twilight mitsuk
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Parking meters for strollers at attractions
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News WDW Resorts to add fees for parking
- Thread starter The Visionary Soul
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Because, now they can do both. Add the parking fee. Raise the hotel rates a smaller amount than usual. Then tell you how they did you a favor by keeping rising hotel rates to a minimum.
Also, they can alternate raising parking fees and hotel rates during the year.
Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
Disney may not think they are competing with offsite, but, offsite is competing with them. Are you saying that Disney's mentality is.. if I can't see you, you're not there? I have gone to WDW 45 times, only once have I stayed onsite. Only once! The rest of the time my money went to somebody other then the greedfinders at Disney. If you add up the number of days that I have purchased a room over all those years based on what Disney charged they lost a lot of money even if they don't want to acknowledge it. If everyone one stayed offsite instead of onsite hotels can you just imagine the loss of revenue that is. Offsite can now raise their prices and promote no parking fee and still get additional money without sounding like a bank robber. It can be a win, win for them.
Apparently, Disney can play fast and loose with their fan base and never feel the results, but, that will not last forever. A savvy business person or two can recognize that they now have one, low cost to them, perk to offer that Disney just threw way. Even though it doesn't affect me in any way since I don't use that pumped up service, it still angers me that after all these years of loyalty to them as far as theme park attendance goes... they can be so blatant about how we are just there to walk into their little bubble of money vacuuming and be to stupid to not see that we have been duped.
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I appreciate the sentiment. The cast member checking you in won't be able to do anything about it other than wish you a magical day. I'm staying few days less at WDW my next trip too. And off site.
My thoughts exactly. Walt would never have let the parks fall in to the disrepair I've seen over the past eight years. Not to mention breaking the whole your "in a movie and every sight angle needs to promote the movie you're in" Walt pushed. Aladdin's spin an adventure land? Guardians of the Galaxy in Epcot? Frozen in Norway? Don't get me wrong, I'm looking forward to the GotG ride but I think my point is made. My kids want to go to WDW again but are more exited for Universal. And to tie it back to the OP, we're staying off site and doing both instead of all WDW next year due to the increased cost to stay on site.
BuenaVistaBob
New Member
The Disney Resorts whether value on up are some of the most expensive resorts in the US for the size of the rooms. To charge for "GUEST" parking is NOT what I believe "Walt would do". I see corporate greed all over this one. This is so upsetting I am seriously thinking I am done with Disney. Yes they have free transportation to and from parks etc. but we have always rented a car as we have always been able to get from point A to B much much quicker. Plus if you want to make a day trip to the ocean or whatever you can. To date I have never paid for parking at any hotel/motel I have stayed at. If this trend to gouge "Guests" continues I see this as beginning of the end of what has been known as great customer service and honoring their guest.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
I see walt is now weighing in from the other side...
Where's he been these last 52 or so years?
Where's he been these last 52 or so years?
Movielover
Well-Known Member
In his secret underground cryo bunker underneath Cinderella's Castle. However they now need a new space for the Wine and Garden pavilion since WOL is coming back so its out on the streets with ol' Waltsickle...
All of this outrage is deserved. But anyone who posts in this thread without contacting disney to voice their displeasure is practically supporting this move with their silence. Contact disney customer service:
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/en_CA/help/
I just did. it takes 5 minutes. voices matter, make yours matter.
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/en_CA/help/
I just did. it takes 5 minutes. voices matter, make yours matter.
There are more fees likely. They are looking at the "resort fee" concept. https://www.wdwmagic.com/resorts/wa...a-nightly-resort-fee-to-its-resort-hotels.htm
I won't be contacting Disney.That doesn't mean i support the move. Instead i will be taking my hotel dollars up the road to Universal next vacation.
Buried20KLeague
Well-Known Member
That’s way off base.
Voicing your displeasure with your wallet is as or MORE effective than a phone call.
AshaNeOmah
Well-Known Member
Where?
I can't think of the last time I waited on a bus in traffic at WDW after the changes at Disney Springs.
Ok. Your comment's only purpose was to troll users who are against the fees and you should be banned from posting.
Mainahman
Well-Known Member
I've got 2 family members that live in the Orlando area, as well as friends. Ill just drive there, stash the car and have them drop us off out front of our resort. Even if there's a fee for that, it's still cheaper than parking a car I won't use again till I leave for a week.
Keith2426
Active Member
Everyone has a breaking point especially when you see someone overtly and blatantly raising prices and fees with total disregard. This trend has been happening over the past several years at Disney and it’s gotten to the point that’s its even ing off Disney’s most passionate fan base. Not that they care mind you.
Tiered ticket pricing, add ons for park hopping, no expiration tickets, earlier closing times for the parks, hard ticket events for extra hours in the park, which used to be included and now paying to park you car has gotten COMPLETELY out of control, especially considering many of the room rates are already out of site. Having the nerve to add on a parking charge to a room rate, which already over $600.00 a night is absurd.
This price gouging has changed my families outlook on vacationing at WDW and we will be going elsewhere on vacation and looking for a nice resort off property when or if we return to WDW.
45+ visits to WDW, ALL spent at on property resorts, future visits to Disney all spent at off property resorts, price gouging and corporate greed, PRICELESS!!! Figuratively speaking of course!! Thanks Disney!
I have a couple of business trips planned to the Orlando area and I will need a car. I’ve always stayed at WDW when I’m in the area and that will now change.
Tiered ticket pricing, add ons for park hopping, no expiration tickets, earlier closing times for the parks, hard ticket events for extra hours in the park, which used to be included and now paying to park you car has gotten COMPLETELY out of control, especially considering many of the room rates are already out of site. Having the nerve to add on a parking charge to a room rate, which already over $600.00 a night is absurd.
This price gouging has changed my families outlook on vacationing at WDW and we will be going elsewhere on vacation and looking for a nice resort off property when or if we return to WDW.
45+ visits to WDW, ALL spent at on property resorts, future visits to Disney all spent at off property resorts, price gouging and corporate greed, PRICELESS!!! Figuratively speaking of course!! Thanks Disney!
I have a couple of business trips planned to the Orlando area and I will need a car. I’ve always stayed at WDW when I’m in the area and that will now change.
MM311
Active Member
Just received my call back from the "Executive Offices" since I sent an email to George and the Bobs...
The lady was very nice and assured me that the situation was very fluid right now since they had gotten more negative feedback than they had anticipated. She compared it to the rollout of the Magic Bands and said she anticipates many changes to be made to the policy. I blabbed her ear off for a good 15 minutes on my thoughts and feelings on the matter, and while I'm sure any ideas I presented will go nowhere, it was at least nice to hear back from them. It seems that the excuse for it's implementation is that it is the "Industry Standard" which we all know is BS considering the cost of a WDW room is significantly higher than the rest of the industry...
Oh well, I at least feel like I did my part
The lady was very nice and assured me that the situation was very fluid right now since they had gotten more negative feedback than they had anticipated. She compared it to the rollout of the Magic Bands and said she anticipates many changes to be made to the policy. I blabbed her ear off for a good 15 minutes on my thoughts and feelings on the matter, and while I'm sure any ideas I presented will go nowhere, it was at least nice to hear back from them. It seems that the excuse for it's implementation is that it is the "Industry Standard" which we all know is BS considering the cost of a WDW room is significantly higher than the rest of the industry...
Oh well, I at least feel like I did my part
DisAl
Well-Known Member
I think Disney may finally have reached critical mass on making people mad. If this had not been right on the heels of so many other price increases it may not have caused such consternation, but put it all together and the cost for your week at Disney has probably gone up from $500 to $1500 per person depending on where you stay.
I quit going to college football games at a major university near here several years ago for the same reason. Ticket costs kept going up, the cost for concessions was obscene, and parking was becoming almost impossible. The problem is, when I quit going there was someone else with more money than sense who took my place and they never missed me.
The problem here though is if that enough people rebel at cost increase after cost increase and attendance goes down, they will simply raise prices again to make up the difference!
I quit going to college football games at a major university near here several years ago for the same reason. Ticket costs kept going up, the cost for concessions was obscene, and parking was becoming almost impossible. The problem is, when I quit going there was someone else with more money than sense who took my place and they never missed me.
The problem here though is if that enough people rebel at cost increase after cost increase and attendance goes down, they will simply raise prices again to make up the difference!
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
"Fluid Situation" = boss told me to tell you "pi** off!"