Disney Springs to parks

[Mintycake]

We are considering staying in a Disney Springs hotel. What concerns me is even if we take Uber/Lyft to the park for early morning entry, I have heard traffic can be pretty bad getting to and from the park. Versus staying onsite. Last visit we stayed at Beach club which was great as we walked to Epcot and took the boat to HS, and then used busses for MK (we did not visit AK). Any thoughts on traffic from DS to the parks?

 

[MissDisney21]

Following, we are staying offsite in a Disney Springs hotel for the first time this December. We've been to WDW 5 times and only stayed onsite so this will be a new experience!

 

[Narcoossee11]

no DS to park buses. Only buses to resorts.
Buses don't start early. After 10:00 am at the earliest. No rope drop.

You can take a bus to a resort that is 'close' to a resort.

 

[Mintycake]

Some of the Disney springs hotels have shuttle busses to the park though.

 

[hsmamato2]

Most Disney Springs hotels have a very good shuttle system. Otherwise the traffic is pretty normal (unless something big going on)

 

[Mintycake]

Most Disney Springs hotels have a very good shuttle system. Otherwise the traffic is pretty normal (unless something big going on)

I think I was super worried about people saying if you stay “off site” the traffic to the parks is terrible.

 

[_19disnA]

If Disney ran busses from DS to the parks then people would fill up the DS parking garage to avoid paying for parking. LOTS of people go to Disney, but it seems from various threads I see on here that people are surprised there are so many other people around. Even if you stay onsite and take a Disney bus, it isn't your personal taxi service, you might have just missed one and have to wait a few minutes for the next one. It tends to even out since the last time we stayed at Disney, there were just as many times that a bus would pull up as we got to the waiting area and we immediately departed to where we were going.

Might check with the hotel where you are staying to see how frequently their own shuttles might operate. Taking one of those online taxis can get to be expensive if you do that several times assuming you don't have a rental car.

 

[Lewisc]

If Disney ran busses from DS to the parks then people would fill up the DS parking garage to avoid paying for parking.

Nah Disney would charge for DS parking. Possible voucher with a minimum purchase or dining at DS.

 

[Miffy]

Note: I believe OP is asking about traffic from their DS hotel (not DS itself) to the parks.

 

[Jimsig]

I think I was super worried about people saying if you stay “off site” the traffic to the parks is terrible.

The busses from the resorts use the same roads getting to/from the parks so that part of the traffic would be equal.

Where the busses would save any time would be not having to sit in any of the parking tollbooths traffic at the parks as well as say at MK where the rideshares have to drop you at the TTC and you have to take the monorail or ferry to the park. The resort busses drop you pretty much right in front of the park.