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Walt Disney World theme park parking fees set to rise tomorrow
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TheRabbit
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I'm suprised they haven't begun charging to park at the water parks. Wet n Wild started doing that many years ago, same with Aquatica. I don't agree with it, just making the observation that Disney seems to be one of the only places in town that doesn't charge for water park parking.
DisLuver
Member
Well, isn't resort occupancy down yet park attendance up? They have to make up the cost on over-priced rooms being vacant somehow.
It's still cheaper to stay offsite and pay for parking and a rental car than staying onsite, so it won't move people onsite, unless they fall for the cost of parking adding value.
It's still cheaper to stay offsite and pay for parking and a rental car than staying onsite, so it won't move people onsite, unless they fall for the cost of parking adding value.
jencor
Active Member
I agree that parking fees go towards operational and maintenance, but if that was the only thing it went to, there would be a price decrease. There is a lot, a whole lot of profit in there.
bhg469
Well-Known Member
Attendance is fabricated, the numbers reported at events are never correct or accurate. Sporting events announce attendance and it is very loosely based on what they expected. Events like fairs, festivals and theme parks are often padded by extreme amounts often double and triple what they claim.
You know those numbers that they show you on a score board at sporting events? They aren't made up, they come from people like me. And I have never given a number that wasn't padded by someone down the line.
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
Sporting events are based on tickets sold. And yes, there are ways to manipulate that.
bhg469
Well-Known Member
Sometimes, but the "ways to manipulate" are nothing more than saying a number that sounds cooler. I make my living in the ticketing industry, and I promise sporting events are usually very close. Concerts are pretty accurate because a lot of time artists will not go on stage until a certain number of bodies are in the building. The worst offenders are festivals and theme parks. I do not have Disneys numbers but I guarantee they report at least 50% more than what they actually get through the gates. I have seen people announce 200% or more and cringe because it is so far off from the very accurate numbers I give them.
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
Theyre not. Those estimates are pretty spot on. 17 Million is 40k a day. They do that easily at MK.
bhg469
Well-Known Member
Do they even announce this for anyone to verify?
But do they count re entry? Do they count the occasional local that shows a few times a week to do nothing more than grab dinner and leave? I
just do not believe based on my previous visits that attendance is increasing yet not as many hotel rooms are being used.
Yes they pull in more regular numbers than any of my venues but I have set up events that have more people in a day. This summer I am setting up an event that is projected to have 200k people in the gates, even if they hit that mark, the number for the event will be reported higher.
DManRightHere
Well-Known Member
Not the disney/universal compare again!
$2 increase in less than a year is terrible. Neither park should be $17.
DManRightHere
Well-Known Member
I can't stand double parkers. I think you're more likely to get a keyed car in 2 spaces than a dinged door from a close car door.
Rob562
Well-Known Member
It's probably because the Disney water parks are so out of the way compared to Aquatica and Wet n Wild. At those parks you could theoretically park there for free and then walk a couple blocks to Sea World or Universal. Where could free-parkers walk to from TL or BB?
At the Disney water parks they don't run trams that have to be maintained and fueled, and they don't employ CM's to guide you to parking spaces like the theme park lots. (At least I don't think they direct you...It's been a while since I've driven to the water parks)
-Rob
Robin Of Loxley
Well-Known Member
This disturbs me as well. I've written the company several times mentioning this, but so far nothing has been done about it.
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Scuttle
Well-Known Member
Agreed 17 to park when your paying 95 per is ludacris.
But why not the comparison? Universal is simply whooping Disney right now and I'm just pointing out that Universal makes the price worth it.
Scuttle
Well-Known Member
Stockholder?
Robin Of Loxley
Well-Known Member
Gosh no.Stockholder?
If I was a stockholder, I'd mention it in every-other post as is tradition.
Cesar R M
Well-Known Member
shhh, dont let them know...
on serious things.. maybe its due of capacity and usage wise?
MK is always filled to the teeth with people.
I Disney wants them all to use the Bus system at all costs.
Like they can't afford it anyway.
If Epcot and DHS were also being fixed and the MKs attractions were all being properly plussed maybe it'd be easier to swallow.