Couple of MK resort boat questions

[katerkat]

Some dinner options we're looking at include:

1) Trail's End, then MVMCP - easier to park at TTC and catch a ride to FW then boat to MK, or park at FW and catch a ride to MK, returning to FW after the party? (We start that day at TAK, so we'll be driving in.)

2) later dinner at Narcossee's, watch EWP - does a boat run from the GF to the TTC at about 9:30 at night if the park closed at 7? Or should we drive over to the GF before dinner? (About the same time MK is closing!)

3) dinner at Whispering Canyon, then fireworks cruise from Contemporary - can we park at the Contemporary, catch a boat to WL and back? Or would it be easier to park at WL and drive over after dinner?

If we do take a boat for any of these, about how much time should we leave for transit?

 

[Kimberle]

There is a small boat that circles WL/CR/FW all day, from 7am - 10 pm. (Thought, someone did say it stopped at 9:30 one night, so be sure to double check.)

?#3, dinner at WC. You are allowed a 3 hour parking pass. If 3 hours is enough, then park at CR & take the small boat directly to WL. Boat ride is less than 5 minutes w/out the wait. If you are going to be longer, than I'd just drive to WL first. WL & CR are so close, the drive will be just a few minutes. Then you'd get a 3 hour pass at each resort.


Trails End, I'd park at TTC, take monorail or boat to MK. Don't enter the park, take the boat (sign say's WL & FW). The boat will take you just steps away from TE. After dinner, take the same boat back to MK & go to your party. The boat from MK to FW is about 5-10 minutes, depending if it first stops at WL.

#2, You can take the monorail from GF to TTC. The resort monorails run to 10 pm. So watch the parade then high tail it back to monorail.

Again, transportation start & ending times have been known to change. So double check w/ someone in "purple" pants when you arrive.

 

[GoldenOldie]

Originally posted by Kimberle
There is a small boat that circles WL/CR/FW all day, from 7am - 10 pm. (Thought, someone did say it stopped at 9:30 one night, so be sure to double check.)

Boat service to WL & FW will run until 45 minutes past MK closing on nights that MK is open late.

Trails End, I'd park at TTC, take monorail or boat to MK. Don't enter the park, take the boat (sign say's WL & FW). The boat will take you just steps away from TE. After dinner, take the same boat back to MK & go to your party. The boat from MK to FW is about 5-10 minutes, depending if it first stops at WL.

It would be much quicker and easier to just take the Orange route bus to FW from the TTC. The Settlement Depot where Trail's End is is the second stop.

 

[BCV23]

1. I would park at the TTC. As Golden Oldie said, the bus from the TTC would be easiest and fastest although I don't think it's called orange route any more. It runs from TTC to WL and FW right at the settlement depot where you want to go. Then you can boat to MK and take the monorail or ferry back to TTC. Easier than boat back to FW and then bus to FW parking lot.

2. The resort monorail runs until 11:00 each night unless MK is open later than 10:00 in which case it runs until one hour after MK closes. But I would park at the GF for dinner. There is a little launch that runs from the MK to GF to Polynesian. If the MK is still open you could take it to the Polyneaian and make the short walk to TTC or take the resort monorail...but it would be faster to just park at the GF.

3. As Joe said I would call and see if your cruise can pick you up at WL. If not, I would drive to each resort.