Getting around FW, and other parks from the tent sites

[civileng68]

Just curious if someone could clarify for me:

A) To get from the tent sites to say, Epcot - bus from tent sites to another bus station that then gets you to different parks right?

B) To get to MK, I can take a bus to the boat station and it takes me to and from MK. What hours does this run?

C) Contemporary - can I use a boat to get to and from FW to the Contemporary? What are the hours?

D) What are the hours of the internal bus system at FW? If I want to just hang out around the main lodge one evening before heading back to my tent, what time will the buses stop running to get me back?

 

[ftwildernessrick]

Just curious if someone could clarify for me:

A) To get from the tent sites to say, Epcot - bus from tent sites to another bus station that then gets you to different parks right?

Yes, you would take the bus to the Outpost stop, then get on the Epcot bus.

B) To get to MK, I can take a bus to the boat station and it takes me to and from MK. What hours does this run?

The MK boats normally start 1/2 before park open to at least an hour after it closes. You would take an Internal bus to the Settlement/Pioneer Hall/FW Landing stop

C) Contemporary - can I use a boat to get to and from FW to the Contemporary? What are the hours?

Yes, it is a smaller boat than the MK one & it goes to WL on its route also. I think the hours very a little according to the season, but they start earlier than the MK boat and goes pretty late, as late as midnight or later at times.

D) What are the hours of the internal bus system at FW? If I want to just hang out around the main lodge one evening before heading back to my tent, what time will the buses stop running to get me back?

Again, I am not sure of the exact hours, which probably very a little but it starts running way before I even get up in the mornings to probably after midnight most nights. I know at one time the used to only shut down between 2 & 5 AM

The Internal buses at FW are marked on their marqee as Settlement (Orange, Yellow, Purple) or Outpost (Orange, Yellow, Purple). The color depends on which route your stop is on, but all the buses stop at both ends of their routes, which is Settlement or Outpost. When it says Settlement Orange, it means the bus is on the Orange route headed towards the Settlement as its last stop & so forth. When it gets to the Settlement, it usually changes its marqee to Outpost Orange & runs the route back the way it came.

Always check the marqee before loading, because sometimes they will change routes once it hits either end.

This may help.
http://allears.net/acc/fortwmap2.jpg

This map is a little dated and now to get to all other parks, DTD, etc. by bus, you go to the Outpost stop & transfer. You can get to WL by bus from the Settlement stop.

 

[Tri-circle-D]

Hope this helps.

I would say you did a good job there, ftwildernessrick.

In theory, the internal buses run until the bars at Downtown Disney close so guests can get back to their campsites. But, they only seem to run through the campground if someone needs one. If you are waiting for one to come by at a bus stop that late at night somewhere in the campground, you may be in for a very long wait.

I have seen the internal buses running at 4 am after a 3 am EMH at the MK. At that time of night, they abandon the three routes, and basically take guests from the Settlement right to their loop.

TCD

 

[Magicbus]

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