Is preferred parking worth it at Disney?

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 the closest you can park to the Theme Park entrances in the regular lots. If you would like to take advantage of Preferred Parking, you will be close enough to easily walk to the park entrance from your car.

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Preferred Parking is generally closer to the theme park entrances, and it provides a shorter walk to the park gates as well as a quicker entry at the beginning of your Disney day and exit after your Disney day is complete. Standard Parking is currently priced at $25.00 a day for a car or motorcycle.

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Preferred parking: car or motorcycle – $45 per day during non-peak seasons; $50 per day during peak seasons. Standard parking: car or motorcycle – $25 per day. Shuttle, Limo, Camper, Trailer, RV, bus, or Tractor Trailer – $30 per day.

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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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Guests staying at Disney Resorts Collection hotels and select Annual Passholders receive complimentary standard theme park parking. Guests eligible for standard parking can choose to upgrade to preferred parking. Theme park parking cannot be reserved in advance.

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Magic Kingdom is definitely the better park when it comes to food, attractions, character meet and greets and entertainment over Hollywood Studios. Hollywood Studios has become more a half day park, unless you are a major Star Wars fan and want to spend plenty of extra time doing galactic activities.

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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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NEWSFLASH: It costs the SAME to take a rideshare as it does to pay for parking! No joke. It costs about $25 to park, and it costs between $13-15 for a ride to the park in the morning to rope drop, and between $10-13 for a ride home to an offsite hotel in both the Disney Springs and Animal Kingdom (Kissimmee) areas.

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Disney World Money and Payments
  1. Payment by Credit Card. Disney World accepts all of the big four US credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover) along with Diners Club and Japanese Credit Bureau (JCB). ...
  2. Disney Gift Cards. Disney gift cards can also be used in the parks, however not everywhere. ...
  3. MagicBand.


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If it's your first time visiting, we recommend you begin the trip at Disneyland Park for a feel of the original Disney magic across its nine themed lands: Main Street, U.S.A., Adventureland, Frontierland, Critter Country, Fantasyland, New Orleans Square, Tomorrowland, Mickey's Toontown, and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge®.

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I just placed a call to Star Command, and they confirmed you can walk to the Toy Story Parking Area by foot. You will enter the lot from Harbor Boulevard. In fact, I have done the same, when staying at a Good Neighbor hotel nearby, so I could use the parking shuttle to get to the main entrance of the parks.

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Non-alcoholic drinks and waters are totally something you can bring into Disney, it's even encouraged! It is so nice to have a drink on hand whenever you need to quench your thirst. You can bring refillable water bottles and refill them at water stations throughout the parks.

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A: Guests are allowed to bring outside food and nonalcoholic beverages into the parks for self-consumption, provided they are not in glass containers, do not require heating, reheating, processing or refrigeration and do not have pungent odors. Inform a Security Cast Member of any food items when you enter the park.

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