larry47591
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- Sep 14, 2016
its on the site https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/parking/
That would be incredibly maddening. But it sure sounds like that's exactly what could happen. They would have to add new infrastructure to collect fees from day guests. Nightly guests just get it added to their bill.I will be bugged if I'm paying $25 a night as a Poly resort guest and I can't find a parking spot because someone who wants to watch the fireworks from the Poly beach pulls in and takes the last spot.
Someone stated before they don't mind paying for it at the Swan and Dolphin because on the average they are cheaper than Disney hotels, but are they really?
That's 343 a night, before the 20 a day parking, so 363 a night. Yes, on paper it's cheaper than most rooms at the Floridian, Poly, and Contemporary, but it's not some outrageous savings.
Okay Disney, I have a SIMPLE SOLUTION to whatever parking problem(s) you're attempting to solve here:
Regardless of the reason for parking at a Disney resort, give EVERYONE the same automated ticket on the way in.
THEN: Don't charge for parking according to the duration of their stay in the lot. Just charge them to leave the lot. Every time they leave the lot.
So if I'm a good and faithful resort guest that truly only uses my car as Disney desires (i.e. my car stays put in the resort lot, and I stay in the Disney bubble for as long as I am a resort guest) you charge me a single $20 parking fee when I leave Disney on my last day.
But if Harry Potter entices us to be unfaithful, or if I'm using resort lots to avoid paying for parking at the parks, I get dinged $20 on my way out.
Think of the advantages to this approach:
1. Legitimate restaurant patrons could easily get their ticket validated when paying their bill.
2. Disney has added a disincentive to arriving from the airport in a rental car with the intent of visiting Universal.
3. Disney has added a disincentive to park guests scamming free parking at resorts.
4. Disney has added a modest revenue stream for legitimate resort guests, but most won't mind paying since the parking supply has improved due to point #3.
Resort Hotels
Bah. At least they're giving a heads-up and not applying it to existing reservations...
No, they aren't. Whenever I book, I look at all onsite and offsite options and go with the best price for the resort level I want. Swolphin, Hilton Bonnet Creek, Waldorf, Disney Springs hotels almost all wind up costing more because of the added resort and parking fees, so my choices are almost always an offsite resort without fees, or an onsite WDW resort without fees - whichever of those comes out cheaper is the winner. (It's a toss-up - I'd say offsite wins out about as often as onsite; just depends on the time of year and what discounts are running. But add a parking and/or resort fee into the onsite price and it quickly becomes the loser.)Someone stated before they don't mind paying for it at the Swan and Dolphin because on the average they are cheaper than Disney hotels, but are they really?
Someone stated before they don't mind paying for it at the Swan and Dolphin because on the average they are cheaper than Disney hotels, but are they really?
That's 343 a night, before the 20 a day parking, so 363 a night. Yes, on paper it's cheaper than most rooms at the Floridian, Poly, and Contemporary, but it's not some outrageous savings.
I'm not sure how to interpret the wording - so I booked a res for early May, and booked it last week... I should not have to pay for parking?Bah. At least they're giving a heads-up and not applying it to existing reservations...
Correct. The fees apply to all reservations made after March 21.I'm not sure how to interpret the wording - so I booked a res for early May, and booked it last week... I should not have to pay for parking?
I don’t love or hate it I see it as an industry standard for touristy places and places short on parking.
I don’t see the point of it at all wdw resorts but there are some that parking is so hard to find. This won’t easily fix those parking at hotels to bybpass parking at the parks.
No, they aren't. Whenever I book, I look at all onsite and offsite options and go with the best price for the resort level I want. Swolphin, Hilton Bonnet Creek, Waldorf, Disney Springs hotels almost all wind up costing more because of the added resort and parking fees, so my choices are almost always an offsite resort without fees, or an onsite WDW resort without fees - whichever of those comes out cheaper is the winner. (It's a toss-up - I'd say offsite wins out about as often as onsite; just depends on the time of year and what discounts are running. But add a parking and/or resort fee into the onsite price and it quickly becomes the loser.)
THEN: Don't charge for parking according to the duration of their stay in the lot. Just charge them to leave the lot. Every time they leave the lot.
Normally, I just complain on the internet. That is what 90% of the internet is used for.Do people just complain on social media or do they actually write Disney like you would a Senator?
Ditto. I want them to know they just lost me for good. Even if they don't care, lol!Normally, I just complain on the internet. That is was 90% of the internet is used for.
But this time, I'll actually be complaining to Disney.
That's how I read it. I sure hope so, really don't want to pay for parking on my existing reservation (or ever!)...I'm not sure how to interpret the wording - so I booked a res for early May, and booked it last week... I should not have to pay for parking?
I'm curious to see how it'll work with point rentals...So if I pay $250 plus a night at AKL and drive there, I have to pay $24 a night for my car to sit in the giant parking lot at AKL. While some one who isn’t DVC rents points at a lower overall price and gets free parking?