Blue Flag Route?

[tidefan]

While I know information shared on sites that shall not be named should be taken with a grain of salt, I saw posts from multiple people today that swear they are hearing the Blue Flag route (Contemporary - FW - WL) is going to start back up. Has anyone else seen or heard this? Hoping these people did not get this from Bus Drivers...

I refuse to believe it until I actually see it...

 

[Teamubr]

I think until you have heard it from the actual skipper on a Blue Flag boat, it is just a rumor.

The smaller resort launches have been used at slower times to shuttle between the Fort or WL to MK. This has confused some people (including me) when they were seen on the water and people jumped to assume the inter resort boats were back.

j

 

[Stratman50th]

@team bradfield will be there in a couple of days. I'm sure if we ask nice he'll check and get back with us

 

[StormyCA]

Oh, that would be so nice!! <starts singing "A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes">

 

[team bradfield]

@team bradfield will be there in a couple of days. I'm sure if we ask nice he'll check and get back with us

Oh, that would be so nice!! <starts singing "A Dream is a Wish your Heart Makes">

i will check, we have a couple days at MK with our GS

 

[tidefan]

i will check, we have a couple days at MK with our GS

Thanks! Normally, I wouldn't put much credence into it except that it wasn't just one person posting it...

 

[JETS70]

When we were there in September, they were running at random times the resort launches from the Fort to the MK. No stops at WL or the Contemporary en route to MK. On return trips to the Fort from the MK on the resort launches, they were stopping at the WL but no stops at the Contemporary.

Steve

 

[bama_ed]

When we were there in September, they were running at random times the resort launches from the Fort to the MK. No stops at WL or the Contemporary en route to MK. On return trips to the Fort from the MK on the resort launches, they were stopping at the WL but no stops at the Contemporary.

Steve

I think they were running the smaller boats (resort launches) between the Fort and MK because they only have one Cast Member (the boat driver who does the rope work to/from the dock and handles the crowd ropes as well. The big boats in the morning and evenings have two Cast Members (captain and deck hand) so they are saving the direct expense of one employee when the smaller boat runs. And doubling up by stopping at WL at times with the smaller boat to save even more expense.

Disney is pinching expense pennies while jacking prices (revenue) towards us.

No company can cut their way to growth. It always catches up to them in the end if left to run to its conclusion with no additional changes.

Ed

PS - I am ever hopeful, though, that some bean counter will see the light and re-instate the resort boats alongside the full-time big boats to MK.

 

[proudmomof4]

We are at the boat launch this morning waiting for the MK boat and saw this.



I’ll ask a CM on the MK boat.

 

[proudmomof4]

Okay, I was told they are trying to bring it back and slowly work it into the schedule. Right now it is only in the evening/night.

 

[proudmomof4]

 

[bama_ed]

Now if they would just pave the Exercise Trail between the Fort and WL.

 

[Mle8308]

Now if they would just pave the Exercise Trail between the Fort and WL.

And bring back package delivery!

 

[Love Ft Wilderness]

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My DH just heard me yelling 'YAY!!' across the house. We're going to be at the Fort in December and we always have dinner our first night at Geyser Point. Now we can take the boat! It's so much more relaxing and beautiful in the evening.

 

[amcc]

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woo hoo!!

 

[StormyCA]

And bring back package delivery!

Wait..what? I thought package delivery was already back.

 

[StormyCA]

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NICE!!!

Now, I just need to know just when 'afternoon and evening' actually is. I have plenty of time before my ADR window opens. We typically do lunches rather than dinners.

 

[Mle8308]

Wait..what? I thought package delivery was already back.

Not as of last weekend. Rumor was that they were staring training for it again, but those CM's got redeployed. Not sure of the truth in that, since I didn't hear it from a bus driver!

 

[tetera]

NICE!!!

Now, I just need to know just when 'afternoon and evening' actually is. I have plenty of time before my ADR window opens. We typically do lunches rather than dinners.

According to Tom Bricker, "afternoon and evening" starts at 3PM:

https://www.disneytouristblog.com/disney-transportation-tips/

 

[DIZNYCHERYL]

According to Tom Bricker, "afternoon and evening" starts at 3PM:

https://www.disneytouristblog.com/disney-transportation-tips/