Tax at Disneyworld???

[michellelovesthemous]

We will be staying for 10 days at the Pop Century and I was wondering as I'm trying to budget meals and costs what the tax at WDW is? Thanks!!

 

[Annette_VA]

http://www.mouseplanet.com/dtp/wdwguide/3_Tripplan/budgeting/taxes.htm

 

[Cheshire Figment]

The basic Sales Tax rate in Florida is 6.0% and is on most goods and services. The counties have an option, by vote of their residents, to add a surtax of 0.5%, 1.0% or 1.5% to the state rate.

Orange County, which is most of WDW has a surtax of 0.5%, so purchases (including meals) are taxed at 6.5%.

Osceola County, which has the All-Stars Resorts and Wide World of Sports in it, has a 1.0% surtax so purchases at those locations are subject to a 7.0% tax.

In addition, counties are allowed to have a tax on transient lodging. In Orange it is 5.0%, so the room tax at almost all of WDW is 11.5%. In Osceola it is 6.0%, so the room tax at the All-Stars Resorts is 13.0%.

Mike (CPA Retired)

 

[Cheshire Figment]

http://www.mouseplanet.com/dtp/wdwguide/3_Tripplan/budgeting/taxes.htm

This information is at least a year out of date and is not correct.

 

[SaraMc]

Wow, I never even noticed that on my last 5 trips which have all been at All- Stars, My DH who is all about saving money will be happy we are saving 1% by staying at pop.