Inconsistency is the only consistency^
Anyone who has been on this forum for 6 years KNOWS that parking at a resort you are not staying at to go to a theme park is "not okay" ... and PLENTY of folks have been told this directly by the security guards (and as posted, it is a published policy). Yes, any given day you will get someone who may just be over guests asking to do this or that, wanting special treatment, and say yes ... I just don't get taking "pixie dust" and arguing that it's some kind of rule (when it is opposite of posted information) with all those posting that in fact one is not to do this. Nothing new, been the same for as long as I can remember. As others posted if we all do what we wanted to do .........
I posted this before .......... Disney could have fixed this long ago, keep paying resort guests happy that there will be parking spots for them (especially now that they have to pay for it) AND pocked some change. Rework the parking lots by adding some gates and moving some guard shacks. Set it up like CSR where guests MB will open the gates that go to the guest rooms parking areas. All others go through guard shack and get a ticket before heading to main parking. You get 3 hours free with an ADR or experience booked, 2 hours free if you just want to look, shop, quick serve or bar. The inside locations can stamp. Once you leave anything over those hours is per hour ... and at a high rate to discourage using for theme park. Say beyond the free hours each additional hour is $8. No arguing, no fine lines, no inconsistent answers, no cheating the system ........... you park, you get free window, then you pay. If you want to monorail tour or hang out all day ... go to a theme park parking lot. If you are staying onsite, go back to your resort or move your car to a theme park lot - which is free to you.
If we are going to be paying to park our cars to stay in already overpriced rooms, I want them to buckle down and stop all this parking by non-resort guests to go to theme parks.