Everything Park Hopping - Please Read Post 1

[Jrits]

The Minnie Van drop off at MK is in the same spot as the drop off for Disney buses. Minnie Vans get the slot that is the closest to park security.

Thank you! Do you know where they pick up from at HS?

 

[1lilspark]

What’s the fastest way to get from HS to MK? We don’t mind ubering if that’s the best option

Id personally bus to contemporary than walk to MK

 

[Jrits]

Id personally bus to contemporary than walk to MK

Is that bc it’s faster or more economical?

 

[scrappinginontario]

Id personally bus to contemporary than walk to MK

Not sure I’m understanding this suggestion?

Is that bc it’s faster or more economical?

I’m not sure why it was recommended you take bus to Contemporary when you can take a bus from HS directly to MK (after 10AM).

You may save some time taking a Minnie Van to MK but that is the only advantage as both take the same amount of time to drive between the 2 locations. We find park to park buses normally run at regular intervals so personally that would be my recommendation.

 

[Jrits]

Not sure I’m understanding this suggestion?

I’m not sure why it was recommended you take bus to Contemporary when you can take a bus from HS directly to MK (after 10AM).

You may save some time taking a Minnie Van to MK but that is the only advantage as both take the same amount of time to drive between the 2 locations. We find park to park buses normally run at regular intervals so personally that would be my recommendation.

I was thinking Minnie van is faster bc you never know how long his takes to pickup and if they make any stops

 

[scrappinginontario]

I was thinking Minnie van is faster bc you never know how long his takes to pickup and if they make any stops

Park to park buses do not make any stops at other locations.

 

[snacks]

Thank you! Do you know where they pick up from at HS?

You're welcome! No, I do not know about HS. We only go to that park when we stay at Boardwalk or Beach Club, so we either walk or take the boat.

 

[Jrits]

Anyone know where Minnie van picks you up from HS?

 

[snacks]

I was thinking Minnie van is faster

Not necessarily. Minnie Vans don't wait around for someone to approach them. You have to summon them through the Lyft app and then a vehicle will be assigned to come get you. Sometimes you get lucky and it's only a few minutes but the wait can be much longer. You also need to be in proximity to your pick up location or the app won't let you request the ride, so you can't anticipate a wait and set up the ride beforehand.

 

[CarolynFH]

Anyone know where Minnie van picks you up from HS?

They pick up near the buses and Skyliner. IIRC, there's a primo spot reserved for MV just past the area where the parking lot trams stop, between that and the bus loops.

See this map:
https://www.wdwinfo.com/maps/hollywood-studios-map-ten24.pdf

 

[Jrits]

They pick up near the buses and Skyliner. IIRC, there's a primo spot reserved for MV just past the area where the parking lot trams stop, between that and the bus loops.

See this map:
https://www.wdwinfo.com/maps/hollywood-studios-map-ten24.pdf

Thank you!!

 

[scrappinginontario]

Now that we’ve assisted @Jrits with their hop to MK, let’s take this thread back to general PH questions. Logistics of how to get from A to B are best in the transportation area of DISboards.

Thanks!

 

[AnnaKristoff2013]

Uber will not be granted access to Contemporary and will need to go to TTC. Access to any vehicle (other than Minnie Van) to resorts is limited to guests staying there or guests with an ADR.

We take Ubers to contemporary frequently. We’ve never had a problem. Maybe New Years Eve or something like that it could be an issue I guess…

 

[CarolynFH]

We take Ubers to contemporary frequently. We’ve never had a problem. Maybe New Years Eve or something like that it could be an issue I guess…

Near MK opening time is when rideshare is most likely to be turned away from CR, if the passengers don’t have a reservation of some kind there. Before Disney started restricting access, a line of vehicles would be backed up onto World Drive, obstructing traffic, and passengers were jumping out in the parking lot instead of waiting to reach the unloading area. It really created a very unsafe situation.

 

[AnnaKristoff2013]

Near MK opening time is when rideshare is most likely to be turned away from CR, if the passengers don’t have a reservation of some kind there. Before Disney started restricting access, a line of vehicles would be backed up onto World Drive, obstructing traffic, and passengers were jumping out in the parking lot instead of waiting to reach the unloading area. It really created a very unsafe situation.

That makes sense. We’ve never used this strategy to rope drop, as we’re not rope droppers, just for park hopping, etc.

 

[scrappinginontario]

That makes sense. We’ve never used this strategy to rope drop, as we’re not rope droppers, just for park hopping, etc.

There are many being turned away as security has tightened. Drop off for MK is at the TTC, not local resorts.

Discussion needs to return to questions about Park Hopping and not logistics. Additional comments re: transportation will be removed as those are appropriate for the transportation board and this thread is intended to assist guests with questions about the parks.

 

[rdevans_2000]

Love the thread. THANKS

 

[WWWD10]

@scrappinginontario Hello! Thank you so much for this thread. I apologize if I missed this anywhere, but since park reservations seem to no longer be required does this mean I can just show up to the first park of my choosing then at any time during the day hop on over to our second park? Or are park hoppers required to make reservations while single park per day people are not?

Thank you in advance for your help, my family and I will be visiting in November of this year for Thanksgiving.

 

[scrappinginontario]

@scrappinginontario Hello! Thank you so much for this thread. I apologize if I missed this anywhere, but since park reservations seem to no longer be required does this mean I can just show up to the first park of my choosing then at any time during the day hop on over to our second park? Or are park hoppers required to make reservations while single park per day people are not?

Thank you in advance for your help, my family and I will be visiting in November of this year for Thanksgiving.

If you have date based tickets (e.g. purchased with a package or, purchased for specific dates) and, they are tickets that include park hopping, no park reservations are required at any park. You can got from park to park at any point in the date. (Please note, park to park buses do not start running until 10AM.)

Park reservations are still required for some guests such as:
- Annual Passholders
- Student Group tickets
- Sport and Convention tickets
- Military Salute tickets

and therefore their park hopping rules are different. If you have one of those ticket types, park hopping may be different. Please let me know if any of the these ticket types applies to you. Thanks!

 

[wendlle]

This has probably been asked before but I took a look and couldn't see anything.
I don't think we will be buying LLMP for this upcoming trip - it is too expensive for our family, BUT if we did for 1 day which would be our MK day, if we park hop is it valid at the other parks? Or would we have to buy it again for the second / third park visited??