My friends and family think I'm slightly off center for doing this but I also take a pic of our rental car. I know...how can you forget what car your driving??? but my everyday car is unique so it is easy to find...besides do you know how many sebring convertibles they rent on any given day?
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Remember Where You Are Parked.
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psuchad
Active Member
Many many years ago when I was in middle school (now 2 years out of college) my family lost our car at the MK parking lot. When we parked and got on the tram we forgot to note where we were. When pulling up to the gates we asked somebody next to us where we parked. What we didn't know is they told us where they parked, about 100 yards from where we got on the tram.
Leaving the park we searched forever in THEIR section. A tram went by just as they were telling the riders to remember where they parked. The speaker pointed at us and said "or else you will look like these people." We just smiled and waved. Oh and we did find the car because we tied a 4 foot ribbon on it.
A tip that we have used ever since is to tie a helium balloon to the roof rack.
Leaving the park we searched forever in THEIR section. A tram went by just as they were telling the riders to remember where they parked. The speaker pointed at us and said "or else you will look like these people." We just smiled and waved. Oh and we did find the car because we tied a 4 foot ribbon on it.
A tip that we have used ever since is to tie a helium balloon to the roof rack.
shoppingnut
Active Member
That is an excellent idea. And yes the battery could run out, but by taking the photo in the first place, it is also forces you to look at the row number and section name so you have a better chance of remembering it in the event that the batteries do give out. Paper can get lost and writing on your hand, well that can get washed off over the course of the day. Unless of course you don't wash your hands and then all I have to say is YUK. But even the bottles of water and soda make your hands wet. You have a better chance with the photo.
I guess I've been lucky because I've never lost my rental car in the parking lots. But is very easy to do that because the colors are pretty much the same in a given year from one rental car company to another, not to mention mostly light colors. I have a dark color at home, so I always have to remind myself I'm looking for a white/gray color and not burgundy.
I guess I've been lucky because I've never lost my rental car in the parking lots. But is very easy to do that because the colors are pretty much the same in a given year from one rental car company to another, not to mention mostly light colors. I have a dark color at home, so I always have to remind myself I'm looking for a white/gray color and not burgundy.
10 min. to wdw
Member
What I do is I use my cell phone notes screen and put at least the row number in. I also can very easily spot my car from the monorail if I forget the number as the roof of my car is 2 different colors (gold and black) it really stands out looking down at the parking lot.
Figment1986
Well-Known Member
here is a way...
Have a digital cametra.. take photo.... then write it down on a piece of paper and your hand.. then jolt it down on your cell phone and call ytouself talling you where ytour parked...
that way you have a better chance at finding the car at night....
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: That was one smart Tram speaker... :sohappy:
Have a digital cametra.. take photo.... then write it down on a piece of paper and your hand.. then jolt it down on your cell phone and call ytouself talling you where ytour parked...
that way you have a better chance at finding the car at night....
psuchad said:
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: That was one smart Tram speaker... :sohappy:
DisneyHoneymoon
New Member
if you do forget
One year DH did not recall where we were parked, but realized it before we left the Magic Kingdom. We went into guest services right near the Main Street entrance and they called somebody in parking. they asked us what time we got into the park. We told them, and they were able to tell us (based on the time of day) where our car was.
They were right. We found it without any difficulty. you just gotta look at your watch when your tram picks you up! :king:
One year DH did not recall where we were parked, but realized it before we left the Magic Kingdom. We went into guest services right near the Main Street entrance and they called somebody in parking. they asked us what time we got into the park. We told them, and they were able to tell us (based on the time of day) where our car was.
They were right. We found it without any difficulty. you just gotta look at your watch when your tram picks you up! :king:
Cricket
New Member
Drive this... never loose it... sometimes find people taking their picture with it!!! :kiss:
http://photoalbums.wdwmagic.com/showphoto.php?photo=14131
http://photoalbums.wdwmagic.com/showphoto.php?photo=14131
It's either from October 2004, or August 2003. Not sure, but one of those 2 trips 
Sorry, but we couldn't help it...we loved your car!
TheOneVader
Well-Known Member
You can't lose this car, either: http://img187.echo.cx/my.php?image=imag03461db.jpg
