Originally Posted by
Speedy1998
The more I think about this, the more I think there is something else going on here, bedsides just a cash grab. I mean if Disney had just added $13-$26 to the rack rate of the rooms I don't think most people would have even noticed. In this case they went out of there way to not only add the new parking fee, but tell people about it months in advance. Having said this I can only think of two reasons that they may be doing this (other than a cash grab).
1. Reduce traffic on property - The problem with this theory is the number of guest that they may lose to offsite locations, that are cheaper and do not charge for parking. Also, I have been hearing rumors that the reason the bus service is so bad lately is that Disney is having a hard time recruiting bus drivers to work for them.
2. Fix the parking problems at the Deluxe resorts - As mentioned by many people the biggest problem with the parking at the Deluxe resorts is the day guest. IMHO it is the day guest that should be getting charged for parking.