Visiting Different Resorts

[dickyrader]

My wife and I like to visit different resorts through our trip. We like to look around and see all the different places there are to stay. We like to look at the architecture and all the great things that Disney has built. We used to just tell the guard that we want to look around, they ask to see our drivers license, and they let us in.

Do they still allow this? Its fun to walk around each resort just to sight see!

 

[Sue M]

Yes. They will issue you a 2 or 3 hr parking pass. One year we wanted to check out where we wanted to stay next, it was between 2 resorts. We were staying on property, and the gate guard just asked to see our KTTW card, and told us where to park. If you are not WDW guests staying on property they may want extra ID as you indicated.
It is fun checking out the resorts and the amazing theming.

 

[iluveeyore]

We just got back Wednesday from a week of doing this (no park passes). If you are staying on property, you just show your room key at each security entrance into the parking lot (no questions asked), and have your parking pass from your resort in your windshield. If you are not driving, you can use the bus system of course, or boats, or monorails. We had a car, so anytime we wanted to resort hop for different restaurants or just to wander and relax, we would just drive - saved a lot of time too!

 

[Singinglizzie]

One year, I spent a whole day doing this. I rented a car and drove around to all the resorts. I was able to check out most of the resorts (I hadn't stayed at previously) with the exception of the Campgrounds and the Cabins. It was fun (for me) to be able to see the grounds and the restaurants and I was able to make a list of the resorts I wanted to go back to stay at. It's also good that the guards ask for id to check you in. There have been parking lot thefts, so it's good to know that there is some accountability when strangers pull up at the gate.