Drive to the parks

[officer tigger]

Thanks for allthe replies. I am leaning more and more towards driving to the parks. It was nice to sit in a seat and not have to stand and deal with rude pushy, and tired people.

 

[MEK]

I drive to all parks except MK. I always take the bus there. On several occasions I have taken the bus home, when my DH wanted to leave that parks ealier than me.

I did do an entire trip without a car using POPs bus. It gets tiresome by the end of the week.

 

[JamesMom]

With 2 kids and stroller, I am looking forward to having my own car on our Sept '07 trip. Pre-parent, I didn't mind the waits and riding standing up. But now, with potentially cranky kids - get me my car! Let you know how it turns out.

 

[JMCDAD]

another driver here

I am surprised that so many drive rather than take the buses

I prefer driving in general to mass transit, WDW is no exception

 

[KimK2006]

We drive to all parks except Magic Kingdom. It is so much quicker, and you don't have to worry about the crowded buses if you are leaving at closing.

 

[Fonzy13]

I drive to all parks except MK. I always take the bus there. On several occasions I have taken the bus home, when my DH wanted to leave that parks ealier than me.

I did do an entire trip without a car using POPs bus. It gets tiresome by the end of the week.

Exactly. The bus transportation is wonderful, don't get me wrong, but the only time to me that it is worth the time is when travelling to MK.

Of course, if you stay some place like the Beach Club, I wouldn't rent a car. Bus to MK. Walk to Epcot. Boat to MGM.

That leaves AK.

Of course here I am saying this, and I stayed there last summer and rented a car.

 

[sierra1827]

For those of you who have used the buses, have you done it with a stroller? Actuallt a double stroller? We are going down in March and can't decide if we should rent a car or not. We are getting the dinning plan so we don't need the car to go out to eat and if the buses aren't too bad I would rather save the cost of a rental. Just not sure how possible it will be to get on the bus with a double stroller. Any suggestions would be helpful

 

[officer tigger]

Hey Sierra,
The double stroller can be an issue at certain times of the day. Like in the morning when most people are going to the parks and at closing times.
We decided to buy two cheap umbrella strollers that fold up easily. It worked out fine for us.
The smaller stroller also made it easier to make our way through the parks.