DME to POLY?

[iloveeeyore]

Just curious how the buses run. Is there a specific bus that goes to each resort, or do we hop on any bus abd have to make several stops at different resorts on the way? Anyone who's done this recently, I'd love to hear how long it took you to get from MCO to the Poly, and where, if anywhere, you stopped.

TIA

 

[kaytieeldr]

You will be assigned to a bus when you check in at the DME counter. This bus will stop at no more than four resorts, total. The exact routing depends on which resorts have Guests needing transportation in a given time period, but the stops begin with whichever resort on that bus is closest to the airport, then the next closest, etc.
DMW says the average time from check-in at the counter to check-in at your resort is 60 - 90 minutes; however, many people here seem to experience 70 minutes total, from stepping off the plane!

 

[Daydreams]

We've used ME twice to the Polynesian and there was a bus that went to Contemporary, Polynesian and Grand Floridian only. I really didn't pay much attention to the time involved but doubt it was much more than an hour each time. You check in at the ME desk and they tell you where to wait for the bus. The first time we used it was 2 weeks after they began the experiment and we were a little apprehensive about the luggage but we checked in at the hotel, went to MK for a while and the suitcases were there in the room!
(Plus one, but that's another story)

 

[lauritagoddess]

On our previous trip we stayed at the Contemporary and the bus stopped at Wilderness Lodge, then the Polynesian and then the Contemporary. They put you into a line depending on which resorts you're going to. We waited about 5 minutes before boarding the bus. It was about 45-50 minutes until we were at the Contemporary, so a little shorter than that to get to the Poly.