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Families are going into debt for Disney vacations

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FILE PHOTO: Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, among others, greet visitors at Shanghai Disney Resort at the Shanghai Disneyland theme park in Shanghai, China May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

For a family of four, the cost of a one-week trip to Disney can range from US$6,463 (S$8,450) to US$15,559, not including flights or souvenirs.

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- Ms Alyssa Leach and her husband have visited Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, every year since 2015. To them, the theme park feels like an oasis where they can escape the stress of everyday life.

So when their son, Lincoln, was born in 2020, Ms Leach wanted his first visit to the park to be special and spared no expense in planning it. She booked a two-week trip to visit Florida in December 2022, which included stays at Disney World and Universal Studios.

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