Are MDE travel times accurate?

[dieumeye]

Just found out that MDE will give point to point directions and list travel times for the available forms of transportation (walking, monorail, bus, boat, etc.).

I'm wondering how reliable these estimates are. Has anyone compared these travel time estimates to actual travel time?

 

[Narcoossee11]

It is a guess /range time. Best on what is happening NOW.
The issue is factors change quickly.
Roads change on a dime. Weather (storms out of nowhere), traffic, accidents, guest in road.

 

[_19disnA]

When we were last at Disney in 2019, those illuminated sign boards at the hotel indicating how long the next bus would be tended to be all over the map. If MDE is using that same data source, I doubt it would be any better. Depends where they get their data and how often they update it.

 

[dieumeye]

Yeah. The numbers/routes sometimes seem a little crazy to me since I'm not familiar with the distances. For example, right now Beach Club to Ohana it offers these suggestions:

-MONORAIL. 47 minutes. Walk thru EPCOT, take Monorail to TTC, walk to Ohana.

-BUS. 84 minutes. Take bus to Animal Kingdom, take bus to Polynesian.

Of course, Lyft for this same trip is 4 minute wait and 12 minute drive. So I think I'd pay the $14.

Obviously there are more direct routes depending on where you are going to and from, but I see why so many people recommend ride shares.

 

[loves to dive]

They don't always use the wisest route. Your example above I'd do BC to MK then boat to Poly from MK. The boat stops first at GF but it still doesn't take 10 min. The bus to MK under perfect conditions would take around 20 min. Or take the big boat across the lake to TTC and walk to Poly. Even the ride shares can be different since you have to consider traffic, red lights, wait time for the actual car. I know it is most likely a longer drive then 14 min. from BC to Poly but I could be wrong.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

Yeah. The numbers/routes sometimes seem a little crazy to me since I'm not familiar with the distances. For example, right now Beach Club to Ohana it offers these suggestions:

-MONORAIL. 47 minutes. Walk thru EPCOT, take Monorail to TTC, walk to Ohana.

-BUS. 84 minutes. Take bus to Animal Kingdom, take bus to Polynesian.

Of course, Lyft for this same trip is 4 minute wait and 12 minute drive. So I think I'd pay the $14.

Obviously there are more direct routes depending on where you are going to and from, but I see why so many people recommend ride shares.

BC to Ohana suggestion won't even work now unless you happen to have an Epcot reservation. So the routes are bonkers to begin with. My suggestion, ignore that feature totally

 

[lmmantini]

Just found out that MDE will give point to point directions and list travel times for the available forms of transportation (walking, monorail, bus, boat, etc.).

I'm wondering how reliable these estimates are. Has anyone compared these travel time estimates to actual travel time?

Where do you find this in the MDE app?

 

[dieumeye]

Where do you find this in the MDE app?

If you go to the map area and click on any attraction or dining location, there should be a "get directions" button. If you click it, you get TO: and FROM: lines (like in Google or Apple Maps) where you can put in any two destinations. It'll give you the Transportation options with times.

Although judging by what I've seen on there, and the responses here, I'm not sure how useful it is since it doesn't always include the best options and can give you some very lengthy, nonsensical options to get from A to B.

 

[Mrs.AMC]

If you go to the map area and click on any attraction or dining location, there should be a "get directions" button. If you click it, you get TO: and FROM: lines (like in Google or Apple Maps) where you can put in any two destinations. It'll give you the Transportation options with times.

Although judging by what I've seen on there, and the responses here, I'm not sure how useful it is since it doesn't always include the best options and can give you some very lengthy, nonsensical options to get from A to B.

Sounds like it's using some automated system to give the route and that system doesn't know if a, it's within rules of park attendance or b, even a road the public can drive on.

It's like a local route here on our roads for trucks. The shortest route from A to B sends a truck along a road that has hairpin turns which doesn't allow a vehicle with more than 2 axels. If the truck just follows their GPS they turn on a road where they will get stuck. There are signs that tell them their GPS is wrong and they will get stuck. 90% of them ignore the sign and get stuck. There are times where a GPS/Map can't replace human deductive reasoning skills

 

[jerrysinghh27]

It is fairly accurate