Downtown Disney parking

[Epcot Mom]

What is the current parking situation at DTD? I will be meeting someone under the big balloon at 11:00 am this Friday and am wondering if parking is easier that time of day than at night. I am staying at Port Orleans, is the DTD bus from the resort more reliable than parking since my resort is in that area? I know from the Epcot resorts, the DTD transportation is a nightmare.

Thanks!

 

[Laura's Dad]

Why wouldn't you want to take the boat and eliminate parking all together?

 

[Epcot Mom]

I intended for that to be part of the question, am I better off using Disney transportation from the resort. Never stayed there so not familiar. I am usually at an Epcot resort and it always takes an hour or more to get to DTD. They say they run every 20 minutes, but in 15 years, we haven't found that to be the case to DTD. Is the resort transportation better from POR? Also, wondering about parking as an option to get to a park quicker after my meeting.

 

[Traveliz]

It's a mess down there but at that time of day you will be fine getting parking. I would choose to do that - it will be faster than the boat. The boat is lovely but the car trip will be much faster.

Liz

 

[Laura's Dad]

I am not sure about the bus to Downtown Disney. I've never taken one there form any resort as we have always taken a car and rode the bus from Port Orleans. I think that parking right now is all the way over by Cirque du Soleil. It still might be faster to park but more convenient to take the boat.

 

[Traveliz]

There is still parking in front of World of Disney and that area...it's just limited at night as much of it (at night) is valet. During the earlier hours of the day most of that area is easy to park in. I recently parked in that area two different mornings with no problems at all...like first row parking.

Liz

 

[Epcot Mom]

Thanks for the feedback everyone! Sounds great!

 

[StirlingSilver83]

Not to go off the topic but I was talking to my dad just today about the parking situation at dtd and he told me to take the boat there. He said the boat ride is really cool and he thinks my kids would like it. If I wanted to take the boat where would I get on the boat at to take it to DTD?