More Families Going Into Debt to Visit Disneyland

Nearly half put the expense on a credit card, compared to one-third two years ago. But most aren’t grumpy about it.

People enter Disneyland on April 24, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. Mario Tama/Getty Images

For many American families, the only way to make that fantasy trip to Disneyland into a reality is to wave the magic credit card.

In Lending Tree’s recent survey of more than 2,000 American consumers, the online lending marketplace found that a trip to Disneyland was putting a serious dent in family finances.