Resort Parking Charges

[Chef Mickey]

Dad? Hey! You remembered your passwords!

I am like a Dad, but I'm smarter than your Dad.

 

[adamlathmsmith]

if you have a disability reason eg in wheelchair or member of you group is in wheelchair then pack should free

 

[flynnibus]

if you have a disability reason eg in wheelchair or member of you group is in wheelchair then pack should free

meh.. most of the 'handicap park free' legacy is simply because the pay systems weren't handicap accessible! So it was easier to just say they park for free verse accommodate them. Now people associate handicap with free... nah. You didn't drive verse another transportation alternative because you were handicapped..

 

[DIZNE ED]

They want to stop people like me who left my Resort for two days last vacation to go to Universal instead. That was a lot more Revenue lost to them then they will recover in parking fees.

What does the lot being full or not have to do with it?
Empty lots still cost money to build and maintain...

The reasoning is entirely about 'not leaving money on the table' and justifying it with industry norms.

Exactly, or go to International Drive, Sea World or other attractions.

 

[DIZNE ED]

Anytime new charges are invented and add no value to the experience they are nothing more than a cash grab. It is akin to an insult.

Yes, an insult and bad customer relations.

 

[DIZNE ED]

So what your saying is that its offensive to the paying guests when I reaort hop to try out the different resort bathrooms and water fountains?[/

Lets just agree that the resort parking fees stink, no matter the reason.

Yes, BTW doesn't the Swan & Dolphin have a parking fee AND a resort fee?

 

[DIZNE ED]

Okay..how's this?

Swolphin - not run by Disney - charges $55 a night plus tax ($32 for resort fee and $23 for parking). If you want valet, tack on another $10 and you're at $65 per night.

I wouldn't necessarily categorize Sheraton and Westin as "5 star, ocean front resort.... from one of the top luxury brands". Yet they're in the ballpark of one.

Or better yet. Hilton Bonnet Creek on property - with it's incredible bargain of a $40 a night resort fee and $27 a night self parking fee ($35 for valet). Don't think I'm the Cayman Islands in an oceanfront room with the Hilton BC. They do have a pretty cool pool though.

Used to be able to dispute those fees at the Swan & Dolphin, not anymore.

 

[DIZNE ED]

I don’t need a car, thanks.

 

[DIZNE ED]

As I told the Disney Rep who called me, I'll make up the parking fees by not eating at the ADR based places.
We normally dine at a nice sit down establishment every day but on the next trip we'll make do with burgers and other relatively inexpensive meals.
Also the usual souvenirs will remain in the Disney stores. I can do without more coffee mugs anyway.

Go to the outlet store for those Disney items!

 

[UncleMike101]

Go to the outlet store for those Disney items!

Or they can be purchased online from Disney licensed distributors.
But that would be akin to cheating.
Anyone can buy a Disney coffee mug on line without setting foot in one of the parks.
I prefer visiting a place to acquire memorabilia from that location.

 

[DIZNE ED]

It would of been better customer relations if Disney just raised room rates to cover the parking fees and alleviate all the controversy. A lot of companies like Metro PCS, T-Mobile are rounding off their prices to cover taxes and fees. Why not hotel rooms?
Disney is using a "partitioned pricing strategy" to make it's rooms
seem more affordable. http://www.msi.org/reports/divide-a...partitioned-prices-on-consumers-price-recall/

 

[DIZNE ED]

Or they can be purchased online from Disney licensed distributors.
But that would be akin to cheating.
Anyone can buy a Disney coffee mug on line without setting foot in one of the parks.
I prefer visiting a place to acquire memorabilia from that location.

The Disney Outlet Store has official merchandise that was previously sold at the parks!

 

[DIZNE ED]

They are in the process of building out DHS and EPCOT is next. There needs to be more space to move, but that won't happen overnight. They are starting to invest in WDW, but it takes time.

You'll see them control crowds with price increases if nothing else. Fireworks are a crowded time. I find avoiding MK during peak holidays and early evenings still makes it manageable.

The ongoing construction is a problem also. It won't be slowing down till 2021.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Stay away from individual stocks and buy shares of the VOO every month for the rest of your life.

Best investment advice you'll ever get, and I'm not joking.

I’ve had it since the market bottomed out

 

[larryz]

Only uniformed people ever thought Sears was bulletproof.

I spent a long time in uniform and never thought Sears was bulletproof.

 

[Chef Mickey]

I’ve had it since the market bottomed out

Never stop buying it. Just accumulate and dollar cost average forever.

 

[Chef Mickey]

I spent a long time in uniform and never thought Sears was bulletproof.

Lol...I guess that extra N makes a difference. Smart man.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I spent a long time in uniform and never thought Sears was bulletproof.

Didn’t they have a Kevlar section next to the radials??

 

[larryz]

Didn’t they have a Kevlar section next to the radials??

Kevlar only works until someone comes up with a bigger bullet. Hence, NOTHING is "bulletproof."

 

[jessfriends]

If you’re staying at a deluxe resort with a car do you have to pay the $24 plus the $33 for valet if you want valet?