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Has anyone parked a vehicle at one of the monorail resorts to eat dinner before MNSSHP? Do you have to move it when you're done eating, or can you leave it there during the party? Or do you just park at the regular MK lot and monorail to the resort to eat? I would hate to leave my rental car there and have it towed!
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If you are visitng the resort you are given a several hour pass. They have been known to tow. They need to have enough parking for the guests staying at the resort. The best bet is to park at the TTC and walk to the Poly or take the resort monorail to the GF or CR (depending on which resort you are dining at). If you are a DVC member, I think you can park as long as you like.
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I know that the Poly does check and tow have seen it happen and i'm sure wasn't a magical experience for the guests involved.
your best bet is to park at the MK parking lot, either walk or monorail over to the Poly then monorail or boat over to the MK for the MNSSHP. Why try to do it and then worry the whole time if your car will still be there later. This way you know your car will be at the MK Parking lot for you when your done with the party.
Otherwise if your staying on property you could take a bus from your resort, to the MK and then either monorail or boat over to the Poly, and not worry about a rental car at all?? But if your offsite I can see why you'd have the car with you.
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I too wouldn't risk it. Parking at the TTC and taking the monorail or walking to whatever resort you're eating at will only take a few extra minutes (maybe 10 tops). A few extra minutes up front, for me at least, would be worth it for the hours of not worrying later.
There is a 3 hour limit for resorts that I believe is policed pretty carefully especially at monorail resorts. If you want to pay for valet, however, I believe you could leave it the whole time you are at MNSSHP.
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ive parked in the lots several times and told them i was goin to dinner and i never had my car towed theres so many cars in the lot they cant tell who's car is there for what
We are DVC members, but will that help us at the Poly?
Not really : Previously we had the perk of free valet parking at DVC resorts, which would've come in handy at the Contemporary, as Bay Lake Tower is now located now, but that's been discontinued. The only way I know of to park for as long as you like at a monorail resort is to pay for valet parking.
Actually, they can -- any guest of the Poly resort will have a paper in their car window that shows they can park at the Poly. Any guest just coming in for a meal has a 3-hour pass displayed in their window. Any car that has neither of these papers will be watched closely by the security guards and that will trigger a tow.
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ive parked in the lots several times and told them i was goin to dinner and i never had my car towed theres so many cars in the lot they cant tell who's car is there for what
Last month when we stayed at the Poly they towed the car right next to ours - it did not have a parking permit in the window showing they were either there for dinner on a 3 hour pass or a resort guest.
Otherwise if your staying on property you could take a bus from your resort, to the MK and then either monorail or boat over to the Poly, and not worry about a rental car at all?? But if your offsite I can see why you'd have the car with you.
We are onsite (DVC owners), but we loathe the Disney bus system. It sucked up a good three hours of each day on our vacation last month. We take afternoon breaks w/two small children. We were just miserable waiting so long. That is why we're doing the rental car from now on, until the kids are out of napping. Time is money, which is why we pay for the car.
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I would park at the TTC and take the monorail over.
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: Previously we had the perk of free valet parking at DVC resorts, which would've come in handy at the Contemporary, as Bay Lake Tower is now located now, but that's been discontinued. The only way I know of to park for as long as you like at a monorail resort is to pay for valet parking. 
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