Fresh Market

[allflgirl]

Hi!

I've heard some great things about the Fresh Market for breakfast at the Dolphin. I've got one quick question, I don't believe there is any free parking at the Dolphin. I'm staying at Animal Kingdom. If I don't want to pay the $12 for parking, what are my options? I don't think I can get a bus from AKL to Dolphin, right?

I've eaten at the Blue Zoo once and they validated my parking pass. Does anyone know if they would do the same at the Fresh Market?

Julia

 

[Robert P]

Hi!

I've heard some great things about the Fresh Market for breakfast at the Dolphin. I've got one quick question, I don't believe there is any free parking at the Dolphin. I'm staying at Animal Kingdom. If I don't want to pay the $12 for parking, what are my options? I don't think I can get a bus from AKL to Dolphin, right?

I've eaten at the Blue Zoo once and they validated my parking pass. Does anyone know if they would do the same at the Fresh Market?

Julia

Correct to the best of my knowledge, no free parking. Signature restaurants there (Shulas and BlueZoo come to mind) used to validate regular parking (but not valet). This may still be the case, but the regular resort restaurants (like Fresh) did not do so. No idea if any of that still occurs. The S/D website would have the best most recent information.

Also correct, not direct busses for resort to resort. If I were making your trek, I would bus from AKL to the Studios, then boat (maybe walk) to the S/D. Walking will be 14-18 minutes most likely. The boat is a nice 7-8 minute ride (actual travel time, not including wait time for boat), and the S/D is the first stop. Also, since it would be for breakfast, you will have the boat almost to yourself, since few people are returning to the resorts that early in the morning.

Hope that helps.

 

[allflgirl]

Thank you for your suggestion. I think the bus ride to the Studios and then boat over to the Dolphin is the best option. I didn't think of that one.

 

[Jeanieblue114]

I just park at the Yacht club (I like going there too to visit) and then we take the friendship boat over to the Dolphin and other Epcot resorts.

You could also walk it from the Yacht club, but the boat ride is just so nice.