Is this still true about QS? Or was it just while parks were closed? I know guests were able to resort hop for QS while parks were closed since fewer guests were staying on-property.
In March we were able to just ride... I found this there was some good ideas just posted
Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you could get on the Pop bus. The problem would be entering Pop after exiting the bus in order to get to the Skyliner. Its my understanding they are checking MBs. The Skyliner is at the back of the resort, so the only way to get to it is to walk through the resort, even though you'd be outside.
The Skyliner entrance/exit is between the Epcot dock for the Friendship Boats and Beach Club. When you exit, you can either proceed to the Epcot gates or proceed to BC/YC, Boardwalk, Swan/Dolphin, or the Friendship Boats. But you can't enter the resorts without an ADR right now.
The current verbiage from Disney says that you must have a resort reservation at that hotel OR an ADR for a TS meal. I can't confirm how they're working the Boardwalk entertainment district now, but based on some reports and the wording from Disney, you would not be able to enter the resorts. You should be able to bus from DS to Beach Club, but would not be able to enter Beach Club without an ADR or a resort reservation at Beach Club.
Thank you for the info
Curious why he said no Riviera. I just used the MDE chat function and he said that I could go to Riviera via Skyliner and even listed off the restaurants that were open. There's so much conflicting info with this. I'm wondering if they're not checking if you're coming from the Skyliner and are more concerned about cars? I'm just looking for a decent arrival day lunch--don't really feel like dealing with Springs and while Boardwalk Bakery looks decent, there doesn't really seem to be anywhere to sit.
I think that it seems to be the 3 resorts with Convention Centers or can host large events. I totally agree, there is way too much conflicting information out there. The car issue seems to be a big one. I was told that you will get stopped going into any resort (in a car) and asked (Magicband Checked) if you have an ADR or why you are going to that resort. How true this is, I have no clue. I would think if you are on Disney transportation, be it Bus, Monorail or Skyliner, when you get off you can go into whatever resort you want and eat or shop.
There have been other reports here saying people's MBs were scanned prior to entering the resort, meaning at the door. I'm not saying the DVC Advisor was wrong, but they are notorious for providing bad information. It also contradicts the printed guidance Disney released prior to re-opening. However, its also entirely possible Disney is trying different things at different times to see what works and based on capacity - this is evident with the bag check scenario currently.
I wonder if only DVC can DVC-resort hop if they check magicbands. I'm sure that YC and CS are a no-go because of the NBA right now, and maybe Riviera is a no-go because of DVC contracts or something. I don't know much about DVC but I've been looking into lately and I read something along the lines of original DVC owners can't go to Riviera or something like that? Maybe that's just for points-booking but it's weird that Riviera was included in the list of resorts you can't visit.
