In 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, and 1984. My family and I went to Disney World as part of our biennial Florida vacations in the 1970s and early 1980s. There were four of us through 1979. My sister hopped off in the 80s.

Disneyland and Walt Disney World

Okay, so none of that is earth-shattering news. But it boggles my mind how we did it, in light of what I'm seeing today regarding the Magic Kingdom and its sister attraction, Disneyland in Anaheim, California. First of all, I know how Dad afforded it, but I still have questions.

A combination of his tax returns and more quarters than you can shake a stick at were the reasons we could afford what are, today, outrageously expensive vacations. (By the way, he saved quarters in an old, retired embalming machine, and he would start at t

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