Each park has its own sunbaked lot ($30/day; free for Disney hotel guests and annual passholders; $45–$55 for “Preferred” to be extra close). As you drive in, attendants will direct you to the next available spot. This is probably the most dangerous part of your day because everyone is excited and you’re at risk of hitting an open car door or a distracted child—take it slow. Parking lanes are numbered and sections are named; at the very least, remember your number.

Don’t stress out if your row is a high number; at EPCOT, for example, the front row is 27. (Don’t lose your car: Before you get out of your car, open your phone’s mapping app and stick a pin in your location, or fill in your section using the “Car Locator” function on the Disney app. If you forget that, at least remember what time you arrived, because Disney logs which sections are being filled minute by minute.) 

Disney shut down its four parking tram routes during the pandemic and three years later had only brought back two: at Magic Kingdom and at Animal Kingdom. There, you’ll board one of the noisy 210-passenger trams (cross the yellow line to signal you’re boarding; drivers never budge if someone’s in that zone), which haul you to ticketing in their own sweet time; at EPCOT and Hollywood Studios, the lots are compact enough to walk to the gates within 10 minutes. 

The few charging stations for electric vehicles cost $0.35 per kilowatt with a minimum charge of $1.50, but there aren’t nearly enough and they’re first-come, first-charging, so if you drive an electric car, arrive early. Charging stations require both a credit card and a pre-ordered ChargePoint card (www.chargepoint.com); ask the toll attendant where they are.
 

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.