Originally Posted By sjdimon You can go through the GC's DCA Gate with a receipt from any shop or restaurant within the GC. We had lunch 2x this past summer at Whitewater Snacks, and then re-entered DCA through the "private" entry.
Originally Posted By sjdimon You can go through the GC's DCA Gate with a receipt from any shop or restaurant within the GC. We had lunch 2x this past summer at Whitewater Snacks, and then re-entered DCA through the "private" entry.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 When we stayed at the GC we would have been entitled to use the DTD gate even at the most restrictive times, I guess, but we were never asked for a room key even once.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I've never entered the GCH any other way but through the DTD gate. And I've never been a guest there, although I've visited the lobby over a dozen times through the years. On our last visit in September, we sat by the fireplace, in large leather chairs, and enjoyed the musicians playing - a pianist and a guitarist. It never even occurred to me that we were 'poaching' into an area we weren't welcome. I will add that it was a quiet time of year and there were no crowds. In fact I felt like we were actually helping because we were about the only people paying any attention to the guitarist, and he was trying to draw some guests over to interact with. His act skews toward the kiddie set, and we were two adults, not really wanting to sing along with 'House at Pooh Corner'.
Originally Posted By cerise667 We use the DTD entrance when we eat at Story Tellers... it would influence how often we eat there if we had to walk around to the exit/entrance of CA again, we could easily show a receipt for lunch ;-). But I can't imagine having that area filled with the crowds that the main gate areas are designed for.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "On our last visit in September, we sat by the fireplace, in large leather chairs, and enjoyed the musicians playing - a pianist and a guitarist." Anyone ever catch a storyteller there? I was kicking back one day, half asleep when some guy sits and starts telling stories. He was quite good. Neat little surprise.
Originally Posted By DlandDug The storyteller regularly stops by the inglenook off the main lobby. (Inglenook is the actual name for that small enclosed area with the fireplace.) There is another very lovely fireplace off the Hearthstone Lounge. That's the one with the big comfy leather chairs and ever-present waiters.
