Orlando Bound
We will be going to Orlando this summer. Our primary purpose of the trip is to take a disney cruise, however I want to take my family down the week before so that my daughter can experience Disney. ...
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RoaminRichards wrote:
Update on Disney parking: Now $21 per day per park. Best way to see Disney is to park at Disney Springs then catch a Disney bus to whatever park you are going to. Buses run between the different parks all day and they are free. Disney Springs parking also free. This will save you some bucks over time.
Good plan, except - the buses do not run from Disney Springs to any park. They will take you to a resort hotel, or the ticket and transportation center. From there you will have to hop a bus to the park of your choice. Plan for about an hour travel time if this is what you plan to do. The transportation system is set up to prevent people from easily taking advantage of free parking.
The benefits of staying on-site at Disney go further than just avoiding parking fees, you also get early entrance to a select park each morning, and get to stay after the park closes to the general public (Extra Magic Hours). When our son was young, we would always be at the park with the early opening and hit it hard until around 10 or 11. At that time most of the children around us were getting cranky and the parents exasperated. We would head back to the camper and enjoy a good lunch, maybe a swim and then a nap. We would head back to the park right at dinner time (having eaten just before) and spend the rest of the time at the park until they closed. Wash, rinse, repeat the next day(s).
