Episode 150: "Space Mountain or Dumbo? Which Ride is Your Retirement Plan?"

I thought we'd have a little bit of fun here and do some financial lessons from some iconic rides at Disneyland or Disney World, I guess, if you're on that side of the country as well.

A little bit different, I guess, as far as the timelines are concerned, but we'll start with a classic here, and it's a Space Mountain.

You have to tell me, Tom, because have you been to both locations? I've never been to both locations.

I've been to both locations multiple times.

Okay.

Is Space

Mountain in both? The Space Mountain's in both.

And I'll tell you what, the only difference in the two, there are a few rides that are different.

They have the, I like the Hall of the Presidents that's at Disney World, but I love some of the little personal things that were here because Walt Disney started Disneyland personally and saw it all the way through till its beginning.

I don't know if anybody knows, but he wasn't there by the time they opened Disney World.

Oh, had he

passed before they got World open? He passed before.

It was a great, great statement on vision.

Supposedly the chief engineer got up and said, you know, this is a beautiful park.

I wish that walt was able to see it had been able to see it and miss disney got up and said you know i want to tell you walt was able to see it he had the vision for it and that's why it's here i thought that was one of the greatest things in the world well space mountains in both of them you know it's a it's a well-known roller coaster it's the last roller coaster i'll ever ride in my life

Well, I'll tell you what, riding it when you're younger and then riding it when you're older is a different animal because not only from the darkness to the light, but also just beating you up, right?

Yeah, I know.

But that's what happened about probably 12 years ago now.

I rode Space Mountain here at Disneyland and oh my goodness, when I got off, I just, I was looking for the nearest bench.

You know what I'm saying? And then I was looking for a bag, if you know what I'm saying, because it just as you get older, you just can't do it.

You know,

it's a great analogy, though, if you think about that for retirement.

Right.

I mean, it's fun when you're younger to take that take that ride and let it kick you around a little bit in the scares and stuff.

But you get older and you don't like the kicking as much.

I thought we'd have a little bit of fun here and do some financial lessons from some iconic rides at Disneyland or Disney World, I guess, if you're on that side of the country as well.

A little bit different, I guess, as far as the timelines are concerned, but we'll start with a classic here, and it's a Space Mountain.

You have to tell me, Tom, because have you been to both locations? I've never been to both locations.

I've been to both locations multiple times.

Okay.

Is Space

Mountain in both? The Space Mountain's in both.

And I'll tell you what, the only difference in the two, there are a few rides that are different.

They have the, I like the Hall of the Presidents that's at Disney World, but I love some of the little personal things that were here because Walt Disney started Disneyland personally and saw it all the way through till its beginning.

I don't know if anybody knows, but he wasn't there by the time they opened Disney World.

Oh, had he

passed before they got World open? He passed before.

It was a great, great statement on vision.

Supposedly the chief engineer got up and said, you know, this is a beautiful park.

I wish that walt was able to see it had been able to see it and miss disney got up and said you know i want to tell you walt was able to see it he had the vision for it and that's why it's here i thought that was one of the greatest things in the world well space mountains in both of them you know it's a it's a well-known roller coaster it's the last roller coaster i'll ever ride in my life

Well, I'll tell you what, riding it when you're younger and then riding it when you're older is a different animal because not only from the darkness to the light, but also just beating you up, right?

Yeah, I know.

But that's what happened about probably 12 years ago now.

I rode Space Mountain here at Disneyland and oh my goodness, when I got off, I just, I was looking for the nearest bench.

You know what I'm saying? And then I was looking for a bag, if you know what I'm saying, because it just as you get older, you just can't do it.

You know,

it's a great analogy, though, if you think about that for retirement.

Right.

I mean, it's fun when you're younger to take that take that ride and let it kick you around a little bit in the scares and stuff.

But you get older and you don't like the kicking as much.