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Is Disney too expensive?

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published February 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM EST
A general view of Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World Resort on March 03, 2022 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Disney Dreamers Academy)
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Disney Dreamers Academy
A general view of Cinderella's Castle at Walt Disney World Resort on March 03, 2022 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Disney Dreamers Academy)

Disney’s next CEO will be Josh D’Amaro, who has been chair of the company’s highly successful parks division since 2020.

While the parks remain very popular, and the burgeoning cruise department has been a huge success too, the costs for families have skyrocketed, pricing out the middle class.

Computer scientist Len Testa runs the site TouringPlans.com, which helps people plan their Disney trips. He’s been looking into the data and joins host Indira Lakshmanan for more.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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