Whispering Canyon - by boat

[soupy11]

Hi All,

We are travelling to WDW this week and will be down on Friday April 8th. We are staying offsite for the first 4 nights and onsite starting on Wednesday April 13th. What I would like to know is if it is possible to make a priority seating arrangement at Whispering Canyon on the 9th - (as offsite guests) - and park our vehicle at the Contemporary to catch a boat to the Wilderness Lodge. Do you need a resort key to get access to the boats? If not possible, I will gladly change the P/S to a time that we are staying onsite. Thanks.

 

[estnh]

When you park at a resort for a PS, particularly at a monorail resort, the guard at the gate checks your name on a list and issues a limited parking pass. I think you would have a problem parking at the CR when your PS is at WL.

You could park at WL with no problem, though.

 

[ArielsMommy]

You could also park at MK and take the boat over from TTC. HTH

 

[scanmom]

Why don't you just park at WL? Or do you want to take the boat for some fun? I never had them ask me for any proof that I was staying onsite to get on a boat. I think you can use all of the WDW transportation if you have a park hopper. But you had better check if they have time limits on parking your car at a resort that you are not staying at. I am assuming thet you will drive and park at CR. The boats are slow and it stops at Ft. Wilderness as well as WL. So be prepared to add on about 30 minutes each way for a boat trip.

 

[soupy11]

Hi all,
The Saturday is a really slow and lazy day for us as it is our first day down after a long 24 hour drive. I thought it would be nice to take a nice scenic boat ride over. We can also check out the Contemporary resort while we're there. So, no id check to get on the boat. Basically it will come down to the resort guard and if we can get him to ok it. I have parked at resorts in the past before to sightsee and have never had a problem. They ask your business and I just replied, checking out the shops.......they let you right in. I think they give you a 3 hour parking pass??? Anyways, thanks to all for replying.

 

[NewCrew42]

There should be no problem taking the boat to WL from CR. It is slow, so get there in plenty of time. Everytime we wait on the boat from there I always wonder if the boat will be ever come but it always does. Like everyone else said, the guard will ask you questions. They may be pickier at MK resorts about parking, especially CR as it is within walking distance of the MK. Another thought is you could park at the TTC, take monorail to CR, then boat to WL. If you have extra time you could also see the Poly and GF! That would allow you to tour 4 resorts!!! We love to check out other resorts for future stays!