With inflation and rising theme park costs, more Disney park visitors are going into debt to pay for their trips, according to a recent survey. Twenty-four percent of Disney theme park attendees have taken on debt for a trip, up from 18% in 2022, concluded a survey by financial firm Lending Tree, which queried about 2,000 people last month. That number goes up to 45% for parents with children under 18.
Lending Tree's definition of 'debt' includes credit card debt, personal loans, borrowing against one's home and debt that incurs interest. A Disney representative was not immediately available for comment. Disneyland Resort in Anaheim began using a demand pricing system in 2016 that reduces the prices on low-demand days and increases them on high-demand days.