Does the Park Express Bus still run from HS to MK after Star Wars Fireworks?

[akaDaddy]

Just wondering how long the "Park Hopper" bus runs for each park. Anyone been able to do a late show and then hop to MK?

 

[JadeDarkstar]

from what I have heard I think it was 30mins. also love your picture about the cast members.

 

[Suzanne74]

We just got back. They run one more bus to every open park at closing time. 00, 10, and 20. HS to MK is at 9:20 but I can't imagine you would get back there unless you were at the corner of the show and full on sprinted. They load the busses 5min ahead of time. The Star Wars show is 12 minutes long. You can ask if they wait an extra 5min for firework goers to get back there.

I can tell you they did not at Epcot. We had a FP forTest Track and for some reason they were only half loading each room to design cars. We were in there for 40 minutes. We raced back to get the last 9:10 bus and at 9:11 it was already gone. No biggie, we will take the monorail. Nope. It was closed.

Took one look at the bus line heading over to MK and took an Uber to the TTC.

So while I loved the Express bus service I really wished they would run 2 busses after closing at Epcot and HS to MK instead of one. Or make the last one 30min past the hour.

If you watch the ROL first show at AK, you can get back for the last MK bus, even with crowds. The show ends at 9pm and last bus is 9:30 when the park closes.

Same with Fantasmic. It gets over before 9pm. But right now there is no way to watch Illuminations or Star Wars and then get to MK on an express bus.

 

[MaryKatesMom]

Suzanne74 Thank you that was very helpful.

 

[akaDaddy]

Thanks for the info

 

[Lancemidtx]

Sorry to jump in...but can you sign up for the Express Bus before arrival? Thanks!

 

[Suzanne74]

Sorry to jump in...but can you sign up for the Express Bus before arrival? Thanks!

As of right now, no but it will probably change soon. I just brought my credit card at the kiosk because we were there for longer than 7 days and needed to wait. But you can purchase it at the concierge at your hotel.

They were having trouble with the iPad readers at the express bus kiosks (you can't use your band.) It took them about 5 minutes to get an approval for my daughter and I. When my husband came two days later, they tried for 15 minutes and just as they were going to tell us to do at the next location we were headed (our bus was leaving) it worked. Then my daughter came and I was spending it for one day (we were hitting all 4 parks our only day as a family) and it didn't work after 2 tries and he just gave hers for free. Pixie dust!

Moral of the story - don't show up 5 minutes before a bus thinking they will swipe your credit card and you will hop aboard.

But it was still awesome and well worth it for the full 7 days.