Parking at The Boardwalk

[mick]

Did the Skyliner back in 1990. Don't know what all the fuss is about

Mick

[Lisa_Lollipop]

Originally Posted by chmurf

interesting idea, for sure, but if your initial concern was avoiding possibly large crowds by parking near international gateway, you also need to consider that, the skyliner may be used by those who stay at POP, AoA, or CBR, and that might be even busier (think lines)

walking out of EPCOT at the front gate after illuminations is rather painless, even if it's crowded.
it's slow moving, alright, but it's moving (compared to a line for a monorail, or skyliner for that matter) where it might be a standstill

the skyliner option sure sounds nice, if you want, for example, to leave your car at DHS
you'll get to take the skyliner up to International gateway

for the journey back to your car at DHS, if it's too busy at the skyliner, you still have the friendship boat option, or even the 25 minutes walk back to DHS


as far as I'm concerned, I'm not too hyped by the skyliner
I would just drive to epcot, show my DHS receipt at the toll plaza, to get free parking (you only pay once a day) and go the "regular" way

now, looking at your sig, and your pretrippie, I see you'll be with a 23 months old, so that means stroller.
I would go the path of least resistance, and exit epcot with the flow, to the front of the parc, so I'd definitely park at the EPCOT parking lot

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Yes, doing all this with a toddler and buggy in tow is definitely something that needs to be considered... I think you are right, using the main entrance is our best bet after all! Thank you so much for the input, it really is appreciated!

[Lisa_Lollipop]

Originally Posted by mick

Did the Skyliner back in 1990. Don't know what all the fuss is about

Mick

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Wow what a view!

[mick]

Originally Posted by Lisa_Lollipop

Wow what a view!

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Here's another ride long gone From the same cable car - or whatever it was called then. Not amazing quality as scanned from a print long before digital days.

Mick

[Lisa_Lollipop]

Originally Posted by mick

Here's another ride long gone From the same cable car - or whatever it was called then. Not amazing quality as scanned from a print long before digital days.

Mick

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This is amazing!

[Princess104]

No, very strict at the Boardwalk we tried one afternoon before our flight home to have a look around and was told No, park at Hollywood Studios and get the boat down. Did manage last year to park at the Beach club but only for 2 hours, we just wanted to have a walk around the Boardwalk so plenty long enough for our needs, not got any Disney tickets just like to have a wonder around.

[Quensabob]

What happens if you want to visit in the evenings when the parks are shut,we visited last September,we had no ADR but told the gatehouse we wanted to eat at ESPN,he smiled asked for I'd and let us in no problem,has this changed since then and if so where can we park?

[Disney Bear]

Just to provide another option - you could pay to valet park at one of the board walk hotels then walk or use the friendship boats to go to HS and then on the Epcot. At the end of the night you are through the international gate way and off you go 🙂

[mick]

For anyone who just wants to have a stroll around the Boardwalk and not needing any stress about "Can we park when we get there?" you can do what we do every time.

We've never stayed on site but every year we do a tour of the WDW resorts by parking free at DS. Park up at the eastern end of the Orange garage and you're fairly near the bus terminal.

Whenever we do it there is one bus that serves Swan, Dolphin, Yacht, Beach and Boardwalk then back to DS. Usually we get off at Boardwalk for a stroll and catch the boat which visits all those resorts, HS and EPCOT.

Mick

[Quensabob]

Originally Posted by mick

For anyone who just wants to have a stroll around the Boardwalk and not needing any stress about "Can we park when we get there?" you can do what we do every time.

We've never stayed on site but every year we do a tour of the WDW resorts by parking free at DS. Park up at the eastern end of the Orange garage and you're fairly near the bus terminal.

Whenever we do it there is one bus that serves Swan, Dolphin, Yacht, Beach and Boardwalk then back to DS. Usually we get off at Boardwalk for a stroll and catch the boat which visits all those resorts, HS and EPCOT.

Mick

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Thanks Mick what times do the buses run to at night! I may just Uber it but we have always driven and parked at boardwalk before!