Thank you for this, I agree. I'm a single mom and take my son to Disney sometimes two/three times a year. I hate the assumption that because I'm a single mom I must be poor. Just recently had that happen at a new doctors office for my son, assumed I was on Medicaid when handed me the forms. Had it happen another time meeting another mom from his school, came right out and was like 'oh are you on food stamps?'
Happens more than it should. And believe me, I'm a bit of a diva so I'm not walking around wearing rags here.
But regardless of the example being used... Disney has priced out a certain element of ALL families. My mom would tell me stories about how in the 90s she'd just go grab our 5-day
Disneyland tickets at the
Disney store for about $50 a piece. We'd drive (from Colorado) and stay at the Little Boy Blue motel and pack our lunches. Those trips were affordable. Could you do that now? Sure, but now there's more to pay for in park that impacts your experience not to have. And tickets now don't pass the inflation test.
On the flip side, if you save money and cut out other expenses.... My son's first Disneyland trip was my first year out of grad school so I was still entry level in my career and I scrimped, saved, had a garage sale, etc. to make it happen. We stayed at a cheap hotel, didn't splurge on souvenirs..
All depends on how much you want it.