fluffykalie
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2014
oh ok I bet it will change back on march 21st then
Very interesting...Since yesterday the Parking site has stated the fees and that they were going into effect on 3/21/18.
Now there is no mention of fees and it states:
Resort Hotels
Standard self-parking at Resort hotels is complimentary for Resort Guests. Valet parking is available at select Disney Deluxe Resorts for $25 per day.
oh ok I bet it will change back on march 21st then
IMO either the resort pages aren't up to date or someone in WDW's IT has made a monumental screw up.If you look at the pages for the individual resorts, the parking fee is still listed. This is on the Riverside page.
Effective for new reservations made March 21, 2018 and thereafter, standard overnight self-parking is available to registered Guests for a fee of $19 per night (sales tax included).
It's still there......Yesterday evening, the web page was reverted to the “complimentary parking” bit for about 2 hours. So this go-around, it’s been closer to 4 hours. Hoping it’s permanent!
It’s back. This has happened multiple times already.The main Disney parking page has the fees gone again. The top lists the parking fees for the parks (no mention of resort guests parking free) and if you scroll down under resorts it says that standard self parking is complementary for resort guests. I’m sure it’s probably a glitch.
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/parking/
Just view it as a bottomless quest for more profits and it makes more sense.Are they hurting for cash and have to nickel and dime all day now? I dont understand. They raise prices on hotels always, and food and tickets.
Maybe... but Disney’s MO seems to be to do things with a splash and undo quietly later if needed.If they were going to reverse the decision, they would make a big deal about announcing it saying how the listened to their customers and reacted etc.
Are they hurting for cash and have to nickel and dime all day now? I dont understand. They raise prices on hotels always, and food and tickets.
#1...thank goodness for DVC...for at the moment, we still get free parking. Just another incentive to go DVC, which I belive in the coming years will be the only way to afford a Disney vacation.
#2...it is a crowd control scheme. for every 1 person who says that's it, we are not going to Disney.....there will be 10 people who gladly pay the fees. crowds get smaller, and revenue stay up.
#3...it is supply and demand. if enough people say no, fees go away. but we all know Disney is operating from a position of strength here.
#4....for those who say they have to save years for a trip to Disney and now can't afford it. truly I am sorry, but it is not your right that you get to go to Disney. Disneys job is to make shareholders money 1st. Just like everyone can't afford a high end German car and have to buy a cheaper more affordable car, vacations are the same thing. Not everyone can afford 2 weeks in Hawaii, and not Disney is one of those high end vacations. either find a way to save more money, or go on cheaper vacations to Dollywood. But Disney is now an even more high end vacation then ever before.
If they were going to reverse the decision, they would make a big deal about announcing it saying how the listened to their customers and reacted etc.
We got a nice sedan for 19 a day at MCO. Same class of vehicle was 62 at LAX last summer. You would need a lot of days rented to get to 450. May want to look at rentals again.Seriously, that's what I do. I'm not driving 18+ hours with only a child, in my leased vehicle so I fly. I know people talk about the "dirt cheap" car rental rates in Orlando but I'm just not seeing it I guess. Maybe it's when I choose to travel or the fact I do not want to travel very far from the airport or trust a company I've never heard of. As long as my uber/lyft fares stay under $450 per vacation, I'll stick with them.