No. You are welcome to stay anywhere you want. Please note only the Grand Floridian, Coronado and Pop Century will provide round trip transportation to and from the ceremony/reception those specific hotels. If you decide to stay at another Disney resort, we ask that you please provide us with your reservation details to provide to our wedding planner as it will still count towards meeting our required room night minimum. Thank you!
No! If you are staying at one of the Disney hotels included in our room block (Grand Floridian, Coronado, Pop Century) , transportation will be provided to the ceremony and from the reception. Guests of select Walt Disney World Resort hotels can take advantage of complimentary transportation to and from all 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, Disney Resort hotels and the Disney Springs Area by either buses, monorails, ferryboats and skyliners! Not renting a car will allow you to avoid the $25 parking fee at each theme park, as well as the $19 a night overnight parking fee at the resort. Disney offers free transportation to all Disney World parks and to Disney Springs from your hotel and run about every 20 minutes. https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/resort-transportation/
Yes! If you are driving your own car to the ceremony at the Grand Floridian, free parking is available at the Grand Floridian and Wedding Pavilion parking lot. Please let the guard know you are attending a wedding.
What is recommended is a day or two in advance. The Ceremony is early starting at 9:30 and you will want to be at least there the night before.
Yes! If you stay at Disney you can use the Disney's Magical Express®. Start and end your stay with complimentary motorcoach transportation between Orlando International Airport and select Walt Disney World Resort hotels—featuring complimentary luggage delivery to your room. Disney’s Magical Express is a benefit of staying at select Disney Resort hotels. Please note: reservations are required to use this service. You can book Disney’s Magical Express reservations by calling (407) 827-6777 with flight information after your hotel reservation has been entered into the system. You can also visit http://disneyurl.com/trans.
No. That is all taken care of.
Yes. There are lots of reasons to stay on Disney property. Disney has transportation services, resort style hotels, early or late access to certain Disney parks, discounted tickets to parks and transportation to and from the parks. We highly recommend booking accommodations through our room block or Disney if possible to make it a much easier experience.