Will this work.....O'Hana's and Parking question

[vellamint]

I want to have our family eat at O'Hana's for breakfast on our Magic Kingdom day....is it "legal" to park our car at the Polynesian and then leave it there and take the monorail to the park? We ARE staying onsite but not (obviously) at the Polynesian.

Thanks.

 

[shondad]

When we went to Ohana's we had a rental car and upon entering the lot there was a guard posted, asking about our visit (he wanted to know our reservation time also, and we had the same encounter @ the Contemporary when we went that am for brkfst at Chef Mickey's). We were given a "parking pass" if you will. It listed the entry time I believe, and had an expiration time (about a two hour pass, I believe). I don't think you can leave your car there while you go to the park (although I could be wrong). Unless they make an exception and tell you such.

 

[DisneyFanatik]

Techinically you are not supposed to leave your car there, although I am sure that many people do it and nothing happens. Why not park your car at the MK, take the monorail to the Poly and then back to the MK after breakfast.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Or, if you are staying on site, take your transportation to the MK, then monorail or boat over the Polynesian.

 

[vellamint]

We wont do it since we are not supposed to .. I guess since we are staying onsite I was hoping to be allowed. My purpose was to not deal with the throngs of people waiting for the ferry to get to the parking lot.

Maybe I can convince my family that for just this one day we need to take Disney transportation and not the car.


On this same note.....when we park at the Beach Club for dinner at Cape May aren't we allowed to leave our car there as we walk around the Boardwalk? Or are we supposed to move our car over to The Boardwalk Inn?

 

[damiel]

We always eat dinner at Cape May and then walk to the Boardwalk for a an hour or two. We do get a parking pass when we enter the gate, the security guard has a clip board that they check our reservation against. We have never had a problem when we leave. I think it would be different if it were the morning and we were gone all day.

 

[MrShiny]

The official word is you are not supposed to use resort parking for theme park access. If you are dining there, they give you a 3 hour pass for self parking. However, if you valet park there, the car hopps will even often offer the advice that you could leave your car there while at the park after dining.

However, there is a simple solution if you want to be totally "legal." Park at the TTC (just as if going straight to MK) and walk to the Poly. It's a relatively short walk (especially if you avoid the twisting paths and stick close to the shore once you are on the Poly grounds).

 

[makinorlando]

I want to have our family eat at O'Hana's for breakfast on our Magic Kingdom day....is it "legal" to park our car at the Polynesian and then leave it there and take the monorail to the park? We ARE staying onsite but not (obviously) at the Polynesian.

Thanks.

The "rule" as I have seen it, is that for dining they give you a THREE hour pass for parking at the resort.

I have used valet parking several times (with the Disney Dining Experience card it is complimentary), and they have not given me the "THREE HOUR" pass to put on my dashboard. We have parked at the Poly and taken the monorail and boats to visit the other MK resorts.

I guess they try to discourage parking at the resorts, as the parking spaces are limited, and it is free if you self park, and opposed to parking at the parks which unless you have an annual pass is $9. Valet parking is $7.00

I have found that if you are trying to avoid the long lines on the monorail going from the TTC to MK, that sometimes using the Monorail to the resorts is less crowded - we have done that both going in first thing in the morning, and coming out after the fireworks at night - yes you do have the stops at the resorts, but the line to get on a monorail was much shorter.

 

[Allison]

I guess they try to discourage parking at the resorts, as the parking spaces are limited, and it is free if you self park, and opposed to parking at the parks which unless you have an annual pass is $9. Valet parking is $7.00

Parking is also free for any resort guest.

 

[dcgrumpy]

You can walk to the Polynesian from the TTC and then take the monorail to MK

 

[MickiMouth]

I have used valet parking several times (with the Disney Dining Experience card it is complimentary), and they have not given me the "THREE HOUR" pass to put on my dashboard. We have parked at the Poly and taken the monorail and boats to visit the other MK resorts.
I guess they try to discourage parking at the resorts, as the parking spaces are limited, and it is free if you self park, and opposed to parking at the parks which unless you have an annual pass is $9. Valet parking is $7.00

I have a ressie at Chef Mickey's our first day at 5:00 for dinner. If I valet park can I leave my car there and walk to the MK for about 4 hours? I knew they would give me a 3 hour pass but I didn't know you could stay longer if you use the valet. Otherwise I will drive over because I don't want to get towed. If you use the valet what do you do with the parking pass you get from the security guard when you arrive?

 

[Deb & Bill]

I have a ressie at Chef Mickey's our first day at 5:00 for dinner. If I valet park can I leave my car there and walk to the MK for about 4 hours? I knew they would give me a 3 hour pass but I didn't know you could stay longer if you use the valet. Otherwise I will drive over because I don't want to get towed. If you use the valet what do you do with the parking pass you get from the security guard when you arrive?

Even if you do valet park for dining, you really aren't supposed to park at a resort for theme park parking. So even if you do dine at the resort, you shouldn't leave your car there to go to the theme park. You should move your car or legitimately park at the TTC to go to the theme park with an incidental stop over at the resort to dine.

 

[Hopefully]

I agree with Deb & Bill. You aren't supposed to park at the resorts for dinner, and then go to a theme park, leaving your car in the resort parking lot. Parking at the resorts is limited and it is intended for resort guests and those using (for dinner) the resort. Think how you would feel if you couldn't park your car at your own resort because non-resort guests were parked there. JMHO.

 

[MickiMouth]

I agree with Deb & Bill. You aren't supposed to park at the resorts for dinner, and then go to a theme park, leaving your car in the resort parking lot. Parking at the resorts is limited and it is intended for resort guests and those using (for dinner) the resort. Think how you would feel if you couldn't park your car at your own resort because non-resort guests were parked there. JMHO.

I understand that and have eaten at resorts many times over the years and have never left my car there to visit parks. After reading the post in this thread I was simply replying to someone else's comments.

 

[vellamint]

Please lets not start a debate about my original question....

I was simply asking if as a Disney Resort Guest if we were allowed to park at all the resorts or just the resort we were staying at.....

(Maybe this was showing ignorance in policy but it certainly wasnt intended as a way to "get around" any rules)

 

[MrShiny]

I have a ressie at Chef Mickey's our first day at 5:00 for dinner. If I valet park can I leave my car there and walk to the MK for about 4 hours? I knew they would give me a 3 hour pass but I didn't know you could stay longer if you use the valet. Otherwise I will drive over because I don't want to get towed. If you use the valet what do you do with the parking pass you get from the security guard when you arrive?

I will only say that valets have encouraged me to do this in the past. The pass from the guard is not needed, and in fact if you tell him you are valet parking, he probably won't give you one.

For the most up to date ruling, just ask the guard and/or the valet.

 

[MickiMouth]

Thanks MrShiny

 

[ardig123]

what's the TTC?

 

[Deb & Bill]

what's the TTC?

Transportation and Ticket Center ( or is it Ticket and Transportation Center). One or the other. It's located adjacent to the Polynesian and it's the location of the end of the Epcot monorail. Plus where you get the monorail to MK if you are not getting it at the MK resorts.