Disabled parking

[dumbo4ever]

We are going to dland for Memorial day and will be staying at Grand Californian. I have ms and would like to know the disabled parking situation. Will the parking be discounted, should we not rent a car from Sna and take a shuttle instead. What would be the most cost effective? Thanks!!

 

[Malcon10t]

If you are parking at the Grand, you will pay their daily parking fee. They do not discount. It will be tagged onto your room charges. If you have no other need for the car, I would suggest a taxi from SNA to the hotel.

 

[skiingfast]

There is handicapped parking about 50 feet from the portico over the entrance.

If you are not staying in the GVC you will be paying for parking and valet parking is only a couple dollars per day and tip more.

 

[sonnyjane]

FYI self-parking at the resorts is $15 per day.

 

[KPeterso]

There is handicapped parking about 50 feet from the portico over the entrance.

If you are not staying in the GVC you will be paying for parking and valet parking is only a couple dollars per day and tip more.

There are not too many handicap spots at GCH. Ask when you pull up, and they will run to check. If all of the handicap spaces are full, GCH will valet the car for free. I have had that happen to me a couple times. You just give the guy a tip for it.

Kristin

 

[lalasmama]

I have MS. I will admit that I'm somewhat lucky, as it hasn't affected me too much, apart from my initial issues when I was first going through the diagnostic process. I definitely have some endurance issues, and am not as active when the sun is out, and I tend to tire easier.

We flew into SNA, and took the Disneyland Express, which dropped us off right at our hotel. (They will drop off maybe 100 ft from GCH.) We didn't rent a car, because there wasn't really any reason for us to rent a car, IMO. There were shuttles if I was really having a bad time, and of course, renting a ECV was also always available if I needed it.

Biggest things:
(1) Be willing to use an ECV if you need it. There's no points for toughing things out! And you will enjoy it so much more if you aren't pushing yourself!
(2) Water water water water water. Did I mention water?? I didn't drink enough, which I think is part of the reason I had a hard time at some points.
(3) Sunscreen, light pants and light shirt, sun hat! Not the most fashionable, of course, but that sun can be something else, and it seemed to me that the sooner I shielded myself from it, the better.
(4) Afternoon rest areas: Aladdin, Turtle Talk with Crush, It's Tough to Be a Bug, Captain EO. These areas were my energy rechargers when I started feeling fatigued.