News WDW Resorts to add fees for parking

[asianway]

For as much as they charge for rooms they should really be embarrassed to also charge for parking.

Imagine being the parks blog author who had to write a post explaining why this is great news for guests.

Sounds like a Friday afternoon news dump if I ever heard one

 

[imperius]

This is hardly surprising. $50 per car is what I am hearing. And bank on it being $100 within 5 years as Disney gets easy money. On top of the $200 park ticket that we will be at very soon. And don’t forget the rumored extra charge just to get into Star Wars Land. Probably another $50 “Extreme Pass” needed to experience the new Star Wars rides.

This makes my head hurt. 20 years ago, stuff like this would be incomprehensible. Walt would be turning over in his grave. To spend $1000 for a family of 4 just to get into a park for a single day, oh my.

No way they are charging $50 for parking at their resorts. That’s 2x any other place in Orlando.

 

[Nubs70]

While not defending this decision it should be noted this is common practice in the Hospitality industry and DIsney has been charging parking fees for years at their resorts in Anaheim as well as Aulani.

However, Dinsney used to pride itself in being uncommon on the hospitality business.

 

[Jahona]

Might try searching. It's one the top posts in what's new.

https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/wdw-resorts-to-charge-for-parking-eta-easter-2018-week/

 

[asianway]

No way they are charging $50 for parking at their resorts. That’s 2x any other place in Orlando.

I could see it at the Poly. No idea how that flies at All Stars though

 

[jbeechuk]

No way they are charging $50 for parking at their resorts. That’s 2x any other place in Orlando.

This is Disney we are talking about. Where people empty their bank accounts to give their kids the best vacation. When you pay $500+ a night for your room, another $50 is chump change, in the bean counters mind.

 

[Smooth]

 

[Smooth]

 

[MuteSuperstar]

If the $50 figure is true at any of the properties, then I think we may finally see a serious backlash even from the true believers.

 

[Andrew C]

If the $50 figure is true at any of the properties, then I think we may finally see a serious backlash even from the true believers.

Yeah. No way self parking starts at $50.

That’s almost NYC hotel self parking prices.

 

[Neverland44]

Amazin the PD's still think WDW has their best experience at the front of their thought process. You are a cow waiting to be milked. This was brought up years ago and the PD mindset was "never in the world" but lookie what happened. They joined the real world where $40 parking and $25 "resort " fees are common.
Welcome to the real "world", they not only do an obscene overcharge for the rooms they now tack on "fees" to boost the bottom line. @WDW1974 posted that this would happen years ago. Ye of little belief should not be surprised.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

On a given day, a night at the poly costs the same as an AP. There's something drastically wrong with the pricing if you step back a moment. The person paying for the poly is an idiot. The person buying an AP is smart. And the person staying at the poly is about to pay $20-30-? More.

Ok...but the poly rates are whack...that's the customers fault.

If you want to say the AP rates are whack and that's Disney's fault...you have a case.

But spewing darts at people that use an ANNUAL pass more or less is just off the grid. It's a legal ticket with terms and conditions. You have no argument when phrased that way.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Yeah. No way self parking starts at $50.

That’s almost NYC hotel self parking prices.

Not a chance on that...$20 or so is pretty much assured...i would think.

The difference might be - however - is that Californians are used to be charged for everything all the time...

Many geographic areas...oh hell, the south, get PEEEED off if you imply they shouldn't be using their car...

 

[asianway]

Ok...but the poly rates are whack...that's the customers fault.

If you want to say the AP rates are whack and that's Disney's fault...you have a case.

But spewing darts at people that use an ANNUAL pass more or less is just off the grid. It's a legal ticket with terms and conditions. You have no argument when phrased that way.

I'm not saying they're doing anything illegal. Only pushing the limits.

And disney has this nasty tendency to to not like that.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

This, if true, is not cool.

And it would be very easy to exempt those with trips already booked. If those fees were not disclosed at the time of booking, they should not be charged.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Is parking in the DVC contract?

I was actually gonna dig it out and read it...but I didn't have the time tonight

Can a brotha/sista help me out?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I'm not saying they're doing anything illegal. Only pushing the limits.

And disney has this nasty tendency to to not like that.

But they're not...they're using it within defined limits...
If it's gold, you can't go on Christmas or in June...if it's platinum+, you can go to blizzard 100 days a year. It's all printed up on the website. It's a contract for a defined term.

I'll tell you you're ascertion that they would sell the same at $2000 is dead wrong. They would drop 75-90% and kill all the ancillary revenue - which is entirely the point of a ticket in the first place.

There are "psychological limits" to product pricing. Tickets sell differently than rooms...that's psychological too.

 

[jbeechuk]

Yeah. No way self parking starts at $50.

That’s almost NYC hotel self parking prices.

I respectfully disagree. Look at most of the hotels at Disney. The mid and value hotels are dumps. Sure, the grounds might look ok but the rooms are dumps. If you have ever stayed at real hotels in big cities like NYC, San Diego, Las Vegas, etc, they are much nicer at a cheaper price. Now even the Deluxe hotels, which are very nice, but not $500+ a night worthy. Not even close. They are more like $250 a night in the real world. $500+ a night will get a suite in a 5 Star hotel in most places.

But yet people happily pay these extreme prices Disney sets without batting an eye. You really think someone paying $3-4K for a week at the Polynesian will even care about a $50 a night parking charge? Not all all. It’s chump change to their $7000 vacation bill.

People will pay any cost to go to Disney and have the best vacation possible for their families. With $100+ for a park ticket, which will be $200 within 5 years, the bean counters at Disney are high-fiving themselves with this latest money-maker. It sucks, but this is Disney World, not some cheap carnival.

 

[Andrew C]

You really think someone paying $3-4K for a week at the Polynesian will even care about a $50 a night parking charge?

Yes.

 

[asianway]

But they're not...they're using it within defined limits...
If it's gold, you can't go on Christmas or in June...if it's platinum+, you can go to blizzard 100 days a year. It's all printed up on the website. It's a contract for a defined term.

I'll tell you you're ascertion that they would sell the same at $2000 is dead wrong. They would drop 75-90% and kill all the ancillary revenue - which is entirely the point of a ticket in the first place.

There are "psychological limits" to product pricing. Tickets sell differently than rooms...that's psychological too.

I wouldn't think a family of four would drop almost $600 for a few hours at the MK at night either but they're selling like hot cakes. Disney is a drug don't underestimate the addiction