Grandma's Philosophy on WDW...
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Mouseketeermama · 01-23-2003, 08:43 AM

My Grandma, who is my closest friend and mentor, is a resident at the nursing home where I work; has some mild, vascular dementia, but is sharp most of the time. One of the most difficult things for her is perception of time-she has been at the NH for almost 2 years and has a hard time realizing that the world changes daily.

I was talking with her about our upcoming trip and this was the conversation:

Gram: "How much is it costing you to go to Disney?"

Me: "Well, the flight was about $800".

Gram: "And the tickets?"

Me: "We got AP's for me and the kids, and a park-hopper for Steve, since he's only staying for a few days. It was about $1300, but mine and the kids are good for a year, so that wasn't too bad".

Gram: "Oh Lisa! That's ridiculous! And you still have to pay for food too!"

Me: "And hotel, but we got a good deal."

Gram: "Hotel too? I thought the other prices included a cottage, or somewhere to stay while you're there! They're gonna run themselves right out of business if the keep charging those kinds of prices!"

Me: "Gram, they've been around forever! Everything has gone up in price!"

Grma: "Well, I"m surprised they're still in business, that's highway robbery! Do they get a good crowd?".

I tried to explain it further, but she couldn't get past the prices! She's been there a few times, but has only vague memories of the trips, and was sure that she never paid their prices (she actually paid hotel and drive down for 8 once).

We had a good laugh, when she recognized that her 'mind isn't what it used to be' and that she stopped accounting for inflation sometime in the 1960's. What a perspective!!!

**chezp** · 01-23-2003, 08:49 AM

Hey, we used to get similar comments about what we paid to stay at the Beach Club from DFIL! Luckily, we won't have to answer those comments anymore as we're now DVC members. Everything does seem very expensive when you just break it down into prices. Most people I talk to can't believe Disney property doesn't even include breakfast for the price!! [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

Cheryl

luvnwdwgal · 01-23-2003, 08:51 AM

It has to be pretty hard for the elderly population to grasp the idea that people now spend as much money on vacations as their parent's probably spent for houses! We spent $3500 going to WDW last September. My husband bought his first new car in 1974 and he only paid $2700 for it!

Diz · 01-23-2003, 09:12 AM

LOL! It's so true! When we took my FIL to Florida, we had invited him so he didn't have any costs to incur. He had cancer and bypass surgery and needed a wheelchair. He thought it was highway robbery to rent a wheelchair for Dprice! LOL! When we said an electric one would be better, he almost went through the roof. MK was out of electric ones that day so fortunately his blood pressure stayed down! The remainder of the trip, we just decided to go with the old-fashioned kind to keep him happy! My kids loved pushing him around. They were able to talk and have fun with PopPop. This is there favortie trip to WDW.

Diz · 01-23-2003, 09:12 AM

LOL! It's so true! When we took my FIL to Florida, we had invited him so he didn't have any costs to incur. He had cancer and bypass surgery and needed a wheelchair. He thought it was highway robbery to rent a wheelchair for Dprice! LOL! When we said an electric one would be better, he almost went through the roof. MK was out of electric ones that day so fortunately his blood pressure stayed down! The remainder of the trip, we just decided to go with the old-fashioned kind to keep him happy! My kids loved pushing him around. They were able to talk and have fun with PopPop. This is there favorite trip to WDW.

Teddysmom · 01-23-2003, 09:44 AM

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Do they get a good crowd?".

<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">I love your Grandma. That is such a sweet conversation. Thanks for sharing it. I can only imagine your answer "Yes Grandma a few people still go there." [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

My Mom gave my DS his trip as a gift so I thought she understood Disney's pricing structure. When I told her what we were paying for an Illuminations cruise I thought she might pass out. She also thought food was included. It must seem like alot of money to her with inflation.

**LilMarcieMouse** · 01-23-2003, 10:09 AM

I get it from my Mom. When we started planning this next trip and we told her we were stay the extra days at AKL alls she could saywas you know you could go cheaper and stay at an All Star resort.My answer: But Mom this is the only way I'll every be able to afford AKL! Parents [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] .