DrummerAlly
Well-Known Member
It's a popular topic, let's just air it out here: WDW is expensive. We all agree, let's just settle that before we start.
I started pricing vacations for next year - it's been a while since we've been, but with kids and a family of 5 the cost seems more impractical than it did before. When we were (double income no kids), I didn't think too much of spending this much money. Now it's got me thinking... how much does the average Disney-obsessed family like mine spend on their WDW vacation as a percentage of your gross annual income?
Pricing out rack rate with air fare (obviously I'm not going to pay rack rate) on the vacation that we'd probably like to take is 3% of our annual gross income. We haven't been in a few years, we could do it cheaper, etc. etc., but when I thought about it in terms of a cut of our family's income, it made me a bit more squeamish to hit the "check out" button. So... as a vacation cost as a percentage of your annual income, where does the "too expensive, no thanks" line start to get drawn for you?
I started pricing vacations for next year - it's been a while since we've been, but with kids and a family of 5 the cost seems more impractical than it did before. When we were (double income no kids), I didn't think too much of spending this much money. Now it's got me thinking... how much does the average Disney-obsessed family like mine spend on their WDW vacation as a percentage of your gross annual income?
Pricing out rack rate with air fare (obviously I'm not going to pay rack rate) on the vacation that we'd probably like to take is 3% of our annual gross income. We haven't been in a few years, we could do it cheaper, etc. etc., but when I thought about it in terms of a cut of our family's income, it made me a bit more squeamish to hit the "check out" button. So... as a vacation cost as a percentage of your annual income, where does the "too expensive, no thanks" line start to get drawn for you?
