One of the biggest benefits of visiting the Downtown Disney World area is that it is free to see and free to park. Here is a helpful tip. Parking at the theme parks cost $12 a day, so some guests to save money will park at Downtown Disney and catch one of the free shuttle buses over to parks. Now Disney has caught onto this and they are trying to put a stop to it, so another idea is to park at the Downtown Disney World area and then walk over to one of the hotels near Downtown Disney World. Once at the hotels you can simply catch one of the buses there. It seems like it is a pain but hey $12 savings is sometimes worth it.