Best way to get to Trail’s End

[Pdollar88]

I will be coming from another resort - All Star Music - early in the morning.

Would it be fastest and easiest to Uber there? Can they drop me off at the hall or only at the main bus depot?

****I just realized this should probably go in the transportation thread. Please move if needed.

 

[brertoad]

Fastest is probably the Minnie Van via Lyft app, they would have better access to some areas. I'm not sure if they only drive to the front of Fort Wilderness or if they can go ahead and drive you to the back Settlement area? If anyone else could chime in?

 

[Betty Rohrer]

I will be coming from another resort - All Star Music - early in the morning.

Would it be fastest and easiest to Uber there? Can they drop me off at the hall or only at the main bus depot?

****I just realized this should probably go in the transportation thread. Please move if needed.

Uber can only drop off in front and you will need to take internal bus back to the Hall. could take as much as 20 minutes to get to Hall from front of campground. trip to hall would be based on how many of loops have people waiting to board bus and any color of bus would take you there but each will stop to pick up and let off at the loops of their route.

 

[Pdollar88]

So perhaps get to MK or Wilderness Lodge and then boat over?

 

[bffdisney]

Free -- Bus to MK, Boat to WL (could take a long time)

Money (Faster)-- Minnie Van or Uber (Uber won't get you as close as Minnie van, I believe!)

I don't know if Uber to Contemporary or WL and then boat would save that much time. Uber to the Fort and then bus might be the same amount of time.

 

[Pdollar88]

Free -- Bus to MK, Boat to WL (could take a long time)

Money (Faster)-- Minnie Van or Uber (Uber won't get you as close as Minnie van, I believe!)

I don't know if Uber to Contemporary or WL and then boat would save that much time. Uber to the Fort and then bus might be the same amount of time.

Do you know if the Minnie Van can drop you off right near the restaurant?

Just saw that Disney Tourist Blog says the Minnie Van will drop you off at Pioneer Hall. I’m going to plan on that since my reservation is at 7:30.

 

[bffdisney]

Perfect! That will be worth the hassle, and you can boat to MK from there easily if that's your next stop.

 

[Jadyreen1282]

We walked from WL once. That was a looooong walk.

 

[tobikaye]

I would go with the Minnie Van. If for some reason that does not work, I would take an Uber/Lyft to WL and then catch the bus from WL to FW or walk the 15-20 minutes on the paved path. Most people do not know that there is a bus between WL and FW, but it drops right at the stop for Settlement where TE is located.

 

[alltwelve]

Another vote for Minnie Van- drops you right off near the bus stop to Pioneer Hall, way easier!

 

[danikoski]

There should be a bus headed to MK at around 6:30 from the resort. From MK, you can take a boat directly to Ft. Wilderness (not sure why you'd go to WL). That boat, though, starts about 30-45 minutes before park opening (just like the WL one), so might be too late. You can also take the bus to MK, walk to CR, and take the boat to FW. That boat starts around 6:45 for early ADRs at Chef Mickey's.
However, the Minnie Van would be way easier

 

[Betty Rohrer]

I would go with the Minnie Van. If for some reason that does not work, I would take an Uber/Lyft to WL and then catch the bus from WL to FW or walk the 15-20 minutes on the paved path. Most people do not know that there is a bus between WL and FW, but it drops right at the stop for Settlement where TE is located.

but only one color of internal buses go to WL so if you see it leaving as you arrive you most likely will have about a 30 minute wait for the next one

 

[soccermom54]

Depending on your reservation time, take the Disney bus from All Star Music to Magic Kingdom. Take the boat to Fort Wilderness from The Magic Kingdom. We love the boat ride and it is a short walk from the boat dock to Trails End. If you are crushed for time, then Uber or Minnie Van would probably be the way to go. However, I believe they will only drop you at the internal bus depot at the front and you will need to take the internal bus back to the restaurant.