{"id":38992,"date":"2022-12-31T09:10:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T09:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/some-families-going-into-debt-to-visit-walt-disney-world-study-shows\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T09:10:50","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T09:10:50","slug":"some-families-going-into-debt-to-visit-walt-disney-world-study-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/some-families-going-into-debt-to-visit-walt-disney-world-study-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Some families going into debt to visit Walt Disney World, study shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Some families are willingly going into debt to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/fox-news-walt-disney-world-orlando\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida\" class=\"link \">Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida<\/a>, according to a recent study.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lendingtree.com\/debt-consolidation\/disney-debt-survey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:study conducted by LendingTree\" class=\"link \">study conducted by LendingTree<\/a>, a financial website, found that 18% of 1,500 surveyed consumers reported incurring debt during a visit to Walt Disney World, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022. The research found that parents with children under the age of 18 were most likely to incur this additional expense.<\/p>\n<p>The study also found that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/fox-news-restaurants\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:pricey dining options\" class=\"link \">pricey dining options<\/a> and ticket prices at the park were higher than what many people had initially anticipated or budgeted for. The average cost for a one-day, single-park ticket for adults and children ages 10 and older from November 2022 to October 2023 will be $141.74, though the price could increase.<\/p>\n<p>According to an analysis by Mouse Hacking, a Disney-focused blog, the cost of a Disney World vacation for a family of four \u2014 consisting of two adults, one child aged 10 or older, and one child aged 3 to 9 \u2014 was $5,731 in 2022, or approximately $287 per person per night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/disney-world-enthusiasts-theme-park-lost-magic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:DISNEY WORLD \u2018ENTHUSIASTS\u2019 SAY THEME PARK HAS \u2018LOST ITS MAGIC\u2019\" class=\"link \"><strong>DISNEY WORLD \u2018ENTHUSIASTS\u2019 SAY THEME PARK HAS \u2018LOST ITS MAGIC\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%;\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xc9qkw82YFXNqg91tS5DeA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_business_text_367\/466867a7b1a447e1832285996d4e81ee\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xc9qkw82YFXNqg91tS5DeA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_business_text_367\/466867a7b1a447e1832285996d4e81ee\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Crowds pack and fill Main Street USA at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World in Orange County, Florida, on June 1, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The cost includes flights, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/fox-news-theme-parks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:transportation to and from the park\" class=\"link \">transportation to and from the park<\/a>, a five-night stay at a Disney World resort, five-day tickets with paid line-skipping service and all meals at the approximate cost of the standard Disney dining plan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxbusiness.onelink.me\/Zkcx\/7ux7xf3k\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:READ ON THE FOX BUSINESS APP\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>READ ON THE FOX BUSINESS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A Disney trip can be an experience that you and your family remember for the rest of your lives, and those are the types of things people are willing to go into debt for,&#8221; said LendingTree chief credit analyst Matt Schulz.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/disney-explores-membership-program-like-amazon-prime-to-offer-discounts-and-perks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:DISNEY EXPLORES MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM LIKE AMAZON PRIME TO OFFER DISCOUNTS AND PERKS\" class=\"link \"><strong>DISNEY EXPLORES MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM LIKE AMAZON PRIME TO OFFER DISCOUNTS AND PERKS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the LendingTree study, 71% of those who overspent at the parks do not regret it, as they will be able to pay off their debt within six months or less. Fourteen percent said it will take them seven months or longer to pay off their Disney debt, while another 6% don\u2019t know how long the debt will be hanging over them.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"link caas-button collapse-button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;slk:Story continues\">Story continues<\/button><\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/disney-world-enthusiasts-theme-park-lost-magic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a separate study\" class=\"link \">a separate study<\/a> from gambling website Time2play surveyed 1,927 &#8220;Disney World enthusiasts,&#8221; and of those, 68.3% reported that the price hikes make them feel like the theme park has &#8220;lost its magic.&#8221; A whopping 92.6% reported that they believe the high costs for the park has made a vacation for the average family &#8220;out of reach.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A ticket for Disney World\u2019s Magic Kingdom in 1971 was a total of $3.50, according to the study. When adjusting for inflation, that would mean tickets would be about $25.60 today. Tickets for one Disney World park now range from $109 to $159 per day, <a href=\"https:\/\/time2play.com\/blog\/is-disney-world-too-expensive\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to the study\" class=\"link \"><u>according to the study<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 640px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%;\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Passengers on a Splash Mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/52fQn1jquc3YQQee44G3bg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_business_text_367\/dfccbcbac941b72b55d9044bddd6784a\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"Passengers on a Splash Mountain\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/52fQn1jquc3YQQee44G3bg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_business_text_367\/dfccbcbac941b72b55d9044bddd6784a\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Guest react to being hit with cool water on Splash Mountain at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World in Orange County, Florida on June 1, 2022. <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS\" class=\"link \"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You shouldn\u2019t take on a debilitating amount of debt, and you shouldn\u2019t do it very often,&#8221; Schulz said. &#8220;But if you need to take on a few months of debt to afford that once-in-a-lifetime Disney trip, it can be OK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News&#8217; Emma Colton contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiTGh0dHBzOi8vZmluYW5jZS55YWhvby5jb20vbmV3cy9mYW1pbGllcy1nb2luZy1kZWJ0LXZpc2l0LXdhbHQtMTcwMDQxODI3Lmh0bWzSAVRodHRwczovL2ZpbmFuY2UueWFob28uY29tL2FtcGh0bWwvbmV3cy9mYW1pbGllcy1nb2luZy1kZWJ0LXZpc2l0LXdhbHQtMTcwMDQxODI3Lmh0bWw?oc=5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some families are willingly going into debt to visit Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, according to a recent study. The study conducted by LendingTree, a financial website, found that 18% of 1,500 surveyed consumers reported incurring debt during a visit to Walt Disney World, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022. The research found &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[161],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38992"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.brandon.ddtest.info\/multisite-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}