A question about visiting hotels

[mergatroid]

Ok so my dad is thinking about going to the Contemporary for a meal but wondered about having to pay for parking? He's not going into the MK but obviously has to drive through the MK parking turnstiles to get to the Contemporary. Will he have to pay for MK parking even though he's not using it or is there some method Disney have of circumnavigating this for hotel visitors?

 

[Tuvalu]

Have him use one of the parking toll booths on the far right side. He can tell the CM he is going to eat at the Contemporary and he will not have to pay the parking fee. Then he can simply drive straight ahead towards the resort and not into the MK lot.

A caveat: He should get an ADR if possible. The guards at the Contemporary are pretty strict about allowing folks without ADRs to park in the lot, especially during peak times of the year.

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

You should be able to use their parking facility for a couple of hours to enjoy your meal without having to pay. Just ensure that if he decides to visit MK afterwards he moves the car to the TTC car park (resort guests don't pay with valid resort ID) or he faces the possibility of being towed

 

[mergatroid]

Have him use one of the parking toll booths on the far right side. He can tell the CM he is going to eat at the Contemporary and he will not have to pay the parking fee. Then he can simply drive straight ahead towards the resort and not into the MK lot.

A caveat: He should get an ADR if possible. The guards at the Contemporary are pretty strict about allowing folks without ADRs to park in the lot, especially during peak times of the year.

Ok thanks for that. He was planning on just turning up without a reservation one afternoon really. I didn't think this would be an issue as my wife and I go to the Contemporary to use the marina and have never had a problem parking there without any reservations. In fact I get free valet parking there as I have a disabled parking badge.

You should be able to use their parking facility for a couple of hours to enjoy your meal without having to pay. Just ensure that if he decides to visit MK afterwards he moves the car to the TTC car park (resort guests don't pay with valid resort ID) or he faces the possibility of being towed

Again thanks. He has no interest in visiting the parks unfortunately but thanks anyway.

 

[Epcot-Rules]

Ok so my dad is thinking about going to the Contemporary for a meal but wondered about having to pay for parking? He's not going into the MK but obviously has to drive through the MK parking turnstiles to get to the Contemporary. Will he have to pay for MK parking even though he's not using it or is there some method Disney have of circumnavigating this for hotel visitors?

I hope he's going to the Cali Grill? If not, tell him to just stay home!!

 

[SnarkyMonkey]

Out of curiosity, is he staying at another Disney resort or off site?

 

[mergatroid]

Out of curiosity, is he staying at another Disney resort or off site?

off site