Per WDWInfo.com, aka Disboards.com, aka the place that permabanned me after one post:
Disney is putting a restriction on certain parking areas during the popular Food & Wine Festival at Epcot. Throughout the Festival (September 29 – November 13), guests wanting to park at the Boardwalk, Yacht Club or Beach Club will need to show their room keys to gain access to the parking lots. Guests with dining, recreation or spa reservations at one of these hotels or who are attending a convention event will still be allowed to park. Valet parking will still be available, as well as parking for guests with special needs. Guests not meeting one of these conditions will be required to park at the theme parks.
Just so everyone knows, I will be at Epcot during Food and Wine, and I will NOT be paying for parking! There are enough loopholes here to drive a truck through. Literally. Ha!
1. “will need to show their room keys” – What, like the ones I’ve saved from the past four years that have never changed and look exactly like the ones the guards are NOT going to be closely inspecting? Like the ones I can get on eBay for $1? Okay!
2. “Guests with dining, recreation, or spa reservations” – Oooh, yeah, it’s real tough to make dining reservations at Flying Fish or Yachtsman Steakhouse for the night/s you want to go to Food and Wine. And you know what, I bet you anything they’re going to let you right through if you if you tell them you’re there for “The Kitchen Sink” at Beaches and Cream, or to grab beers at Big River Grille, or to see Dueling Pianos at Jellyrolls.
3. “Valet Parking will still be available” – Valet parking is $12, which is still cheaper than parking at the Epcot lot. And it’s less of a hassle, as you don’t have to fight a ton of traffic when you leave at the end of the night.
4. “As well as parking for guests with special needs” – My cousin Timmy has Aspergers and here’s my GAC. Does that count? No? Well, the indignation! I’m calling the ACLU!!!
5. “Guests not meeting one of these conditions will be required to park at the theme parks.” = Tourists who don’t know any better will still need to pay out the ass to park as usual.
Way to crack the whip, there, Disney!
In closing, I’ll direct you once again to my “Adventures in Free Parking” video: