ddbowdoin
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but locals get to be around for every special event, holidays, and pin events... no matter how much you plan it's hard to get all of those types of experiences in if you're visiting infrequently
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If I was a millionaire?
- Thread starter jayhawkmickey
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but locals get to be around for every special event, holidays, and pin events... no matter how much you plan it's hard to get all of those types of experiences in if you're visiting infrequently
bethymouse
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I'd buy a very nice house in a very nice neighborhood near Disney, get an annual pass, and go as often as I could.
jw24
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Well, for starters, I'd get the things I want that are non-Disney related. As much as I love WDW, there are other things I also really want! Once I've allocated a solid amount for that and the usual stuff like bills and all that, I would easily do everything on my bucket list first. Stay at my top 5 dream resorts, do all the tours, eat at all the places I wanted that I never had the time or money to do so, go to WDW on my birthday, attend all the special events I'm interested in. (Food+Wine, Halloween Party, Christmas Party, Star Wars Weekends, etc.). There's probably more on my bucket list but everything I just said was that in a nutshell. Well, most of it, I think! I can't come to terms of moving to Florida, getting an annual pass and visiting whenever I wanted. Like everyone said, it would ruin the awesome anticipation of waiting.
aeillill
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I would definitely buy a winter home right by Disney, I had always pictured moving to Celebration, but looking at Golden Oaks, OH MY, as long as it's the big lottery I might as well buy the big house and get all the perks. My normal rest of the year home would be much more modest, don't want to blow the whole winning on things like that.
By my quick math, a 350 million dollar lump sum after tax payout would require an unshared Powerball jackpot of just over a Billion dollars.
The current jackpot amount is $400,000,000. The lump sum payout would be $223,600. From that, taxes of about $88,545,600 would come out leaving $135,054,400.
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That's what we would do, also.
We'd build or buy a nice big house locally and then spend too much for a big house in Golden Oak. Beyond that, it's just about taking care of our parents and a few other family members and investing the remainder to ensure that my wife and I and our kids are set (literally) forever.
cynic710
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couldnt have said it better myself. the fact that we have to do so much to arrive there (between saving and traveling, coming from CT mind you) that the adventure leading up to the arrival is part of the experience. i couldnt imagine being able to go all the time and "getting used" to the world. I appreciate its rarity through the years.
ps @Graham9 my name should explain well enough
ddrongowski
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No thanks, not enough privacy or property. Also why in the world would I want to deal with WDW traffic on a daily basis?
I agree with Graham that living nearby and being able to enjoy WDW every day might take the 'specialness' away. However, it isn't as if you would be hitting the park every day for the full day. Instead, you might head on over and ride a ride and grab lunch. Or maybe, you would just show up to play whatever the new interactive game is. My point is, you would have the ability to focus your time at the parks and really have fun without feeling like you have to pack as much in your days as you can.
A fat bank account would also give you the freedom to vacation elsewhere multiple times per year, giving you breaks from the rigor of WDW.
A fat bank account would also give you the freedom to vacation elsewhere multiple times per year, giving you breaks from the rigor of WDW.
ddrongowski
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That might work, but at the same time, why not just get to know a real nice hotel, and have them get to know your money, and then pamper the heck out of you, when you do show up. Problem with second homes is they still require the same upkeep as your primary home. A couple of sayings come to mind...
"Waste not, want not", and "A fool and their money are soon parted".
ddrongowski
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Be prepared to every "relative" to contact you. If you want to have you winnings and a semi normal private life, you have to become low profile and somewhat of a hermit.There is a saying that money does not buy happiness....but you can afford a better standard of misery.
That said, I would like to win the lottery and see how true that is.
The beauty of being rich is that you wouldn't have to deal with WDW traffic on a daily basis. It's not like you would have to jump into rush hour traffic to get to the office.
ddrongowski
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Sounds like an outstanding idea.
ddrongowski
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Your accountant is going to hate you... especially around tax time.
ddrongowski
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Right... So when is traffic around WDW not rush hour/congested? Remember WDW is a tourist attraction 24/365 and golden oaks is pigeon holed just up the road from POR/FQ and the roads lead to 1.MK parking area, 2. DTD, and 3.Vista Blvd headed east which dumps you out on 535 (which never has traffic
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ddrongowski
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TAXES!!!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!?!? So uncle sam dips into that also? dang...
ddrongowski
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Hear is a question.. Why do people think that millions is a lot know a days. Lets just say that your yearly household income is $150,000 (say you and your spouse are professionals making 75K each, very realistic). And say you have been doing that for 20+ years... Isn't that millions? Then why do these people still have to work to survive? Oh that's because millions is not that much anymore. Look at the local news about money and you hear the words billions and trillions being reference with money. Just a question and a thought.
Chernaboggles
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No millions here, but we're going to test out the "what would we do if we lived right near Disney" 'in February, we're renting a house for the month that's about 4 miles away. I'm not sure if it'll take away the magic, but we're going to buy annual passes so we can go as often as we like during that month. If we HAD the money (or the clout, because I seem to recall that you can't just make a reservation), I'd want to stay in the Castle suite. For at least a week.
The obvious answer to your question is that people aren't really talking about a few million dollars.
The OP was premised on winning the lottery. One assumes that he's referring to the current big lottery, Poweball, which has a current jackpot of $400 million dollars. With a jackpot like that, a person could buy a big house in Golden Oak plus one 'back home', invest the rest and still be able to live on a mere five or six million dollars per year literally forever.
Fox&Hound
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My wife and I have dreamed this many times ourselves. As much as I would love to move down there, our life and family is here in MD. And if u have a house u need to worry about upkeep and cleaning and lawn care. In a weird way I would miss the hotels. Wilderness lodge at Christmas! Yes. Please! It's just part of the experience for us. But we would def visit twice a year. Once to Dl and once to Wdw!