Welcome to planDisney, Morgan! It sounds like you use one of my favorite
My Disney Experience App features:
Mobile Food Orders. It works well in my family, not only to reduce the wait, but it gets us organized. My kids can ask me ten times, "What do they have?" while we are waiting in line for an attraction. I prefer it over holding us and other guests up in the restaurant ordering line.
You are correct that you can park at a Walt Disney World Resort with a dining reservation. At this time, mobile ordering at the resorts is limited to guests at that resort. You can see the menus on Disney resorts on the app, but if you try to place a mobile order and are not a guest at that resort, you will get a kind message letting you know you cannot do this at this time. You are still welcome to enjoy the wonderful quick serve restaurants at any resort, you just cannot order ahead. To avoid my usual dilemma of my kids taking a long moment to decide, you can view the menus on the app and decide what to order while on the
Disney Resort Transportation taking you to your destination. One of my favorites is
Contempo Cafe at
Disney's Contemporary Resort. It is a short walk from Magic Kingdom Park and seems to be a bit quieter than some of the restaurants inside the park mid-day, and there are beverage refill stations to quench your thirst.
Please come back to
planDisney with any questions as continue planning and want to more details about your stay in the magic!
Cheers,
Jana