Originally Posted By sjhym33 From the Sentinel Walt Disney World is now offering a new version of its annual pass. It's for Florida residents, and it allows admission to all four theme parks -- but not on weekends. The Florida Resident Weekday Select Pass, good on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursday and Fridays, costs $169 for folks ages 10 and older, $149 for ages 3-9. Proof of Florida residency is required, such as a driver license or an ID from a Florida college. There are blackout days beyond Saturdays and Sundays, much like the regular seasonal pass. Upcoming dates that the new pass won't work on include Dec. 19, 2009-Jan. 1, 2010, March 27-April 9, 2010 and June 12-Aug. 19, 2010. Another cost to factor in: the new pass does not include parking, which is currently $14 per day.
Originally Posted By MPierce Sounds like WDW is really trying to attract the local crowd. I wonder how many locals know about the entrance to MK parking without paying?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 if I was a local the parking fee alone would be the deal breaker not to buy this offering
Originally Posted By MPierce The only time you get free parking is with the annual AP that has no blackout dates. If you only went once a month with this week day pass the parking would cost you as much as the pass.
Originally Posted By sjhym33 The parking is a real pain. If you go 10 times your another $140.00 in. If Disney was truly smart they would offer an parking add on at a reduced rate for those who buy something other than a full AP. I am also surprised that they havent gone the way of Univeral and SeaWorld and offer Flexpay on their passe. Bet they would really see an uptick in purchases
Originally Posted By mousermerf The reason people buy the Epcot-only AP (yes, it still exists) is because it's after 4pm and that's usually when Epcot stops charging for parking. This..? Dunno what the mouse plans to do, but parking is going to be a problem. Maybe it's to make public transit to the resort look more "in demand" to help the rail efforts?
Originally Posted By dizneed Maybe Disney will take it away for full AP holders also, then offer free parking as a perk for certain media later on?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 This shows you how schizo (sp) TDO is these days. They are screwing over locals on everything from dining to park hours and entertainment, but then offer this pass. I'm getting a lot of desperation from TDO in dealing with our 'new economy'.
