Boardwalk Inn buses/Epcot resort boat

[Leslie]

Does anyone know if the BWI buses make stops at any other resorts on the way to their destinations or on the way back? What about the Yacht & Beach Club?

Also, does the same boat that runs from MGM to the resorts also go to Epcot? Or do you have to change boats?

I'm trying to plan for travel time and any info would be a big help! TIA

 

[caverill]

Most of the time the buses at BWI/BWV are shared with YC/BC and Swan/Dolphin. There are exceptions to this rule, but most of the time you will stop of these resorts.

The buses start picking up at Swan/Dolphin, then go to the YC, then BC, then BWV/BWI (they share the bus stop).

The boats travel in one large circle between EPCOT, BWI/BWV, YC/BC, Swan/Dolphin, and MGM.

You will often find it is faster to walk to EPCOT and MGM, if you don't catch the boat departing right away.

It takes about 5 minutes to walk to EPCOT from BWI and about 15-20 to MGM (depending on your speed).

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

Originally posted by Leslie
Does anyone know if the BWI buses make stops at any other resorts on the way to their destinations or on the way back? What about the Yacht & Beach Club?

Also, does the same boat that runs from MGM to the resorts also go to Epcot? Or do you have to change boats?

I'm trying to plan for travel time and any info would be a big help! TIA

Here's how it currently goes:

In the morning... busses float out of the Studios for the Epcot Resorts to all of the theme parks. Busses are dispatched on a demand basis.

At 11:00am, we transition to FIDS... or Flex Dispatch. Busses run approx 10-15mins apart.

As for routes... Magic Kingdom runs seperate busses for S/D and Y/B/B... Downtown Disney has BW as it's own bus... sometimes combo'ing it with Coronado. Animal Kingdom is the only one that does all 5.

As for times... It takes about 12 minutes from Boardwalk to MK, AK, or DTD... Return trip will vary... 15-20 mins...

 

[GoldenOldie]

Originally posted by Leslie
...Also, does the same boat that runs from MGM to the resorts also go to Epcot? Or do you have to change boats?...

The same boat goes to all stops BUT it does them in a prescribed route that retraces itself.

The boat leaving Epcot and heading to MGM will stop in the following pattern:
Epcot, Boardwalk, Yacht & Beach, Swan & Dolphin, MGM

The boat leaving MGM and heading to Epcot will stop in the opposite pattern:
MGM, Swan & Dolphin, Yacht & Beach, Boardwalk, Epcot

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

For the boats... it takes 25 mins from Epcot to Studios... (about 5 mins per leg)