Visiting fam at other resort

[ForeverAlice]

If I am visting my mother in law at POR while staying on at FW how long can I park there for and do they give you a pass?
Thanks a lot.

 

[MyOtherSS]

I think they usually limit parking at other resorts to a couple hours, like in the case of a dining reservation, unless you are staying there but I'm not positive. If they will not allow you to park there, you could always take a bus from one of the parks or DTD back to POR.

 

[wdwrich]

At POR, parking shouldn't be a problem while visiting a guest there. It's the deluxe resorts near theme parks where parking becomes an issue. Just tell the gate sentry why you are at POR and you should be able to stay as long as you want.

 

[disnut8]

If I am visting my mother in law at POR while staying on at FW how long can I park there for and do they give you a pass?
Thanks a lot.

Your mother-in-law can request a visitor parking pass for the day you want to visit her. She just goes to the front desk and asks for one. Once you arrive, tell the gate guard you are visiting "so and so in room XXXX" and you'll be waved through. You and your mother-in-law meet in a designated spot, you put the parking pass on your dash and you are set.

 

[ForeverAlice]

Thanks everyone!

 

[AriesAriel]

I have a similar question so I figured I could ask here.

We are flying, but my sister's family is driving. They are staying at ASP and we're staying at BW. Could we give them her plate number as if it were ours? (note that they wouldn't need to park at our resort for Disney transportation because they are also staying onsite) The only reason I would think they would need to come to our resort is one night they are going to watch our kids while we go out (we will be reversing the favor as well)?

 

[cedricandsophie]

I don't thnk I've ever given a license plate number. Just ask for a parking pass so you can give it to your sister.

 

[MakiraMarlena]

POR has loads of parking and is not near a theme park, so I doubt there will be any issues at all with a timed parking pass.

 

[Marionnette]

I have a similar question so I figured I could ask here.

We are flying, but my sister's family is driving. They are staying at ASP and we're staying at BW. Could we give them her plate number as if it were ours? (note that they wouldn't need to park at our resort for Disney transportation because they are also staying onsite) The only reason I would think they would need to come to our resort is one night they are going to watch our kids while we go out (we will be reversing the favor as well)?

They scan your Magic Bands when you drive up to the resort. Guests of that particular resort can enter by just scanning their band and the gate opens. Guests who are staying onsite at another resort have to use the entrance manned by a security guard. Since BWI/BWV get a lot of people who want to park in the resort lot so that they can enjoy the Boardwalk amenities, your sister may run into a problem parking there unless they have an ADR at one of the BW restaurants.

 

[AriesAriel]

They scan your Magic Bands when you drive up to the resort. Guests of that particular resort can enter by just scanning their band and the gate opens. Guests who are staying onsite at another resort have to use the entrance manned by a security guard. Since BWI/BWV get a lot of people who want to park in the resort lot so that they can enjoy the Boardwalk amenities, your sister may run into a problem parking there unless they have an ADR at one of the BW restaurants.

So if my kids are with her (since she's watching them) their bands would work, correct?

This is why I would also need a parking pass?

 

[Marionnette]

So if my kids are with her (since she's watching them) their bands would work, correct?

This is why I would also need a parking pass?

I've never attempted to use a child's Magic Band to enter through the parking gate. Since children cannot drive, I don't know if they would work or not. We have always used the driver's Magic Band to enter since it is the most convenient to the window where the Magic Band reader is located.

The Magic Band just gains you entrance to the parking lot. The parking pass identifies your parked vehicle as being permitted to stay in the lot longer than 3 hours.

 

[wdwrich]

I've never attempted to use a child's Magic Band to enter through the parking gate. Since children cannot drive, I don't know if they would work or not. We have always used the driver's Magic Band to enter since it is the most convenient to the window where the Magic Band reader is located.

The Magic Band just gains you entrance to the parking lot. The parking pass identifies your parked vehicle as being permitted to stay in the lot longer than 3 hours.

I read that now with the straight-to-the-room on line check in, they are doing away with the paper parking passes and instead, scanning the magic bands for parking.

 

[sls404]

I have a similar question and just decided to post it here instead of creating a new thread.

If I am staying at the Polynesian, can a non-resort guest come pick me up/drop me off at the lobby? Or do they have to have dining reservations/be a resort guest to get past security?

 

[KonaKaiTom]

I have a similar question and just decided to post it here instead of creating a new thread.

If I am staying at the Polynesian, can a non-resort guest come pick me up/drop me off at the lobby? Or do they have to have dining reservations/be a resort guest to get past security?

Back in February I had a friend of mine come and pick me up at the GF -- he merely had to pull up to the guard house and tell them that he was there to pick me up - they verified that I was a guest and he pulled right up to get me, no problem at all. When we returned later in the day, he used my MB and opened the gate that way.


Tom

 

[sls404]

Back in February I had a friend of mine come and pick me up at the GF -- he merely had to pull up to the guard house and tell them that he was there to pick me up - they verified that I was a guest and he pulled right up to get me, no problem at all. When we returned later in the day, he used my MB and opened the gate that way.


Tom

So glad to hear this! Thanks

 

[ForeverAlice]

I had the same experience as the above poster! No issues.