Buses

[karmalicousss]

Hi all, does anyone know how long you have to wait at pop?


Please reply.

Thanks!

 

[Lynne M]

There's really no way to answer this.....it could be one minute, it could be a half-hour.

It depends on the time of day, time of year, how full the resort is. It depends on whether you happened to get to the bus stop just as a bus to your destination is arriving, or whether you walked up to the stop just as the bus was pulling away.

Disney pretty much dispatches buses on an as-needed basis. They run continuously throughout the day from Pop to all 4 theme parks, both water parks, and DTD. Pop's service is pretty much the same as any other resort. On average, you shouldn't have to wait more than 15 minutes for a bus.

 

[spiceycat]

most of time for us(or me) been there 5 times - it either less than 10 minutes or the bus is there.

now there was one time at the MK where I waited 20 minutes for it.

if you have to wait more than 20 minutes something is wrong. I find the Pop bus service the best of any of the WDW resorts.

the problem will be the lines - you see the lines and think I won't be able to ever get on the bus - don't worry. get in line. if the bus is fully before it pulls out another bus will appear. Pop is the only resort I have stayed in that has that type of service day in and day out.

most of the time if you couldn't fit - it could be a wait of 20 minutes before another bus showed up.

take a stop watch and time it. some guests (this happens more at Pop than anywhere else) have a funny sense of time. they appear after me and claim they waited 25 minutes when my stop watch shows them it is less than 10 minutes.

i guess Pop needs more entertain at the bus stop.

 

[BamaFan121s]

Luck of the draw really. For the *most part* the bus service is pretty quick. I've stayed at Pop 3 times and only a few bad experiences come to mind:
--One night we waited for 1 1/2 hrs for a bus from Epcot.
--One night we waited for 45 min for a bus from MK.
--One day we waited 45 min for a bus to MGM
--One time it took us over an hour to get to DTD from the resort...wait time, stop at TL included.

That's 4 times out of many, so that's not too bad...I guess.

 

[spiceycat]

boy your park wait time would have me calling the controllers.

DTD is ALWAYS - not matter where you stay - a long wait. This is the bus that the controllers feel they can send anywhere at anytime.

SSR which is next door - I have waited (okay being stupid before I learned to walk over was just a few minutes) 2 hours for the DTD bus.

1 to 2 hours is about average for this bus.