Paid parking is coming to WDW resorts March 2018

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Looks like the parking changes have been removed from the website according to reports.

I would be SO surprised if they backed away from it based on complaints!! But Disney has surprised me before... guess we’ll see!

 

[halfpintpeggy]

Looks like the parking changes have been removed from the website according to reports.

WOW!!! Wonder what this means? I'll be waiting to see...

*edited to add: Just checked the website & it's back to saying that parking is complementary for resort guests. Hmmm...

 

[Krandor]

I would be SO surprised if they backed away from it based on complaints!! But Disney has surprised me before... guess we’ll see!

I would be too but pleasantly surprised. Was planning to email then tonight and still likely will.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

IF and that's a large IF they have fully backed out (I've wondered if it was an opps or they were wanting to reduce the charges because people thought the cost was too high) of parking charges I think it would be under the guise of "not ready yet" for public approval..meaning they may still come just not now, not yet due to public response.

*Total random thoughts just based on the old wording on the website at the moment.

 

[Candlelady]

Looks like the parking changes have been removed from the website according to reports.

But under Theme Parks it doesn't have any verbage about resort guests getting free parking.

 

[Kainsel]

Disney has removed the parking fee and will be raising room rates as follows on reservations starting March 21st:

• Disney Value Resorts: $13 per night
• Disney Moderate Resorts: $19 per night
• Disney Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts: $24 per night

....I wouldn't put it past them to do this instead.

 

[rteetz]

But under Theme Parks it doesn't have any verbage about resort guests getting free parking.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/parking/

 

[Farro]

And here comes the resort fee! I'm a prophet.

 

[Doug M]

I make less than the average annual wage where I live, which does put me at lower-middle class for the area. I wasn't able to afford DVC - that's why I had to sell it, lol! Though it had also lost its "value" for our needs, too. Deluxe resorts used to cost a lot less, and discounts brought them down even more: they've gone through the roof, but my income has stayed the same. It costs less than $10 in gas for me to get to WDW, so unlike others, I have no real cost of travel to factor in. I've had to cut back in many areas to continue going to WDW, though - the ratio of cost to income has gotten too wide in recent years.

Ah makes sense, didn't realize you had 0 travel costs, that makes a big difference and cost savings.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I would be too but pleasantly surprised. Was planning to email then tonight and still likely will.

I'd rather see them not charge this fee as well. While we're DVC and basically won't be impacted, I think that particularly for the Value category, the increase is significant -- near the cost of an additional night if staying for a week. I think it's too regressive as set, personally.

I always assume that Disney has performed some analysis prior to any hikes, and have judged it worth doing; it's the only thing that makes sense! Would be interesting if they underestimated the blowback and are pausing now to rethink... would be quite unusual for them!

I would still think they'd roll something out then adjust, but maybe they're going to opt for the dreaded resort fee instead... re-brand this sucker before they start!!

 

[Candlelady]

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/parking/

Maybe I'm missing something. It doesn't say complimentary parking at the theme parks for resort guests.

 

[rteetz]

Maybe I'm missing something. It doesn't say complimentary parking at the theme parks for resort guests.

This thread is about the resort parking fees which have been removed from the website.

 

[Candlelady]

This thread is about the resort parking fees which have been removed from the website.

 

[DisFanDad]

Nope. The market rate is what people are willing to pay. If they weren't willing to pay it we'd see a high vacancy rate. We don't. So Disney resorts are not "well above market rate". Market Rate Definition from Financial Times Lexicon

Except you, wrong. As someone who teaches economics at a university. Just because something sells, does not mean that the price it sells at is "Market rate". Indeed market rate is usually found by averaging out the selling point of several similar products. Its the reason we often refer to things selling "above market rate" or "below market rate". What you are arguing is circular reasoning, it is X because X it is.

 

[robinb]

My guess is that they will come back with parking rates that are the same for every resort class.

 

[Krandor]

As of now the parking fees are still listed on each resorts page.
Who knows what they are doing?

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Except you are of course, wrong. As someone who teaches economics at a university. Just because something sells, does not mean that the price it sells at is "Market rate". Indeed market rate is usually found by averaging out the selling point of several similar products. Its the reason we often refer to things selling "above market rate" or "below market rate". What you are arguing is circular reasoning, it is X because X it is.

I am by no means an economist -- absolutely! MBA and MS Finance, worked in an economic consulting firm, but not an economist for sure. My husband is a PhD Economist, though, and he disagrees. What is your comp for a hotel on Disney property? What are your "similar products"? I would argue that there aren't any that are close enough. DH makes these kinds of calls (comps) on valuation cases where hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake and agrees with me, but that doesn't mean he's "objectively right". As we know, Econ isn't exactly a field where all agree.

 

[UncleMike101]

My guess is that they will come back with parking rates that are the same for every resort class.

I'm hoping that someone in upper management in the WDW Resort Division is nursing a really sore butt over this.

 

[rteetz]

Still listed on each individual resort.

Saratoga for example...

Parking
Effective for new reservations made March 21, 2018 and thereafter, standard overnight self-parking is available to registered Guests for a fee of $24 per night. All parking fees include applicable tax.

Complimentary standard self-parking is available while you enjoy select dining, shopping, entertainment, and recreation experiences at this Resort.

 

[ashleyrm]

I would be SO surprised if they backed away from it based on complaints!! But Disney has surprised me before... guess we’ll see!

Maybe no fees for AP? One can hope. Lol.