In recent years, the cost of a Disney vacation has risen sharply: a single-park Disney World day ticket surpassed $200 for the first time, in 2025, and in 2021 Disney began charging for previously free amenities such as airport shuttles and skip-the-line ride passes. In February, the company’s outgoing C.E.O., Bob Iger said, “Disney’s not just another company. Disney really is a cultural institution that has touched hundreds of millions of people.”
Henry Giroux, the author of the 1999 book “The Mouse That Roared: Disney and the End of Innocence,” believes that Disney is selling “the swindle of fulfillment.” He has heard the counter-arguments from Disney fans, but he is not convinced. “I understand that it’s all laid out for them. I understand that there’s no surprises. I understand that in that standardization, there may be the thrill of not having to think or experience something new. But isn’t that the problem?” Read more about the adults going into debt for Disney: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/are-dis...
