Where to park before check in/room assignment

disneygal55

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• May 21, 2018

• #1

Where can we park during our check in process as we won't have the room key yet to access the free DVC parking in the Aulani garage?

 

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Pete W.

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• May 21, 2018

• #2

disneygal55 said:

Where can we park during our check in process as we won't have the room key yet to access the free DVC parking in the Aulani garage?

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The valet attendants will park your car for free for the time it takes you to check-in. When we were there last month, they just parked our car in one of the few spots near the entrance so they didn't need to retrieve the car for me, I just walked over to it and then moved it to the garage.

 

disneygal55

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• May 21, 2018

• #3

Thank you so much for the info!

 

nkereina

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• May 21, 2018

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When we arrived, we had done online check-in so there was a person stationed out front that gave us everything we needed. We had a unique situation and had to go to the desk anyway, but most people would not need to if completing online check-in. So, we just pulled the car over and didn't need to park it.

That said, I seem to remember not needing the key to enter the parking garage. You insert the key as you exit, I believe. If you are staying on a points reservation, you will not be charged for parking.

 

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Pete W.

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• May 21, 2018

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nkereina said:

I seem to remember not needing the key to enter the parking garage. You insert the key as you exit, I believe.

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We were just there last month and definitely needed our room key to both enter and exit the garage.

 

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cedricandsophie

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• May 21, 2018

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You can pull a ticket from the ticket machine to get into garage. I’ve done it many times when I forgot to get my key card out. Then just use key card to exit.

 

disneygal55

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• May 21, 2018

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Thank you all for your helpful answers.

 

lorenni

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• May 22, 2018

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cedricandsophie said:

You can pull a ticket from the ticket machine to get into garage. I’ve done it many times when I forgot to get my key card out. Then just use key card to exit.

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This - your first time into the garage just grab a regular ticket. The front desk will give you a piece of paper to put on the dash.

Later you will use a room a room key to exit/enter.

 

nkereina

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• May 22, 2018

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Pete W. said:

We were just there last month and definitely needed our room key to both enter and exit the garage.

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cedricandsophie said:

You can pull a ticket from the ticket machine to get into garage. I’ve done it many times when I forgot to get my key card out. Then just use key card to exit.

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Thanks for clarifying. I must have pulled a ticket the first time and that's what I was remembering.