Current Swan/Dolphin Transport Options?

[thelittledipster]

Hi all,

Are the boats to Studios/Epcot currently running? Do they also stop at any of the Epcot area resorts?

Are busses only for MK and AK or do they go to all 4 parks?

thanks in advance!

 

[Chaitali]

Boats are running and go to all Epcot area resorts. Busses for animal kingdom, magic kingdom and Disney springs.

 

[thelittledipster]

Boats are running and go to all Epcot area resorts. Busses for animal kingdom, magic kingdom and Disney springs.

Thank you! All Epcot area resorts + swan/Dolphin + parks, right?

 

[Chaitali]

Thank you! All Epcot area resorts + swan/Dolphin + parks, right?

Yep! The path was Epcot > boardwalk> beach club > swan/dolphin > Hollywood studios. And then reverse on the way back. So we were staying at the swan and always took the boat to/from Hollywood studios because it was one stop. We walked to Epcot since we didn’t want to go through all the stops. At the end of the day when we were tired, we took the boat from Epcot to boardwalk, got off there, and walked to the swan.

 

[thelittledipster]

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Yep! The path was Epcot > boardwalk> beach club > swan/dolphin > Hollywood studios. And then reverse on the way back. So we were staying at the swan and always took the boat to/from Hollywood studios because it was one stop. We walked to Epcot since we didn’t want to go through all the stops. At the end of the day when we were tired, we took the boat from Epcot to boardwalk, got off there, and walked to the swan.

Awesome, this is super helpful. You could have stayed on the boat i assume to then hit BC/YC, then swan and Dolphin? You just got off to speed things up?

 

[Chaitali]

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Awesome, this is super helpful. You could have stayed on the boat i assume to then hit BC/YC, then swan and Dolphin? You just got off to speed things up?

That’s right. It was just quicker for us to walk but you could have absolutely stayed on the boat, gone to beach club, and stayed on there for swan/dolphin. Or even stay on to continue to Hollywood studios.

 

[loves to dive]

The buses are not Disney buses, they are Mears buses. That means they can not go through the Disney bus lanes but have to go through the regular lanes with traffic so it can take a little longer if there is a line at the pay booths. They drop off where the other shuttle services and Uber drops off at AK, which is just slightly further than the Disney bus stops. They drop off at TTC at Magic Kingdom and you have to take the boat or monorail to the park (the trams are not running in the parking lot so you have to walk). You can go over to YC/BC or BW to catch a bus there if you want but step wise I'm not sure if it's any shorter to walk over there then it is to walk from the parking lot to the boat at TTC for MK.

 

[thelittledipster]

The buses are not Disney buses, they are Mears buses. That means they can not go through the Disney bus lanes but have to go through the regular lanes with traffic so it can take a little longer if there is a line at the pay booths. They drop off where the other shuttle services and Uber drops off at AK, which is just slightly further than the Disney bus stops. They drop off at TTC at Magic Kingdom and you have to take the boat or monorail to the park (the trams are not running in the parking lot so you have to walk). You can go over to YC/BC or BW to catch a bus there if you want but step wise I'm not sure if it's any shorter to walk over there then it is to walk from the parking lot to the boat at TTC for MK.

Huh, I’ve even stayed at Dolphin before and I don’t remember getting dropped at TTC. Thanks for the extra info, good to know!

 

[Chaitali]

Huh, I’ve even stayed at Dolphin before and I don’t remember getting dropped at TTC. Thanks for the extra info, good to know!

That changed last year. If you had stayed there before that, they used to have Disney buses.

 

[loves to dive]

Huh, I’ve even stayed at Dolphin before and I don’t remember getting dropped at TTC. Thanks for the extra info, good to know!

It started within the last year. No one knows if it's permanent or why they didn't renew contract with Disney.