MINNIE VAN HOllYWOOD STUDIOS

[LMO429]

Hello!

With all the new construction and bus drop offs being changed at HS.

Where do minnie vans pick you up and drop you off at that park?

Does anyone have a visual?

Last two times it was very difficult to find where the minnie van pick up was and that was before all the current moves they just put in place at the parking lot at HS.

We are staying at the beach club this time and I'm trying to decide if we should just walk, boat it or minnie van it.

Thank you!

 

[Carriemel]

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[sking5844]

Why on earth would you use a Minnie Van when you've got a boat (FREE) and feet (again, FREE).

You'll be paying 25 dollars for a very short ride...and I can't see how that would be worth it.

I am still curious to the answer to this question as we just booked the EMM for HS and are staying at the Contemporary.

 

[brockash]

And do we know if the Minnie vans and uber/lyft drop off at same place?

 

[LMO429]

Why on earth would you use a Minnie Van when you've got a boat (FREE) and feet (again, FREE).

You'll be paying 25 dollars for a very short ride...and I can't see how that would be worth it.

Many reasons. I have a two year old, the walkway to the parks is longer than in the past due to construction, i will be doing early morning magic don’t want to walk at the crack of dawn or wait for a boat. I can have more time in the park and leave at the last minute. It’s a luxury I’m willing to pay for

But answering and explaining why I wanted to take a Minnie van was not the topic of the thread I posted. I want to know the location of pick up at the park so I can plan accordingly. Hope I satisfied your curiosity of how I plan to spend my vacation in the process

 

[Carriemel]

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[LMO429]

Well, had you said you've got a small child...my answer might have been different....

The answer of where the location for drop off pick up is at Hollywood studios would still be the same.

 

[chrissy92972]

The answer of where the location for drop off pick up is at Hollywood studios would still be the same.

Where? Just took the LONG trek to the buses. Would prefer to be closer for next week.

 

[LMO429]

Where? Just took the LONG trek to the buses. Would prefer to be closer for next week.

I am trying to find out if anyone knows? Right now I have not received an accurate response

 

[joelkfla]

The only way to get close to the park entrance right now is by boat. The parking tram drop-off, Uber/Lyft drop-off, and Minnie Van drop-off have all been pushed out into the same area of the parking lot (the parking tram is slightly closer than the other 2.) It seemed to me that the walking distance is about the same as the nearest bus stop.

BTW, I GPS-ed the temporary bus stops. Stop #12, the closet to the entrance, was a .25 mi. walk; stop #1, the furthest on the near side of the loop (serving Pop, I believe), was .4 mi. The furthest stops on the far side of the loop are not assigned to a resort, but it's possible buses could drop off there.

 

[brockash]

Well, had you said you've got a small child...my answer might have been different....

But, you didn't give an answer at all...you asked OP a question as to why she/he might do something different than you.

 

[Hopefully]

OP. Why are you YELLING (all caps) in your title?

 

[SaintsManiac]

Good grief if you don't want to answer the OP question then just move on to the next thread!

OP, I was wondering the same thing on the main HS bus loop thread that was shut down. Here's the report from someone who was there:

https://www.disboards.com/threads/dhs-bus-drop-off-20-min-walk.3700657/page-8 (post 148)

And just a confirmation, I saw a Minnie van dropping off guest at the very front of the television lot (old cm lot) so very close to the entrance

 

[joelkfla]

And just a confirmation, I saw a Minnie van dropping off guest at the very front of the television lot (old cm lot) so very close to the entrance

Not very close, because of the circuitous walk between construction walls. It's about the same distance from the entrance as the temporary bus stops.

Aerial photo by @bioreconstruct on Twitter.

 

[Lsdolphin]

So is boat dock still at same place and does boat now go from EPCOT to HS?

 

[joelkfla]

So is boat dock still at same place and does boat now go from EPCOT to HS?

The dock hasn't moved. When I was there, there were signs saying the boats weren't running, but I assumed that was because of lightning in the area. The dock is not in the construction area, so the boats should be OK.

 

[Lsdolphin]

The dock hasn't moved. When I was there, there were signs saying the boats weren't running, but I assumed that was because of lightning in the area. The dock is not in the construction area, so the boats should be OK.

This is great news when I was there in June I think there was some construction going on that prevented the boat from operating between the Swan/Dolphin to HS.
So now I will plan to leave from EPCOT and take boat to HS and hope for good weather!!

 

[fla4fun]

Looking at that photo, where are the trams dropping off and picking up now? There appears to be a tram right up where they have always been. Has that changed?

 

[joelkfla]

Looking at that photo, where are the trams dropping off and picking up now? There appears to be a tram right up where they have always been. Has that changed?

Yes, that photo was taken before the old bus area was completely blocked off. The construction wall corridor running across the old bus area has been extended all the way to the tram lane, and the trams are turning around and loading right next to where I marked the Drop-off.

 

[LMO429]

OP. Why are you YELLING (all caps) in your title

OP. Why are you YELLING (all caps) in your title?

just an oversight on my part because i did it on my phone, not yelling