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Parking lot at Disney's Animal Kingdom about to expand ahead of the park's new additions
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doctornick
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It's good being proactive, but I wonder why this is taking precedence over the modifications to DHS's parking (access road coming off Victory Lane) which would be potentially critical to expanding that park.
Mad Stitch
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Has parking ever been, or come close to capacity at AK to require this?
Yes.
ABQ
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Though garages, obviously, take up a smaller footprint and have quite a few more advantages to the huge lots, there is something to be said about the lots being much more efficient to load up and empty out. The back up at park opening in filling a garage would be huge. Cars would never wind their way up ramps, around corners and into spots, then unload with passengers, children, strollers and more without massive traffic jams behind them all.
Park closings would be just as much a horror.
Kman101
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True, I just think it would help free up some room to have the garages, but I get why they aren't the preferred method. I also don't know that I necessarily would love to see a big old boxy garage in "front" of the parks either.
And very true that the load/unload in the garages would probably be a disaster, but somehow doesn't Disneyland do just fine with their parking garage?
And very true that the load/unload in the garages would probably be a disaster, but somehow doesn't Disneyland do just fine with their parking garage?
The cost to construct a parking lot is also orders of magnitudes less than a garage. Excluding the cost of the land on both accounts, paving a parking lot costs about $3-$5 per square foot. A basic parking garage starts in the $50-$60 per square foot range.
If you have the room, there is no question that you build the parking lot.
doctornick
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Haven't used them myself (always stayed walking distance when going to DLR), but I've been under the impression that the parking lots at DLR are relatively nightmares to get out of and less than ideal to get in.
I don't really see much reason to convert to a parking deck unless surface lots are simply not viable due to a need for space. The only place that has that potential issue is DHS (especially if they were to want to expand the park into some of the current parking area). Even at DHS, it might be possible to add surface lots if they are willing to convert some currently unusable wetland (which might be more costly than simply building a deck).
Also, it's worth considering that visually a parking deck is more intrusive on the parks and the ambiance. It's a minor point, but I think it has some minimal value.
It's worth noting that Disney is building parking decks at DTD. Of course, that would tend to have people coming and going at different times, so it's more viable.
Lord_Vader
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So it Disney Dollars a garage would cost $24,000 to $30,000 instead of around $6,000 for asphalt.
rioriz
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Soooo....they are assuming Pandora is going to be popular?
No laughing matter...it will be
doctornick
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Soooo....they are assuming Pandora is going to be popular?
Pandora and Rivers of Light absolutely will bring more people to the park, though some of that will be shifting attendance patters from morning-to-afternoon to afternoon-to-evening. IMHO, though, I think it won't add more days to WDW for the vast majority of people, but just shift time from the other parks to DAK.