AKL & SSR - current wait times for buses listed here

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

We are at AKL right now and I thought I would share our wait times.

Friday - 12:30 PM waited 1 minute for a bus to MK.
At 9:37 PM we waited 7 minutes for a bus back to AKL.

Saturday - 8:05 AM waited 3 minutes for a bus to Epcot.
At 1:44 PM we waited 12 minutes for a bus back to AKL.
At 5:15 PM we waited 10 minutes for a bus to Epcot.
At 9:34 PM we waited 12 minutes for a bus back to AKL. (We did end up standing on that one.)

Sunday (today) - This morning we did the Sunrise Safari at AK so we didn't take a regular bus to the park.
At 2:22 PM we waited 12 minutes for a bus back to AKL.
At 5:30 we waited 17 minutes for a bus to AK.
At 8:25 PM we waited 5 minutes for a bus back to AKL. (Park closed at 8 PM.)

Tomorrow we are moving to SSR so I will post our results from there as well.

 

[Steamboat Girlie]

Thanks for posting that! I really appreciate you taking time out of your vacation to do that.
We leave on Sunday. Those waits don't seem too bad at all.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I have Disney insomnia, so I am loving the internet access!

Today:
Bus from AKL to MGM (or whatever they are calling it now) - waited ZERO minutes because it was pulling in at 7:30 AM as we walked up to the stop.
Coming back from MGM to AKL at 11:30 AM we waited about 5 minutes.

We transferred to SSR today.

I have to say we were VERY pleased with the buses at AKL.

 

[itsreally4mommy]

A bit ironic that your longer wait times were to AK.

 

[kimberh]

What great times you are having! Thanks for posting. The next time I go, I am going to keep up with them also. I have really never clocked the bus. We only had one day on our last trip where I thought we had a excessive wait. We did report it to a driver and he called a bus in. I think AKL had been over looked.

 

[SamSam]

Thanks for posting your wait times. It's always helpful to know what other people are experiencing.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I am afraid our luck is changing.

SSR to MGM last night - went to the bus stop in Grandstand at 5:11 PM. Waited FORTY THREE minutes for a bus. I am not exaggerating. We saw at least one bus for every other park. 4 for AK and 2 for Epcot. I was FURIOUS. We had a 6:25 dinner ADR that we didn't get to until 6:45. By the time we got to the parking lot at MGM 61 minutes had passed since we got to the bus stop at SSR.

MGM to SSR - Got to the bus stop at 9:33 PM and waited 6 minutes. That was fine.

Today is early entry at MK so we are hoping we actually make it.

 

[isyt]

Good Luck!! Can't wait to hear, I go next week to OKW!! I hope I don't have to drive to the parks !!

 

[marbella_chris]

i hate staying at SSR purely for this issue with buses, and refuse to stay there from now on. they have real problems with transportation there, and we have also waited 30 minutes plus for a bus to every destination from SSR

terrible !!!

 

[kikiq]

We're at SSR right now and here are our times so far.

Arrived Saturday and didn't use the buses because friends had a car.

Sunday
DTD - Fort Wilderness -20 mintes (PS - DO NOT do this method of getting to Fort Wilderness. I wanted to take the bus to MK then the boat, but was outvoted)
SSR - MK at 8pm - waited 15 min

Monday
SSR-Epcot at 10am 15 min
SSR-DHS at 6:30 5 min

Longest wait was from MK - SSR 30 min


This morning we're headed back to DHS and another group to MK.

 

[hakepb]

i hate staying at SSR purely for this issue with buses, and refuse to stay there from now on. they have real problems with transportation there, and we have also waited 30 minutes plus for a bus to every destination from SSR

terrible !!!

I would not completely rule out SSR for the busses. I was there 2 weeks ago, and only had one long wait (to MK), but the next day was just fine (to MK) I also had a 0 minute wait to DHS (Started running up to the bus from a block away but a super-friendly bus driver CM stepped out of the bus, saw us, and called "stop running! The bus cannot leave without me!"

The one long wait did give me an idea of a new game I'd like to play. "Take the first bus" That way you'll never experience a long wait from a resort to the parks. But the remaining days were so good, I gave up on implementing that idea.

 

[Rock'n Robin]

keep the reports coming....the early morning busses are what I'm worried about, esp. MK.
Robin M.

 

[HayGan]

Thanks for the update. We have pretty much resigned ourselves to the fact that we will be driving to and from the parks. Guess another reason to be thankful for driving from Pittsburgh to Orlando!
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[hakepb]

duplicate

 

[hakepb]

I have still never experienced an overall trip (from SSR and BWV) where I though it would be quicker to drive than bus to the parks. Especially with MK. If you drive to MK, then you park in the lot, take a tram to TTC, then take the boat or monorail to the MK. It is a truely grand entry sequence, but much like climbing a huge stairway to a Capital building, it is also a great waste of time.
Perhaps as much as 1 out of 10 times might I actually save time getting to MK, but overall I save a great deal of time bussing vs driving to MK. (And one of those times, the delay was construction before the MK tollbooth which delayed those driving, too)

 

[kimberh]

I have stood in line at MK at the bus stop, I can't remember which resort, and watched SSR buses pull in one after another, while we waited and waited. Finally, We looked over, put our hands at our sides, at the CM directing every thing and a bus stopped for us. This was at MK, I know we waited 45 min on that day. It was AKL or VWL, I just can't remember which one. Good luck with your stay.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Today has been better (so far).

We went to the bus stop at 6:51 AM to start waiting for a bus to MK. There was an MGM bus sitting there, which was ironic since we waited FOREVER for one of those last night!

The MK bus showed up at 7 AM, so only a 9 minute wait. We made it round to the other stops and got to MK by 7:40 AM.

We went to the bus stop at MK at 2:44 PM and waited 11 minutes for a bus. Once we were on the bus we had an additonal 6 minutes before the bus departed, but a 17 minute total wait is fine. There were maybe 8-10 folks in front of us in the line, not sure how long they had been there before we walked up.

 

[grumpydad]

i hate staying at SSR purely for this issue with buses, and refuse to stay there from now on. they have real problems with transportation there, and we have also waited 30 minutes plus for a bus to every destination from SSR

terrible !!!

while i'm sure everyone at some point has had a terrible experience with the buses, it is purely a matter of luck.

i was at SSR last week and only waited once more than 10 minutes and that was to typhoon lagoon, whci doubles with DTD

 

[BigEeyore]

Thanks for sharing - keep it coming and have a great trip!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Tuesday 8/5 - SSR to MK at 5:35 PM - bus was there when we walked up.
MK to SSR - bus was there when we walked up at 10:53 PM. It was my birthday so we are chalking it up to birthday magic.

Wednesday 8/6 - Epcot to SSR 8:25 PM - waited 16 minutes.