famsen
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We stayed there Wednesday through Sunday.
We did not get our room request which was asked for six months ago(we just wanted a view of Downtown Disney OR at least a room close to the path to DTD.
We were put in the Paddock. The bus stop was a good hike from our room and the bus service was terrible. We had to count on at least a 1 hour time allowance to anywhere we wanted to go. The bus took nearly a half hour ride to any park and we also has to wait at a minimum of at least 20 minutes for a bus. One day I waited 40 minuted for a bus to MK. After standing there for 30 minutes, I used the phone at the bus stop to contact the front desk to see if they could get a hold of the dispatchers. They told me that after 25 minutes for a bus, we were to use the phone to call. I did not know that. She checked and said a bus was on property and should be 3-5 more minutes and if it doesn't come to call back. After waiting about 8 minutes, I called again. After a few more minutes the bus finally came. Then it was a half hour to get to MK.
This wasn't the only incident everyone was commenting on the lack of bus service and I saw many people get on the buses at stops asking if the driver could radio in because they had been waiting for a bus for their destination for a very long time. I know the buses were not like this the last time we stayed at SSR three years ago. Is this due to cutbacks or is there some other issue?
We did not get our room request which was asked for six months ago(we just wanted a view of Downtown Disney OR at least a room close to the path to DTD.
We were put in the Paddock. The bus stop was a good hike from our room and the bus service was terrible. We had to count on at least a 1 hour time allowance to anywhere we wanted to go. The bus took nearly a half hour ride to any park and we also has to wait at a minimum of at least 20 minutes for a bus. One day I waited 40 minuted for a bus to MK. After standing there for 30 minutes, I used the phone at the bus stop to contact the front desk to see if they could get a hold of the dispatchers. They told me that after 25 minutes for a bus, we were to use the phone to call. I did not know that. She checked and said a bus was on property and should be 3-5 more minutes and if it doesn't come to call back. After waiting about 8 minutes, I called again. After a few more minutes the bus finally came. Then it was a half hour to get to MK.
This wasn't the only incident everyone was commenting on the lack of bus service and I saw many people get on the buses at stops asking if the driver could radio in because they had been waiting for a bus for their destination for a very long time. I know the buses were not like this the last time we stayed at SSR three years ago. Is this due to cutbacks or is there some other issue?