We've just got back from Riverside - generally we didn't have any major problems waiting for buses from South Depot. A couple of observations:
You'll have a shorter wait/better chance of getting on a bus from the South Depot than the others; however, if the bus was full and bypassed the other depots, the driver called it in - I assume this means that they would get priority on the next available bus. But it still means you have a longer wait.
You'll find long queues waiting to return to the resort from the parks at peak hours. Really long! However, the longest wait we had in the queue was around 30 minutes (it just seems longer).
MK buses do NOT share with POFQ, but the other parks do.
Consider taking a bus to FQ rather than Riverside from the parks, if the queues to return are huge. FQ is only a 10 minute walk away from Riverside, and it's a nice walk too - a good way of winding down at the end of a day. The walk is along the Sassagoula River and is lit at night.
You will have to stand on buses - it's a fact of life out there, especially during peak season. I couldn't believe how many people were packed on a bus and would hate to see the consequences of an accident. It's either stand or wait for the next one.
One other thing I noticed - we had to wait for the next ferry to DTD because the previous one was full. A good proportion of these people were only going to FQ, from Riverside. They obviously couldn't handle the 10 minute walk!
You'll have a shorter wait/better chance of getting on a bus from the South Depot than the others; however, if the bus was full and bypassed the other depots, the driver called it in - I assume this means that they would get priority on the next available bus. But it still means you have a longer wait.
You'll find long queues waiting to return to the resort from the parks at peak hours. Really long! However, the longest wait we had in the queue was around 30 minutes (it just seems longer).
MK buses do NOT share with POFQ, but the other parks do.
Consider taking a bus to FQ rather than Riverside from the parks, if the queues to return are huge. FQ is only a 10 minute walk away from Riverside, and it's a nice walk too - a good way of winding down at the end of a day. The walk is along the Sassagoula River and is lit at night.
You will have to stand on buses - it's a fact of life out there, especially during peak season. I couldn't believe how many people were packed on a bus and would hate to see the consequences of an accident. It's either stand or wait for the next one.
One other thing I noticed - we had to wait for the next ferry to DTD because the previous one was full. A good proportion of these people were only going to FQ, from Riverside. They obviously couldn't handle the 10 minute walk!
