Parking at Contemporary in AM for PM ADRs?

[freshstart19]

Hello! Leaving tomorrow for WDW and still trying to finalize plans. MK opens at 7am on Saturday. Will CR let us park there very early in the morning since we have a dinner ADR and Pirates and Pals scheduled there? Thinking it would be easier to get back to our car given the crowds this week. Is it a 15 minutes walk from parking at the Contemporary to MK? I've only taken the monorail from MK there.

 

[Tonka's Skipper]

Sorry, no. ...you are allowed to park 3 hours for a.ADR. it is a matter of having space for the CR guests having parking spaces.

AKK

 

[Alesia]

You may be able to park there all day if you're willing to pay for valet parking.

 

[Allison]

Not in regular parking, no.

 

[freshstart19]

OK. Thanks!

 

[freshstart19]

Hmmm.. I guess it will be risky even trying valet there. If we get turned away, we'll miss rope drop. It's going to be a very long day then. Have 11:20 ADR at GF and was planning on browsing the resort and then go to CR for the 5:00 dinner ADR, followed by Pirates and Pals and then back to MK for MSEP and 7DMT FP at 10:25.

 

[Allison]

Just park in the MK lot and use the monorail to get around.

 

[Minniesgal]

Park at the TTC the monorail is great for getting between hotels on the monorail.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

You will need to park at TTC.

 

[freshstart19]

Thanks for the ideas. So, I should be able to go to TTC to MK, then monorail to GF and if we choose, go back to TCC and grab our car, rest for an hour or so at our hotel and then park at Contemporary for our 5:00pm ADR and Pirates and pals reservation.

I'm assuming it's much faster to take the bus from the Dolphin to MK for the 7am opening at MK. If I did that, how would we get from Grand Floridian to Dolphin? Sorry, have never naviagated the monorial or used the TTC.

 

[Donna M]

I'd say the easiest way to return to the Dolphin would be by taxi.

 

[DisneyWishes14]

You have a few options.

If you want to use Disney transportation: Take a bus from Dolphin to MK for RD. Monorail or boat to GF for your ADR. Take a cab from GF back to Dolphin to rest OR take the boat or monorail back to MK and take the bus to Dolphin (cab will be faster). To get from Dolphin to Contemporary, take the Dolphin bus to MK, walk to CR, walk to MK for MSEP and your FP+, then take bus back to Dolphin

It is MUCH faster to take the bus to MK from Dolphin for RD than driving yourself to TTC and getting on the monorail or ferry.

If you want to use your car for part of your day, I would bus to MK, boat or monorail to GF, cab back to Dolphin (or boat/monorail back to MK and grab Dolphin bus), THEN after you rest, drive to CR and park for your ADR and Pirates and Pals, walk to MK for the evening, walk back to CR and drive back to Dolphin.

 

[freshstart19]

I do like that last plan! Thank you so much. I'm still struggling with my touring plan and I leave tomorrow morning! Happy New Year!