Just upgraded to a Preferred room so my folks won't have to hike to El Centro. Plus, I think Casitas is pretty and it's where we stayed lo those many years ago.
I do have a question. The bus route listed on the first page of this thread has Casitas as the fourth stop and El Centro as the first. We're there during Easter, so I expect maximum crowds. I'm thinking it would be smart to just walk to El Centro to wait for the bus and therefore be guaranteed a spot to sit (my folks are in their 70's). That bus stop actually looks closer to Casitas 1, 2, 3 than the actual Casitas bus stop anyway. (I think I just answered my question, LOL.)
Another site I looked at had Casitas as the second bus stop after El Centro, but maybe that was an outdated website. Or do the buses run in the opposite direction when returning? Either way, is El Centro always first? If so...lucky us to be so close. Yay for preferred!
One other thing, I haven't seen it on this thread, though I honestly haven't looked too hard. I get conflicted reports based on different sites on how long it takes to get to the parks from CSR. Magic Kingdom is the longest at @20 minutes, Hollywood Studios is around 10 minutes and Epcot maybe 15? One site I saw had Animal Kingdom at 20 minutes (??!!) and the other had it at "under 10 minutes" which seems appropriate for an Animal Kingdom area resort. I'm interested because one morning I think we'll go to AK, then hop on the bus to AKL to go to Boma for breakfast (providing I get a reservation). I was interested in how long to block out for doing that traveling.
Thanks to anyone who reads that rambling hot mess of a post and attempts to answer the confusing questions therein. LOL[/QUOTE
Casitas is the first actual bus stop for everywhere except downtown disney