On property buses...

Again, we don't know if it is something "new and/or official" or just something a CM said.

Yes, I do understand that. That was the entire reason I asked here, since I hadn't heard of this before and couldn't find any mention of it on the boards. I'm on the boards daily and thought for sure if this were policy, new or old, it would have been mentioned at least once. Since I couldn't find any mention, I thought I'd ask about it.

I am confident this is incorrect. I also cannot comprehend Disney implementing such a mind-numbingly bad “policy change”.

Wonderful! We thought it was absolutely ridiculous if it were actually "policy", since we could come up with a large number of reasons this would cause issues for guests - but Disney's been known to do some silly things before. Thank you for the validation!
 
Okay! Awesome! We will rely on the busses then to pick us up at Fort Wilderness by 7 every morning! YAY!
Fort Wilderness does not have a bus to MK but you can catch think it is yellow internal bus to the Wilderness Lodge and catch bus to MK as I do not think boat starts that early
 
That policy change would be interesting to know as the MK opens at 7 this Friday and I'm an early bird. The plan was to head back to the room around 10.
 
It would be going against how the resort service bus system has been promoted over the years,
if nothing else.
 
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Why do you take issue with my response, but take mesaboy2's response as "validation."

He and I are both telling you the same thing.
Neither of us know if there is a policy change or not.
(I do know that both of us think it would be a bad policy, regardless.)

The indication of this being a possible policy change (the reason you posted this question) is what a "CM said."
And, I am pointing out that too many times what a CM says is not "policy."

...I didn't take issue with anything?

I understand that just because a CM says something it doesn't necessarily mean it's official policy. I knew that well before I asked. That's the entire reason why I asked - I have no way of knowing if other people have been told this same thing, or if this is something new they're just starting to implement, or if the CM was just making things up, so I asked. I had one report of it, so I was inquiring if there had been more reports of if. There are people on these boards that would know better than others (better than myself) if it actually is policy, or if it's not, so I put my question out there for someone with insight to address.

Because of that, I didn't find the response of "Again, we don't know if it is something new and/or official or just something a CM said" to be necessarily helpful, because I already know we don't know that. Not knowing that is why I was trying to see if there was someone on the boards who does know one way or the other. But I realized that you don't know me and may not know that I already knew not to take every thing I hear from a CM as cold, hard fact, so I clarified.

Mesaboy2's response of "I'm confident this is incorrect" led me to believe he has some knowledge of the internal policies (possibly by being a CM?) and actually knew for a fact that this is not policy - and thus validated that this is not policy, new or old. If that's not the case, and he was just chiming in with the verdict he reached based on logic/common sense, then I retract my previous statement about his response being validation, as I had already reached the same conclusion based on only hearing one report of a seemingly negative policy change - if in fact it was a policy change.

Tl;dr - I thought mesaboy2 was familiar with the policies and validated that this is *not* policy. If that's not what he was doing, then it seems we're back at square one, and I retract my comment about him providing validation, since that's not what he was doing.
 
For clarification, Disney doesn’t run dedicated buses from parks to Resorts that early in the morning. Buses get dispatched as to where to pick up guests heading to the parks and a park CM can let the bus dispatcher know that a guest needs to return to a resort from a park.

I believe @FastPasser. can explain this more accurately as he was a Transportation CM for many years.
 
Once bad info is on the internet, it stays forever.
Sadly, this info is on the Disney site! So, it's pretty understandable that people take it as 'fact'. I truly believe this is Disney's way of covering their transportation behinds.
As far as buses running from parks back to resorts in the mornings? They don't run every 15 mins, that's for sure! Probably closer to every 25-30 mins.
 
For clarification, Disney doesn’t run dedicated buses from parks to Resorts that early in the morning. Buses get dispatched as to where to pick up guests heading to the parks and a park CM can let the bus dispatcher know that a guest needs to return to a resort from a park.

I believe @FastPasser. can explain this more accurately as he was a Transportation CM for many years.

Ahh, ok. Thank you! I'd never found myself in the situation of needing to head back to the resort so soon after park open, so it never would've occurred to me there may not be a bus running that route. You never know when you might need to know it, though! Thanks, again!

As far as buses running from parks back to resorts in the mornings? They don't run every 15 mins, that's for sure! Probably closer to every 25-30 mins.

:rotfl:
 
...I didn't take issue with anything?

I understand that just because a CM says something it doesn't necessarily mean it's official policy. I knew that well before I asked. That's the entire reason why I asked - I have no way of knowing if other people have been told this same thing, or if this is something new they're just starting to implement, or if the CM was just making things up, so I asked. I had one report of it, so I was inquiring if there had been more reports of if. There are people on these boards that would know better than others (better than myself) if it actually is policy, or if it's not, so I put my question out there for someone with insight to address.

Because of that, I didn't find the response of "Again, we don't know if it is something new and/or official or just something a CM said" to be necessarily helpful, because I already know we don't know that. Not knowing that is why I was trying to see if there was someone on the boards who does know one way or the other. But I realized that you don't know me and may not know that I already knew not to take every thing I hear from a CM as cold, hard fact, so I clarified.

Mesaboy2's response of "I'm confident this is incorrect" led me to believe he has some knowledge of the internal policies (possibly by being a CM?) and actually knew for a fact that this is not policy - and thus validated that this is not policy, new or old. If that's not the case, and he was just chiming in with the verdict he reached based on logic/common sense, then I retract my previous statement about his response being validation, as I had already reached the same conclusion based on only hearing one report of a seemingly negative policy change - if in fact it was a policy change.

Tl;dr - I thought mesaboy2 was familiar with the policies and validated that this is *not* policy. If that's not what he was doing, then it seems we're back at square one, and I retract my comment about him providing validation, since that's not what he was doing.

I am not a CM nor do I have inside knowledge. I am merely confident in saying that the statement from the CM regarding buses not running from parks to resorts before 11:00a is incorrect. This comes from logic, common sense, and personal experience. I think that’s valid enough. :)
 
Whew! That got interesting.

Anyway, thanks all for the input. I'm pretty confident in our decision to take the buses in the morning, hopefully being picked up by 7 for a 9 AM rope drop. I think I'll call customer service and ask about taking buses for a PPO ADR at 8 when the parks open at 9 and see what they say...
 
Whew! That got interesting.

Anyway, thanks all for the input. I'm pretty confident in our decision to take the buses in the morning, hopefully being picked up by 7 for a 9 AM rope drop. I think I'll call customer service and ask about taking buses for a PPO ADR at 8 when the parks open at 9 and see what they say...

Take their advice with a grain or three of salt.
 
Think of how many others are in your position daily across WDW and how they manage to still get to their PPO ADRs. :goodvibes
 
I think I'll call customer service and ask about taking buses for a PPO ADR at 8 when the parks open at 9 and see what they say..
I agree with mesa.

The best thing to do is stop by the Concierge the day before your PPO breakfast and let them know you’ll need an early ‘Breakfast’ bus. Buses have been noted to have ‘Breakfast’ as their destination signage.
 
The best thing to do is stop by the Concierge the day before your PPO breakfast and let them know you’ll need an early ‘Breakfast’ bus. Buses have been noted to have ‘Breakfast’ as their destination signage.
Good advice. Early morning park buses now just have the park name on the marque.

According to "The HUB", bus service begins at least 45 minutes prior to the first reservation time of each dining location at a theme park. Let the bus driver know that you have an early morning dining reservation, including the location and reservation time.

Early morning bus service begins at the following times each morning:
Buses to MK – 6:15 a.m.
Buses to DHS – 6:45 a.m.
Buses to Epcot – 7:15 a.m.
Buses to DAK – 7:15 a.m.

Service may begin earlier when the park opens early. Regular bus service from resorts to theme parks begins 45 minutes prior to park open (including EMH).
 
Good advice. Early morning park buses now just have the park name on the marque.

According to "The HUB", bus service begins at least 45 minutes prior to the first reservation time of each dining location at a theme park. Let the bus driver know that you have an early morning dining reservation, including the location and reservation time.

Early morning bus service begins at the following times each morning:
Buses to MK – 6:15 a.m.
Buses to DHS – 6:45 a.m.
Buses to Epcot – 7:15 a.m.
Buses to DAK – 7:15 a.m.

Service may begin earlier when the park opens early. Regular bus service from resorts to theme parks begins 45 minutes prior to park open (including EMH).
@FastPasser., thank you!

If a guest needs to travel from a resort, for example AKL to Beach Club for an early ADR at Cape May, will they be able to be transported by a Disney bus?
 
If a guest needs to travel from a resort, for example AKL to Beach Club for an early ADR at Cape May, will they be able to be transported by a Disney bus?
It depends, and that's why guests should let the driver know where the rez is. Guests would still have take a bus to the nearest park and either walk, take a monorail or bus to their final destination. If they are the only passengers on the bus, or if the other passengers agree, the driver will go directly to the resorts.
 


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