Originally Posted By distwins We're staying at the Holiday Inn that is on Walnut. It is just north of the Mickey and Friends parking structure. Has anyone stayed there before? I'm just wondering if there is an easy way to the park from there. We have 4 year old twins and so we don't want to do a whole lot of walking before we get to the parks, but at the same time, I don't really want to jump in the car, drive around the corner and pay $10 for parking everyday. Any suggestions?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Since someone posted that they are not allowing people to cut through the parking garage anymore I would either buy my tickets through AAA for free parking or look into the ART system - the kids would be free and a multiday pass on ART is discounted. So if it works for you a 3 day ART pass is $8 which is better than the $11 parking per day. <a href="http://www.rideart.org/" target="_blank">http://www.rideart.org/</a> This is the link to art.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Wow...distwins, we stayed there and managed the walk fine with our older teens. Four year old twins...that's another story! It's like walking from the train track at Toontown to DCA entrance, distance-wise. We didn't cut through the parking garage. We walked down the street until we came to the proper entrance. We were just so happy to be there (we were on cloud 12, I believe) for the first time with our two youngest, we probably would've walked 5 miles. It was fun to us. I know I'm not helping much. It was just about 18 months ago...I think it will come down to this: you know your kids. You know their limits. It'll be a pros and cons kind of thing. If it's not too tedious to wait for the ART (especially if it runs in a timely fashion) and you don't mind the fee, I would probably vote for that. It would be an adventure in and of itself for your twins to be riding on the ART. And it'll save the wear and tear on their little bodies for the big kid stuff once they get there. Have a terrific time! xoxox
Originally Posted By distwins I think they'll be fine getting there in the morning, it's the evening walk back to the hotel that I dread. They always do so well when we're at the park and we're heading to the next ride, but when they know the evening is over, their bodies just seem to give out. I guess we can try both walking and ART.
Originally Posted By fkurucz We have stayed there a couple of times. Both times we got good rates (around $70). Its pleasant. Plenty of parking. The on site restaurant is ok for breakfast. We got tired of waiting for the ART bus and drove instead to the garage.
Originally Posted By distwins I'm glad it's a decent place. We actually got it through priceline for $45/night, so I guess we got a good deal then. Can't wait, only 2 1/2 more weeks.
