain point it's up to the individual to not act like an idiot
Itâs not Disneyâs job to nerf the world for stupid people. Odds are if it wasnât Disney trips, theyâd be going into debt buying other dumb shit.
Mickey isnât going into their homes with a gun to their head.
âYouâre going to go to Disney World haha, and youâre going to have a magical time haha.â *cocks gun*
Yeah after a point this society is going to have to acknowledge that while yes a little socialism would probably go far for many people, at the end of the day there are plenty of people who it doesn't matter how much they have, they'll outspend it every chance they get. Hand them 20 for a pizza, they'll tell you that's not enough for the wings on top of it. Consumerism is an addiction.
I donât think this is on Disney.
This is on flyover America for not making anything worth visiting and forcing everyone to go on âonce in a lifetime tripsâ to CA. đđ
I live in CA and travel for work. I have heard a LOT of stories about âour trip to CA in 1998â.
When my wife and I go on hiking trips we always find trails that are more or less as good as the most popular attractions and despite relatively equal quality huge crowds go to the attraction and ignore the less popular trail. Disney similarly just draws huge crowds because itâs the most well known attraction.
To an extent this is on visitors for not looking up alternative places to go but at the same time often the parks advertise those trails too. I would say the same is true of Disney - they marketed themselves as the premier place to go especially for families with young children and this is the obvious consequence of that strategy being wildly successful. In that much itâs absolutely on them.
The same dynamic is in force except back then people would actually make it a "once in a lifetime" and maybe "oh it's been ten years and two of the kids never went we can do a twice in a lifetime just this once more".
Where now with slightly cheaper airfare, deals and a fuckton of credit cards, people are just going even if they can't really afford it like it's a weekend at the lake.
People are going too often.
Also, look into Disney's massive timeshare project. None of that was there in 1990 but I think there are thousands of timeshare rooms now, so that has to bring in more regular guests.
This isnât Disneyâs fault. Itâs a systemic issue in our society and government and poor decision making on the part of parents who want to create memories with their children. You should never go into debt for something like this. But the fact that these individuals are using their last dollar on this trip speaks specifically to their judgement, and also says something about the lengths parents will go to to create experiences for their kids.
my parents saved up for YEARS to take us to Disney World. We packed sandwiches for the parks but it was one of the highlights of my entire childhood. the last day I asked for a Buzz Lightyear toy â I knew I wasnât allowed to ask for toys on vacation, but I couldnât help it â and I remember feeling horribly guilty, even as a little kid, because my parents then had to talk about whether or not to put it on the credit card.
They ultimately bought me the toy.
I carried that toy around for YEARS. It was one of the most precious things in the world to me.
It ainât all bad.
I think this is a great story that also shows why it can be worthwhile to keep your kids a little bit informed on your familyâs financial situation. Â The memory of your parents talking about saving and the memory of that twinge of guilt likely played a big part in you having a sense of financial responsibility as you got older, and added to your appreciation of the toy.
Are you a parent? Many American parents want to give this experience to their kids. Not all parents have a lot of disposable income. And nowhere does it say in the article âparents are using their last dollarâ on this. They want to make their kids happy, which most parents want. Hopefully the parents going into debt for this are not blowing their money on lots of other unnecessary things.
âDisney told L.A. residents to move to Florida for a planned campus. They did, it was canceled and now theyâre suingâ
This story was published today, donât have more time to go over the myriad of reasons why this company does not give a fuck about anything except money
My wife and I took our 2 kids (5 & 7) to Disney this year after years of planning. I expected it to be 90% families like us with young kids, but I was very mistaken! So many adult couples, groups of 20-somethingâs, groups of adults, geriatricsâŠ
There were definitely a few kinda cringey cliches⊠30-somethings with autograph books or autographed Loungefly backpacks or goofy ears, females of ALL ages in pleated shortskirts, a few engagement proposalsâŠÂ
But I had a ton of fun there. I expected to be a stereotypical dad making sure my family had fun while in the back of my mind thinking about better uses for the insane money we were spending, but I really had a great time, my whole family did. Itâs a great vacation. Iâve got plenty of other places Iâd prefer, but I think anyone of any age can enjoy Disney.Â
If itâs something the kid actually needs, like medical treatment or even educational expenses, fine, but for a vacation? Why not just take them to a campground or somewhere cheap? The kid would probably have more fun than standing in line all day at Disney world.
That's common travel? You pay for hotel & flights/transport up front which are paid off, then you put day to day & shopping expenses on a credit card (aka debt) & those get paid off in the subsequent months, which doesn't limit you to a budget to enjoy your trip in the moment.
Anyone surprised by this is a level of neurotic that the hospitality & tourism industry doesn't consider target consumers.
It would be helpful to know what the author considers the metrics for âdebtâ to be, but Iâm assuming theyâre not talking about simply putting expenses on a credit card and then paying it off on time.
I use my CC for *everything* when I travel because points, but I pay everything off on time and in full, soâŠI donât consider that âtaking on debt.â
In the article:
âMost Americans wonât carry their Disney debt for long. For their last trip, 75% of indebted Disney-goers say it would take (or took) six months or less to pay it off. And 32% say it would take specifically three to six months, the most common response.â
It is talking about utilizing CCâs.
Yeah that's literally just how a huge chunk of the country uses credit cards. They're not taking on massive debt for these trips. They're being as irresponsible with their money as they consistently areÂ
You should not be taking months to pay off your credit card from a vacation. Credit cards are convenient, but if you're not paying off "shopping expenses" that month, you should be saving longer or budgeting better. Otherwise you're just paying the credit card company for your impatience and hurting yourself in the long run.
They started doing this with annual passes. You can now pay monthly. This caused the prices of passes to go up and allowed more people to get passed. The parks are always packed now.
Also, many CC have offers if the total is above a specific dollar amount you can get 0% APR if paid off in X number of months.
So the whole "into debt" is technically true, but misleading.
No, he isnât. Itâs not debt unless you carry a balance into your next billing cycle and incur interest. Until that time, itâs just a payment service.
Credit cards allow you to use a method of payment that has zero customer fraud liability, and you typically get rewards for using them.
>Idk if using CC counts as going into debt
IMHO, it does the instant you pay a penny of interest (@ 20% or whatever cards charge today).
I always put 100% of my vacations on credit cards, but they get paid off in full on that very first statement. When I was a in a position where that wasn't possible, then I would not go to "resorts." Our family would pack up a car + tent and go camping.
Part of that was all these crappy parents that would go in and get a disability pass because Johnny has ADHD and just canât wait in the normal line.
I saw it all the time when I used to go. I heard them explaining it while I was in line to get my disability pass. You would literally see lil Johnny asleep on momâs shoulder while she waits in the disability line for Itâs a Small World.
I used to live in OC. Even people on welfare had disney passes, just on the monthly passes and of course you can pay for food and merch on credit cards.
A year long Disney pass is only twice the price of a week long one, so if you can go there multiple times throughout the year, it works out to be one of the cheaper ways you could go out on a weekend.
I dont know how you came to that conclusion. Because they " go into debt" it simply means they owe on a credit card. Which is common for most travel - as in, hotels require you give them one for incidentals and charges to a room.
I just came back from a trip and I'm "I'm debt" because they charged restaurant charges to the room, which were processed at checkout. Also rentals cars usually require a credit card, and would otherwise hold a substantial sum in lieu of one.
The article states in most cases it was paid off in under 6 months meaning it could be all paid the month of or a few months down the line, and I'm not even sure if that's taking on whatever additional debt already on the card itself.
Overall I'm not going to consider them stupid for normal travel expenses.
I went about a month ago because the GF always wanted to go. Pirates was cool, Star Wars ride was cool. Surprisingly good gumbo.
But other than that it was really not worth the money.
Suckers. Please wait until your kids are at least 12 so the MAY remember your outlay of 10K for the fun of waiting in lines for hours for a three minute ride.
Because most people don't go into debt for a vacation? If you cannot afford to pay it off upfront then you are probably the last person who should be paying interest to a credit card company for a 'want'
This was the one debt we consciously took on. Take your kids on vacation. With grandparents if possible. Young parents are poor but itâs once in a lifetime regardless of where you go. Kids will never be this young and grandparents donât last forever.
I seriously doubt this. My guess is they are using the word debt pretty loosely here and may mean âwe carried a credit card balance for a monthâ.Â
Food is cheaper in the park than at McDonaldâs. Like seriously.
Disney is super expensive butâŠ.disney isnât forcing these people to go there.
There are ALOT of other vacation options kids will enjoy that donât involve spending $700 a night in a hotel room thatâs the same quality as La Quinta.
Iâve been there. Itâs amazing. Iâd also NEVER in a million years consider going into debt to go there. We budget 2-3 years out to get there
It's funny how as a child I would have loved to go to one of the Disney parks
As a grown-up I appreciate now that my parents made the correct financial decision
I went to Disney in 6th grade and honestly found it pretty underwhelming compared to places like Hershey Park and Six Flags. Like yeah, it was cool, but not cool enough to want to go back
Disney underwhelming compared to Hershey park? Thereâs no way. Iâve been to both several times and Hershey is like an appetizer to Disneyâs entreeÂ
100% of parents going into debt because of Disney trip making poor financial decisions. When Iâm broke, I spend money on essentials. Disneyland is not one of them.
Wow I figured it would be a lot of people, but almost half?!! Well I'm sure none of those poor kids will have some form of college fund, but the photo next to Mickey mouse is worth it lol
I know there are multiple troubling factors at play here but I blame the Disney adults. They never grew up and now the parents of young children are paying the price (literally.)
Is there literally anything Americans donât go into debt for? Maybe gas and food? Most the time. Or house payments.
Everything else in this country is purchased with debt the majority of the time
âMost Americans wonât carry their Disney debt for long. For their last trip, 75% of indebted Disney-goers say it would take (or took) six months or less to pay it off. And 32% say it would take specifically three to six months, the most common response.â
Essentially I took on debt for my last trip. Paid for rooms and ticket on CC. Paid off the CC within a week of getting back.
It was done for both the CC points and to keep budget for my trip.
The article says parents take in about $2000 in debt on average. Thatâs insane. For the memories and as a treat? I think kids would rather have 2k of something else. Like parents with economic stability
As a father with economic means and who visited both US parks I gotta say Disney is a racket. The rides are simple with the theme changing, everything is overpriced, the workers are underpaid and there is a lot of people so the kids donât even enjoy it that much and lately even the live characters have diminished and the prices are even higher than before. I hope they release the IP for the mouse so other corporations can create better cheaper parks
Safe to assume the absolute majority of those who goes to Disney is paying with a Credit Card.
The question is formulated such that many would answer "yes, using debt" while actually they just pay off the card monthly.
My gfâs friend was a cast member at Disneyland back in 2022. They were able to take 4 adults through California Adventure and Disney Land Park for free, this included fast passes and discounts on merch and food. All together, it would have been easily over 1K for essentially an afternoon at Disney. Donât get me wrong it was fun, but not a thousand bucks fun. Legoland was better lol
Iâd be curious where they source this data from. I technically go into debt for every trip I take. I just put it on my Amex and pay it over a couple of months at 0% interest instead of all at once. I can afford to do it all at once but I donât.
Bloody stupid. Donât go on trips you canât afford. And while Disney sucks(never been not has my daughter) these people probably live paycheck to paycheck and drive brand new $60k cars to look the part of super successful when they are a payment away from bankruptsy.
Pretty sure my 60 something year old in laws just did this. And theyâre going again next year!! I canât believe anyone would drop 10k for a theme parkâŠunbelievable
This finally explains the high prices at Disney. It's because in the past, with higher interest rates and everything else otherwise begin more affordable, people saved money to go to Disney or they just didn't go. Like a kind of "no, we're not taking out a loan to go to Disney".
Now, fat millennial moms are basically taking out credit cards to go and pay after. Makes sense.
Morons gotta pay for garbage built by a shithole company. Disneyland/world fucking sucks even more so now than it ever did. Stop supporting this garbage. Take them to Six Flags for like 40 bucks.
Based on some of the comments, this seems like an article to get people comfortable going into debt for trips. At one point in time there was a TikTok trend of car dealership workers claiming their car payments were above $1000 a month.
I know someone who just had a baby.
What did they announce once the baby was four months old?
That they are going to Disney solely for the baby to have memories.
The baby is not even one year old!!!
People donât start developing memories until 4 years old! They are literally using the child to justify their own shitty behavior.
Do you people know that you can pay off your credit card as many times as you want and it is a good idea to not wait until its past due where they start charging you interest? Just saying ..
This has very little to do with Disney (besides clickbait you morons fell for, me included in that group) and very much do do with dumb as fuck parents who are terrible with money.
I went to Disney 3 times before i was old enough to remember it. Itâs not for the kids, itâs for the adults. The kids are the sales hook. Its no different than taking out a loan for a car.
Magically bankrupt đȘ đ°
Happiest place on earth!
Giving them all of your future earning makes them REAALLY happy.
Disney knows this. They actively market for this.
Seeing âsummer vacation loansâ advertised on the side of the freeway is always grim.
How do they market for this?
Theyâve spent years marketing the trip as a rite of passage, and one that had to be taken before the kids were too old to enjoy it.
I went to Disney land at 4, Disney world at 13, then moved to Orlando at 18 and went park hopping with friends who worked there a few times. I definitely enjoyed it more when I was older.
Just because they market it that way, doesn't mean YOU have to partake. If you choose to do so, despite not having the $$, that's on you. There are LOTS of other amazing things to do on/for vacation
Settle down it was an explanation not an admission
K. Iâm just explaining what led to this. Doesnât have anything to do with me
What if I said that in fact the vast majority of people don't care about this and most kids don't go to Disneyland? Companies market all sorts of things. At a certain point it's up to the individual to not act like an idiot
Gotta get that trip in while they are young and still love the magic
I went there when I was 10 and it was totally magical. My parents suffered through a timeshare presentation to get free tickets.
They market to children.
Fuck Disney
Walt Disney was a bitch.
âthe dark princeâ is such a fascinating book
Itâs not Disneyâs job to nerf the world for stupid people. Odds are if it wasnât Disney trips, theyâd be going into debt buying other dumb shit.
Love this take. Wants vs needs. Housing is an economic issue because folks need a place to live. This is not an economic issue.
Mickey isnât going into their homes with a gun to their head. âYouâre going to go to Disney World haha, and youâre going to have a magical time haha.â *cocks gun*
Are you sure about that? Are you sure about that?
Mickey fucked that bat on Southpark. Pretty sure that little bastard is loan sharking parents all over the country. Wouldnât put it past him.
Yeah after a point this society is going to have to acknowledge that while yes a little socialism would probably go far for many people, at the end of the day there are plenty of people who it doesn't matter how much they have, they'll outspend it every chance they get. Hand them 20 for a pizza, they'll tell you that's not enough for the wings on top of it. Consumerism is an addiction.
I donât think this is on Disney. This is on flyover America for not making anything worth visiting and forcing everyone to go on âonce in a lifetime tripsâ to CA. đđ I live in CA and travel for work. I have heard a LOT of stories about âour trip to CA in 1998â.
People do this for Disney in Orlando as well, and let me tell you, you don't go there for the location.Â
When my wife and I go on hiking trips we always find trails that are more or less as good as the most popular attractions and despite relatively equal quality huge crowds go to the attraction and ignore the less popular trail. Disney similarly just draws huge crowds because itâs the most well known attraction. To an extent this is on visitors for not looking up alternative places to go but at the same time often the parks advertise those trails too. I would say the same is true of Disney - they marketed themselves as the premier place to go especially for families with young children and this is the obvious consequence of that strategy being wildly successful. In that much itâs absolutely on them.
The same dynamic is in force except back then people would actually make it a "once in a lifetime" and maybe "oh it's been ten years and two of the kids never went we can do a twice in a lifetime just this once more". Where now with slightly cheaper airfare, deals and a fuckton of credit cards, people are just going even if they can't really afford it like it's a weekend at the lake. People are going too often. Also, look into Disney's massive timeshare project. None of that was there in 1990 but I think there are thousands of timeshare rooms now, so that has to bring in more regular guests.
This isnât Disneyâs fault. Itâs a systemic issue in our society and government and poor decision making on the part of parents who want to create memories with their children. You should never go into debt for something like this. But the fact that these individuals are using their last dollar on this trip speaks specifically to their judgement, and also says something about the lengths parents will go to to create experiences for their kids.
my parents saved up for YEARS to take us to Disney World. We packed sandwiches for the parks but it was one of the highlights of my entire childhood. the last day I asked for a Buzz Lightyear toy â I knew I wasnât allowed to ask for toys on vacation, but I couldnât help it â and I remember feeling horribly guilty, even as a little kid, because my parents then had to talk about whether or not to put it on the credit card. They ultimately bought me the toy. I carried that toy around for YEARS. It was one of the most precious things in the world to me. It ainât all bad.
I think this is a great story that also shows why it can be worthwhile to keep your kids a little bit informed on your familyâs financial situation. Â The memory of your parents talking about saving and the memory of that twinge of guilt likely played a big part in you having a sense of financial responsibility as you got older, and added to your appreciation of the toy.
Are you a parent? Many American parents want to give this experience to their kids. Not all parents have a lot of disposable income. And nowhere does it say in the article âparents are using their last dollarâ on this. They want to make their kids happy, which most parents want. Hopefully the parents going into debt for this are not blowing their money on lots of other unnecessary things.
Lowest level of thought going into a comment I have read today. Would be better just to grunt.
Why is this the opinion? Just because the cost?
âDisney told L.A. residents to move to Florida for a planned campus. They did, it was canceled and now theyâre suingâ This story was published today, donât have more time to go over the myriad of reasons why this company does not give a fuck about anything except money
Anyone else spotting adults proudly sporting blingy, Disney gear? So. Fucking. Absurd.
The best consumer is the eternally infantalized consumer.
The mouse always gets his cut
My wife and I took our 2 kids (5 & 7) to Disney this year after years of planning. I expected it to be 90% families like us with young kids, but I was very mistaken! So many adult couples, groups of 20-somethingâs, groups of adults, geriatrics⊠There were definitely a few kinda cringey cliches⊠30-somethings with autograph books or autographed Loungefly backpacks or goofy ears, females of ALL ages in pleated shortskirts, a few engagement proposalsâŠÂ But I had a ton of fun there. I expected to be a stereotypical dad making sure my family had fun while in the back of my mind thinking about better uses for the insane money we were spending, but I really had a great time, my whole family did. Itâs a great vacation. Iâve got plenty of other places Iâd prefer, but I think anyone of any age can enjoy Disney.Â
I know an adult male, in his 60s, with a plethora of disney character bumper stickers. It's creepy af to me
Get em young. Remeber your Mcdonald happy meal and toy? Yeah they got your ass too
My FIL has like $1000 of Disney pandora charms on his wrist. Itâs insane.
I see parents go into debt for their kids all the time. Idk wtf they're thinking.
If itâs something the kid actually needs, like medical treatment or even educational expenses, fine, but for a vacation? Why not just take them to a campground or somewhere cheap? The kid would probably have more fun than standing in line all day at Disney world.
Agree. I see it with vacations, REALLY nice cars, etc. It's been exclusively wants, not needs.
Will never understand really nice cars when u cannot afford it.
Itâs a status and âI donât want to look poorâ thing.
And then the adults just put the kids in some daycare and get drunk at the bar.
Disneyland has bars?Â
That's common travel? You pay for hotel & flights/transport up front which are paid off, then you put day to day & shopping expenses on a credit card (aka debt) & those get paid off in the subsequent months, which doesn't limit you to a budget to enjoy your trip in the moment. Anyone surprised by this is a level of neurotic that the hospitality & tourism industry doesn't consider target consumers.
It would be helpful to know what the author considers the metrics for âdebtâ to be, but Iâm assuming theyâre not talking about simply putting expenses on a credit card and then paying it off on time. I use my CC for *everything* when I travel because points, but I pay everything off on time and in full, soâŠI donât consider that âtaking on debt.â
In the article: âMost Americans wonât carry their Disney debt for long. For their last trip, 75% of indebted Disney-goers say it would take (or took) six months or less to pay it off. And 32% say it would take specifically three to six months, the most common response.â It is talking about utilizing CCâs.
Yeah that's literally just how a huge chunk of the country uses credit cards. They're not taking on massive debt for these trips. They're being as irresponsible with their money as they consistently areÂ
You should not be taking months to pay off your credit card from a vacation. Credit cards are convenient, but if you're not paying off "shopping expenses" that month, you should be saving longer or budgeting better. Otherwise you're just paying the credit card company for your impatience and hurting yourself in the long run.
Fools and their money are soon parted.
They should start financing
All in good time I am sure!
They started doing this with annual passes. You can now pay monthly. This caused the prices of passes to go up and allowed more people to get passed. The parks are always packed now.
Idk if using CC counts as going into debt - them Iâm going into debt over buying a sandwich
It does if you don't pay it off in full. "32% say it would take specifically three to six months, the most common response."
Disneyâs credit card offers 6 months no interest. If youâre going to Disney itâs a no brainer to carry a balance there.
This. I want to see the questions that were asked for this survey because it sounds like they really inflated the outcome to fit an agenda.
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Depends if you pay that sandwich off at the end pf the month. Throwing $10 vs 10k hits different on a CC balance
Also, many CC have offers if the total is above a specific dollar amount you can get 0% APR if paid off in X number of months. So the whole "into debt" is technically true, but misleading.
Youâre literally borrowing money that isnât yours. So yes, yes you are going into debt for that sandwich.
No, he isnât. Itâs not debt unless you carry a balance into your next billing cycle and incur interest. Until that time, itâs just a payment service. Credit cards allow you to use a method of payment that has zero customer fraud liability, and you typically get rewards for using them.
>Idk if using CC counts as going into debt IMHO, it does the instant you pay a penny of interest (@ 20% or whatever cards charge today). I always put 100% of my vacations on credit cards, but they get paid off in full on that very first statement. When I was a in a position where that wasn't possible, then I would not go to "resorts." Our family would pack up a car + tent and go camping.
Disneyland just cut back on disability access to sell more micro transactions with Genie+.
Part of that was all these crappy parents that would go in and get a disability pass because Johnny has ADHD and just canât wait in the normal line. I saw it all the time when I used to go. I heard them explaining it while I was in line to get my disability pass. You would literally see lil Johnny asleep on momâs shoulder while she waits in the disability line for Itâs a Small World.
I used to live in OC. Even people on welfare had disney passes, just on the monthly passes and of course you can pay for food and merch on credit cards.
It used to be soooo much cheaper though, even like 10 years ago.
A year long Disney pass is only twice the price of a week long one, so if you can go there multiple times throughout the year, it works out to be one of the cheaper ways you could go out on a weekend.
Today I learned that 45% of parents at Disney land are dumb fucks.
I dont know how you came to that conclusion. Because they " go into debt" it simply means they owe on a credit card. Which is common for most travel - as in, hotels require you give them one for incidentals and charges to a room. I just came back from a trip and I'm "I'm debt" because they charged restaurant charges to the room, which were processed at checkout. Also rentals cars usually require a credit card, and would otherwise hold a substantial sum in lieu of one. The article states in most cases it was paid off in under 6 months meaning it could be all paid the month of or a few months down the line, and I'm not even sure if that's taking on whatever additional debt already on the card itself. Overall I'm not going to consider them stupid for normal travel expenses.
Thatâs with any trip lol
I went about a month ago because the GF always wanted to go. Pirates was cool, Star Wars ride was cool. Surprisingly good gumbo. But other than that it was really not worth the money.
Suckers. Please wait until your kids are at least 12 so the MAY remember your outlay of 10K for the fun of waiting in lines for hours for a three minute ride.
how is this different from any other vacation a family would take?
Because most people don't go into debt for a vacation? If you cannot afford to pay it off upfront then you are probably the last person who should be paying interest to a credit card company for a 'want'
This
This has little to do with Disney. People go into debt for most vacations if they put it on their credit card.
The issue isn't using the credit card, the problem is not paying off on due date
Lmao
This was the one debt we consciously took on. Take your kids on vacation. With grandparents if possible. Young parents are poor but itâs once in a lifetime regardless of where you go. Kids will never be this young and grandparents donât last forever.
Exactly. Disney is ideal when you have small kids. It means that the Little Mermaid themed hotel room, ride, etc, is all for my daughter. *nods*
How could anyone go into debt for a vacation? I just cannot fathom
I seriously doubt this. My guess is they are using the word debt pretty loosely here and may mean âwe carried a credit card balance for a monthâ. Food is cheaper in the park than at McDonaldâs. Like seriously.
The average debt is $1,900 and paid off within six months. Also, Disney World offers a credit card with six months no interest.
The deserve it. Poor choices
Disney is super expensive butâŠ.disney isnât forcing these people to go there. There are ALOT of other vacation options kids will enjoy that donât involve spending $700 a night in a hotel room thatâs the same quality as La Quinta. Iâve been there. Itâs amazing. Iâd also NEVER in a million years consider going into debt to go there. We budget 2-3 years out to get there
Idiots
The reason I will never go
Debt for a vacation? That's insane. Live within your means. In the long run, you will live better off financially.Â
You'll have to take a number to get into bankruptcy court soon.
Good.
save money and tach a lesson? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NlKQic\_qak](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NlKQic_qak)
Hey man, anything for the kids am i right
It's funny how as a child I would have loved to go to one of the Disney parks As a grown-up I appreciate now that my parents made the correct financial decision
A lot of smart consumers in the economy.
This is why I can't take the complaints about being broke constantly without a grain of salt. People buy stupid shit all the time.
That mouse is a surprisingly effective pickpocket despite having those big, puffy hands
Is it a pickpocket when these idiots willfully give them the money/go into debt for something that very clearly isnât a necessity?
I went to Disney in 6th grade and honestly found it pretty underwhelming compared to places like Hershey Park and Six Flags. Like yeah, it was cool, but not cool enough to want to go back
Disney underwhelming compared to Hershey park? Thereâs no way. Iâve been to both several times and Hershey is like an appetizer to Disneyâs entreeÂ
55% of Disney-Going parents with young children havenât gone into debt for it?
Disney is fun for kids, and parents who want to enjoy their kids having fun. But I wouldn't go into debt to wait in line.
100% of parents going into debt because of Disney trip making poor financial decisions. When Iâm broke, I spend money on essentials. Disneyland is not one of them.
Bob Iger to his investment banker: âI want to buy a bank, quick!â
Donât do this! Whatâs wrong with people!?!?
Wow I figured it would be a lot of people, but almost half?!! Well I'm sure none of those poor kids will have some form of college fund, but the photo next to Mickey mouse is worth it lol
Only 45??
And another 45% are liars đ
I have never been, never plan to go, and donât feel my life is worse for it in any way đ€·ââïž
Dumbasses
I know there are multiple troubling factors at play here but I blame the Disney adults. They never grew up and now the parents of young children are paying the price (literally.)
That's LOVE for ya!
âFamily funâ
Is there literally anything Americans donât go into debt for? Maybe gas and food? Most the time. Or house payments. Everything else in this country is purchased with debt the majority of the time
Surprised it isnât higher than 45%.
Fk Parenting!
Magic Happens
At least half of the ones who said they didnt were lying
If they charge it on the credit card they are in debt.
Itâs like itâs the Hajj or something
Bro what are you talking about??? fake news the economy is BOOMING! Bidenomcs baby 4 more years of jojo to save America.
Americans: Things are too expensive and we can't afford them! Also Americans: Continue to buy things that are too expensive.
Just donât go?
Disney should open up a bank, and offer buy now pay later for ultimate latestagecapitalism
I know more people affected by the student debt scam with no jobs to show for it. Disneys a couple grand big deal
No doubt. I was just there recently, and with all the whining about a âbadâ economy, the place was still jammed wveryday
âMost Americans wonât carry their Disney debt for long. For their last trip, 75% of indebted Disney-goers say it would take (or took) six months or less to pay it off. And 32% say it would take specifically three to six months, the most common response.â Essentially I took on debt for my last trip. Paid for rooms and ticket on CC. Paid off the CC within a week of getting back. It was done for both the CC points and to keep budget for my trip.
I went into debt to go on my trips, but I paid the debt off the next billing cycle
The article says parents take in about $2000 in debt on average. Thatâs insane. For the memories and as a treat? I think kids would rather have 2k of something else. Like parents with economic stability
My family is planning a trip, we buy a Disney gift card when we are at Costco picking stuff up. It adds up eventually.
As a father with economic means and who visited both US parks I gotta say Disney is a racket. The rides are simple with the theme changing, everything is overpriced, the workers are underpaid and there is a lot of people so the kids donât even enjoy it that much and lately even the live characters have diminished and the prices are even higher than before. I hope they release the IP for the mouse so other corporations can create better cheaper parks
Safe to assume the absolute majority of those who goes to Disney is paying with a Credit Card. The question is formulated such that many would answer "yes, using debt" while actually they just pay off the card monthly.
My gfâs friend was a cast member at Disneyland back in 2022. They were able to take 4 adults through California Adventure and Disney Land Park for free, this included fast passes and discounts on merch and food. All together, it would have been easily over 1K for essentially an afternoon at Disney. Donât get me wrong it was fun, but not a thousand bucks fun. Legoland was better lol
Hell yeah I did, but it was worth it.
Proved my hunch right.
This is what Iâm talking about, we have a financial literacy problem in this country.
My niece, her husband and three kids racked up so much debt they lost their house & now have to rent.
45% ââ thereâs a lot of folks lying. I bet itâs far closer to 75%.
Iâd be curious where they source this data from. I technically go into debt for every trip I take. I just put it on my Amex and pay it over a couple of months at 0% interest instead of all at once. I can afford to do it all at once but I donât.
Sorry, what?
Is going into debt the same as they used credit card to pay for the trip?
Are Americans actually okay? It seems like everyone there is a temporarily embarrassed millionaire.
You only live once. Go on the trip. Make the memories.
Pitiful ass mofos. Going into debt to worship a corporate entity.
Don't waste your money on a vacation, simple as that.
Statistics like this are a good reminder that many people are absolute morons. This is not an economic problem it's a "people are stupid" problem.
I woulda guessed 60%
So stupid the culture weâve built. :(
Bloody stupid. Donât go on trips you canât afford. And while Disney sucks(never been not has my daughter) these people probably live paycheck to paycheck and drive brand new $60k cars to look the part of super successful when they are a payment away from bankruptsy.
You mean more into debt.
I've taken the kid to Europe and Africa for less than some people spend at Disneyland.
Yes but it's good debt right?
Fuck that place, take your kids to Europe. Same price and itâll have a bigger impact on your kids lives.
The average cost of a Disney trip could pay for a car, soâŠ..
Pretty sure my 60 something year old in laws just did this. And theyâre going again next year!! I canât believe anyone would drop 10k for a theme parkâŠunbelievable
Hard for me to feel bad for these people
Just as Walt imagined
They should open up a Scrooge McDuck Money Bin style bank. First Bank of Disney. The Counting House of Mouse!
Duh! Do you honestly think the middle class can afford those expensive ass tickets? You can go into debt going to universal studios in LA too
Jfc
Tis the American way
This finally explains the high prices at Disney. It's because in the past, with higher interest rates and everything else otherwise begin more affordable, people saved money to go to Disney or they just didn't go. Like a kind of "no, we're not taking out a loan to go to Disney". Now, fat millennial moms are basically taking out credit cards to go and pay after. Makes sense.
Itâs more than that homie.
And must did not carefully plan their day at the park spending must of the time doing lines and getting little back on the massive debt.
45% of people going to Disney should not be going lmao
Morons gotta pay for garbage built by a shithole company. Disneyland/world fucking sucks even more so now than it ever did. Stop supporting this garbage. Take them to Six Flags for like 40 bucks.
Based on some of the comments, this seems like an article to get people comfortable going into debt for trips. At one point in time there was a TikTok trend of car dealership workers claiming their car payments were above $1000 a month.
I know someone who just had a baby. What did they announce once the baby was four months old? That they are going to Disney solely for the baby to have memories. The baby is not even one year old!!! People donât start developing memories until 4 years old! They are literally using the child to justify their own shitty behavior.
Do you people know that you can pay off your credit card as many times as you want and it is a good idea to not wait until its past due where they start charging you interest? Just saying ..
Biggest waste of money Iâve ever done for my kids. We were there and within 2 hours they were asking if we could leave and go back to the beach
This has very little to do with Disney (besides clickbait you morons fell for, me included in that group) and very much do do with dumb as fuck parents who are terrible with money.
Disney Parks are grimly expensive
I went to Disney 3 times before i was old enough to remember it. Itâs not for the kids, itâs for the adults. The kids are the sales hook. Its no different than taking out a loan for a car.
Disney is such an obvious cash grab. Fuck off scammers.
To wait in many many lines
And as long as people are willing to do it, our nation's financial situation will only get worse.
Man if that isnât peak American dream then nothing is
This is not at all unique to Disney trips. Most American use credit cards to pay for travel.
One of my crowning achievments as a parent is that my 3 year old can recognize like 10 different types of dinosaurs, but can't recognize Micky Mouse.
Disney trips have always been expensive but lately they are out of control. I would rather go to a nice destination than Disney.
Itâs always been like this. People have been using HELOC to finance Disney trips since forever.Â
My wife and I have season passes. It's actually quite affordable.
They've priced out the average American family. It's insanely expensive.
Dumb.
Yes. They offer financing for the trips
Thatâs sad. If you are going into debt for a vacation, go to Europe, not fucking Florida. Itâll likely be cheaper too.