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Walt Disney World theme park parking fees set to rise tomorrow
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ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
The official date for that to end was 31 March and they were still closing last week of march, Anyone down there NOW who can tell us if the monorails are running?
Tigger1988
Well-Known Member
March 31 IS the last week of March.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
That was not the point, The point was the maintenance was running right up to the official end date, Has it gone over the official end date is the question at hand.
I guess there wasn't one?
71jason
Well-Known Member
They in fact are.
BoarderPhreak
Well-Known Member
One of the reasons I stay on property - no car (rental or otherwise) needed - and no parking fees!
If you think $17/day+ is expensive, come park in NYC. I dare you.
If you think $17/day+ is expensive, come park in NYC. I dare you.
As of Friday, Uni raised parking to $17. For that you get a garage, and walk to the park that is insanely long. It's got to be as long as the walk from Disneyland's structure to the park, but Disney gives you a tram.
Speedramps.
The Empress Lilly
Well-Known Member
Covered and cool too!
It's still a hefty hike from the parking lot to the park gates. Not that I mind much, I walk all the way from Int. Drive, just to enjoy the sunshine and the Florida outdoors.
Not much speed, but they do exist from the parking structure to citywalk. You're on your own from there. My 75 year old father was not amused. My four-year old son would not have been amused either, had we not brought the stroller.
The length of the walk wasn't an issue for me. The time was annoying, as we already had limited time in the parks (particularly the day they closed at 6 for grad bash). And for older people or kids who are just out of strollers, bigger problem.
WDWDad13
Well-Known Member
tada... it's like magic
so where is the outrage we had when Disney raised their prices? *queue the crickets*
Indeed. This is one of many things that do or would outrage many when done by Disney but are just accepted when done by Uni.
BigThunderMatt
Well-Known Member
Universal also offers tiered parking rates where the more you pay the closer you get. Disney has everybody pay the same but how close you actually get is a crap shoot. At least at Universal you know if you pay the $17 you're not getting a prime spot.
True, although you have put that in a more positive light than I would! Charging an extra $5 to even have the chance of a decent spot seems rather [insert your own negative word -- mine is "annoying"]. That said, even the closest Uni spots (which we had because my dad has a disability parking permit) are still a long long way from the gate.
CDavid
Well-Known Member
On the contrary, done properly there is nothing at all wrong with paying a premium price to receive a premium service. Indeed, Disney already offers preferred parking for an extra price at its resorts - it's called valet parking. I'm not sure how practical such a service would prove on a theme park scale, but it would be fine in principle.
Like I've said earlier, perhaps it's the feeling that Universal are reinvesting the money directly where it should go.
Perhaps.
71jason
Well-Known Member
Over on the Universal subboard, mostly, which is arguably where it belongs. Rather than turn yet another News & Rumors thread into The Great WDW v. Universal Debate.