Latest Parking Rumor: Charging at Disney Springs (Unlikely)

[PhotoDave219]

So Chalk this up to Unverified but totally plausible....

On the heels of charging money for parking at the resorts, I've got a good source that suggests charging money for parking at Disney Springs is coming as well.

Thoughts?

 

[alissafalco]

Will there be free parking for AP's? If not, then I will park at one of the parks and then bus it to DTD.

 

[Stitchon]

It makes sense, plus i'd imagine many of the new leases for Disney Springs would have validation written into their agreements.

 

[PhilharMagician]

I wouldn't have any problem with this if they would have validation for after shopping and/or dining. After staying @ SSR many times, I can say that there are a lot of guests using DTD or DS free parking.

 

[ToTBellHop]

This would be very surprising and the tenants would certainly be displeased. Shouldn't they wait until they at least have a full tenant list? Empty storefronts aren't very Disney (looks around Epcot). Oh wait...

Sounds about right.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Sounds like a nightmare since the existing garage and lots were clearly not designed with charging in mind.

 

[danv3]

Personally, I'd be fairly surprised if this didn't happen.

 

[PhotoDave219]

Will there be free parking for AP's? If not, then I will park at one of the parks and then bus it to DTD.

I have no details beyond "its being considered".....

FWIW I would assume that if your AP covers parking at a park, it would cover parking at DTD/DS. Seems to me that its all about $$$$ and making sure no one parks for free. Which IMO has never been an issue.

 

[NearTheEars]

So Chalk this up to Unverified but totally plausible....

On the heels of charging money for parking at the resorts, I've got a good source that suggests charging money for parking at Disney Springs is coming as well.

Thoughts?

At first I was flabbergasted, then quickly remembered that they charge you to park to visit City Walk.
We don't go down there too much, maybe 5 or 6 times a year, but I'd hope our AP would let us park free.

I could see charging if they had kept the surface lots with limited space. But now that they went vertical, there will be plenty to go around.

 

[hopemax]

So Chalk this up to Unverified but totally plausible....

On the heels of charging money for parking at the resorts, I've got a good source that suggests charging money for parking at Disney Springs is coming as well.

Thoughts?

This is what my Dad and I thought was coming. As long as the resorts were "free" they wouldn't be able to get away with charging at Disney Springs. The resort charge is a by-product of wanting to charge for the Springs, not because of too many people parking at the resorts (although that provides a level of justification). It would also explain why parking was added to more AP levels. It will be easy to add a line that the Springs is included in the parking benefit.

 

[Clamman73]

Is all this really about steering people towards buying an AP instead though....

 

[PhotoDave219]

At first I was flabbergasted, then quickly remembered that they charge you to park to visit City Walk.
We don't go down there too much, maybe 5 or 6 times a year, but I'd hope our AP would let us park free.

I could see charging if they had kept the surface lots with limited space. But now that they went vertical, there will be plenty to go around.

I agree with you, I really do. However, It looks as if Disney is trying to maximize any and all revenue.

I'm taking this with a grain of salt but there's enough to it that I'm willing to post the rumor.

 

[Bolt]

Not sure how this would work. Reedy Creek owns, staffs and manages the garages while Disney manages all outdoor lots...

 

[PhotoDave219]

Not sure how this would work. Reedy Creek owns, staffs and manages the garages while Disney manages all outdoor lots...

Your guess is as good as mine. I dont make up the rumors, I just bring them to class and see what we all think....

 

[Bolt]

Your guess is as good as mine. I dont make up the rumors, I just bring them to class and see what we all think....

Additionally, I doubt they'd want to charge because then people would park across the street at Team Disney everyday, which is where the top brass sits. And tha'd flood surrounding areas with random drivers.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Not sure how this would work. Reedy Creek owns, staffs and manages the garages while Disney manages all outdoor lots...

The city of Anaheim doesn't get a cut from the structure they built for Disney. At the very least it could reduce Disney's tax liability to Reedy Creek.

 

[Bolt]

The city of Anaheim doesn't get a cut from the structure they built for Disney. At the very least it could reduce Disney's tax liability to Reedy Creek.

Yeah - I just feel like the charging would have been the reaction before they had garages to help limit drivers but with more parking going up, just seems they're preparing for an influx.

 

[PhotoDave219]

Yeah - I just feel like the charging would have been the reaction before they had garages to help limit drivers but with more parking going up, just seems they're preparing for an influx.

Agreed. But when have they actually thought things out much of late?

 

[DHoy]

I think the decision to charge for parking is not a revenue decision but a crowd control decision. By charging for parking you incentivize people who may have come in multiple cars to meet beforehand and come together.

When I lived Orlando and my friends and I would visit universal, we would always arrive in one car because we all wanted to save on parking.

 

[Chicagoshannon2]

I don't visit City Walk when I'm in Orlando because they charge for parking and I'll stop going to Downtown Disney if they start charging.