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A quarter of Disney visitors go into debt for the trip

Ellsworth Toohey
May 12, 2026
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Image: Disneyland; Konstantin Yolshin / Shutterstock.com

LendingTree surveyed more than 2,000 Americans in 2024 and found that roughly one in four Disney park visitors had borrowed money to pay for the trip, according to the New Yorker. Among parents of young kids, 45 percent went into debt, with an average debt of nearly $2,000. One couple told a YouTub…

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