Parking at MK to hit rope drop at AK - Best Option and Timing?

[Crazy4mandms]

AK rope drop is 8 AM, MK has 7 AM EMH. We are planning rope drop at AK and hopping to MK. So here's what I figure are our options (this is week before Xmas on 12/22) in order of what I think is most reasonable
-park at MK and take park to park bus to AK and back (figuring we will need to be entering lot at 6:30ish?)
-park at AK, bus it to MK and then bus back again to AK (not sure busses will be running as AK closes at 7 and we won't be heading back until 10ish - basically heading to MK for FPs and Wishes dessert party ressies knowing we won't get much else done!)
-park at AK and then drive to MK when we hop mid-day
We are staying offsite. Thanks for any advice!

 

[Gracie09]

I don't know if buses will be running that early from mk to ak

 

[siskaren]

Why do you want to go to MK on a day that has morning EMH if you're not able to take advantage of it? Since you have a car, it would make the most sense to just drive to each park.

 

[kj2mom]

I would personally drive to each park. Don't forget parking at MK really means parking at the TTC. I have heard transportation from the TTC to MK on an EMH morning can be tricky, some say they have been held at the TTC. Also, I would want my vehicle as close as possible at the end of the day, I don't think I would enjoy traveling back to AK to get my car at the end of the day (not sure if they even have buses MK to AK at that time since AK will have been closed for hours, hopefully someone will know more about that).

Just remember to keep your parking receipt because once you pay at AK that is good for the day at any of the parks, you would not have to pay again at TTC.

 

[supersnoop]

Park at the TTC, then walk to Poly or take the monorail to another resort, and catch the bus from there.

 

[Crazy4mandms]

Why do you want to go to MK on a day that has morning EMH if you're not able to take advantage of it? Since you have a car, it would make the most sense to just drive to each park.

We are only doing the parks on Tues and Wed and Tues is the 'lesser of the two evils' as Wed MK has morning AND evening EMH

 

[tobikaye]

I have done this hop with a car and I just drove from AK to TTC and took the boat to MK. Since I did the drop mid-day, it was not that bad and only took me about 45 minutes in total, but everything timed just right. I had parked close at AK and then when I got to TTC, the parking tram was pulling up. Then when I got to the TTC, the boat had just docked so I only had to wait a few minutes before it took off.

If you did want to start at TTC that morning, I agree the best bet would be to park and then walk to Poly and take the AK bus from there.