Staying offsite - Ohana questions

[krispyk]

Hi,
If we're staying offsite would we be able to catch an early dinner at Ohana (with an ADR in November) and then head to the beach to watch Wishes?
We'd like to see fireworks but with 3 small children thought it would be better to see them from a distance...
Also, if you have an ADR at a resort restaurant but aren't a resort guest do you get to park for free?
Thanks!

 

[krispyk]

oh nuts. Is it only breakfast that has the characters?

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Breakfast is the only meal with characters, but they do have games and stuff at dinner. And watching Wishes from the beach is allowed. The only thing you can't do is use the resort's pool, all other public areas are open to anyone.

 

[BriarRosie]

Hi,
If we're staying offsite would we be able to catch an early dinner at Ohana (with an ADR in November) and then head to the beach to watch Wishes?
We'd like to see fireworks but with 3 small children thought it would be better to see them from a distance...
Also, if you have an ADR at a resort restaurant but aren't a resort guest do you get to park for free?
Thanks!

You can park at the Polynesian for free, but they'll issue you a vistors' 3 hour parking pass. You can watch fireworks from the beach after dinner, no problem.

oh nuts. Is it only breakfast that has the characters?

Yep, only breakfast has characters.

 

[hoosiergirl7]

You should be able to watch Wishes from the beach even if you're not a Poly guest after dinner at 'Ohana.

As far as the parking, I'm not sure. As long as you bring printed proof of your ADR confirmation I think you can park without a fee but I think it's for a limited number of hours. On all our trips with ADR's we've always stayed on property and used Disney Transportation to get where we need to go. The one trip stayed off-site we didn't do a single sit down meal.

And yes, it's only breakfast that they have Lilo, Stitch, Pluto & Mickey. No characters at dinner. I like breakfast there but I LOVE dinner. It will be our first dinner on our next trip in the Spring. Can't wait! Oh, and they do have some entertainment for dinner where the kids can participate in dancing around the restaurant.