Disney bus or drive?

[sam_gordon]

Actually that is the correct wording and the bus drivers could ask for resort id. Or at least they could when there were kttw. They don't but it is for guests and says it in many many places and also it part of the talk on the bus when you are arriving at your destination and on the ME bus.

Again it's not enforced though.

"Walt Disney World Resort Guests" is everyone. Anyone visiting the "world" is a "guest", regardless of where they stay.,

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[joelkfla]

Bus service to some resorts (mostly those close to DTD) starts at 8 a.m. from DTD Disney MktPl.

Direct bus service to all resorts (including the MK monorail resorts) starts at 11 a.m. from both DTD MktPl & PI.

Most of the buses leaving DTD before 11 a.m. go to POFQ, POR, or SSR. A few go to AoA or the Epcot resorts. You can transfer at any resort to a theme park bus, but obviously there will be a cost in time & convenience; it may take an hour to 90 minutes to reach the park.

 

[sam_gordon]

I'm sorry but you are incorrect. I'm on my phone so can't link but on the wdw website, FAQ, transportation it says all modes of transportations, monorail, bus, boat etc are available to guests regardless of if they are staying insure or offsite. Disney wants to move people around. They want to make it easy for you to spend your money and maybe even see how easy it is to stay at an on site resort so next time that is where you will stay.

Op just pay to park. You don't want to be messing around transferring buses etc especially at the end of the day when everyone is tired and cranky.;

Here's the line from WDW FAQ's:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/transportation/public-complimentary-transportation/

Q.
I’m not staying at a Disney Resort hotel. Can I use the monorails, buses and boats to get around Walt Disney World Resort?
A.
Yes. All Guests have complimentary access to our network of monorails, buses and boats. If you would like to visit multiple parks, enjoy a nice dinner at one of the Disney Resort hotels or shop at Downtown Disney Area, you can leave your car parked in the theme park lot and use our transportation network.

 

[goofy4tink]

I understand how the buses work but I also would find it strange that none of them would be going back to any resorts in the morning.

There isn't a huge need. Here's a common enough scenario. A guest is staying at the Doubletree, in DTD. They don't want to use the shuttle service provided by the hotels...tales way too long, but don't want to drive and pay to park at a park. So, they hoof it over to DTD Marketplace. They want to get to MK, so head for the CR bus stop. It's now about 8:00. A bus from CR 'may' come along within 15 mins or so. When the family walks up to board the bus, the driver tells him he isn't going back to CR. He may tell the family that he will let dispatch know a bus is needed. Or, there could be transportation CMs there, working, that will call for a bus. But......that bus may very well take another 20 mins or so. DTD isn't a hugely popular place early in the day, is it doesn't make much sense to have buses ru Ning to, and from, all the resorts, every 15 mins. Even at the best of times, bus service to and from DTD is very time consuming.

Disney doesn't much care about making it convenient for those staying off site to get to the parks...using DTD as a jumping off spot. That's just not how the system is designed to work. Buses are dispatched where they are needed the most.

When a choice to stay off site is made, it should be understood that some things just aren't going to be as easy as when staying on site. You may pay less, but get a nicer/bigger room/suite in non-Disney resorts. But you trade off ease and convenience.

As far as who is allowed to use Disney transportation? Any guest holding a park pass of any kind. Yes, if you look at the resort pages, the info states resort guests can take transportation to the parks....but nowhere does it say that 'only' those staying at WDW resorts are 'officially' allowed to use transportation.