Boardwalk and Illuminations Cruise Parking

[The House of Mouse]

We are having dinner at B & C then doing the Illuminations cruise on March 13th. We are staying off site, where do we park? Is there an area to park that could serve both purposes? Do we pay to park?

Thanks!

 

[cranbiz]

I would recommend using the valet parking. Yes, it will cost you, but you will be able to eat and cruise with no problems.

You can get a 3 hour pass if you are eating at a resort, but most of them are fairly strict on the time limit.

 

[The House of Mouse]

But isn't Beaches & Cream at the Boardwalk? Does this area have their own parking like Downtown Disney?

 

[cslittle999]

Beaches and Cream is at the Beach Club resort. The boardwalk is part of the Boardwalk resort. Neither has separate parking for the restaurants. You have to park at the resort. They will give you a three hour parking pass as long as you have an ADR. Cranbiz is recommending on using valet parking at the Beach Club because they don't worry about the time limit as much.

 

[TDC Nala]

The marina for the cruise is at the Yacht Club. They will let you park there if you are booked for an Illuminations cruise. Tell the guard at the front gate that you have a cruise booked. They might have a list of names they can check you off of.

Beaches & Cream (at the Beach Club resort, which is connected to the Yacht Club resort) doesn't take ADRs, so you won't get the three hour parking pass for ADR holders. It might be possible to say you are eating at B&C, but it shouldn't matter if you park at the Yacht Club with a cruise booked.

It's also quite a small restaurant and frequently crowded. You might want to give yourself plenty of time to get in and eat before your cruise is scheduled.

 

[NHAnn]

Beaches N Cream is at the Beach Club resort , not on the Boardwalk. Yacht and Beach Clubs are across the lake from the Boardwalk. The Swan and Dolphin and the International Gateway to Epcot are also on the shore. Tey are all within a ten minute or so walk of each other.
You can probably valet park at either the BWI or the BC as suggested above. It's like a 5-10 minutes troll around the lake or there's a boat that goes across as well. Did they give you any parking instrutions/info when you booked the cruise?


Edited to add...whoops! never mind...I think you got better answer above! If there's parking at YC for the cruise you'll be all set!