Image: Disneyland; Konstantin Yolshin / Shutterstock.com LendingTree surveyed more than 2,000 Americans in 2024 and found that roughly one in four Disney park visitors had borrowed money to pay for the trip , according to the New Yorker. Among parents of young kids, 45 percent went into debt, with an average debt of nearly $2,000. One couple told a YouTuber they'd taken out a $70,000 loan, with Disneyland among the expenses. Ashley, a Quinnipiac University freshman, burned through $15,000 in savings, making six trips to Disney World over two years, finishing with $5 to her name. She then enrolled in the Disney College Program, a semester-long gig staffing the parks. After Disney deducted housing from her wages, she cleared roughly $400 a week — most of which went back into the parks — plus around $1,000 more in credit-card charges. Single-day tickets broke $200 last year. Shuttle buses and line-jumping passes, both previously free, started charging extra fees in 2021.…