Not sure what you mean. It's the difference between knowing that the bus leaves at 10:20 or having no idea and possibly missing a bus by seconds. And we have DEFINITEY had the experience with regular bus service at WDW being WAY MORE than the supposed 20min. If this is reliably coming every X minutes, that's a major improvement in my book.
Every 30 I believe.
Ok... you CAN plan around the departure time, and have some certainty around not wasting your time waiting for a bus.
I don't know how anyone could not plan around the schedule. If they didn't, that would be on the user. We rode the Express Bus a lot last month. It was super easy to know when to be at a bus stop and you didn't waste any time. If I did, it was our fault for not using the service to it's advantage.
I'm glad it worked for you. I'm still confused how one could plan around the time. I could see something like swinging in a close by gift shop to kill 10 minutes, but that opens another can of worms... as in trying to get my wife out in 10 minutes.
But the point is you know. All doubt as to what time a bus will leave is removed. You know what time to go. You are then free to do what you want before departure. With buses out front, you are clueless. You go and you wait and you haven't a clue how long you are waiting. It's vastly different. Knowing the schedule is the #1 reason we love the service. Skipping the gates is a close 2nd but schedule is more a value to us
I am glad you like it. Personally we don't hop so it's a non issue. We also always drive to the park. Getting back to ones car makes it a bit of a cluster.
Well yeah, it's obviously not of any use to someone who doesn't hop. You can't even buy it without hoppers or AP
Or one could sit for 10 min. Who couldn't use 10 min off their feet while at Disney?
They could use seating areas near some of the check-in locations. For instance, there is a place to sit at EPCOT, but I don't believe there is anywhere at AK, within close vicinity, where you can watch the CM start to escort guests back for the departures.
Yes there are. There are numerous tables over by the kiosk that sells fruit
That's exactly what we did 2 weeks ago. We were in AK and had 15 min til the MK bus was ready to leave. We grabbed some fruit at the nearby stand and watched the African Dancers. We got a rest, had a snack, and were entertained all while waiting for our express bus to the next park.
Good point. Since you know the time there is no need to watch for anything. You can walk over anywhere in the area to sit and walk back when your time comes. As long as you get there before the bus leaves they will walk you back. It doesn't have to be done in 1 group.
We did this before the schedules were posted here. Used it for 4 parks in 1 day and when we arrived at a park we just asked the timing for the next park (so when we got to Epcot we asked when it went to HS and they told us 00/30 or whatever). That was more than enough for us for our planning purposes. And yes, each bus we were on (4 during the day) left exactly when they said it would.
My point was not planning way in advance for it but knowing when to get there. So when we were done at HS and it was 20 minutes until we had to be there for the bus, we knew we had time to hit the restroom and grab a coffee at Starbucks. At AK we were doing the trail near there and could factor in how long to look at animals/how quickly to walk. I like the certainty much more than random timing that never seems to work in your favor.
