Resort Parking for Guests

[ptlohmysoul]

We are staying at the Beach Club Villas. We are vacationing with my parents who are staying off-site. Will they be able to park at the Beach Club and join us early in the morning to take Disney transportation to whichever park we go to that day? or will I need to add them to our room (which we can easily do if we decide not to purchase the dining plan).

 

[_auroraborealis_]

They will need to valet. Beach Club is strict and checks Magic Bands.

If you add them to your room it will cost more than valet, FWIW. Extra fee for each additional adult adds up.

 

[TowMater92]

Parking at resorts is for guest staying at that resorts or people dining at that resort only so what you're trying to do is get around WDW rules. They should just meet you at the park and pay to park.

 

[Lewisc]

OP will be staying at BCV. If they're booked through a member, renting points, is there an extra charge up to room capacity? If not add them and get magic bands. They'll be able to park, use the pool and take advantage of EMH. Forget the dining plan. It's barely break even.

 

[bumbershoot]

If you add them to your room it will cost more than valet, FWIW. Extra fee for each additional adult adds up.

Not for the villas. No extra adult fee.

 

[TiffanyA]

Add them to the room since the villa does not have extra fees. And I concur with Lewisc, forget the dining plan.

 

[jo-jo]

Also if you do add them, you can make FP at the same time. 60 days for resort guests, 30 days offsite.

Just a thought, will you be driving? I don't know if there is any kind of limit of how many cars allowed per room. We never drive, so I have no idea.

 

[jarestel]

Back when the resorts issued the paper parking passes, we never had any problem asking for and getting an additional parking pass for day guests. I'm not sure how they handle that situation now in the magic band era, though earlier this year we did have day visitors and they simply told the resort gate attendant they were visiting us and were waved on through.

 

[ptlohmysoul]

They will need to valet. Beach Club is strict and checks Magic Bands.

If you add them to your room it will cost more than valet, FWIW. Extra fee for each additional adult adds up.

There is no extra fee for my guests, as long as we have room in our villa, which we do.

 

[ptlohmysoul]

Also if you do add them, you can make FP at the same time. 60 days for resort guests, 30 days offsite.

Just a thought, will you be driving? I don't know if there is any kind of limit of how many cars allowed per room. We never drive, so I have no idea.

We will be flying, not driving, so our guests would be the only one parking (one vehicle).

 

[ptlohmysoul]

Parking at resorts is for guest staying at that resorts or people dining at that resort only so what you're trying to do is get around WDW rules. They should just meet you at the park and pay to park.

You are wrong. I am obviously asking what the rules are, so that I can follow them.

 

[ptlohmysoul]

Thanks for all who answered constructively!

 

[Darbie]

You are wrong. I am obviously asking what the rules are, so that I can follow them.

The rule is parking is for resort guests or those dining at the resorts, unless you valet park.

 

[Skippyboo]

Do you have any old magic bands from previous trip? They will work during your new trip. You as a onsite guest also get free parking at the parks would it be easier for your parents just to come pick you and drive to the parks with you in the car? Would not need it for HS or Epcot since you are at the BC but probably quicker than the bus for MK and AK.

 

[Maxie86]

We have often parked at resorts while visiting someone there. Have your parents tell the guard they are visiting a guest at the resort, sometimes they just let you in and sometimes they ask the name of the person you are visiting. We have never been denied admittance. The easiest way would be to add them to your room though so they can just use a MB to get in.

 

[ptlohmysoul]

Do you have any old magic bands from previous trip? They will work during your new trip. You as a onsite guest also get free parking at the parks would it be easier for your parents just to come pick you and drive to the parks with you in the car? Would not need it for HS or Epcot since you are at the BC but probably quicker than the bus for MK and AK.

Thanks for the idea, but there will be a total of 8 of us and we won't all be able to fit in the vehicle.

And we have enough magic bands to make a string around a Christmas tree, but my mom will be confused enough with her own magic band, since I do have them attached to our later stay at Bay Lake.

 

[DebbieB]

We have often parked at resorts while visiting someone there. Have your parents tell the guard they are visiting a guest at the resort, sometimes they just let you in and sometimes they ask the name of the person you are visiting. We have never been denied admittance. The easiest way would be to add them to your room though so they can just use a MB to get in.

Beach Club can be tough. One time I was staying at BWV and went over to BC to pickup 2 friends so that we could go to SSR to view the DVC models. Guard gave me a hard time. She kept saying I can't park. I said I don't want to park, just pick my friends up. Finally let me in.

 

[bumbershoot]

Also if you do add them, you can make FP at the same time. 60 days for resort guests, 30 days offsite.

Just a thought, will you be driving? I don't know if there is any kind of limit of how many cars allowed per room. We never drive, so I have no idea.

We've had three cars parked at OKW, all bonafide and allowed.

The rule is parking is for resort guests or those dining at the resorts, unless you valet park.

And if she adds them by name to her villa then they are resort guests.

And then they get magicbands (and the band for the bay lake stay the OP mentioned would work too, no confusion for mom) and all perks of being onsite.

Disney doesn't actually care where people sleep. They don't do bedchecks.

Thanks for the idea, but there will be a total of 8 of us and we won't all be able to fit in the vehicle.

And we have enough magic bands to make a string around a Christmas tree, but my mom will be confused enough with her own magic band, since I do have them attached to our later stay at Bay Lake.

If you add them to your villa they can get more bands. Or use the ones for Bay lake (assuming it's the same trip and you'll already have them?). Any band attached to a person's profile will work for that person.

If you put them on your room they can drive straight to the park and just meet you there.

 

[DisneyWishes14]

I've only ever paid cash through WDW for villas, so I'm unfamiliar with DVC rules, but, if you aren't over capacity, can't you just add your parents to your villa once you check-in? Then you wouldn't need to pay for the DDP for them and they would have all BCV privileges, including parking.

Thanks for the idea, but there will be a total of 8 of us and we won't all be able to fit in the vehicle.

And we have enough magic bands to make a string around a Christmas tree, but my mom will be confused enough with her own magic band, since I do have them attached to our later stay at Bay Lake.

Why not just take one of your old MB's, write "PARKING" on it with a sharpie and throw it in their glove compartment? Then it's the designated BCV parking MB and it never leaves the car?

 

[bumbershoot]

With dvc stays some people have had issues adding people to the room upon checkin. We didn't in December at GFV, but others have.