Parking at resort then leaving car?

[notnothin]

Oh, but I can.

And I do.

If Disney really wants me to stop, then they'll start enforcing it.

And that's fine with me, because Disney's the real authority on what's being "abused".

I'm still laughing about the "high ranking cast member", though, ya got me quakin' in mah boots!

And that's all I'm going to say about this particularly incendiary topic...

Yay for breaking the rules. Your argument is pretty weak at best, and pretty sad at the same time.

 

[Merriwind]

Oh, but I can.

And I do.

If Disney really wants me to stop, then they'll start enforcing it.

And that's fine with me, because Disney's the real authority on what's being "abused".

I'm still laughing about the "high ranking cast member", though, ya got me quakin' in mah boots!

And that's all I'm going to say about this particularly incendiary topic...

Wasn't "if Disney really wants me to stop, then they'll start enforcing it," the most often quoted response of those rationalizing using child meal credits to buy adult meals. Here we go again, with parking...

Fact is, people have reported seeing cars towed at the CR and the Poly. If enough people adopt Disneyrsh's attitude, I would bet that you will see changes in the parking policy. Changes that will make it more difficult for everyone to park at the MK resorts, even those following the rules. It's already happening with DDP, is parking next?

Why not just play by the rules?

 

[Oreo Cookie]

Now I am going to explain my side from a more civil point of view. The biggest problem I see with the Contemporary is their parking lot. During peak hours from 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM, they get a lot of non Contemporary guests who park there because they have an ADR for Chef Mickey's, Concourse Steakhouse or California Grill. Like I have said before these people have a right to park there for their ADR. Speaking as a Contemporary guest it get's frustrating comming back during those times to park because a lot of these spots are taken. What makes it worse are the people who sometimes lie & say they have an ADR, but park there & walk to the MK to aviod paying $9.00 at the TTC. If these guests would not do that it would make things so much easier. I do realize my Dad could move his car to another spot closer to the front around 11:00 PM when the parking lot is empty, however if we plan on doing something the next morning that invloves taking the car, what's the point of moving it. Some Cast Members we have talked with also have said it's frustrating for the people who break this rule & go to the Magic Kingdom, because there no parking lot set out for Cast Members so they park with the guests.

I agree with you too! Disney allows parking for ADRs, but they expect people to be respectful and only park at the resort for dinner. This way it is easier for resort guests to find parking. Maybe the solution is for them to charge non guests for parking regardless of valet? I'm not advocating this, but it would cut down on abuse.

 

[Disneyrsh]

Wasn't "if Disney really wants me to stop, then they'll start enforcing it," the most often quoted response of those rationalizing using child meal credits to buy adult meals. Here we go again, with parking...

Fact is, people have reported seeing cars towed at the CR and the Poly. If enough people adopt Disneyrsh's attitude, I would bet that you will see changes in the parking policy. Changes that will make it more difficult for everyone to park at the MK resorts, even those following the rules. It's already happening with DDP, is parking next?

Why not just play by the rules?

Sigh.

You can't obey every rule, every day, all the time.

Unless you're better than all the rest of us. Go ahead, y'all, start throwing stones.

It's very easy to throw virtual stones, as I can see.

We ALL pick and choose, every day, which rules to follow, which rules to bend, and which to break.

If the parking policy changes, then it will make it more difficult for the rule breakers to get in and park. I have no problem with this.

It should make CR4Life very happy, and not make it "difficult for everyone to park at the MK resorts." It will just make it more difficult for us scofflaws, and shouldn't you all be happy about that?

I just don't care if people abuse the mugs.
I just don't care if they pool hop.
I just don't care if they want to use child credits or pretend like their 12 year old is a 9 year old so they can get in on the kid's ticket.

Do I do any of these things? No, but I"m FINE with other people doing it.

It doesn't PERSONALLY impact me.

I'm just so amazed that you all are the self-appointed Morality Police and you're yelling "it's wrong! It's wrong!"

What's "wrong" is war, starvation, and murder. Parking at the CR when you have tasks in addition to your meal, well, that's just so NOT A BIG DEAL.

Keep picking on me; I'll stay at the Contemporary, Atrium Level, of course, and bring my crockpot and cook Chicken with 40 Garlic Cloves for 8 hours...

 

[Allison]

Wasn't "if Disney really wants me to stop, then they'll start enforcing it," the most often quoted response of those rationalizing using child meal credits to buy adult meals. Here we go again, with parking...

Fact is, people have reported seeing cars towed at the CR and the Poly. If enough people adopt Disneyrsh's attitude, I would bet that you will see changes in the parking policy. Changes that will make it more difficult for everyone to park at the MK resorts, even those following the rules. It's already happening with DDP, is parking next?

Why not just play by the rules?

You are right. Eventually you probably will see changes that make it more difficult for everyone. Sadly, that is what happens when people have the attitude that they don't care about policies and will keep violating them until some barrier is put in place to stop them. Then everyone pays the price.

 

[jenjersnap]

I have small kids and have driven to eat at CR, Poly, GF and WL. I have never left the car there and gone onto MK. So not everyone with small kids does this. Besides being in proximity to MK is my priority so we choose to stay at MK resorts while our kids are young.

During early December - low season - I have observed towing in CR's lot and a CM walking around checking passes in car windows.

While going to CM for breakfast one morning, they were checking ADRs at the parking booth. There was some confusion with our ADR - our name was hopelessly wrong on the list but we got it straightened out eventually - they let us through but made us park in a particular spot and made it clear they would be watching the car and enforcing the parking rules.

I am not interested in debating or trying to change the PP's mind. I am concerned about other DISers reading how "easy" it is, trying it and having their vacation seriously disrupted.

 

[cjsmith]

Sigh.

You can't obey every rule, every day, all the time.

Unless you're better than all the rest of us. Go ahead, y'all, start throwing stones.

It's very easy to throw virtual stones, as I can see.

We ALL pick and choose, every day, which rules to follow, which rules to bend, and which to break.

If the parking policy changes, then it will make it more difficult for the rule breakers to get in and park. I have no problem with this.

It should make CR4Life very happy, and not make it "difficult for everyone to park at the MK resorts." It will just make it more difficult for us scofflaws, and shouldn't you all be happy about that?

I just don't care if people abuse the mugs.
I just don't care if they pool hop.
I just don't care if they want to use child credits or pretend like their 12 year old is a 9 year old so they can get in on the kid's ticket.

Do I do any of these things? No, but I"m FINE with other people doing it.

It doesn't PERSONALLY impact me.

I'm just so amazed that you all are the self-appointed Morality Police and you're yelling "it's wrong! It's wrong!"

What's "wrong" is war, starvation, and murder. Parking at the CR when you have tasks in addition to your meal, well, that's just so NOT A BIG DEAL.

Keep picking on me; I'll stay at the Contemporary, Atrium Level, of course, and bring my crockpot and cook Chicken with 40 Garlic Cloves for 8 hours...

Your posts and arguments on this topic absolutely amaze me. It seems that as long as it suits you it doesn't matter what is right or wrong or how it does impact others. At least if you're going to be so disrepectful you could be quiet about it rather than flaunting the fact that you don't give a **** about Disney's posted parking rules for the Contemporary. You may spend $200 on a meal there, big deal, you are not a registered guest of that specific hotel and therefore the long term parking is not meant for you. If everyone thought along your lines and simply booked a meal at the Contemporary or Yacht and Beach Clubs and then went to the closet park there would be no self parking for those who are paying to stay there. Your attitude seems to be that as long as it's not enforced that it doesn't matter. Hopefully your young children don't pick up on this mentality or you're truly going to have your hands full when they're teenagers. Guess it will be okay if they drink a bit h while underage as long as they don't get caught!

 

[cjsmith]

You are right. Eventually you probably will see changes that make it more difficult for everyone. Sadly, that is what happens when people have the attitude that they don't care about policies and will keep violating them until some barrier is put in place to stop them. Then everyone pays the price.

You've got that right. They finally had to put a fence up around SAB over at the Yacht and Beach Clubs to keep those out of the area and pool that were not registered guests. Frankly, it's a tad of a hassle to not be able to enter and exit wherever you feel like it and ruined the look of what the area originally looked like. However, there were way too many people who had the attitude of "It's not being enforced and I'm entitled to it as I'm spending money on site so therefore I'm doing as I please".

 

[CF'er]

Keep picking on me; I'll stay at the Contemporary, Atrium Level, of course, and bring my crockpot and cook Chicken with 40 Garlic Cloves for 8 hours...

Oh no you didn't just go there.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Sigh.

You can't obey every rule, every day, all the time.

Unless you're better than all the rest of us. Go ahead, y'all, start throwing stones.

It's very easy to throw virtual stones, as I can see.

We ALL pick and choose, every day, which rules to follow, which rules to bend, and which to break.

If the parking policy changes, then it will make it more difficult for the rule breakers to get in and park. I have no problem with this.

It should make CR4Life very happy, and not make it "difficult for everyone to park at the MK resorts." It will just make it more difficult for us scofflaws, and shouldn't you all be happy about that?

I just don't care if people abuse the mugs.
I just don't care if they pool hop.
I just don't care if they want to use child credits or pretend like their 12 year old is a 9 year old so they can get in on the kid's ticket.

Do I do any of these things? No, but I"m FINE with other people doing it.

It doesn't PERSONALLY impact me.

I'm just so amazed that you all are the self-appointed Morality Police and you're yelling "it's wrong! It's wrong!"

What's "wrong" is war, starvation, and murder. Parking at the CR when you have tasks in addition to your meal, well, that's just so NOT A BIG DEAL.

Keep picking on me; I'll stay at the Contemporary, Atrium Level, of course, and bring my crockpot and cook Chicken with 40 Garlic Cloves for 8 hours...

Disneyrsh why do you keep responding to this thread? No matter what lame argument you say to make it sound right, your wrong no matter what. So if you want to keep getting yourself flamed go ahead.

 

[J&J]

When you go into their guard gate they will check that you do have a PS. You have only 2 hours to park at their hotel.

 

[jahow7]

Sigh.

Keep picking on me; I'll stay at the Contemporary, Atrium Level, of course, and bring my crockpot and cook Chicken with 40 Garlic Cloves for 8 hours...

I personally like garlic. Maybe we could meet sometime so that I could smell your breath or give you a kiss. Better still with your garlic breath you will chase everyone out of the restaurants at the CR, and you and your family can have the whole restaurant to yourself.

 

[Disneyrsh]

We have reservations for Chef Mickey's for Breakie. Question is can i park there and then leave car while we go to park? Easier for us since Dad has trouble with knees and walking to Magic Kingdom would be hard from parking lot there.

Would anyone consider this "cheating the system" or is it even ALLOWED? Last time we were there (december 1999) Late November/early December it was never a problem to park at the poly all day --- now I am worried rules have changed.

No, not flaunting it, the OP asked a question and I answered it honestly.

You guys have really gone off your nut about this!

I mean, the poster talking about drinking and driving and equating it to parking at the CR?

Wow, you guys, balance, here, we all need some balance and a sense of humor!

This is not North Korea we're talking about.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Disneyrsh,

I say again why do keep responding to this thread when you know you will just be flamed? Your wrong, everyone has proven that so why can't you realize that? To compare us to North Korea is over the line, but if you want people to flame you for that don't write it.

 

[Disneyrsh]

I did not compare this discussion to north korea.

Specifically, I said this discussion was NOT like North Korea, and that we are taking it all too seriously.

If I feel like I have something to contribute to the thread, and to offer a different perspective, then I will continue to contribute.

I find your attitude very troubling, you seem to think you are in charge; of this thread and who parks at the CR.

Trying to control everything just stresses one out. Everyone manages to have a good time in Disney, in whatever way they want.

Look at the "have you ever had a shock" thread-all sorts of crazy things happen to people (darn those brazilians ) and people continue to return, as will I.

Sheesh, I'm starting to feel like I"m in high school again and the head cheerleader's picking on me...

 

[beattyfamily]

I don't see why people are getting so upset that their parking space is further out because of the crowds.

Nobody has said on this post "I had nowhere to park". Because everyone is still finding a parking spot, the issue remains that on site guests are steamed because they have to walk further because they're sharing the lot with the people who come and eat, or come over to rent the sea raycers, or some people just like to hang out in the different resorts, all day, or hang out, eat, walk over to the MK, come back, eat some more. Goof off, shop, wander around.

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It doesn't PERSONALLY impact me.

I didn't see anyone in this thread say that they were upset because their parking space was further out, but what I did say was that we sometimes had to circle and circle the lot and we couldn't find a spot so then we either ended up having to do valet which we don't like to do AND we shouldn't have to do, or we'd pull over and wait and wait till someone finally left. So as you can see, people ignoring this rule has affected me in the past so I do care when people post an attitude like yours here on the DIS for all to see. It does explain why I couldn't find a spot though.

If you don't want/like people replying to your posts then maybe you should stop posting. Your opinion/attitude about this issue is what people are just amazed by and then you get upset with us for responding to it? Amazing.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

I did not compare this discussion to north korea.

Specifically, I said this discussion was NOT like North Korea, and that we are taking it all too seriously.

If I feel like I have something to contribute to the thread, and to offer a different perspective, then I will continue to contribute.

I find your attitude very troubling, you seem to think you are in charge; of this thread and who parks at the CR.

Trying to control everything just stresses one out. Everyone manages to have a good time in Disney, in whatever way they want.

Look at the "have you ever had a shock" thread-all sorts of crazy things happen to people (darn those brazilians ) and people continue to return, as will I.

Sheesh, I'm starting to feel like I"m in high school again and the head cheerleader's picking on me...

Now your making me laugh. If people like you would not break the rules by parking at the Contemporary as a non Resort guest & go to the Magic Kingdom we would not have this discussion going on. Also you claim that if you have something to contribute to this conversation you will, then why is it everything you say everyone else says your wrong? Think about for a while.

 

[Alicnwondrln]

I think that your better off just parking at the TTC and Monorailing it over .If you need to just drop him off at the tram stop before you park then meet up with him.

They do check parking permits at the resorts sometimes and it would be a shame to get towed at Disney.

This is the best advice

 

[cjsmith]

No, not flaunting it, the OP asked a question and I answered it honestly.

You guys have really gone off your nut about this!

I mean, the poster talking about drinking and driving and equating it to parking at the CR?

Wow, you guys, balance, here, we all need some balance and a sense of humor!

This is not North Korea we're talking about.

Where's the post about drinking and driving that equates it to parking at CR?

And yes, taking the self park spaces does impact paying guests of the resorts. Valet may still be an option but one that someone may not want to use as unless you are DVC you actually pay a charge per night. So, you taking their space can indeed not only inconvience them but cost them money just so you don't have to walk far back to your car in case you forgot something for your small children.

No, it isn't North Korea that anyone is talking about. However it is about having commen courtesy for your fellow vacationers and that is something that you don't seem to really care about. There are posted signs saying that parking is not for the parks. If you really think that Disney has put those up just for the heck of it, then next time when you check in at the guardhouse why not just tell the guard that you're here for dinner and then will be staying past the 3 hour mark because you're heading over to MK afterward since the signs isn't meant for you and see what they say?

People are bothered because you have told everyone that you just don't care what the rules are, you're going to do what you want when you want because it makes your life/vacation easier and it just doesn't matter who it inconvieneces. Then you wonder why people are bothered? I see an awful of me, me, me in your posts. In otherwords, it doesn't bother me,it doesn't impact me and if it doesn't impact me then it's just okay.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Where's the post about drinking and driving that equates it to parking at CR?

And yes, taking the self park spaces does impact paying guests of the resorts. Valet may still be an option but one that someone may not want to use as unless you are DVC you actually pay a charge per night. So, you taking their space can indeed not only inconvience them but cost them money just so you don't have to walk far back to your car in case you forgot something for your small children.

No, it isn't North Korea that anyone is talking about. However it is about having commen courtesy for your fellow vacationers and that is something that you don't seem to really care about. There are posted signs saying that parking is not for the parks. If you really think that Disney has put those up just for the heck of it, then next time when you check in at the guardhouse why not just tell the guard that you're here for dinner and then will be staying past the 3 hour mark because you're heading over to MK afterward since the signs isn't meant for you and see what they say?

People are bothered because you have told everyone that you just don't care what the rules are, you're going to do what you want when you want because it makes your life/vacation easier and it just doesn't matter who it inconvieneces. Then you wonder why people are bothered? I see an awful of me, me, me in your posts. In otherwords, it doesn't bother me,it doesn't impact me and if it doesn't impact me then it's just okay.

That is one of the best responses I have seen in this thread.