Parking at Disney

[hudsom]

Do you have to pay again if you leave then come back again in the same day?
Do all the parks charge you for parking?

[psharrock]

You only pay once on any one day to park your car.

Just show the parking ticket at any other park and they will let you through.

Paul

[Disney owl]

Same answer as Paul just pay once a day. just make sure you keep the ticket in a safe place in the car.

When we parked i wrote down which section & row we were in , Those car parks are huge. We also took our cardboard sun screen for the windscreen. It helped to keep the car cool & made finding it easier at the end of a long day.

As far as I can remember you don't have to pay to park at the water parks but I'm not sure .

I'm sure someone could confirm this.

[JANNYANS]

I also suggest my guests tie something to their car ariel so it can be spotted from a distance.

[steve_rob]

Echo the point above - especially as 99% of hire cars seem to be silver (or at least the ones we've got were).

In the past, I've taken to putting something strange on the parcel shelf above the boot so that I can recognise my car as sometimes even though I know what row it's parked on, there's normally three or four of the same make of car nearby just to throw me.

Last year I used an empty Boots carrier bag I still had after shopping at Gatwick on the way out. I was guessing that not many Americans would have one of these!

[psharrock]

I think it was $7 to park at the theme parks and $3 to park at the water parks, but free at downtown disney.

You cannot get straight to the parks from downtown disney, you have to go via a disney hotel.

Its free parking if you are staying at a disney hotel or if you have an annual pass.

Paul

[SidB]

We had a neat remote central locking fob on our keys. Every time you locked the car it gave a little toot, and flashed it's lights. All I did was keep pressing the button and the car was simple to locate. I told my kids the car was feeling lonely and he was crying out for us. When we got close I kept the car tooting (it wasn't too loud) and told them he was pleased to see us. "Dad you're weird" they'd say.

[JANNYANS]

If you have a car with an remote boot/trunk function keep opening and shutting the boot .you soon spot your car!

[matty624]

Sorry to disagree Paul, but Disney Owl is indeed correct (I'm 99% certain anyway), it's free to park at water parks, Disney ones anyway, Wet and Wild charge the same set rate as the other Universal parks. I guess Disney expect most people to combine a water park day with a trip into a major park.
I'm a little surprised they've not started charging yet, it's not like Disney to give freebies! (I'm becoming a bit cynical nowadays!)
Ian

[psharrock]

Just checked and I am wrong as it is free to park at the water parks.

I am now trying to remember where I saw the $3 parking fee.

Paul

[BevS97]

we fastened a Union Jack to our arial, it made it much easier to spot in the carparks (it was Jubilee weekend while we were there too, so we were feeling a little patriotic)

Bev