No offence but you have to be looking to take exception to something if you are offended by this. Are you offended when your insurance agency quotes you more than they quote your child? I am not offended when they quote me a higher insurance rate than a female of the same age; it is pure numbers.First I don't need to divide the cost of my contracts over more years, I know I have already recouped the money I paid for my points and the cost of dues. I don't have any issue with that, at this point it is all gravy. Maybe people who have to analyze the cost so intensely shouldn't buy DVC, maybe they can't really afford it.
When looking at the overall world population I would say there are far fewer 100-110, 90-99 and 80-89 year old's when compared to the rest of the population. I don't have actual numbers but I think it would be a pretty good guess so your comment about there being fewer in that age group wondering around Disney would probably be accurate. Not sure what that really has to with anything other than the possibility that you think a person in their 70's is too old to enjoy Disney?
That being said, in your original comments from above you implied that a person in their 70's most likely wouldn't want to wonder around Disney due to the heat and all the walking. This is where I take exception to your comments and I do find them a bit controversial. Just because a person is in their 70's doesn't mean that they still can't enjoy Disney. Just because you feel that you might not have the stamina doesn't mean that others don't. I know and have seen older guests at Disney seeming to have a very good time "wondering around Disney". My husband fits into this category and he is having fun "wondering around Disney". We work hard to stay physically fit so we can do the things we enjoy and for this reason I do take offense to being written off as being too old to still do Disney.
We usually travel in Jan/Feb to avoid the extreme heat, I'm not overly found of excessive heat so that is a no brainer for me. We do visit all the parks at least once during our trip with Epcot being the exception, we visit that park multiple time during our trips. All the walking allows for us to enjoy the treats that we wouldn't normally have without gaining any weight. Walking is very good exercise for people of all ages. With proper planning I think we will be able to enjoy WDW for many years to come.
One possible issue I can see may be the long drive to WDW but maybe at some point they will perfect the self-driving cars so that will no longer be an issue. One can always hope.
Your conclusion of what I am saying is so backwards. If I am 35 and every grandparent I have had died before the age of 75, and when I go to Disney, as you said yourself, there is a declining number from 70 to 80 to 90 as there is in the population at large, what difference does it make to you that I am assuming I might be dead or sick when I have 15 years left on my contract? No one wants to be wrong more than me about that lol trust me. But still I am just being realistic and I am actually happy for people who go and enjoy themselves, I am just not assuming I will be so lucky when it comes to spending money today.
Saying you if you analyze dvc financially you can't afford it is a misguided conclusion. You are totally missing the point; those people are still spending the money on the exact same thing. That is like saying I go to buy a Mercedes at one dealership and they sell it for $50k and I go to another dealership and they want $55k for the same car and I buy the one worth $55k and when you paid $50k I say "oh you couldn't afford it from my dealership eh?". It is the same car...that's the point.
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