Although the trend for more electric vehicles is destined to happen, unfortunately, the electric infrastructure including charging stations, are struggling to keep up with the growing demand. If people are not discouraged from leaving their vehicle in one of the few spaces available anywhere (when not charging), not just at Disney people looking to charge their vehicle will not have a station to plug into.
Mark
Not really, it’s not greed at all it is actually pretty standard good practice for any charging station operator and most already due this including Tesla and Electrify America.
When you are done refueling your vehicle it alerts you and you should move just as if you are fueling with gasoline, you refuel and move you should not have a sandwich at the Subway restaurant than come back to your car.
The problem will be when you move your car the structure or lot you are in may be full. You woukd have to leave the lot to find another parking space then pay again to park. If i pay to get in and to charge i should not have to move my car. I paid premium parking between charging $20-30 and standard parking $35. Ues charge point does idle fee in most places. Disney could work a deal.
So, they are not putting in a charging station at every spot? This is in California after all shouldn’t they be encouraging electric vehicles since they are suppose to be the only cars you will be able to buy in a few years. Oh that’s right California’s electric grid can’t handle the pee electric vehicle demand.
Actually we can handle it, because if everyone had an electric vehicle vs gas we would use less electricity, not more. This is because electric vehicles use less electricity per mile driven than gas cars due to the insane amount of electricity it takes to produce gasoline, but no one pays attention to that fact.
And yes, every single parking spot should have EV chargers in my opinion.
Yours might just be the single most idiotic comment I have ever seen about ev’s. You do realize that if EVERY SINGLE auto was an ev that there would still be petroleum refining right? I guess you would still want to have plastics on your ev, tires on your ev, asphalt highways to drive your ev on etc? And it’s not like you can just throw a switch and switch to ev’s overnight. But I guess YOU don’t pay attention to THOSE facts???
You’re reading comprehension is absolutely pathetic. He never said anything even remotely indicating that petroleum production would stop if every drove EVs. What he did say is that it takes more electricity to produce petroleum than it does to run an ev, which is absolutely true. So more EVS mean less production of petroleum. But don’t let those facts get in the way of your misguided rant.
Wow, you managed to one up the most idiotic comment. He most definitely wrote that there would be plenty of electricity with all EV vehicles because there would be no gas production. Reading comprehension indeed…..
Yours might just be the single most idiotic comment I have ever seen about ev’s. You do realize that if EVERY SINGLE auto was an ev that there would still be petroleum refining right? I guess you would still want to have plastics on your ev, tires on your ev, asphalt highways to drive your ev on etc? And it’s not like you can just throw a switch and switch to ev’s overnight. But I guess YOU don’t pay attention to THOSE facts???
You have no clue about building out that infrastructure. How about you quiet down until you learn what happens to have those charging stations installed. It’s not cheap and takes a lot of time.
Disney of all companies should be able to come up with innovative ways to keep people in the park, spending money. It’s not the customer’s fault there aren’t enough charging stations. If Disney has advanced notice that a family plans to stay the whole day, they can even stagger when cars get charged to not overload the grid, or save up energy from yesterday to charge cars during peak hours.
This isn’t hard to confirm or deny, open the Chargepoint App and check the pricing set. There are currently no idle fees listed. If they ever do add them though, just adjust the charging speed in your car to make it take how long you plan to be in the parks. Problem solved, enjoy.
I honestly think, the Walt Disney Company, has become second to family entertainment. I haven’t been to Walt Disney World in over a decade, and I live 2 hours from Orlando. If you want to have a non-confusing day, and not have to worry about such silly things, go to Universal Studios.
Yep. Here you. Haven’t been there since 2000 and I live in West Palm. Too pricey for my blood. Fortunately my kids were born in the late 60’s when the place was still reasonable to visit a coupla times/year for the average wage earner. nowadays you gotta be rich to visit there.
I am from FL and grew up going to Disney World and remember when the entry ticket in the 80s was $50. Now it’s like $150. So before walking in to the park you are asking a family of 4 to pay $600. It easily turns into a $1000 day. Ridiculous. I’m over it.
This should have been done a long time ago. I’ve been several times when I’m legitimately trying to charge only to have all the charging spots taken by cars that aren’t actually plugged in.
In Disney World TTC we have seen gas cars parked in the electric spots. There has to be some way to get it under control. There also electric cars parked but not charging.
If you say so. Unfortunately spent batteries are currently largely not able to be recycled. That will have to change. The other day I drove home from Florida (about 800 miles) in a single day) can you do that in your electric car. Let’s talk about the products that need to be mined to make the electric car. I might not know much about electric cars but I do know a lot about mining.
How about a reservation system for charging spots? Would solve the issue of gambling that a spot will be there for your car, and tow the unauthorized car that parks in one reserved in advance.
I like the idea. Just yesterday, I was at Disney World in Orlando, and the ev’s parked there were there plugged in and fully charged while I had to leave to find a place to charge. Idle fees will be good. Maybe they can use the money they make to add more charging stations.
Electric vehicles aren’t they’re all cracked up to be. They can only go 50 miles on a single charge.
Plus when it runs out of electric, you have to wait till it recharges; that could be 10-12 hours. When the battery is no longer usable, you have to buy another one that costs around $20,000. So you might as well buy another car.
So tell me, if you would still drive an electric car?
It sounds like you’re talking about a hybrid. Many EVs have a 300+ mile range (mine does) & take 40 minutes for 80% charge. My battery has a 120,000 mile warranty. By then, the replacement cost should be lower than the $12,000 cost today.
So….not only does it cost a fortune to enter the parks on a park hopper pass and by the time I get there my car needs to be charged…and now I will be charged MORE $$ and time to go move the car that cuts into my $250.00 park hopper pass ; thanks Disney for taking patrons into consideration. Instead you should have charging stations on every level of all parking structures instead of the limited ones in Mickey and Friends.
Luckily I’m not manual Pass Holder anymore to any Walt Disney parks if they did that to me I would be suing them in court if I hurt myself trying to get other stupid parts for something like that
You don’t have to park at a charging spot if you have an EV. How about you charge at the hotel the night before (or at home for the locals)? Why is it “fair” to monopolize a spot for a whole day when there are others who need it, too? This seems counterintuitive to the conservation movement. It’s not realistic to put a charging station at every spot… either financially or environmentally.
You forget there are always others who are more apecial then you, especially at amusement parks. Example: mom takes little debbie to the bathroom but sends the rest of the family to get in line. Then mom feels she has the right to cut into line to join her family. They are more special then everyine else in line, who waited for their group to be all together before fetting in line. There are always people who feel entitled, and as long as its allowed they will keep it up. So i see no problem charging for the idle time at the charging station. Now we need to figure out line jumping
Disney knows the nature of People. The level of entitlement today is beyond belief. People would leave their cars on a charger without consideration for anyone else.
So if the charging station starts charging the Idle fee, How will that be monitored ? One could just unplug, and not pay. So the station is left with charges, unable to be used..or the next person will need pay to be able to use it.? Not mush thought given to this.
Sigh. Honestly 🤦♀️ We already have laws around ev parking because it became a problem where people with ev would park in them even if they did not need to charge, but because they were closer to the entrance. So they’d park there for hours while they were off doing some activity, and meanwhile the people who actually needed the charging couldn’t use it. We bought in rules to stop that behaviour at least two years ago. Honestly if people took a step back and realise that there are more people in the world than them, and actually thought about and were considerate of other, we wouldn’t need rules like this, but unfortunately there are too many obnoxious people in the world
That’s really the only obvious solution. Determine the average number of EVs per day, create an EV parking area, and have a cast member shuffling cars.
Most electric charging stations charge this fee. It’s to encourage you to make room for other EV’s. This fee does not go to Disney. It goes to the charging company. Two hour limit is usually standard, but it does tell you before you start charging. Not a big deal. Also not new or Disney driven.
How about don’t have a car that needs to be plugged in? 😂😂 Says nothing about normal cars being charged the idle spot so there, problem solved. Someone really wrote a whole article about the inconvenience electric vehicle owners experience at Disneyland? Really? Owning the electrical vehicle IS the inconvenience 😅😂
There is an abundance of chargers at the Toy Story parking lot, so that shouldn’t be an issue finding one, but to have to stop at any point in ur day and take either of the modes of transportation back is ridiculous.
Comments for Disney Adds New Time Limit Rule to Theme Parks, Guests Must Leave to Avoid Fines
Mark Hardee
Although the trend for more electric vehicles is destined to happen, unfortunately, the electric infrastructure including charging stations, are struggling to keep up with the growing demand. If people are not discouraged from leaving their vehicle in one of the few spaces available anywhere (when not charging), not just at Disney people looking to charge their vehicle will not have a station to plug into.
Mark
Sj
Greed so sad . Because why they don’t make enough money already?!
Robert
Not really, it’s not greed at all it is actually pretty standard good practice for any charging station operator and most already due this including Tesla and Electrify America.
When you are done refueling your vehicle it alerts you and you should move just as if you are fueling with gasoline, you refuel and move you should not have a sandwich at the Subway restaurant than come back to your car.
Silveradocyn
What about the cast members who don’t get enough time at lunch to get out to their cars?
Jonathan
The problem will be when you move your car the structure or lot you are in may be full. You woukd have to leave the lot to find another parking space then pay again to park. If i pay to get in and to charge i should not have to move my car. I paid premium parking between charging $20-30 and standard parking $35. Ues charge point does idle fee in most places. Disney could work a deal.
Tim
So, they are not putting in a charging station at every spot? This is in California after all shouldn’t they be encouraging electric vehicles since they are suppose to be the only cars you will be able to buy in a few years. Oh that’s right California’s electric grid can’t handle the pee electric vehicle demand.
Chris
Actually we can handle it, because if everyone had an electric vehicle vs gas we would use less electricity, not more. This is because electric vehicles use less electricity per mile driven than gas cars due to the insane amount of electricity it takes to produce gasoline, but no one pays attention to that fact.
And yes, every single parking spot should have EV chargers in my opinion.
JT
Yours might just be the single most idiotic comment I have ever seen about ev’s. You do realize that if EVERY SINGLE auto was an ev that there would still be petroleum refining right? I guess you would still want to have plastics on your ev, tires on your ev, asphalt highways to drive your ev on etc? And it’s not like you can just throw a switch and switch to ev’s overnight. But I guess YOU don’t pay attention to THOSE facts???
Deum
You’re reading comprehension is absolutely pathetic. He never said anything even remotely indicating that petroleum production would stop if every drove EVs. What he did say is that it takes more electricity to produce petroleum than it does to run an ev, which is absolutely true. So more EVS mean less production of petroleum. But don’t let those facts get in the way of your misguided rant.
Chris
Wow, you managed to one up the most idiotic comment. He most definitely wrote that there would be plenty of electricity with all EV vehicles because there would be no gas production. Reading comprehension indeed…..
D
The gas isn’t refined in California. The CA grid can NOT handle everyone driving electric vehicles.
Silveradocyn
California has huge refineries in both Northern and Southern parts of the state. California exports refined product to Arizona and Nevada.
Jonathan
Refined in Los Angeles. Get the f outta here
JT
Yours might just be the single most idiotic comment I have ever seen about ev’s. You do realize that if EVERY SINGLE auto was an ev that there would still be petroleum refining right? I guess you would still want to have plastics on your ev, tires on your ev, asphalt highways to drive your ev on etc? And it’s not like you can just throw a switch and switch to ev’s overnight. But I guess YOU don’t pay attention to THOSE facts???
John
This is probably one of the dumbest things I’ve heard from a person going along with the EV push
human
You have no clue about building out that infrastructure. How about you quiet down until you learn what happens to have those charging stations installed. It’s not cheap and takes a lot of time.
Marc Miller
Disney of all companies should be able to come up with innovative ways to keep people in the park, spending money. It’s not the customer’s fault there aren’t enough charging stations. If Disney has advanced notice that a family plans to stay the whole day, they can even stagger when cars get charged to not overload the grid, or save up energy from yesterday to charge cars during peak hours.
Chris
This isn’t hard to confirm or deny, open the Chargepoint App and check the pricing set. There are currently no idle fees listed. If they ever do add them though, just adjust the charging speed in your car to make it take how long you plan to be in the parks. Problem solved, enjoy.
JT
So just how do you “save up energy from yesterday”? Do you have a special outlet at home that “saves up energy from yesterday”??
Eric
I honestly think, the Walt Disney Company, has become second to family entertainment. I haven’t been to Walt Disney World in over a decade, and I live 2 hours from Orlando. If you want to have a non-confusing day, and not have to worry about such silly things, go to Universal Studios.
Lee`
Yep. Here you. Haven’t been there since 2000 and I live in West Palm. Too pricey for my blood. Fortunately my kids were born in the late 60’s when the place was still reasonable to visit a coupla times/year for the average wage earner. nowadays you gotta be rich to visit there.
MH
I am from FL and grew up going to Disney World and remember when the entry ticket in the 80s was $50. Now it’s like $150. So before walking in to the park you are asking a family of 4 to pay $600. It easily turns into a $1000 day. Ridiculous. I’m over it.
Jon
This should have been done a long time ago. I’ve been several times when I’m legitimately trying to charge only to have all the charging spots taken by cars that aren’t actually plugged in.
Kelly
In Disney World TTC we have seen gas cars parked in the electric spots. There has to be some way to get it under control. There also electric cars parked but not charging.
Kate
Of all the first world problems, this is the firstiest.
Kanto
yet another reason not to own an electric vehicle.
Chris
No one says you have to charge your car when there, that are still far superior to gas vehicles in pretty much every way.
Alan
If you say so. Unfortunately spent batteries are currently largely not able to be recycled. That will have to change. The other day I drove home from Florida (about 800 miles) in a single day) can you do that in your electric car. Let’s talk about the products that need to be mined to make the electric car. I might not know much about electric cars but I do know a lot about mining.
Paul W
How about a reservation system for charging spots? Would solve the issue of gambling that a spot will be there for your car, and tow the unauthorized car that parks in one reserved in advance.
Tim F.
I like the idea. Just yesterday, I was at Disney World in Orlando, and the ev’s parked there were there plugged in and fully charged while I had to leave to find a place to charge. Idle fees will be good. Maybe they can use the money they make to add more charging stations.
Holly
Electric vehicles aren’t they’re all cracked up to be. They can only go 50 miles on a single charge.
Plus when it runs out of electric, you have to wait till it recharges; that could be 10-12 hours. When the battery is no longer usable, you have to buy another one that costs around $20,000. So you might as well buy another car.
So tell me, if you would still drive an electric car?
Tracey
None of that is factual
Phillip
Plus electricity in most countries is produced by burning Oil !!!!! So much for electric cars being less polluting!!!
Sj
Greed so sad . Because why they don’t make enough money already?!
TeslaCarol
It sounds like you’re talking about a hybrid. Many EVs have a 300+ mile range (mine does) & take 40 minutes for 80% charge. My battery has a 120,000 mile warranty. By then, the replacement cost should be lower than the $12,000 cost today.
B.miyamoto
So….not only does it cost a fortune to enter the parks on a park hopper pass and by the time I get there my car needs to be charged…and now I will be charged MORE $$ and time to go move the car that cuts into my $250.00 park hopper pass ; thanks Disney for taking patrons into consideration. Instead you should have charging stations on every level of all parking structures instead of the limited ones in Mickey and Friends.
Jim Badger
Looks like it’s Universal for us…
Todd
Luckily I’m not manual Pass Holder anymore to any Walt Disney parks if they did that to me I would be suing them in court if I hurt myself trying to get other stupid parts for something like that
Sara
You don’t have to park at a charging spot if you have an EV. How about you charge at the hotel the night before (or at home for the locals)? Why is it “fair” to monopolize a spot for a whole day when there are others who need it, too? This seems counterintuitive to the conservation movement. It’s not realistic to put a charging station at every spot… either financially or environmentally.
Scott
You forget there are always others who are more apecial then you, especially at amusement parks. Example: mom takes little debbie to the bathroom but sends the rest of the family to get in line. Then mom feels she has the right to cut into line to join her family. They are more special then everyine else in line, who waited for their group to be all together before fetting in line. There are always people who feel entitled, and as long as its allowed they will keep it up. So i see no problem charging for the idle time at the charging station. Now we need to figure out line jumping
Rdare
Disney knows the nature of People. The level of entitlement today is beyond belief. People would leave their cars on a charger without consideration for anyone else.
D
So if the charging station starts charging the Idle fee, How will that be monitored ? One could just unplug, and not pay. So the station is left with charges, unable to be used..or the next person will need pay to be able to use it.? Not mush thought given to this.
SharlzG
Sigh. Honestly 🤦♀️ We already have laws around ev parking because it became a problem where people with ev would park in them even if they did not need to charge, but because they were closer to the entrance. So they’d park there for hours while they were off doing some activity, and meanwhile the people who actually needed the charging couldn’t use it. We bought in rules to stop that behaviour at least two years ago. Honestly if people took a step back and realise that there are more people in the world than them, and actually thought about and were considerate of other, we wouldn’t need rules like this, but unfortunately there are too many obnoxious people in the world
J young
You need valet charging.
Chris
That’s really the only obvious solution. Determine the average number of EVs per day, create an EV parking area, and have a cast member shuffling cars.
Oremgirl
Can’t afford the park tickets so this wouldn’t be a problem. Walt Disney’s dream is only for those with LOTS of money. ‘
Chris
Most electric charging stations charge this fee. It’s to encourage you to make room for other EV’s. This fee does not go to Disney. It goes to the charging company. Two hour limit is usually standard, but it does tell you before you start charging. Not a big deal. Also not new or Disney driven.
Tamara
It’s very sad that Disneyland cost so much for everything I think Walt would be very disappointed what has happened to his beloved Disneyland 💔
Claire
How about don’t have a car that needs to be plugged in? 😂😂 Says nothing about normal cars being charged the idle spot so there, problem solved. Someone really wrote a whole article about the inconvenience electric vehicle owners experience at Disneyland? Really? Owning the electrical vehicle IS the inconvenience 😅😂
Marie
You beat me to it! If someone wants an electric car, then fine. But don’t complain about the inconveniences that might be caused.
Gina
Well now people have to babysit their cars for hours. Best to forget electric and go with economy gas cars or hybrid.
Cheryl C
I stay at the hotel across the street and walk to Disneyland. I can’t wait to do it again!
Robin
There is an abundance of chargers at the Toy Story parking lot, so that shouldn’t be an issue finding one, but to have to stop at any point in ur day and take either of the modes of transportation back is ridiculous.
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