Hello there, Rosalind. Welcome to planDisney.
Well, it sounds like your friends have a "practically perfect in every way"
Walt Disney World vacation planned by staying at
Disney's Swan or
Dolphin. Being a member of Marriott Bonvoy, I stay at these hotels several times a year, and I'm holly-jolly happy to help you today. Let's answer your question in "spit spot" fashion because you will be here tomorrow!
Rosalind, I typically do not rent a car when I visit Walt Disney World. Instead, I prefer to have cars drop me off and pick me up at the hotels I stay at. For both of these hotels, overnight parking is available across from the hotels. If you're only picking up or dropping off friends or family, you can pull up to the front entrance of the hotels without needing to enter the paid parking areas.
When you pull up to the main entrance of the hotel, you will not be able to park your car. So be sure to have an exact time arranged with your Guests so they will be waiting right at the pick-up area when you arrive.
I don't anticipate you will have any issues, but just in case, be sure to have the full name of the person who is listed as the main registered Guest.
Rosalind, I'm happy you stopped by for a visit, and please visit us again at
planDisney anytime. We'll always be here to help, and as Mary Poppins might say, "That's not a piecrust promise-easily made, and easily broken." I hope we can help you again.
Have a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious day!
Shonette