Disney to begin charging for overnight self-parking at its Walt Disney World Resort hotels

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Wednesday March 14, 2018 11:43am ET · "Walt Disney World Resorts"

Disney has today confirmed that it will begin charging for overnight self-parking at its Walt Disney World Resort hotels.

Guests parking overnight at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge will soon be charged $24 per night
Photo: WDWMAGICGuests parking overnight at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge will soon be charged $24 per night

Effective for reservations made March 21, 2018 and thereafter, standard overnight self-parking is available to registered Guests for a fee that will be applied to their hotel folio upon check-out. All parking fees include applicable tax.

Standard Overnight Parking charges per Resort Category:

  • Disney Value Resorts: $13 per night
  • Disney Moderate Resorts: $19 per night
  • Disney Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts: $24 per night
  • Complimentary standard parking is available to Guests staying at the Campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort. Each campsite provides parking space for one (1) motorized vehicle.

Complimentary standard self-parking is available for dining, shopping, entertainment, and recreation experiences at Disney Resort hotels.

Disney vacation Club Members will not be charged for standard overnight self-parking when staying at a DVC Deluxe Villa, regardless of whether they use vacation points or another form of payment. Members also will not be charged to park when using vacation points to stay at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel.

Registered Guests of Disney Resort Hotels, select Annual Passholders, Premium Passholders and Disney Premier Passport holders will continue to receive complimentary standard self-parking at Disney Theme Parks.

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TeriofTerrorMar 14, 2018
↩ replying to Mr Ferret 88
He'd know the difference:
mikejs78Mar 14, 2018
↩ replying to jbeechuk
There's a price ceiling somewhere. And I think you're wrong about this. I'm staying 5 nights at the Beach Club coming up - and I'm will raise hell if they try to charge me $50/night for parking. That's absurd.

I have no problem with Disney's upcharges. It's fine if they want to make extra money for people to go on a private tour, go to a dessert party and get prime nighttime spectacular viewing, even get in the park for extra hours with no waits - because those things have intrinsic value to people and are extra experiences. Parking and resort fees, on the other hand, feel like money grabs that you get no real benefit from.
mikejs78Mar 14, 2018
↩ replying to jbeechuk
People will drain their bank accounts when they feel like they're getting something more for the $. Poly rates don't matter because of the location and the ambiance. Upcharges don't matter because people feel they're getting something. I think parking is different. For the money you're paying for the resort, it doesn't feel like you're getting anything, it feels cheap.
Lets RespectMar 14, 2018
↩ replying to GryOrlando
The high cost of AP ownership? I'm sorry, I don't understand this. How is it higher than the regular visitor tickets?
SirwalterraleighMar 14, 2018
↩ replying to disney4life2008
Ok...I was gonna make a pricing point correlation...but you shot that one down 🤣
Disvillain63Mar 14, 2018
Who is to say that some time in the near future they won't add a fee for Magical Express? Afterall, it has been mentioned several times that people are paying for that service that never use it too. Guests who drive to WDW don't need Magical Express. Maybe they're waiting until they have guests 'hooked' on Magical Express and then start a new fee.
SirwalterraleighMar 14, 2018
↩ replying to mikejs78
Well...I've long said that the entire management strategy is a house of cards that's really only a month by month thing to get iger to his retirement...paddling the canoe faster towards the waterfall...

...unfortunately stuff like this doesn't make me back off that stance...we'll see.
SirwalterraleighMar 14, 2018
↩ replying to Disvillain63
"Possible" isn't a strong enough word..."likely" is more appropriate.

All those dominoes will fall eventually.
mikejs78Mar 14, 2018
↩ replying to Sirwalterraleigh
Which makes me wonder why he went after Fox, if he's trying to get to retirement so fast...
SourcererMark79Mar 14, 2018
As a current AP, I can say I would not renew if there was a parking fee added for the parks.
Dave ZMar 14, 2018
When we were in NYC the daily parking charge was 25.00, going to Key West this fall and the hotel charges 20.00 per day for parking.....
erasure fan1Mar 14, 2018
↩ replying to Nubs70
They used to pride themselves on lots of things they no longer care about.

I thought this at one time as well. But no matter what they do, attendance never suffers and demand goes up. I truly believe that the more Disney charges, the more desirable it becomes to the masses. Therefore the more they charge the more they will come because its a badge of honor to talk about how expensive your trip was.

I just wait for the day that the bathrooms have pay to use mechanisms on them and the restaurants all have cover charges just to get in. I am pretty sure that if you grabbed Mr Iger by the hair and pulled really hard. It would be revealed Scooby-Doo style that he is actually Mr krabs from spongebob.
John park hopperMar 14, 2018
So, Disney is going to charge for parking at their resorts; are they going to charge less for the rooms-- NOT!! Disneys blatant money grab is getting ridiculous. Will it ever end? I posted as a joke (a while back) pay toilets in the parks every one needs them many times a day. Hey Disney--- it's a cash cow waiting to be tapped into just like your parking fees. Disiney seems to want to charge for everything how about an air charge you breath you pay.
Last year I called Universal and asked why they charged for parking and I was told unlike Disney who incorporates the parking fee in the room charge Universal is up front with the parking fee. If what I was told is true it appears Disney will be double charging for parking.
Capsin4Mar 14, 2018
With promotions added in, on site vs off has been a toss up for us. This probably pushes it to off site or doing something else.
bluetiedyeMar 14, 2018
Don’t be surprised if WDW leaked the $50/night figure so that when they announce $20/night the reaction is “Phew! Great news!”
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