How early do the buses start running from resorts to the parks?

[Tormania]

I've looked around and can't find this posted anywhere and not sure if things have changed due to COVID, but when do the buses start running from the resorts to the parks? Say MK opens at 9am, do all buses start at 8:00am? 8:15am? 8:30am?? Obviously not all resorts are the same distance to all the parks so ride times vary naturally. But I would think that bus transportation would allow on-site guests to arrive at the parks as early as guests who self-park, seems odd they would open parking up sooner then buses run, but I just don't know.

 

[brockash]

I think it depends on a lot of things...one being if it's holiday/weekend. When we were there over LD weekend we were able to get buses almost 1.5 hrs before park opening over the weekend and LD...then Tues. hit and there were no buses to be seen until around 50ish mins. before park opening. That was the case for the remainder of the week. On the When we caught the bus 1.5 hrs. before park opening; we def. beat driving guests in the park, but not so sure about the other days.

 

[sachilles]

To tag along and add to the thread when does bus transport stop. I always thought it was an hour after park close, but unsure now. My big concern is we have a 7:40p ADR at DHS. DHS is scheduled to close at 7p. Normally we'd just take a lyft, but my father is coming this trip and will be on an ECV. Never had an ecv in our party before.
Also with earlier closures are buses still going direct from park to Disney springs? Figuring that might be the better place for evening meals. However if we went to a resort for an evening ADR, are we still able to connect via bus to a park, then transfer at park to our home resort? Or will Disney springs be the only place to act as a hub after dinner time.

 

[Ross Kratter]

To tag along and add to the thread when does bus transport stop. I always thought it was an hour after park close, but unsure now. My big concern is we have a 7:40p ADR at DHS. DHS is scheduled to close at 7p. Normally we'd just take a lyft, but my father is coming this trip and will be on an ECV. Never had an ecv in our party before.
Also with earlier closures are buses still going direct from park to Disney springs? Figuring that might be the better place for evening meals. However if we went to a resort for an evening ADR, are we still able to connect via bus to a park, then transfer at park to our home resort? Or will Disney springs be the only place to act as a hub after dinner time.

Buses run until parks are clear of guests. If you have a post-park-close dining reservation, they will make sure there's a bus to take you back to your resort.
There are no buses from parks to Disney Springs right now.
Disney Springs would be your best bet for bus connections after parks close.

 

[Future_WorldPhonencian]

Im also interested in folks experiences post covid, pre covid the parking lots never closed so you could get the parks as early as you please but everyone was held at tapstiles until opening. Now that folks arent allowed to park until 45 mins ppo its not as clear cut... im also seeing reports of resort buses dropping off well before posted openings and resort guests getting up to an hour of park time before official opening in the parks.