I will never ever stay somewhere where I have to ride a shuttle again! It sucks especially when you have a stroller. Not worth the money I saved.
Visit WDW to gain a new prospective on busesI will never ever stay somewhere where I have to ride a shuttle again! It sucks especially when you have a stroller.
Visit WDW to gain a new prospective on buses![]()
I will never ever stay somewhere where I have to ride a shuttle again! It sucks especially when you have a stroller. Not worth the money I saved.
I swore off of shuttles long before we even had children!Everyone crowding on the one shuttle and not making it and having to wait for the next. I always said there was no way I'd try to do that with kids. Now we either drive to parks or better yet stay at CCI and walk. They have a great shuttle, but if it doesn't work out time-wise, we aren't stuck waiting.
I have to say buses are the part that worries me most about going to WDW. I've been trying to figure out where to stay with the least amount of bus traveling.
Staying at one of the resorts surrounding the Magic Kingdom - Grand Floridian, Polynesian or Contemporary - are good because you can take the monorail to both Magic Kingdom and Epcot. I'm not a big fan of buses either and the walk from the parks to the bus stops sure don't feel short after a long day in the parks.![]()
Guess I have another believer in HydroGuy's Hotel Rule:I will never ever stay somewhere where I have to ride a shuttle again! It sucks especially when you have a stroller. Not worth the money I saved.
Rule
Get a nearby hotel within easy walking distance
Who This Rule Affects
Multi-Day visitors, and Day visitors who must drive a long way and need a hotel
Explanation
After spending oodles of money to visit DLR, why waste time getting back and forth to the parks? And why make it harder to take an afternoon hotel break?
DLR has three resort hotels and numerous good neighbor hotels within easy walking distance to the park gates (5-15 minute walk). If you are getting a hotel, why not stay at one of these?
If you stay at a nearby hotel, you never have to wait for a bus or take time to get back and forth to your car. You just take a short walk. This will help you spend more time at the parks and keep you fresher. It will also help ensure you will get there for park opening which is essential if you want to experience more rides.
On my last trip to DLR I sat with a family on a Grizzly River Run raft who were visiting DLR for three days from Arizona. They chose a Marriott hotel about 1.5 miles from DLR. They decided to use the ART system (www.rideart.org ) for transportation. They told me on the previous two mornings they had had to wait over an hour for a bus to DLR. What a shame to waste this much time they could have spent inside the parks with their children all because of a poor hotel choice.
I have to say buses are the part that worries me most about going to WDW. I've been trying to figure out where to stay with the least amount of bus traveling.
I will never ever stay somewhere where I have to ride a shuttle again! It sucks especially when you have a stroller. Not worth the money I saved.
Too me it is not worth the hassle, I stay as close as I can get.
Jack