Getting back to the Fort after dinner at Ohana

[ataylorrdh]

My family is having dinner at Ohana at 7:30pm. The Magic Kingdom closes at 10:00pm. What is the best way to get back to the Fort?

 

[becky1960]

I believe the boat runs about a hour after closing..

 

[sharadoc]

Two options:

1. Monorail to MK, boat to Fort Wilderness.
2. Monorail to Contemporary, walk out to boat dock, boat to Fort Wilderness.

Option 1 runs the risk of the HDDR crowd for the 9:30 show; Option 2 runs the risk of having to go to Wilderness Lodge first, so could take longer.

Personally I like Option 2. Avoid the MK crowds that way!

Edit:
Option 3. Boat to MK, boat to FW. Could be fun but tedious too. Plus the HDDR crowd issue still exists for this option.

 

[Mcert01]

Options 1 and 2 are best, however there is an Option 3. Take the Monorail to the Ticket and Transportation Center and then take the bus back to FW.

 

[sharadoc]

Options 1 and 2 are best, however there is an Option 3. Take the Monorail to the Ticket and Transportation Center and then take the bus back to FW.

Not aware of a bus to Fort. Are you sure? Have you taken it?

 

[djblu883]

you can take a bus to the Fort but not from the Poly or any resort for that matter. Busses don't run resort to resort. I've done them all. I prefer the monorail to MK then the boat back...

 

[2goofycampers]

Options 1 and 2 are best, however there is an Option 3. Take the Monorail to the Ticket and Transportation Center and then take the bus back to FW.

Not aware of a bus to Fort. Are you sure? Have you taken it?

The bus to The Fort was discontinued a while back. I would do option 2.

 

[Mcert01]

So you are saying there is no longer bus transportation to and / or from the TTC and FW?

When was that stopped?

 

[2goofycampers]

So you are saying there is no longer bus transportation to and / or from the TTC and FW?

When was that stopped?

Quite a while ago. When the buses stopped running from DTD to the theme parks.

 

[Mcert01]

Wow. Had no idea. We used it in the past, though not on our last couple of trips. That's why I love this forum. You learn seething new every day

 

[aceys_h0ney]

Sorry to add onto the thread but having never been to the fort I'm confused now as to how we get around. Is there a bus to Epcot/HS/AK? I'm assuming the way to MK is by boat.

 

[sharadoc]

Sorry to add onto the thread but having never been to the fort I'm confused now as to how we get around. Is there a bus to Epcot/HS/AK? I'm assuming the way to MK is by boat.

It's very simple.

The key is the internal bus system. There are clearly marked bus stops along the road, if it's not at the end of your loop, it's close by. Buses go two directions:

1. Settlement where you can get the boat to MK, the boat to Contemporary and Wilderness Lodge, the restaurant, bar and HDDR, trading post and beach. If you take the boat to the Contemporary, you can take the monorail to the other resorts on the monorail line, or the TTC, where you can switch to the Epcot line. That's the longer "scenic" route. But that boat gives you access to more resorts restaurants and recreation. (no pool hopping though)

2. Outpost which is the "front" of the resort with check-in and the bus depot for transportation outside of the fort. That's where you catch a bus to theme parks, water parks and DTD.

In the middle of the bus routes is the Meadows Recreation Area with the main pool, trading post, Chip n Dale campfire and sing-along and nightly movie. That's where the Bike Barn is to rent bikes, canoes and other recreation equipment.

You'll need to learn which direction (Settlement or Outpost) to take the bus to go to the Meadows.

There's never a reason to go to the TTC other than the monorail switch I mentioned above.

 

[ataylorrdh]

Thanks, I knew I could count on you guys for the info I needed.

Concerns I have are...

How late does the Monorail run?

How late does the boats run?

I was thinking if we could time it right we could be on the boat to the Magic Kingdom during fireworks which would be kind of neat. (except for the crowds)

 

[aceys_h0ney]

It's very simple.

The key is the internal bus system. There are clearly marked bus stops along the road, if it's not at the end of your loop, it's close by. Buses go two directions:

1. Settlement where you can get the boat to MK, the boat to Contemporary and Wilderness Lodge, the restaurant, bar and HDDR, trading post and beach. If you take the boat to the Contemporary, you can take the monorail to the other resorts on the monorail line, or the TTC, where you can switch to the Epcot line. That's the longer "scenic" route. But that boat gives you access to more resorts restaurants and recreation. (no pool hopping though)

2. Outpost which is the "front" of the resort with check-in and the bus depot for transportation outside of the fort. That's where you catch a bus to theme parks, water parks and DTD.

In the middle of the bus routes is the Meadows Recreation Area with the main pool, trading post, Chip n Dale campfire and sing-along and nightly movie. That's where the Bike Barn is to rent bikes, canoes and other recreation equipment.

You'll need to learn which direction (Settlement or Outpost) to take the bus to go to the Meadows.

There's never a reason to go to the TTC other than the monorail switch I mentioned above.

Thanks, I believe I was over-thinking it and got confused.

 

[2goofycampers]

Thanks, I knew I could count on you guys for the info I needed.

Concerns I have are...

How late does the Monorail run?

How late does the boats run?

I was thinking if we could time it right we could be on the boat to the Magic Kingdom during fireworks which would be kind of neat. (except for the crowds)

The monorails between parks and boat from MK stay open at least an hour after park closing, even EMH.
The ones between resorts run till midnight.

You will never be left stranded. If everything happened to be stopped call FW desk they will send a vehicle to get you.

 

[luckycharm19335]

Relax!
You will be just fine.
And please remember, all you have to do is ask a cast member for help.

 

[DznyRulz]

We've been fortunate to be on the ferry from MK to TTC during the fireworks. It was just a fluke as we were riding the boats around not really paying attention to the time. They do pipe in the music from the show onto the ferry which is nice because you can actually hear it. We have also watched the fireworks from the ferry landing at the TTC. The music is also piped in at that location.


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[ataylorrdh]

The monorails between parks and boat from MK stay open at least an hour after park closing, even EMH.
The ones between resorts run till midnight.

You will never be left stranded. If everything happened to be stopped call FW desk they will send a vehicle to get you.

Thanks for the info! especially that last tidbit!

 

[ataylorrdh]

Relax!
You will be just fine.
And please remember, all you have to do is ask a cast member for help.

Thanks! We just got stranded after an Ohana dinner 2 years ago. Luckily, we found a very nice bus driver that got us to where we needed. However, he did make us answer some Disney trivia questions before he agreed to take us to our resort.

 

[connor2002]

Not aware of a bus to Fort. Are you sure? Have you taken it?

or take bus to downtown Disney then catch Fort bus