Hey, howdy, hey, Mackenzie!
The
Pixar Pals Parking Structure is indeed a beautiful engineering marvel and a great place to park. But I’ve noticed that the entrance to Pixar Pals is often closed later in the day. So if you leave during the day, you may very well need to use either the Mickey & Friends Parking Structure or the Toy Story Parking Area when you return. When you first enter any of the three
theme park parking areas, you will be given a dated receipt. I verified with a Parking and Transportation Cast Member that if you keep that receipt safe and present it to the parking attendant upon returning to any of the available theme park parking areas, you may enter without paying again.
Tony’s Tip: If you’re like me, a few hours of magic in the theme parks is enough to clear my memory of where we parked as thoroughly as an
Etch A Sketch that is shaken on
Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! So I recommend using the Car Locator feature available in the
Disneyland mobile app. The Car Locator service works at all three theme park parking areas as well as the Simba Parking Lot used for
Downtown Disney District parking. You can find the Car Locator toward the bottom of the ☰ feature menu in the mobile app. Be sure to enable notifications and location services for the app to automatically be reminded of your parking location when you leave the theme parks.
Have a magical time, Mackenzie!
~Tony