Originally Posted By tuknshak A friend of mine told me a while back she got a shopping pass to go in DL for a couple hours without having to pay for a whole day ticket. I was wondering if anyone knew what the deal with this was. Can you still do this? If so where do I get it and what do I need to know about this to get one on my next trip to the LA area. I know DTD parking is free for 3 hours but was wondering if you go to a movie can you get the free parking time extended. If not - what is the cost per hour after the first 3 hours in that lot? Is it just cheaper if you are going to be at DTD/the resort for longer than three hours to park in the main structure and pay the $11 for the whole day. Thanks
Originally Posted By USCSurfer The only thing I have ever done is get the 1 hour pass at the Main Entrance. They take your credit card number and give you a ticket to use for admittance. You need to be back in an hour or they charge your card. Not sure if they'll give longer shopping passes or not. Sorry. You get the pass at the Guest Services window to the left of the Main Entrance. They told me at Guest Services that you can do this up until 4 p.m. I think.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss This is what allearsnet has to say about a shopping pass. It's in relation to WDW, but may apply to DLR also: "This was available from Guest Relations at the major parks at one time but seems it has largely gone the way of the dinosaurs. A 'shopping pass' as they were called is part of a "time limit" admission media. Distributing a time limit pass is an exception to the general admission media rules. All time limit admission media is distributed at the sole discretion of the Guest Relations CM distributing the media. Most will not allow it to be done anymore. My advice is if one CM tells you there is no such thing as a shopping pass that you ask him/her to check with their supervisor. Part of the demise of these "shopping pass" admissions has been the result of Disney Merchandising. At one time, each park had many items that were specific to that park and were only available at that park. For example, a Splash Mountain sweatshirt could only be had in the Magic Kingdom itself. But now, the existence of park specific merchandise is extremely limited. A higher percentage of park merchandise is just as available outside the actual Theme Parks as inside their gates. Just in case you find yourself the rare exception and still manage to obtain a one hour park shopping pass, here is how it works. This shopping pass is available only at the Guest Relations window at the four major parks. The deal is you must put a charge card imprint (they may take cash for it but I'm not sure) equal to the amount of a one day park pass at full price. You will have one hour to enter the park and do your shopping or whatever. If you do not make it back to the same Guest Relations window within an hour, they will put your charge through as a purchase and you become the owner of a one day pass. If you do get back in time, the charge slip is voided and it will have cost you nothing. This was set up to allow people to go back to a park to purchase an item or items that they forgot and are only available in the park. Only one person in your party will be allowed in on the shopping pass."
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Regarding free parking for DtD, you can get an additional two hours by having the parking ticket validated by the theaters or any full-service restaurant. After that, the charge is $6.00/hour.
Originally Posted By LuLu We heard this being talked about when we were at the Guest Services window about a month ago. I don't know if they were giving one out or not. Interesting to hear if they still do it... BUT, it could be pretty tough to get in the gates, to your shop, make your purchase, and back in an hour. I don't think I'd want to risk paying for a one-day pass!
Originally Posted By tuknshak thanks for the info. I will try it next weekend when I am in LA for a conference and post how it goes. Wish me luck!
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x After the initial 3 hours PLUS 2 hours validated, it's $6.00 an hour, charged in 20 minute increments ($2.00 at a time)
Originally Posted By USCSurfer FYI tuk, when I got one of these passes as recently as last week, it was a one hour limit (though admittedly I didn't ask if I could get a longer one) and you got it at Guest Services to the left of the Main Entrance on the Disneyland side. I was first told by someone to go to Guest Relations near the entrance of DCA, but when I walked over there, Guest Relations directed me back to the Guest Services window on the Disneyland side of the Plaza out front to the left of the Main Entrance near the exit turnstyles. Keep in mind that the first day I showed up (I just needed to run into the Disneyana Shop on Main Street real quick) it was after 4:00 p.m. and they told me you could only get one of these passes up until 4:00 so I was too late. I work nearby in Anaheim so went back the next day after work before 4:00 p.m. and had no problem. Different days may have different time limits though. Good luck.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's really neat. I had no idea there was such a thing, so this is all news to me. I guess now a lot of that could be found in the World of Disney, but it's still cool to actually get into the park with it. And depending on what you need to get (and how easy it is to get there and find it) you may actually have time for a quick ride or two.
Originally Posted By LuLu ^^ Just hope the ride doesn't go 101 or it'll cost ya $63! Sorry USC, I didn't realize you had gotten a pass so recently. I thought I'd read on LP that these were discontinued!
Originally Posted By lookofjoy anyone know if you can get validation at goofys or PCH Lilo and stitch? and he hours for the DTD parking lot?
Originally Posted By USCSurfer Actually Lulu when you mentioned the shopping pass I seem to remember there being a shopping pass of some sort that exceeded one hour (which was the one I got last week). I suddenly found myself wondering if I was giving the original poster incomplete information. I know that as recently as last week you could get in for an hour to do some quick shopping. An hour isn't much though when you think about it. Maybe they do have something more lengthy that I'm not aware of (and didn't ask for). I told them at Guest Services that I only needed to run into Disneyana, so maybe they figured an hour was all I needed. It's possible they do have something a tad bit longer than that if you ask for it.
Originally Posted By USCSurfer And as for grabbing a quick ride and having it go 101...that would be MY luck!!! LOL
Originally Posted By tuknshak Thanks USC and Lulu. I will make sure on Sunday to go to the DL Guest Relations window. I am going to a conference in Buena Park and got stuck on an earlier flight then planned out of Oakland on Sunday so figured I would stop by the park for a bit and get a shopping pass and then hang around DTD for the rest of the afternoon. Wish I was going to the park for the whole day but hubby says it is a waist to pay $60+ bucks for half a day or entertainment. He is a DL fan but not as much as me so guess he just doesn't understand that one can not be that close to DL without visiting! He better hope we never move to LA Hopefully an hour will be long enough. I will try for as long as they will give me. Wanted to do some quick shopping on Main Street and also go around to see the Halloween decorations as I have never been there for Halloween Time.
Originally Posted By USCSurfer Just a side note, tuk. I went on a weekday. I don't know if there is a difference on the weekend with regard to shopping passes. You might want to call and check to make sure they offer them on weekends as well.