getting around WDW...

[hillertexas]

What is the fastest way to get to these places?
1. Disney Studios to Wilderness Lodge
2. Disney Studios to Epcot
3. Disney Studios to Magic Kingdom
4. Animal Kingdom Lodge to Grand Floridian

How long is the walk from Yacht Club to Disney Studios?

Thanks!

 

[kaytieeldr]

1. Bus whose marquee displays "Wilderness Lodge", most likely located in bus space designated for Wilderness Lodge
2. Depends where you want to start in Epcot. If you want to start in World Showcase, either Friendship Boat or walk to Epcot's International Gateway. If you want to start in Future World, bus whose marquee displays "Epcot".
3. Bus to TTC, then monorail or ferry to Magic Kingdom; or bus to Contemporary then marked walking path to Magic Kingdom.
4. Bus to MK, then monorail or launch to Grand Floridian; or bus to Animal Kingdom then bus to GF; or bus to nearest open park then bus to GF; or bus to Downtown Disney then bus to GF.

Eight to ten minutes.

With the exception of Yacht Club to Epcot, all the above can be substituted with a taxi.

 

[fireman17]

I would try these routes for travel but others may have better ideas.
1. From Disney Studios to WL- resort bus right from Disney Studios.
2, from Disney Studios to EPCOT- bus to transportation center and EPCOT monorail to Epcot.
3. Disney Studios to Magic Kingdom- bus to transportation center and monorail to Magic Kingdom.
4. Animal Kingdom Lodge to Grand Floridian- bus to transportation center, resort monorail to Grand Floridian.
For the walk to Disney Studios from Yacht Club it maybe around 15 minutes I'm not real sure on the time though..

 

[OKW Lover]

The fastest way for all of these, with the exception of Studio to MK, is to drive.

If you don't have a car, then a taxi will be the fastest.

If you must rely on WDW transportation then:
1. Disney Studios to Wilderness Lodge - take the Wilderness Lodge bus waiting outside the Studio gates
2. Disney Studios to Epcot - take the boat from outside the studio gates to Epcot. Be prepared for a slow trip, with stops at the Swolphin, Yacht Club and BW before getting to Epcot. Alternatively, you could walk.
3. Disney Studios to Magic Kingdom - take the MK bus
4. Animal Kingdom Lodge to Grand Floridian - take the MK bus, then take the resort monorail 4 stops to the GF. Alternatively, take a bus to one of the other parks, then the GF bus from there.

 

[kaytieeldr]

2, from Disney Studios to EPCOT- bus to transportation center and EPCOT monorail to Epcot.

4. Animal Kingdom Lodge to Grand Floridian- bus to transportation center, resort monorail to Grand Floridian.

Respectfully, using the TTC to get from Disney Studios to Epcot is a HUGE waste of time. These two parks actually have three direct options to get between them: the Friendship boats or the walking path between the DHS front entrance and the Epcot back entrance; and buses between the two parks' front entrances. Using the TTC takes one extremely far out of the way, and uses more time than any of the direct modes.

No buses run between any resort and the TTC - it only connects the other parks to the MK now - so anyone waiting for a bus from Animal Kingdom Lodge (or any resort) would likely end up back here complaining that the bus never came.

 

[CleveRocks]

fireman17,

I have to go with kaytieeldr here. There is no such thing as a bus from AKL to the TTC ... it simply doesn't exist (AK? Yes, there's a bus to TTC. But AKL? No, no bus to TTC).

And as for taking a bus from DHS to the TTC, and then monorail from TTC to Epcot, I agree that's a huge waste of time, covering WAAAAAYY more ground than you need to. If you don't want to walk between DHS and Epcot's International Gateway, and if you don't want to take a FriendShip boat between those two points, then your best bet would be to take a bus from DHS to the relatively nearby Caribbean Beach Resort or Pop Century, and then taking the bus from one of those resorts to Epcot's main entrance.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

And as for taking a bus from DHS to the TTC, and then monorail from TTC to Epcot, I agree that's a huge waste of time, covering WAAAAAYY more ground than you need to. If you don't want to walk between DHS and Epcot's International Gateway, and if you don't want to take a FriendShip boat between those two points, then your best bet would be to take a bus from DHS to the relatively nearby Caribbean Beach Resort or Pop Century, and then taking the bus from one of those resorts to Epcot's main entrance.

Don't forget there is also a direct bus from DHS - Epcot.

 

[ougrad86]

If one wanted to use taxi's from one of the parks, where do they usually park? Or do you need to call a taxi service? Have never needed them before, but just might for our next trip and not sure how to get one.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

If one wanted to use taxi's from one of the parks, where do they usually park? Or do you need to call a taxi service? Have never needed them before, but just might for our next trip and not sure how to get one.

At the Magic Kingdom you would need go to the Transportation & Ticket Center or walk to the Contemporary and get one from there. However I am not sure where the taxi's would be located for Epcot, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.

 

[CleveRocks]

Don't forget there is also a direct bus from DHS - Epcot.

I DID forget! I'm very ashamed ... I'm just not at the top of my game today, I guess.

Yes, the quickest way would be the direct bus from DHS to Epcot, absolutely correct.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

I DID forget! I'm very ashamed ... I'm just not at the top of my game today, I guess.

Yes, the quickest way would be the direct bus from DHS to Epcot, absolutely correct.

Although and correct me if I am wrong on this but if someone needed to go right to World Showcase if they had an ADR, wouldn't it be faster going from DHS to one of the Deluxe Epcot Resorts and taking the boat which goes to the International Gateway? Or is it still faster taking the direct bus between both parks and walking from Future World to World Showcase?

 

[goofy4tink]

What is the fastest way to get to these places?
1. Disney Studios to Wilderness Lodge
2. Disney Studios to Epcot
3. Disney Studios to Magic Kingdom
4. Animal Kingdom Lodge to Grand Floridian

How long is the walk from Yacht Club to Disney Studios?

Thanks!

1. bus marked WL at DHS
2. depends on where in Epcot you want to be. If you want to be at the front entrance to Epcot, take the Epcot bus from DHS. But, if you want to be in World Showcase, either walk (about 25 mins total) or take the boat (anywhere from 25-40 mins depending on wait times for the boat to arrive)
3. bus to CR then walk over to MK along the sidewalk (8 min walk).
4. bus to MK, then boat (15 mins) or monorail (25 mins) to GF.

The walk from YC to DHS is about 20 mins.