We know that you have to travel to Florida and maybe you want to take the kids to Disney while you are there so yes, bring them.
There are a decent amount of spots in Suntide. You can park in any of them, no permit is required. If the lot if full, when exiting Suntide, to your left is a public beach entrance you can park there. You can walk on the sidewalk over or use the beach entrance and walk to the left.
There will be dinner, drinks and plenty of places to sit but no assigned seats.