Buses?

[Bertnie20]

I'm sure this has been answered before but can't find it, what time do the busses start running to the parks?

 

[mesaboy2]

I'm sure this has been answered before but can't find it, what time do the busses start running to the parks?

About 6:30a or so. If you want to ensure you get somewhere that early however, you may want to consider another option.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

1) There are a limited amount of buses running for early ADR's.
. . . most ADR's start at 8:05am
. . . a few buses, as mesaboy2 said, leave the barn at 6:30am
. . . they start arriving at resorts about 6:45am-65:50am
. . . there are not many, just enough to service the eatery patrons
2) The large flow of buses start approx 1½-hr before park hours.
. . . this is the WDW rush hour
. . . they start to arrive at resorts about 1-hr before gate time
. . . however, there are no buses from DTD to any parks
. . . this halts people from parkng for free, then grabbing a bus

 

[Bertnie20]

Thank you both for the info, I have an 8:25 ressie at ak, park doesn't open till 9 so just wanted to make sure there would be a bus

 

[jsebsirois]

You'll be fine but if you want to make sure, you can always ask upon check-in or at the concierge desk!

 

[disneymd33]

Yeah I would double check with Concierge when you check in. They could probably tell you more detailed information about the exact bus times for that day. But as a general rule, bus transportation begins about 1 1/2 hours before park opening and after closing. Enjoy your ressie!

 

[LucyBC80]

Thank you both for the info, I have an 8:25 ressie at ak, park doesn't open till 9 so just wanted to make sure there would be a bus

I had a bad experience with the AK bus from POFQ. We arrived at the bus stop around 6:20AM and the bus didn't show up till 7:45AM. After that I vowed to myself to always get a cab for our very early reservations.

 

[Bertnie20]

I had a bad experience with the AK bus from POFQ. We arrived at the bus stop around 6:20AM and the bus didn't show up till 7:45AM. After that I vowed to myself to always get a cab for our very early reservations.

Oh no!!! Im staying at PORS. Maybe if I go to the front desk that morning they can make sure a bus is coming??

 

[Robo]

Oh no!!! Im staying at PORS. Maybe if I go to the front desk that morning they can make sure a bus is coming??

You'll be fine but if you want to make sure, you can always ask upon check-in or at the concierge desk!

Yeah I would double check with Concierge when you check in. They could probably tell you more detailed information about the exact bus times for that day.

The bad news is that regardless of the apparent logic of that idea
(and the fact that many times you will be given some sort of "information" if you ask,)
in general, the resort CM's have no accurate knowledge of the bus system operation.

 

[Alesia]

The bad news is that regardless of the apparent logic of that idea
(and the fact that many times you will be given some sort of "information" if you ask,)
in general, the resort CM's have no accurate knowledge of the bus system operation.

^Correct.

Never, ever ask a non-transportation CM about transportation.

 

[Brian_WDW74]

I've moved this thread to the Transportation forum.

 

[glammadiva]

At AOA the early bus is called the breakfast bus by the CMs. MK shows up at 6:45 and 7:15. Did not see any others. At AKL, they started rolling in for all Parks between 7 am and 7:20.

 

[joelkfla]

If a bus hasn't shown up within a reasonable time in the a.m., and there's no Greeter cm at the load zone, try calling 407-WDW-RIDE on your cell phone. I'm not sure where that's answered or how well it works, but it's supposed to be the number for bus transportation questions.

EDIT: Never mind. I just tried calling it, and they seemed clueless. Must be a call center.

 

[goofy4tink]

1) There are a limited amount of buses running for early ADR's.
. . . most ADR's start at 8:05am
. . . a few buses, as mesaboy2 said, leave the barn at 6:30am
. . . they start arriving at resorts about 6:45am-65:50am
. . . there are not many, just enough to service the eatery patrons
2) The large flow of buses start approx 1½-hr before park hours.
. . . this is the WDW rush hour
. . . they start to arrive at resorts about 1-hr before gate time
. . . however, there are no buses from DTD to any parks
. . . this halts people from parkng for free, then grabbing a bus

Buses start arriving at resorts by 6:30...I've been on them, consistently. A bus arriving at 6:50 isn't going to get a guest to the CR for breakfast at 7am.
They do come less frequently than the regular park buses do though. So plan accordingly.

Yeah I would double check with Concierge when you check in. They could probably tell you more detailed information about the exact bus times for that day. But as a general rule, bus transportation begins about 1 1/2 hours before park opening and after closing. Enjoy your ressie!

Don't bother asking anyone at the resort about buses...they have no idea! In general? Buses arrive at the resorts by 6:30 in the morning, runninng about every 25 mins or so. At about 90 mins prior to park opening the buses start running about every 15-20 mins or less!!