For the money my brother's family just spent on their Disney vacation, my wife and I could have spent a week in Europe or had a really extravagant NYC vacation. Yet they act like European vacations are pretentious while Disney is the every-man destination.
Disney sucks. Avoid.
poor people be crazy wrote:
For the money my brother's family just spent on their Disney vacation, my wife and I could have spent a week in Europe or had a really extravagant NYC vacation. Yet they act like European vacations are pretentious while Disney is the every-man destination.
if you have kids, eventually everyone will spend tons of money at disney. the difference i have found, is that if you have money, you go to disney one year, spend a ton, then in subsequent years you go to NYC, or europe or such.
we have been to disney twice and are not going back.
we have been to europe three times as a family (kids are pre-teens) and planning to get back asap.
we are in the northeast so NYC for us is a weekend trip not a big trip, though a trip to CA is a big trip....
that all said, i agree with the previous post, Disney sucks.
"Why do poor people spend so much money going to Disney World?"
Come on, we've gone over this and the answer is still the same: Because you touch yourself at night.
I don't care for Disney. It is expensive, entails dealing with a huge redneck factor, and the food is horrible and overpriced.
I took the kids when they were young. I grew up with nothing and never went on a vacation, ever, so I did not want them to miss out. We punched the Disney ticket, and thereafter went to Europe, California, etc. I much prefer being active, hiking, cycling and so on while on vacation, and theme parks are not high on my list.
If you want your kids to set academic goals, stop by good universities while on vacation. It opens them up to the world of academics and future choices.
Because it's the happiest place on earth! It allows them to escape their probably dull, mundane life where they constantly compare themselves to what others have (and they can't afford) and lets them play make-believe...
I find Disney valuable as a reminder of how many white people, fat people, and mouth breathers there are in America. Many LRCers seem to live in milieus that make it easy to forget those facts.
dont care for it wrote:
I don't care for Disney.
I much prefer...
Disney is a vacation for kids, not you. I'm sure you, like most normal adults, do not care for Disney and would rather do something actually fun. Unfortunately, most kids are incapable of doing actual fun activities until about 16.
dont care for it wrote:
If you want your kids to set academic goals, stop by good universities while on vacation. It opens them up to the world of academics and future choices.
Funny that you mention this. I recently offered to take my brother's oldest kid with me on a trip to Ithaca/Cornell, and was accused of trying to be manipulative. Silly me, trying to plant controversial ideas like "go to school" in the kid's head. Two nights at the Statler apparently amount to propaganda in certain circles.
Should have expected this, I guess. I get the same response when I try to select Christmas/birthday gifts that are enriching.
kibitzer wrote:
I find Disney valuable as a reminder of how many white people, fat people, and mouth breathers there are in America. Many LRCers seem to live in milieus that make it easy to forget those facts.
What the hell is the matter with you? Your mother needs to wash out your mouth with soap. No LRC posting until you behave yourself.
kibitzer wrote:
I find Disney valuable as a reminder of how many white people, fat people, and mouth breathers there are in America. Many LRCers seem to live in milieus that make it easy to forget those facts.
All together now: its a small world after all."
Re poor people there: lots of state of Mass. EBT welfare cards get used there an audit showed
poor people be crazy wrote:
For the money my brother's family just spent on their Disney vacation, my wife and I could have spent a week in Europe or had a really extravagant NYC vacation. Yet they act like European vacations are pretentious while Disney is the every-man destination.
It's easy to identify the selfish parents on this thread.
Universal is better
most people who seem rich actually have little, or zero, or even negative net worth....they spend everything they make, even though they make a lot
poor people be crazy wrote:
For the money my brother's family just spent on their Disney vacation, my wife and I could have spent a week in Europe or had a really extravagant NYC vacation. Yet they act like European vacations are pretentious while Disney is the every-man destination.
We take ours to southern civil war monuments instead.
DifferentPlan wrote:
We take ours to southern civil war monuments instead.
Yeah! The South will rise again!!!!!
John Utah wrote:
poor people be crazy wrote:
For the money my brother's family just spent on their Disney vacation, my wife and I could have spent a week in Europe or had a really extravagant NYC vacation. Yet they act like European vacations are pretentious while Disney is the every-man destination.
It's easy to identify the selfish parents on this thread.
Only if you make some huge assumptions about what other people's kids enjoy.
Poor people tend not to manage money well.
poor people be crazy wrote:
John Utah wrote:
It's easy to identify the selfish parents on this thread.
Only if you make some huge assumptions about what other people's kids enjoy.
Selfish parents often rationalize in this way.
John Utah wrote:
poor people be crazy wrote:
Only if you make some huge assumptions about what other people's kids enjoy.
Selfish parents often rationalize in this way.
We usually let the kids pick where they want to vacation. When the 10-year-old picks, we usually end up camping somewhere. When the 12-year-old picks, we usually spend a week in a domestic or European city. Neither kid has ever even mentioned Disney in the conversation.