Even Disney realizes they are pricing people out of visits

The Wall Street journal recently ran a piece about the high cost of making a visit to Disney world. 

Disney seemingly responded by talking about value, the experience, and the "once in a lifetime" schtick. They also calculated their own cost for a stay, and essentially disputed the WSJ saying it might cost around $3800, by saying their figures were closer to $3100. Which is still a lot. 

Anyway, the article is behind a paywall. But you can find it excerpted here:

https://www.resetera.com/threads/even-disney-is-worried-about-the-high-cost-of-a-disney-vacation-wall-street-journal.1104477/

And if you're so inclined, fellow Disney enthusiast and acquaintance of mine Len Testa, breaks this down for us in a lot of detail. 

https://touringplans.com/blog/how-much-disney-can-americas-middle-class-afford-in-2025/

The one thing if add is that while this is all true, the cost of *everything* is going up to a point where most people can't afford much more than a staycation.