I’m with George. Wait until kids are old enough to have memories. We went in 2019. My first time. So Magical even as an adult! Kids were 10 and 8. I’m with Rachel, buy Mickey ears on Amazon beforehand. Also, we fast passed our whole day by using our three in the morning and picking up new passes as the day went. No lines for us. We hit the great rides. We went in November. That was before the recent changes to the fast pass system.
it was so cheap for admission to the parks when it opened because you also had to buy tickets for the rides. My family of 6 goes to Disney World every few years. The last couple times, we stayed off property at a condo which was 5 minutes from the parks. We drove there from PA to save on airfare. the condo cost $120 a night, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, full kitchen. We ate breakfast in the condo and packed lunches for the parks. The only expense we couldn't really avoid was the park tickets. But by minimizing travel, lodging, and food expenses, it cost about 1/3 of what we used to spend when we stayed on property.
Yep - park tickets are expensive no matter what - only way to save is spend the trip exclusively in the Disney parks and benefit from a slightly lower cost per day. (Spending a day or 2 at Disney and a day or 2 at Universal will be worse.) Offsite accommodations are pretty reasonable. Eating breakfast snacks in the room and avoiding expensive table service can save some money on food. (Buying a souvenir or 2 on ebay or Amazon, as mentioned, can save a few more dollars.)
My husband and I just took our two grandkids. We bought a package for $2,300,at Delta by Marriott it included 5 nights hotel, 5-day admission to Disneyland or California adventure. That also included breakfast at the hotel and it included a bus ticket for all five days to ride to and from the hotel to Disney.
Our family of 3 pulled off a 3 day Disney trip for under $1500 with airfare, hotel, rental car, park passes, and food. Did 2 park days and 1 beach day. We went week after Labor Day weekend off-peak when everyone went back to school. $60 airfare round trip. $100 hotel room. $105 park passes. $30 rental car/ day. Brought groceries and frozen water bottles into the park. Had an amazing time at the parks open to close.
I was a single mom making a decent salary but I could never justify the cost of Disney. I brought my son to Sesame Place when he was little, and Hershey Park when he was a preteen. A good time was had by all and memories to last a life time.
My mother had a rough childhood, and has been a Disney adult since she retired in 2008. She has the FL resident year pass and uses it 5 times a year, and takes at least one Disney cruise per year as well. I'm glad she's happy, but the rest of the family can't stand Disney because of her.
My wife and I are Disney fans in our 50's. A decade ago I mapped out a Disney vacation to Southern California, two park days, three nights, and adding in reasonable food and in the end: we went on a 7 day cruise to Mexico for less. This year I just mapped out a 7 day cruise from SF to Vancouver and back. I went back and added up 3 days in Disney parks, 5 nights in a nearby hotel, and reasonable food. Disney was almost half the cost of that cruise :(
I 'm from the UK. In my experience the middle classes here are the ones most likely to be in debt through trying to give the impression they are doing well. Cars on finance, designer clothes and holidays that are probably just put on a credit card. Amongst some people its expected that you go to Disney if you have kids and you are letting your kids down if you don't! I agree with George, at least wait until your kids remember it.
yes! Take the show on the road- that would be so fun! You need to do Disney for sure and this definitely needs to be a video. And for full disclosure: I'm a Disney adult that has gone over 30 times and typically go 3-4 times a year. Very fun episode! Thanks-
Daily entrance to disney is cheaper than see some concert these days which is less time, and yes a middle class family can go, you just have to put ur priorities straight, and add up all ur none essential expenses.I'm sure your vacation money is their.
My husband and I are 42 and 41 and neither of us have ever been to Disney. We have four kids 9 and under. I have no desire whatsoever to go to Disney or take the kids. It's not worth the exorbitant cost. I hate crowds and waiting in line and I hate spending obscene amounts on unnecessary things. I agree with George. It makes no sense to take kids to Disney and spend that much money when they won't even remember it.
9 and under but they start remembering at around 4. Idk, if I were you, I’d go at least once before a kid hits 12-13 & the childhood feeling doesn’t hit the same. Plus, they revamped the line setups so everything is on apps. Is it expensive? Fuck yeah. But getting a picture with Buzz Lightyear or Moana hits different when you’re 8 than not at all. No offense, but growing up when I went to Disneyland every other year since I was 4 (and I’m 26 now), and having a 4 year old daughter, I’m not robbing my kids experience with something like this over money.
@@smackddd3339 The kids are 9, 7, 5, and 3. I didn't go and I don't feel like I missed out on anything. I think my kids would love the zoo and Sea World more than Disney anyway. I don't think we are depriving our children of a proper childhood by avoiding Disney World. They will have plenty of other fun vacations.
I went to Disney World in 1971. It was definitely cheaper back then, but still more expensive than other amusement parks at that time. It was so crowded that they had to close the gate on the day we went. When you paid, you got a little book of tickets. There were A, B, C, D and E tickets. You had a decreasing number of tickets from A to E. The best rides were E and you got only one E ticket. You literally had to choose only one of those rides and you had to agree with family members about that one ride. I think you could pick 2 D rides, 3 C rides, 4 Bs and maybe 6 As. The lines were still long. We went home with tickets left over because of the lines. I think we went the only day they actually closed the park due to crowds. We were in Orlando for 2 hours before we even got to the park. I felt sorry for people who lived and worked in Orlando. They legitimately had a good reason to blame traffic for getting to work late that day (probably other days that month or so 🤣).
George, we stayed off property to save. Had a kitchen. It wasn’t bad. Uber drops you off at the entrances and Ubers don’t cost much when you are basically right next door to the park. The whole Uber system in Orlando is so well run. You call an Uber and it’s at your hotel before you even finish walking down your hotel stairs.
They do limit the admission but it’s still overcrowded. You have to now buy a Disney park pass which works for any of the 4 major parks. You then have to make a park reservation because some parks fill up and then you might be stuck going to a different park.
We just went and we spent around $1300. Spent one day at Disney and two at the beach. Two adults, one child under three (free). Tickets for one day were $370 total. Hotel for two nights was $500. Which could have been cheaper, but we wanted to make it magical so we stayed at the Candy Cane Inn vs Days Inn (you can save about $100 per night). We did the mini mouse character breakfast for $125 and it was worth it in my opinion. We bought some snacks (dole whip, pretzel, pop corn). The rest of the money was gas and food that we prepared and brought with us. If it were cheaper to purchase tickets I would take her back once a year at least. It almost brought me to tears seeing her experience the magic 🥲
My husband and I love Disneyworld, but we have no kids currently and I can't imagine trying to pay for a whole family. I think they have hit that unfortunate sweet spot where Apple is. Yeah our phones are $1000, but you want and need this, you will do anything to have this. Sad!
Hey there, Guys! I've been watching your RUclips videos and really, really enjoying them. And now, I'm listening to the beginning podcasts on Spotify. I'm hooked and learning so much for y'all. You make me laugh every episode. As far as the Disney thing being worth it...we lived in southern California and got passes to Disneyland/California Adventure several times. Okay, so I laughed at George's view on taking kids when they're too little and I felt the same way, but, alas, we got our first set of passes when my daughter was only 3, despite the fact that I said I would NEVER take a child under 5. Honestly, it wasn't for her, it was for me. We first got passes from Costco in 2007 and the cost was $869 for 3 deluxe passes. The next year we only got the 2nd tier passes because we learned we wouldn't go in the summer again...too hot and crowded. They cost about the same...lower tier remember. Ended up getting them again, and the cost had gone up quite a bit. Then, we took a break. Ended up doing the payment plan (I know, BAD!) for 4 passes, because by then we'd added another kid who was 3 by then and daughter was 6. This was in 2011. This time got the basic passes, I think the California residents discount passes, which were very limited on the days you could actually go to the parks (it was probably 150 days out of the year we could go). They were $199 each, so roughly $800. Honestly, after having passes so many times, my kids got bored. They were more excited about a new playground than going to Disneyland! Hubby and I looked at each other and were, like, "And why do we have passes to Disneyland? These kids like the playground way more and we're spending all this money!" Also, by then, the parks were super crowded on the days we could go and it wasn't even worth it anymore to deal with the crowds. Super annoying! So, we took a break for a while. We weren't planning on getting passes again, but when we decided to move to Texas, I asked if we could get them one more time before we moved, so in 2018 we got them again. Our kids were older by then, so it was more fun, but the passes were expensive, and we did the payment plan again. Of course, hubby changed his mind about retiring that soon, so we stayed in California another couple years and had I known that, we wouldn't have gotten them. Still, in my opinion, it wasn't worth the cost to me, especially with the crowds. We did drop $500 for one of the Halloween parties though, and that was super fun because they limit the number of quests in the park. We went to Disney World for 10 days in December of 2016 with family and spent about $8,000 on that trip (we stayed in the resort), and that wasn't even with plane tickets. My father-in-law gifted us the flights from Los Angeles. I thought Disney World was worth it. Anyway, sorry this is so stinkin' long. Just my experience with the whole Disney thing. I don't know how people can even afford it now days, even middle class, unless they do payment plans, or save up for it. The cost is outrageous!
Why can’t Disney stick to producing great content, family films which champion what is good, true, beautiful, and universal, not promoting a gay immoral agenda?
I’m with you, George! I’m not taking my kids until they can remember haha I didn’t go until I was 21! It was so fun going with my husband and parents before we moved across the country. I will remember that trip forever.
A Disney World trip can be very affordable for military members when purchased through the MWR office on post and you reside at the Shades of Green Resort. I suggest noone stay at the older Disney resorts, such as Wide World of Sports - very Motel 6ish.Great show because you discussed dollar amounts. More content that covers buying groceries, subscriptions, cars, FFEF events; clothes, gift shopping, etc. Thank you! Oh! We want the video version on RUclips please. ❣
I was going to mention 'Shades of Green'. The thing about the commissary (grocery store) that most people wouldn't know is that they DON'T CHARGE SALES TAX. They do charge a 5% 'maintenance fee', though.
In 1975 we used to take the city bus from Orange to Disneyland. It was was $3.50 to get in. And we would ask people on their way out for extra tickets. Every once in awhile we would get lucky and get an E ticket. And we were 15.
I am a single mom and I just took my 19 and 15 year old boys. We had a great time! We went to the Halloween party, stayed next to Disneyland, and had a 3 day park hopper pass with Genie +. With flight, food, souvenirs it was $4,500. 3 and a half days. And now, a few days after getting back prices have gone up about 10%! That’s a lot of money!!! We won’t be going back until maybe I have a grandkid or two that’s old enough to appreciate it. It’s too expensive to do it over and over.
The orginal ticket price to go to WDW was just to enter and ride the A ticket rides. You bought ticket books to ride the popular rides, some cost more than others. Rides were rated from A-E, E Ticket rides were the top rides which cost the most.
One thing we did to save money on food and still get the experience is we go with other adults and we take turns trading our kids so that each adult couple can go on a small date in the park and sit down at one of the more expensive places to eat. The kids don't care as much about the food as the adults do. So you don't have to pay for your kid to also sit through the expensive restaurants
Why go to Disney when you can go to an ALL INCLUSIVE RESORT in Mexico for half the price! Mexico is the best vacation we’ve ever experienced. Talk about stress free, responsibility free. Just free! 😊
My husband and I went to Disney World on our honeymoon 40 years ago. I have the exact information somewhere, but I think it was either 11, or 13 dollars a day. Just a little bit more than our local amusement park in Ohio, King’s Island. We stayed at a Holiday Inn for $35.00 a night. My dear husband was very frugal, and showed me the world through EPCOT.
Couple from the UK here. We went a few months ago for 2 weeks. Total cost including flights, Coronado Springs, Park Tickets with Park Hopper, Genie+ and spending money (taking into account $1000 back in dining/gift credit was about £5,000 ($5,600). Crazy how much cheaper it is if you book from here.
Great Tip: Bring a Thermos with you for hot conditions. Fill it up with free ice water from the quick service or use the less common bottle refill stations. We saved a fortune on drinks.
I think Disney has been priced out of the middle class, especially with all the "convenience fees" that allow people to skip to the front of the line. A convenience for the upper middle class but causes delays for everyone else. However, people need to consider how much it would cost to do a regular 1-2 week vacation and determine whether it would be worth saving for the Disney experience.
Asan adult experience been to 3 of the parks and one of them at least 4 times as an adult. Last time was at Disneyland did only one day as got a bucket list done and spent rest at other local attractions for much cheaper costs.
I take my family to Disneyland about once a year. With tickets for 2 days, one park per day, 2 days at the beach, 4 nights in a hotel, food, and fuel...I spend about $4,000 for my big family of 7. We've been enough times that I'm over it. The kids love it. The wife loves it. I'm done. $50 for churros. $185 for one dinner. They will let you bring in a cooler in a stroller with bottled water, and bring in sandwiches for lunch if you want. Might save you $200+-. It's absolutely insane.
I've never been to Disney and honestly don't understand the hype. Maybe I'll have to go one day to see what it's all about.... But for now I'll pass on the cost 😂
Gotta go and get lost in the vibe. People who don’t like Disney either are thrill seekers or haven’t grown up with Disney enough to reminisce over the feelings of princesses & magic bullshit Disney brings. I love Disneyland just cuz people generally are just happier there. Y’all already spending a boatload of money there, might as well enjoy it for all it offers. They also take holidays seriously so it’s a great vacation place.
Hey Rachel and George. Would love to see you two go through a tutorial on EveryDollar app? Probably not on this show, but would be great to see someone do it. There are lots of new features.
Great podcast I live in Florida about 4 hours away from the Disney Parks and I have not been to the parks in years the prices are very expensive BUT I was able to find a Disney Cruise 3 night over the Labor Day weekend 35 percent off for about 1700 including gratuities and parking at the port It was a guaranteed state room - interior room but our family of 3 enjoyed. I did bring an extra 100 for onboard shopping ,
When Disney first opened you had to pay to get in and then you had to have tickets for the attractions, shows, and rides. (Like a county fair.) All that existed was what is Magic Kingdom now and you only needed one day to do everything. It was not the adventure (zoo) that it is now.
I was slightly disappointed in their money saving tips. I think there are some great tips out there! We pack our own food. I feel like that saves tons of money. Food at the parks is so expensive. We also pay for our trip with gift cards we purchase from Target with our Target debit card which saves us 5%..
Luckily I live 30 minutes from Disney world in Orlando. Florida residents pay around $450 per person for the whole year. Right now we are using the year Universal Tickets and I’ve used them 3 times 4 time already. Disney is only viable if you live close to it other wise I wouldn’t do it.
My parents knew one of the musicians who worked at Disneyland when we were kids. He could get us into the park for free. And we could stay the night at my grandma’s house to avoid having to pay for a hotel or drive 3.5 hours to and from the park in one day. Connections are great for saving money. And Disney also provided better benefits for the employees then than now. I think Disney should have a cheap admission lottery system for some tickets. Expensive theater productions do that to give poorer people a chance to see the shows.
I never went to Disney(single mom) and I do not feel like I missed out. We went camping❤ Now I’m a mom and I will not give Disney my money. A lot of other vacations build such wonderful memories. I’m very grateful for my hardworking mom!
The original entrance to Disney is a bit of a misnomer as when Disney first opened there was an entrance fee and then a separate cost for ride ticket books which isn't there now. This led to the idiot E-Ticket rides as the E tickets were for the high thrill rides.
I can’t afford a Disney trip, it will drain my emergency fund. I’m still going to do it next year with my 7 year old . My house will be paid off in 11 years and that will be when she graduates. I don’t want to be 50 and have $500,000 paid for house and look back we didn’t go to Disney.
We didn’t take our kids to Disney when they were children. My son got to go with his school orchestra when he was 16. When I picked my son up from the airport, his teacher told me his biggest joy was watching my son in awe and amazement experience Disney for the first time. I guess you’re never too old. 😁
If Disney were concerned about not letting the park be overcrowded, they’d only allow the optimum number of entrants, and have an on-line admission reservation system.
Espn and freeform costs me $15 per month with sling tv. Espnu and other espn college networks cost another $15/mo, disney plus is another $8. Add sales tax and thats $40 for sports.
Add some cloves, a touch of maple syrup, squeeze of lemon or orange and some cranberries to your cider for flavor and color. Most important, a CRACKLING FIREPLACE! Is your screen frozen, I'd much rather see your smiling face and energy between the two of you. :)
Use to go every other year for 4 days for family of four total about 3k and that was everything all in. This was 10 years ago. Recently went back 2019 and cost doubled same hotel same food same tickets. Definitely out pacing inflation or the market. It's sad that people still think a 5k vacation for 3 to 4 vacation days is worth it. Now I rather just go to National parks with my family.
I don’t understand why anyone would go to an amusement park for more than a day. We went to Disneyland in 1990 for a few hours. It was mostly shops - big waste of time and money.
Oh man... Even in the cheaper standard of living, middle class living is like 80K-130K. Even more if you are a household. And especially if you live in more desirable areas.
Disney prices itself like it does because how many people actually don’t go because of the cost? We went on an off time in May and the wait was still an hour for many of the popular rides. It’d be 2-3 hours if they were cheaper.
Waiting in line for an hour for a ride sounds annoying and unfun. Why would anyone pay that much money to stand in line all day? I don't get the appeal of Disney World.
Original tickets did not include unlimited rides. Had to buy ride tickets. Also, do not take a child under maybe 3. It's a waste of your time. We are regular visitors because as Florida residents we can buy annual passes. There is no doubt that it's expensive. I feel bad for my kids and their generation. It is crazy expensive to take a family as we were able to in the 90's and 00's.
We vacationed near Disney this last September at Reunion resort. Would never do it again. We took our 4 kids there when they were ages 2-12 in 2001. The 2 yo couldn’t remember so wanted to go when she was 23. Two of my four kids refused to go back to Disney as they felt it was a waste of money and don’t like Disney’s ethics or political stance. We stayed in Kissimmee and found it to be over placed and commercial. Even the Walmart was ridiculous as the parking lot smelled like pee from people who were sleeping in their car to afford to take their kids to Disney. The $4000.00 / week house that was 5000+ sq feet had a regulated hvac that was supposed to keep it at 72 degrees which it never did, more like 82 degrees. Also the whole house had a 50 gallon water tank for 5 1/2 bathrooms. What a scam. We thought we did our research but did not think about the hvac and hot water heater issue. Lesson learned as we roasted for a week and took cold showers. None of us ever want to go near it again. Also my kids that did go to Disney said the magic kingdom looked like it needed updating.
These are awesome! But could we please see the video version? I know everyone would love it!
Ramsey is against co-signing but I co-sign your opinion in this case lol
There is no video version. It's a podcast.
Totally fine not seeing them.
There’s no video version. It keeps the budget low and keeps it easier for them to produce
I snorted when George said, "it was the 90's. This was a different time. It was every man for himself." I felt that on so many levels!
I’m with George. Wait until kids are old enough to have memories. We went in 2019. My first time. So Magical even as an adult! Kids were 10 and 8. I’m with Rachel, buy Mickey ears on Amazon beforehand. Also, we fast passed our whole day by using our three in the morning and picking up new passes as the day went. No lines for us. We hit the great rides. We went in November. That was before the recent changes to the fast pass system.
“Contentment. It’s hard to get to, but so worth it.”
Comment of the century.
it was so cheap for admission to the parks when it opened because you also had to buy tickets for the rides.
My family of 6 goes to Disney World every few years. The last couple times, we stayed off property at a condo which was 5 minutes from the parks. We drove there from PA to save on airfare. the condo cost $120 a night, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, full kitchen. We ate breakfast in the condo and packed lunches for the parks. The only expense we couldn't really avoid was the park tickets. But by minimizing travel, lodging, and food expenses, it cost about 1/3 of what we used to spend when we stayed on property.
Yep - park tickets are expensive no matter what - only way to save is spend the trip exclusively in the Disney parks and benefit from a slightly lower cost per day. (Spending a day or 2 at Disney and a day or 2 at Universal will be worse.)
Offsite accommodations are pretty reasonable. Eating breakfast snacks in the room and avoiding expensive table service can save some money on food. (Buying a souvenir or 2 on ebay or Amazon, as mentioned, can save a few more dollars.)
Rachel and George have great synergy, and that makes it nice to hear them and watch their videos from the show. Well done you 2!! 😀
My husband and I just took our two grandkids. We bought a package for $2,300,at Delta by Marriott it included 5 nights hotel, 5-day admission to Disneyland or California adventure. That also included breakfast at the hotel and it included a bus ticket for all five days to ride to and from the hotel to Disney.
Our family of 3 pulled off a 3 day Disney trip for under $1500 with airfare, hotel, rental car, park passes, and food. Did 2 park days and 1 beach day. We went week after Labor Day weekend off-peak when everyone went back to school. $60 airfare round trip. $100 hotel room. $105 park passes. $30 rental car/ day. Brought groceries and frozen water bottles into the park. Had an amazing time at the parks open to close.
Great deal
Very reasonable! Good on you guys for making it happen without breaking the bank!
I was a single mom making a decent salary but I could never justify the cost of Disney. I brought my son to Sesame Place when he was little, and Hershey Park when he was a preteen. A good time was had by all and memories to last a life time.
My mother had a rough childhood, and has been a Disney adult since she retired in 2008.
She has the FL resident year pass and uses it 5 times a year, and takes at least one Disney cruise per year as well.
I'm glad she's happy, but the rest of the family can't stand Disney because of her.
My wife and I are Disney fans in our 50's. A decade ago I mapped out a Disney vacation to Southern California, two park days, three nights, and adding in reasonable food and in the end: we went on a 7 day cruise to Mexico for less. This year I just mapped out a 7 day cruise from SF to Vancouver and back. I went back and added up 3 days in Disney parks, 5 nights in a nearby hotel, and reasonable food. Disney was almost half the cost of that cruise :(
Yes! Rachel and George do Disney! Would be awesome! Just hopefully George doesn’t get lost again 🤣
I 'm from the UK. In my experience the middle classes here are the ones most likely to be in debt through trying to give the impression they are doing well. Cars on finance, designer clothes and holidays that are probably just put on a credit card. Amongst some people its expected that you go to Disney if you have kids and you are letting your kids down if you don't! I agree with George, at least wait until your kids remember it.
yes! Take the show on the road- that would be so fun! You need to do Disney for sure and this definitely needs to be a video. And for full disclosure: I'm a Disney adult that has gone over 30 times and typically go 3-4 times a year. Very fun episode! Thanks-
Honestly from a moral standpoint I have a really hard time giving that much money to an organization I don’t agree with at all.
Daily entrance to disney is cheaper than see some concert these days which is less time, and yes a middle class family can go, you just have to put ur priorities straight, and add up all ur none essential expenses.I'm sure your vacation money is their.
My husband and I are 42 and 41 and neither of us have ever been to Disney. We have four kids 9 and under. I have no desire whatsoever to go to Disney or take the kids. It's not worth the exorbitant cost. I hate crowds and waiting in line and I hate spending obscene amounts on unnecessary things.
I agree with George. It makes no sense to take kids to Disney and spend that much money when they won't even remember it.
9 and under but they start remembering at around 4. Idk, if I were you, I’d go at least once before a kid hits 12-13 & the childhood feeling doesn’t hit the same. Plus, they revamped the line setups so everything is on apps. Is it expensive? Fuck yeah. But getting a picture with Buzz Lightyear or Moana hits different when you’re 8 than not at all. No offense, but growing up when I went to Disneyland every other year since I was 4 (and I’m 26 now), and having a 4 year old daughter, I’m not robbing my kids experience with something like this over money.
@@smackddd3339 The kids are 9, 7, 5, and 3. I didn't go and I don't feel like I missed out on anything. I think my kids would love the zoo and Sea World more than Disney anyway. I don't think we are depriving our children of a proper childhood by avoiding Disney World. They will have plenty of other fun vacations.
@@smackddd3339 😂
I went to Disney World in 1971. It was definitely cheaper back then, but still more expensive than other amusement parks at that time. It was so crowded that they had to close the gate on the day we went. When you paid, you got a little book of tickets. There were A, B, C, D and E tickets. You had a decreasing number of tickets from A to E. The best rides were E and you got only one E ticket. You literally had to choose only one of those rides and you had to agree with family members about that one ride. I think you could pick 2 D rides, 3 C rides, 4 Bs and maybe 6 As. The lines were still long. We went home with tickets left over because of the lines. I think we went the only day they actually closed the park due to crowds. We were in Orlando for 2 hours before we even got to the park. I felt sorry for people who lived and worked in Orlando. They legitimately had a good reason to blame traffic for getting to work late that day (probably other days that month or so 🤣).
I love it's only talking I listen while cleaning my house 😊
George, we stayed off property to save. Had a kitchen. It wasn’t bad. Uber drops you off at the entrances and Ubers don’t cost much when you are basically right next door to the park. The whole Uber system in Orlando is so well run. You call an Uber and it’s at your hotel before you even finish walking down your hotel stairs.
Disney has become too over crowded. It’s either limit ticket sales or price them so high that certain economic levels can’t afford it.
They do limit the admission but it’s still overcrowded. You have to now buy a Disney park pass which works for any of the 4 major parks. You then have to make a park reservation because some parks fill up and then you might be stuck going to a different park.
My kids first Disney trip was my daughter’s senior year. So they were 17 & 14, and I have no regrets waiting. And it averaged $1000 a day!
With hotel, tickets, travel, food, $1000 per day is VERY cheap considering the cost! You did great
I have Disney trauma as well! I hate the thought of going back, but like George says, I’ll wait until they can remember thing’s😂
We just went and we spent around $1300. Spent one day at Disney and two at the beach. Two adults, one child under three (free). Tickets for one day were $370 total. Hotel for two nights was $500. Which could have been cheaper, but we wanted to make it magical so we stayed at the Candy Cane Inn vs Days Inn (you can save about $100 per night). We did the mini mouse character breakfast for $125 and it was worth it in my opinion. We bought some snacks (dole whip, pretzel, pop corn). The rest of the money was gas and food that we prepared and brought with us. If it were cheaper to purchase tickets I would take her back once a year at least. It almost brought me to tears seeing her experience the magic 🥲
George's story is exactly what happened to me!!! Almost word for word it was so scary for a 5 year old kid lol
My husband and I love Disneyworld, but we have no kids currently and I can't imagine trying to pay for a whole family. I think they have hit that unfortunate sweet spot where Apple is. Yeah our phones are $1000, but you want and need this, you will do anything to have this. Sad!
Hey there, Guys! I've been watching your RUclips videos and really, really enjoying them. And now, I'm listening to the beginning podcasts on Spotify. I'm hooked and learning so much for y'all. You make me laugh every episode. As far as the Disney thing being worth it...we lived in southern California and got passes to Disneyland/California Adventure several times. Okay, so I laughed at George's view on taking kids when they're too little and I felt the same way, but, alas, we got our first set of passes when my daughter was only 3, despite the fact that I said I would NEVER take a child under 5. Honestly, it wasn't for her, it was for me. We first got passes from Costco in 2007 and the cost was $869 for 3 deluxe passes. The next year we only got the 2nd tier passes because we learned we wouldn't go in the summer again...too hot and crowded. They cost about the same...lower tier remember. Ended up getting them again, and the cost had gone up quite a bit. Then, we took a break. Ended up doing the payment plan (I know, BAD!) for 4 passes, because by then we'd added another kid who was 3 by then and daughter was 6. This was in 2011. This time got the basic passes, I think the California residents discount passes, which were very limited on the days you could actually go to the parks (it was probably 150 days out of the year we could go). They were $199 each, so roughly $800. Honestly, after having passes so many times, my kids got bored. They were more excited about a new playground than going to Disneyland! Hubby and I looked at each other and were, like, "And why do we have passes to Disneyland? These kids like the playground way more and we're spending all this money!" Also, by then, the parks were super crowded on the days we could go and it wasn't even worth it anymore to deal with the crowds. Super annoying! So, we took a break for a while. We weren't planning on getting passes again, but when we decided to move to Texas, I asked if we could get them one more time before we moved, so in 2018 we got them again. Our kids were older by then, so it was more fun, but the passes were expensive, and we did the payment plan again. Of course, hubby changed his mind about retiring that soon, so we stayed in California another couple years and had I known that, we wouldn't have gotten them. Still, in my opinion, it wasn't worth the cost to me, especially with the crowds. We did drop $500 for one of the Halloween parties though, and that was super fun because they limit the number of quests in the park. We went to Disney World for 10 days in December of 2016 with family and spent about $8,000 on that trip (we stayed in the resort), and that wasn't even with plane tickets. My father-in-law gifted us the flights from Los Angeles. I thought Disney World was worth it. Anyway, sorry this is so stinkin' long. Just my experience with the whole Disney thing. I don't know how people can even afford it now days, even middle class, unless they do payment plans, or save up for it. The cost is outrageous!
Why can’t Disney stick to producing great content, family films which champion what is good, true, beautiful, and universal, not promoting a gay immoral agenda?
Yes please do a you tube show of Disney!! It could be called Rachel and George take Disney!!
@george, I also got lost in Magic Kingdom! Right before a parade…terrifying! Buuutttt @rachel, I am a total Disnerd and will ❤ Disney forever
I’m with you, George! I’m not taking my kids until they can remember haha I didn’t go until I was 21! It was so fun going with my husband and parents before we moved across the country. I will remember that trip forever.
A Disney World trip can be very affordable for military members when purchased through the MWR office on post and you reside at the Shades of Green Resort. I suggest noone stay at the older Disney resorts, such as Wide World of Sports - very Motel 6ish.Great show because you discussed dollar amounts. More content that covers buying groceries, subscriptions, cars, FFEF events; clothes, gift shopping, etc. Thank you! Oh! We want the video version on RUclips please. ❣
I was going to mention 'Shades of Green'. The thing about the commissary (grocery store) that most people wouldn't know is that they DON'T CHARGE SALES TAX. They do charge a 5% 'maintenance fee', though.
In 1975 we used to take the city bus from Orange to Disneyland. It was was $3.50 to get in. And we would ask people on their way out for extra tickets. Every once in awhile we would get lucky and get an E ticket. And we were 15.
I am a single mom and I just took my 19 and 15 year old boys. We had a great time! We went to the Halloween party, stayed next to Disneyland, and had a 3 day park hopper pass with Genie +. With flight, food, souvenirs it was $4,500. 3 and a half days. And now, a few days after getting back prices have gone up about 10%! That’s a lot of money!!! We won’t be going back until maybe I have a grandkid or two that’s old enough to appreciate it. It’s too expensive to do it over and over.
I love your podcast so much! the topics are great and definitely keep it fresh, thanks!
The orginal ticket price to go to WDW was just to enter and ride the A ticket rides. You bought ticket books to ride the popular rides, some cost more than others. Rides were rated from A-E, E Ticket rides were the top rides which cost the most.
One thing we did to save money on food and still get the experience is we go with other adults and we take turns trading our kids so that each adult couple can go on a small date in the park and sit down at one of the more expensive places to eat.
The kids don't care as much about the food as the adults do. So you don't have to pay for your kid to also sit through the expensive restaurants
Why go to Disney when you can go to an ALL INCLUSIVE RESORT in Mexico for half the price! Mexico is the best vacation we’ve ever experienced. Talk about stress free, responsibility free. Just free! 😊
You must not have young kids!
My husband and I went to Disney World on our honeymoon 40 years ago. I have the exact information somewhere, but I think it was either 11, or 13 dollars a day. Just a little bit more than our local amusement park in Ohio, King’s Island. We stayed at a Holiday Inn for $35.00 a night. My dear husband was very frugal, and showed me the world through EPCOT.
Couple from the UK here. We went a few months ago for 2 weeks. Total cost including flights, Coronado Springs, Park Tickets with Park Hopper, Genie+ and spending money (taking into account $1000 back in dining/gift credit was about £5,000 ($5,600).
Crazy how much cheaper it is if you book from here.
Great Tip: Bring a Thermos with you for hot conditions. Fill it up with free ice water from the quick service or use the less common bottle refill stations. We saved a fortune on drinks.
I think Disney has been priced out of the middle class, especially with all the "convenience fees" that allow people to skip to the front of the line. A convenience for the upper middle class but causes delays for everyone else. However, people need to consider how much it would cost to do a regular 1-2 week vacation and determine whether it would be worth saving for the Disney experience.
I love this podcast. George and Rachel are so wholesome!
I guessed $2 for 1971 admission. Hourly wages back then were really low and the park didn’t hit big at first opening.
Asan adult experience been to 3 of the parks and one of them at least 4 times as an adult. Last time was at Disneyland did only one day as got a bucket list done and spent rest at other local attractions for much cheaper costs.
As far as the drink goes- Add some Fireball or other cinnamon whisky to spice it up
I take my family to Disneyland about once a year. With tickets for 2 days, one park per day, 2 days at the beach, 4 nights in a hotel, food, and fuel...I spend about $4,000 for my big family of 7.
We've been enough times that I'm over it. The kids love it. The wife loves it. I'm done. $50 for churros. $185 for one dinner. They will let you bring in a cooler in a stroller with bottled water, and bring in sandwiches for lunch if you want. Might save you $200+-. It's absolutely insane.
I've never been to Disney and honestly don't understand the hype. Maybe I'll have to go one day to see what it's all about.... But for now I'll pass on the cost 😂
Disney world though not Disney land lol
Gotta go and get lost in the vibe. People who don’t like Disney either are thrill seekers or haven’t grown up with Disney enough to reminisce over the feelings of princesses & magic bullshit Disney brings. I love Disneyland just cuz people generally are just happier there. Y’all already spending a boatload of money there, might as well enjoy it for all it offers. They also take holidays seriously so it’s a great vacation place.
It's just a very nice amusement park...people love to hype it up beyond belief.
The only time we went to Disney was as guests of employees. They were friends of friends and so kind to us.
Hey Rachel and George. Would love to see you two go through a tutorial on EveryDollar app? Probably not on this show, but would be great to see someone do it. There are lots of new features.
My gosh that's expensive. I'll just have my kids grow up idolizing the dave ramsey show. At least tickets to see you all are affordable.
Great podcast
I live in Florida about 4 hours away from the Disney Parks and I have not been to the parks in years the prices are very expensive BUT I was able to find a Disney Cruise 3 night over the Labor Day weekend 35 percent off for about 1700 including gratuities and parking at the port
It was a guaranteed state room - interior room but our family of 3 enjoyed. I did bring an extra 100 for onboard shopping ,
When Disney first opened you had to pay to get in and then you had to have tickets for the attractions, shows, and rides. (Like a county fair.) All that existed was what is Magic Kingdom now and you only needed one day to do everything. It was not the adventure (zoo) that it is now.
I was slightly disappointed in their money saving tips. I think there are some great tips out there! We pack our own food. I feel like that saves tons of money. Food at the parks is so expensive. We also pay for our trip with gift cards we purchase from Target with our Target debit card which saves us 5%..
Luckily I live 30 minutes from Disney world in Orlando. Florida residents pay around $450 per person for the whole year. Right now we are using the year Universal Tickets and I’ve used them 3 times 4 time already. Disney is only viable if you live close to it other wise I wouldn’t do it.
My parents knew one of the musicians who worked at Disneyland when we were kids. He could get us into the park for free. And we could stay the night at my grandma’s house to avoid having to pay for a hotel or drive 3.5 hours to and from the park in one day. Connections are great for saving money. And Disney also provided better benefits for the employees then than now.
I think Disney should have a cheap admission lottery system for some tickets. Expensive theater productions do that to give poorer people a chance to see the shows.
I never went to Disney(single mom) and I do not feel like I missed out. We went camping❤ Now I’m a mom and I will not give Disney my money. A lot of other vacations build such wonderful memories. I’m very grateful for my hardworking mom!
I live in Alaska. It's 5.6k just for the plane tickets for a family of four.
The original entrance to Disney is a bit of a misnomer as when Disney first opened there was an entrance fee and then a separate cost for ride ticket books which isn't there now. This led to the idiot E-Ticket rides as the E tickets were for the high thrill rides.
I can’t afford a Disney trip, it will drain my emergency fund. I’m still going to do it next year with my 7 year old . My house will be paid off in 11 years and that will be when she graduates. I don’t want to be 50 and have $500,000 paid for house and look back we didn’t go to Disney.
We didn’t take our kids to Disney when they were children. My son got to go with his school orchestra when he was 16. When I picked my son up from the airport, his teacher told me his biggest joy was watching my son in awe and amazement experience Disney for the first time. I guess you’re never too old. 😁
If Disney were concerned about not letting the park be overcrowded, they’d only allow the optimum number of entrants, and have an on-line admission reservation system.
I won’t be taking my kids to Disney, for many reasons. Yes, cost is one of them but there are many more reason not to go to Disney.
This is a great dynamic
100% right 45 single no kids, just looked at disney land for feb 3,000 for 4 days plus air. no way.
#1 dont live inside park
#2 dont eat inside
#3 dont buy anything inside
#4 pick a week day and take a day or week off for the trip
Espn and freeform costs me $15 per month with sling tv. Espnu and other espn college networks cost another $15/mo, disney plus is another $8. Add sales tax and thats $40 for sports.
Great show.
Love the show guys. You guys are great together.
Add some cloves, a touch of maple syrup, squeeze of lemon or orange and some cranberries to your cider for flavor and color. Most important, a CRACKLING FIREPLACE! Is your screen frozen, I'd much rather see your smiling face and energy between the two of you. :)
plus you have to account for transportation like airline tickets and uber rides to the airport.
i want Disney to go the way of PT Barnums circus
Use to go every other year for 4 days for family of four total about 3k and that was everything all in. This was 10 years ago. Recently went back 2019 and cost doubled same hotel same food same tickets. Definitely out pacing inflation or the market. It's sad that people still think a 5k vacation for 3 to 4 vacation days is worth it. Now I rather just go to National parks with my family.
I don’t understand why anyone would go to an amusement park for more than a day. We went to Disneyland in 1990 for a few hours. It was mostly shops - big waste of time and money.
seriously 90s disney world or land seaworld marineland etc was 100$ plus per person cant dont want to know how much it costs now
I really want to see you guys at Disney World! Please come visit Florida.
Oh man... Even in the cheaper standard of living, middle class living is like 80K-130K. Even more if you are a household. And especially if you live in more desirable areas.
That's for a couple both working full time
Just subscribed. Love this
I love Disney and I make it happen every year. We make well above average though.
Hot cider w/ cinnamon stick and lemon slice yum yum
Delicious Dish vibes
Can’t wait to hear this.
Why no video?
I just spoke to a coworker last week.. they took out a 401k loan for their Disney trip.. and didn’t even have a great time 🫠😭😭
401k loan oh my
Everyone can go, just change your credit card, no problem!
I’m definitely lower income. But in 1971/72 I’d be wealthy!
I was poor. McDonald’s was honestly the magical place from my childhood memories.
Maybe went there a Few times a year.
I would rather spend thousands somewhere else maybe even traveling to another country. I've heard it can be around the same cost.
Disney prices itself like it does because how many people actually don’t go because of the cost? We went on an off time in May and the wait was still an hour for many of the popular rides. It’d be 2-3 hours if they were cheaper.
Waiting in line for an hour for a ride sounds annoying and unfun. Why would anyone pay that much money to stand in line all day? I don't get the appeal of Disney World.
Annual Disney pass holders here but---totally stopped when the Harry Potter Disney came. It is really creepy. Spend your money on a ski trip instead.
Harry potter is Warner Brothers and at Universal Studios. 🤣🤦🏻♀️
I thought the ticket in 1971 didn't include rides, and you had to purchase ride tickets separately?, They had different levels, A,B,C,D.....so on
It’s the price of that ticket book they are talking about
I love this!
Why is there no video? It’s just audio on RUclips??
Please add video
Original tickets did not include unlimited rides. Had to buy ride tickets. Also, do not take a child under maybe 3. It's a waste of your time. We are regular visitors because as Florida residents we can buy annual passes. There is no doubt that it's expensive. I feel bad for my kids and their generation. It is crazy expensive to take a family as we were able to in the 90's and 00's.
Majority of America is lower class not middle since 2004.
Wowser good show but it might blow your mind to hear us lot from the UK can pay about £12k + to do disney Orlando. Totally worth it
Kinda loses its magic if you're going 3 times a year.
Firstly, George's parents lost him, not the other way around. Secondly, getting lost at Disney and crying for several hours is a rite of passage.
Dollywood would be a better investment. Screw Disney. They are garbage. Compare other parks and have this same discussion?
Why is the Disney World theme park….”garbage”?
I'm guessing you didn't notice that Dolly is also pro-gay and such now?
We vacationed near Disney this last September at Reunion resort. Would never do it again. We took our 4 kids there when they were ages 2-12 in 2001. The 2 yo couldn’t remember so wanted to go when she was 23. Two of my four kids refused to go back to Disney as they felt it was a waste of money and don’t like Disney’s ethics or political stance. We stayed in Kissimmee and found it to be over placed and commercial. Even the Walmart was ridiculous as the parking lot smelled like pee from people who were sleeping in their car to afford to take their kids to Disney. The $4000.00 / week house that was 5000+ sq feet had a regulated hvac that was supposed to keep it at 72 degrees which it never did, more like 82 degrees. Also the whole house had a 50 gallon water tank for 5 1/2 bathrooms. What a scam. We thought we did our research but did not think about the hvac and hot water heater issue. Lesson learned as we roasted for a week and took cold showers. None of us ever want to go near it again. Also my kids that did go to Disney said the magic kingdom looked like it needed updating.