Taking your kids away on vacation is usually an expensive affair, but when you’ve got a camper full of children, that amount can be eye-watering.
Wild ‘n Out TV show host Nick Cannon recently explained how much he has to fork out every year to take his children to Disneyland - and it’s insane.
The 43-year-old spoke about the amount he spends on Friday’s (1 December) The Breakfast Club radio show for Power 105.1.
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He told host, Charlamagne tha God, that because of how many birthdays and holidays there are associated with his 12 kids, he goes to Disneyland 'at least once a month’.
The actor went on to explain that when he hosted the Christmas morning parade between 2009 and 2019, he used to get free admissions for himself and his family, as well as other ‘perks’, but now he has to pay - and it’s a lot.
As it’s ‘no longer free’ and his brood of children have grown exponentially, the cost each month must be extortionate to the everyday person.
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At the beginning of the conversation, instead of coming right out with it, he asked the host to guess the number to see if he would be correct.
He asked: “Do you know how much money I spend at Disneyland a year?”
'A lot,' Charlamagne tha God commented back.
He explained that 'It's no longer free and I only had two kids then,' which is when his family consisted of his twins Moroccan and Monroe, now 12; and ex-wife Mariah Carey.
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Now, after going on to father ten more kids with five different women, it’s becoming a costly trip away.
“Every birthday and Christmas, I'm literally at Disneyland at least once a month and to move around Disney, like, I'm probably spending $200,000 a year at Disneyland.”
That’s a lot of cash, but the actor does also pay an additional expense for a chaperone, add-ons, and hotel rooms on top of the tickets.
He explained: “Disneyland is expensive already off [the] top if you trying to stay in the hotel.”
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But he went on to mention that the theme part just wasn’t the same anymore.
“It's not how it used to be.”
“You gotta make reservations.”
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Cannon has had 12 children - 8 boys and 4 girls - in the last 12 years.
With Mariah Carey, he welcomed fraternal twins during their marriage between 2008 and 2016, and in the seven years since their split, he has gone on to have more at an incredible rate.
In 2021, he had a son named Zen with Alyssa Scott who tragically passed away from a brain tumor, before announcing the birth of their daughter, Halo Marie Cannon one year later.
He also has two sons that are six and 14 months old, called Golden Sagon and Rise Messiah and one daughter, Powerful Queen, two, with Brittany Bell.
Next there are his sons Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir, who are both two and his 12-month-old daughter, Beautiful Zeppelin who he had with Abby De La Rosa.
Legendary Love is Cannon’s 17-month-old son with Bre Tiesi from Selling Sunset.
Lastly, there is Onyx Ice, his 14-month-old daughter, whom he shares with LaNisha Cole.
What will 2024 look like for the eager dad?
Topics: News, Celebrity, Nick Cannon, Disneyland
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