The purpose of a universal remote is to make your entertainment life easier. When you buy a TV, it comes with a remote. When you buy cable or satellite box, it comes with a remote. DVD, Blu-ray, DVR, streaming media players, and even video game systems with added media components come with some kind of remote.
When Walt Disney World raised the price of its park passes last month, a less-noticed increase went into effect. Parking fees jumped from $17 to $20, one of their biggest increases ever. The fee was $15 early last year, meaning the cost to park has soared 33 percent in a year and a half. Days after Disney's prices went up, Universal Orlando quickly followed suit with a $20 parking charge, too. SeaWorld also recently boosted its fees to $18 from $17.
But $15-$30 parking fees are more common than one might think especially in a city setting and even not in a city setting. For example, the parking fee at the Universal hotels is $17 self parking and $24 valet. Valet only (no self parking option) is not uncommon either. The Waldorf is valet only at $20. So you know you are paying the norm, the Grand Bohemian in Downtown Orlando is valet only at $22. We recently paid $28 valet only in Miami Beach. And $28 self parking in Baltimore Inner Harbor.