Parking at BLT to visit TOTW lounge?

[DisneyKeepsUsYoung]

Now that there will be no AK night show during my trip, I am thinking of driving over to see Hallowishes after my AK night. Will I be able to park at BLT or Comtempory? I've seen it said if you have an ADR you can but I just want drinks and fireworks at the TOTW lounge. I will have my car at AK for the day and don't really want to have to drop it off at hotel to grab a bus. Even if allowed, is there likely to be space availability at 9:00-9:30pm?

 

[BillPA]

Disney Vacation Club Members staying at any Disney-owned-and-operated hotel at Walt Disney World Resort (whether they booked with vacation points or cash) may enjoy access to one of the vacation kingdom's most exclusive spaces: Top of the World Lounge atop Bay Lake Tower at Disney's Contemporary Resort through December 29, 2015 (blockout dates apply. Including but not limited to 12/30/14, 12/31/14, 7/3/15, and 7/4/15). Current operating hours are 6 p.m. to midnight.

This perk is available exclusively to Members and those in their traveling party who are staying on that Member's reservation. At least one Member in the traveling party must accompany the group and present his or her current Magic Band or Key to the World card with a Disney Vacation Club Membership notation in order to gain admission to the lounge and observation deck. If the Member's Magic Band or Key to the World card doesn't display a Membership notation, a Disney Vacation Club Membership Card is required in addition to the Key to the World card to verify Membership.

Note that Members traveling from other Resorts must use Walt Disney World Transportation, as parking is unavailable to anyone not staying at Bay Lake Tower or Disney's Contemporary Resort. Upon arrival, Members must walk to the Bay Lake Tower main lobby entrance on the ground floor and check in at the Top of the World Lounge desk in the lobby.

This special Top of the World Lounge access is available on a first-come, first-served basis until the lounge reaches capacity. As the lounge is particularly popular during the Magic Kingdom fireworks, arriving as early as possible will give Members the best chance of gaining admission.

 

[Deb & Bill]

You can always park at the MK parking lot and take Disney transportation to get to and from the resort.

 

[CarolMN]

Lots of guests try to park at the Contemporary or BLT lots to go to MNSSHP. The most likely scenarios are either you are turned away or you find the lots full. If you try and fail, you'll end up at the TTC and maybe have to take the tram to catch the ferry or monorail.

If it were me, I would drop the car off at my resort and take a bus to the MK & then walk over to BLT. That's because I'd rather take a bus back to my resort after Hallowishes than fight the traffic from TTC. YMMV.

 

[Brian Noble]

I'd probably take an uber or taxi.

 

[gmboy95]

In this world of Uber....thats the way i would go

 

[DisneyKeepsUsYoung]

Thanks everyone. If I didn't have a car seat aged child with me I would do Uber. I won't mess with that and Uber though. I didn't think about how bad traffic might be leaving after Hallowishes. I was thinking a good portion of party goers would be staying until the end being a paid event and not a mass leaving after fireworks like a normal night. I dislike crowded buses with holding sleepy children. The kids love a monorail ride so maybe I'll just do TTC and deal with car traffic.

 

[Brian Noble]

FYI: Uber has a product that will guarantee a car seat. Full disclosure: I've never used it. Car seats are dim history for us at this point. We are in the learner's permit/driver's license universe now...

https://newsroom.uber.com/us-florida/introducing-uberfamily-to-orlando/

 

[disneynutz]

You can valet park, I think that it's $25.

Bill