Is Disney World Preferred parking worth it?

Benefits of a preferred parking pass Being close to the park entrance will benefit you if you don't plan to arrive early to the theme park (e.g., you're planning for a midday or afternoon arrival) or if you'll be bringing along many items inside the park.



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Preferred parking is located closer to the park entrances than standard parking. Although it is possible to walk, trams do run from the standard parking lots to the park entrances. Sometimes we choose to walk, but often, we take the tram to save our energy for walking around and exploring the theme parks!

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Since Annual Passholders and Disney resort guests get free standard parking, they can pay the difference to upgrade to preferred parking. This will be $20-25 per day depending on the season and or day-to-day availability. When we visited in November 2022, we paid $25 one day and $20 another.

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One big perk of driving to Walt Disney World is that you can drive to and from the parks. Parking at Disney World parks costs $25 for standard parking and $45 or $50 for preferred parking. Guests of Disney hotels enjoy free theme park parking as a perk of their stay.

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From there, you'll enter the security screening area and then can choose to take the ferry-boat over to Magic Kingdom Park or the monorail. Basically, if you upgrade to the preferred parking for Magic Kingdom Park you are just cutting down some walking before you have to take the next form of transportation over.

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Guests eligible for standard parking can choose to upgrade to preferred parking. Theme park parking cannot be reserved in advance.

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The best way to get the cheapest parking at Disneyland is with a Magic Key. The top tier Magic Key, the Inspire Key, includes FREE parking while the Believe Key includes 50% off parking. The Enchant Key and the Imagine Key both include 25% off parking. All of these discounts exclude each passes blockout dates.

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It certainly is a premium charge, but at a park like Magic Kingdom, for example, it can help save time. Magic Kingdom's arrival experience is the most lengthy of the parks, and the Preferred parking does put you within just a few steps of the Transportation and Ticket Center.

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Disney Vacation Club Members And even if you're NOT a DVC Member, you can avoid paying parking fees by renting DVC points through a DVC Member. That's absolutely one of our favorite ways to stay at a deluxe resort and save money at the same time.

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Annual Passholders: Free with Passholder card and photo ID. Preferred Parking: $50/day (peak season) & $45/day (regular season) Note: Passholders and onsite guests pay the difference between the cost included with either their Annual Pass or their resort stay and the current price for Preferred Parking.

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If you drive your own vehicle or a rental car, and you aren't staying at a Disney resort, you'll need to pay $25 per day to leave your car in a Disney lot—up to $50 a day if you want a preferred spot closer to the gates. With the exception of Magic Kingdom, an Uber or Lyft can get you closer for a much lower cost.

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For guests who can only walk short distances, the most convenient parking lots are the main ones at Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney's Animal Kingdom, and Disney's Hollywood Studios. Guests with disabilities can ask the parking attendant to park nearest the courtesy tram pick-up/drop-off point.

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Either the Lime Garage or the surface parking. The Orange Garage is a little further out. Also, know that the World of Disney is currently under construction, and less than half it's normal size.

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Not at all. Too close for trams and you need to walk. I'd argue it's less convenient than normal parking! You will save about 2 minutes.

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At most, you can expect a 10-minute walk. The distance from the Magic Kingdom Park parking lot to the park entrance is quite a bit farther than those of the parking lots for the other three theme parks. When you visit Magic Kingdom Park, you'll park your vehicle at the Transportation and Ticket Center.

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If you are a Guest staying at a Disney Resort hotel, you receive complimentary standard parking at Disney theme parks for the length of your Resort stay. You must present valid Disney Resort hotel identification to enter the parking lots.

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Guests are allowed to bring outside food and nonalcoholic beverage items into the park for self-consumption, provided they are not in glass containers and do not require heating, reheating, processing, refrigeration or temperature control and do not have pungent odors.

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Preferred Parking: $45/each vehicle Front Gate Parking: $50/each vehicle.

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Genie Plus is definitely worth it for Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, and if you don't like early starts, you might consider it for Epcot and Animal Kingdom. If you are park hopping, Genie+ is even better value as it maximises the number of rides you have access to.

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Preferred Parking at Theme Parks Disney offers designated preferred parking lots near the entrances of the four theme parks. The preferred parking fee for a car or motorcycle is $45-$50 per day. For guests staying in a Disney hotel, preferred parking is available for an additional $20-25 per day.

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