Now resort parking fees??

Folks, this is good old supply and demand. Everyone on here is complaining about it but none of us will stop coming. Why? Because they have the best product out there and we'd all rather be here than anywhere else. I travel about 20 weeks a year for business, and a large number of hotels are now charging parking fees and "resort fees". Why? Because people keep staying there.

We are also in a situation where the economy is booming, most people have jobs and money to spend. This will only increase Disney's bottom line. I'm not happy about it, but its not going to keep me home or stop me from enjoying my life either.

MarkC;2512131 wrote: Folks, this is good old supply and demand. Everyone on here is complaining about it but none of us will stop coming. Why? Because they have the best product out there and we'd all rather be here than anywhere else. I travel about 20 weeks a year for business, and a large number of hotels are now charging parking fees and "resort fees". Why? Because people keep staying there.

We are also in a situation where the economy is booming, most people have jobs and money to spend. This will only increase Disney's bottom line. I'm not happy about it, but its not going to keep me home or stop me from enjoying my life either.

Yeap, Disney junkies.

MarkC;2512131 wrote: Folks, this is good old supply and demand. Everyone on here is complaining about it but none of us will stop coming. Why? Because they have the best product out there and we'd all rather be here than anywhere else. I travel about 20 weeks a year for business, and a large number of hotels are now charging parking fees and "resort fees". Why? Because people keep staying there.

We are also in a situation where the economy is booming, most people have jobs and money to spend. This will only increase Disney's bottom line. I'm not happy about it, but its not going to keep me home or stop me from enjoying my life either.

I have to disagree with this. I'm a travel nurse, so I travel all over the country. I can't think of any hotels I've had to pay for parking.

As far as complaining but not stopping, I used to go to Disney World every year. It has been about 3 years, since I was there last. We have a couple of trips planned for this year, but that is just because my daughter was going to get married there. Our next trip won't be until 2021, and it will probably only be me and my oldest DS to see the Star Wars stuff. He is a huge Star Wars fan. Beyond those two trips, I don't really have any plans to go back. Sure, nostalgia is a big pull. I have had a lot of fun trips throughout the years, but it just isn't the same any more. It wasn't one thing such as "oh, they started charging parking fees, so I'm not going." It has been a collection of small things like that piling on top of each other - sending me through a non-themed backstage area when a parade was going on, when I could just as easily have browsed through the shops on my way; cast members telling me I should just rent a wheelchair when I worked so hard to get out of one; the ridiculous fastpass system Disney World has now; not taking cash at AKL; getting rid of the Adventurer's Club and turning Disney Springs into a giant mall ; etc

Sure, Disney is fun, but there is a whole big world out there that is fun.

Don't forget: Resort Parking fees mean fewer guests wiill bring cars.

And if you don't have a car, it's a bigger hassle to somehow visit the Boy Wizard who lives down the road.

It's a money grab PLUS a strategy to keep people from visiting Universal.

Cinderelley;2512151 wrote: I have to disagree with this. I'm a travel nurse, so I travel all over the country. I can't think of any hotels I've had to pay for parking.

Days Inn doesn't

I've stayed at many. And many charge. Now not the Hampton Inns, Holiday Inns, Courtyards so much. But any hotel w/ a parking garage, usually does. Hawaii, New York, etc. Named hotels, and most high end hotels seem to (at least the ones i've stayed at) such as Gaylord, Waldorf. Vegas does, depending on the resort. Just one more way to gouge.

But if they are going to start with 20 at Disney, I wish they'd leave me my lil bottles of soap.

WDWPrincess;2512152 wrote: Don't forget: Resort Parking fees mean fewer guests wiill bring cars.

And if you don't have a car, it's a bigger hassle to somehow visit the Boy Wizard who lives down the road.

It's a money grab PLUS a strategy to keep people from visiting Universal.

.....makes me wonder if Disney Corp has recently bought a huge number of shares in UBER or LYFT .....because they will make out like bandits should people stop bringing cars.

Gaylord and Marriott are two places I've had to pay to park (east and west coast), and they didn't even have garages.

The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced this is to help cover the costs for all the new road construction, and perhaps the new garages at Disney Springs. I never understood how those were free parking. I've paid (many times) to park in a garage just to go to a movie or eat at a restaurant.

texas211;2512156 wrote: Days Inn doesn't

I've stayed at many. And many charge. Now not the Hampton Inns, Holiday Inns, Courtyards so much. But any hotel w/ a parking garage, usually does. Hawaii, New York, etc. Named hotels, and most high end hotels seem to (at least the ones i've stayed at) such as Gaylord, Waldorf. Vegas does, depending on the resort. Just one more way to gouge.

But if they are going to start with 20 at Disney, I wish they'd leave me my lil bottles of soap.

Many of those hotel either lease the land for the garages or contract out.

RunDMV;2512161 wrote: Many of those hotel either lease the land for the garages or contract out.

Either way, most hotels charge. Even when not a garage and on the property. Just a normal way these days.
I'm waiting for toilet paper dispensers with card swipes.

Nice to see them putting that tax decrease to good use. :confused:

Well Folks, they have to find the money for: from Seeking Alpha

While Walt Disney (DIS +0.5%) won't put a total value on its compensation package for CEO Bob Iger -- now sticking around through 2021 to see the company's streaming initiatives through to completion -- an analysis shows he stands to get up to $423M over four years and possibly become the 12th-highest paid U.S. CEO in the past 10 years.

Seriously, we made the decision not to renew our FL Resident AP for the first time in ten years. After reading this, DH said it’s been a while since we went to the other parks. To many ticketed events now, along with the FP+ problem for day trippers, you have to pay extra for what used to be simple things like watching the fireworks from a great spot. We used to drive over once a month and stay overnight. Not anymore. Not going to pay for the privilege to park our car in the FL sun. Nope!

WDWPrincess;2512152 wrote: Don't forget: Resort Parking fees mean fewer guests wiill bring cars.

And if you don't have a car, it's a bigger hassle to somehow visit the Boy Wizard who lives down the road.

It's a money grab PLUS a strategy to keep people from visiting Universal.

.......you're likely spot on with the "captive audience" theory which will somewhat limit accessibility to other area venues

.....I thought about this too, and have somewhat followed (meaning I paid attention here and there as time allowed) the "Mini-Vans" initiation at the parks / resorts. As I recall, the Mini-Vans were rolled out with a certain fee attached ....and then shortly thereafter ...the fee was increased a substantial amount.

.....now ...I'm sure there will be those that cry out "Conspiracy Theory" at me ....but ....had they NOT upped the fee a while back ...and had done so now, or shortly after the parking fee was announced .....you can only imagine the outcry from the Disney faithful. It would make this debacle's affiliated outrage seem like a garden party.....

You all realize that Universal has been charging for overnight parking at their hotels for years, right? And yes, the fees at their premier hotels are higher than at their budget hotels. It's not like this is a WDW invention.

Mr. Mouse 2 You;2512181 wrote: You all realize that Universal has been charging for overnight parking at their hotels for years, right? And yes, the fees at their premier hotels are higher than at their budget hotels. It's not like this is a WDW invention.

No. No one realized that.