This ticket to Disneyland in 1955 cost $1.00. In 1955
the minimum wage was $.75 (75 cents), so it took 1.33 hours of labor to earn enough to buy this one ticket in 1955.
Today, a
ticket would cost you $105.00 to visit the Happiest Place on Earth. In 2016 the minimum wage (although it varies in States and even some localities) is $7.25 per hour. At that rate, a ticket would take 14.5 hours of labor (excluding labor taxes, of course).
A day at Disneyland in 1955 was definitely more affordable for a low wage worker 60 years ago. The only thing that really remains to be determined is the comparable quality of the experience. The parks are vastly different in composition.
Has the quality of the visit improved by a large enough factor to make the extra hours worked to buy a one-day pass more "utility maximizing" in 2017 than in 1955?
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