Covered bus areas at the values

[petrymom]

I thought I saw mention about the bus areas at the value resorts getting covered. Can anyone please verify this? Are any of the value resorts bus stops covered? Thanks!!!!

 

[spiceycat]

Pop has one - but it is back from where the buses stop. So you have to get on the buses in the uncovered area.

 

[SqueakyMouse]

I saw no signs of this during our brief stay at Sports on the 13th of July.

 

[Poohbear123]

No, you pay EXTRA for that when you stay at a Moderate and Deluxe. This is why I stay at POR or POFQ or AKL!

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

As mentioned, there's a few benches that are covered...but you're not really in the line if you are sitting at one of them. If you have someone in your party that is elderly or disabled, they could probably stay in the shade while another family member holds your place in line.

However, the people around you will probably get a bit snarky if it's a large party and for example, 8 people are sitting in the shade w/1 person trying to hold a place for the entire party.

 

[jmpellet]

I'm not a big fan of the values but why should anyone have to wait in the sun. Disney should be ashamed of this!

 

[mickeyluv'r]

We actually liked the queue at the All Star values. WE considered them to be one of the unexpected pluses of the resort. I agree that Disney should have considered covering them. Like the cost would be anything significant to Disney. As others have said, there are benches at the All-Stars for maybe one person per group (during peak bus times). There are also big letters for ALL-STARs that have bases you can sit on, but not necessarily in the shade.

On the plus side though, the bus lines have distinct queues. At the mods, bus loading occurs herd style and it's a totally Darwininan thing, with late-comers trying to rush the bus. We had a particularly bad time at POR one night. People were VERY rude and agressive! It got ugly. AKL has always been better, I'm not sure why. The other mods were mixed. but none of them have actual line queues, except the boatrides. So when the bus comes, people may or may not be in some sort of line, and even if they are, the first person to line up is the first in line, not the first person at the bus stop. And beyond that, WHERE the bus stops is not clearly marked, so if the bus pulls up less than expected, the 'front' of theline may be four families back, leaving those first in line to defend themselves.
Another thing to consider, is that most of the time you are waiting for buses at the resorts is in the morning when it's cool and maybe late afternoon (like before heading out for dinner). Rarely do we spend time waiting for buses in mid-day, no matter where we stay. And when you do at the All-Stars, there aren't many folks, so you can often sit in the shade until the bus pulls up, and stilll get a seat, but that may depend what time of year you go to WDW.

 

[minnie61650]

Pop has one - but it is back from where the buses stop. So you have to get on the buses in the uncovered area.

The covered areas at the All Stars are set back like at Pop.

The nice things about the values is there are chained queues for the bus lines.

I hate the way many guests who are waiting for a bus at the mods jump in front of others who are also waiting for the and have been waiting a lot longer.

From this thread which was posted a few days ago:

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1522750

just got back...a few hours ago the staff and mousekeeping was great and helpful.
the trip was good too. a few things they need to do is put up ropes at the bus stop so people can form a single line for the buses the poor people that get there first sometimes dont even get on the first bus there when it is busy. its not fair and most people are selfish and when the bus comes and jump in front of others i even got there first one day did not sit on the benches stood where the bus usually opened the door and people would just jump in front of you. also the food court was in need of more help at peak hours the food was also hit and miss .not as good as the food courts at pop and music where i stayed the last two trips. also the landscapeing was not as well groomed as it did when it was dixie landings just my 2 cents.
questions welcome...................

Have fun at Disney wherever you choose to stay!

 

[petrymom]

Thank you all for you information.

I was sort of worried about waiting in the rain, but it seems that at least there is coverage somewhere close if need be. I also like the idea of the chained queues. It eliminates the fighting to get on the bus.

 

[DarthKTrava]

I never had any rude people while waiting in line at POP last year. Everyone waited patiently in line and didn't push one another to get onto the bus. In fact, one morning I ended up chatting with this older couple that started with a shared interest in Stitch and went from there.. although I coulda sworn I'd seen the man somewhere else before....

 

[Mr. Pig]

That's just what we are saying. The queue's at the value resorts avoid a lot of the tension at the other resorts where there are no lines. No fighting or cutting when there is a roped off queue but it would be nice if it weren't out in the sun especially during the summer.

 

[liv4diz]

I agree That Disney needs to put some cover over the bus stops, but I love the chained que at POP and the fact that POP has it's own bus with no other resort stops on your way to or from the magic!