POP or Music....Bussing?

[pta-mom]

Assuming we will be staying at either POP or Music during the height of free dining in August, which in your opinion will provide the better bus service to & from the parks? Are the wait times typically very long for either/both?

 

[mchllevns]

I prefer Pop because you only stop at one resort...with the ASM, you hit the other 2 all stars as well...I've always been pleased w/the way Disney adds buses when the crowds start to gather..especially when leaving MK and the other parks!

 

[Tink888]

POP has it's own busses while the ASM shares busses with the other two All Star resorts. That said, I've stayed at POP, ASMovies and ASSports and haven't had any bus issues with any of them. The bussing at all of the resorts tends to be hit and miss - sometimes the wait times and crowds are small and sometimes they're not and your standing. Coming back to the resort after park closing always tends to be standing room only. It's just the nature of the Disney transportation beast. I recommend staying at the resort that appeals to you the most. Have a great trip.

 

[Herewecomeagain]

I have stayed at all but AS Sports. Busses were about the same. POP seemed to move a little quicker because they were not sharing like the others. But keep in mind that you will have to wait at that time of the year. We frequently walked up to the bus lines as ours was just pulling out. If you do have to wait, don’t let it get you down and have a good time.
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[minnie61650]

Bus rides are quite short from the ALL Stars according to PassPorter.com

All Star Buses-CBR buses---POPbuses--PO buses--- Contemporary
MK 20 min---- 20 min-----25 min------10 min---20 min(mono)
Epcot 10 min-- 15 min-----20 min------10 min---15 min
MGM 10 min----12 min-----15 min------15 min---20min
AK 10 min------20min-------15 min----15 min---20 min
DTD 15 min----20 min------20 min-----15 min---35 min

It only takes 10 minutes to get to Epcot, MGM and AK from All Stars.
MK is 20 min away. That's the same amount of time it takes on the monorail from the Contemporary.

A WORD ABOUT BUS SHARING

To me Bus Sharing at the All Stars is really a non issue.

In the mornings during Park opening hours each All Star usually has a dedicated bus.
During mid day it is usually just our stop and maybe one more on the way to the parks. On the way back sometimes it is all 3 but often Sports and Movies share and Music has it's own bus back. Each of the All Stars usually has it's own dedicated bus back from the MK.
That is a big plus. It seems like the Music bus stop usually has the shortest of the three All Star bus lines.

I guess some people who stay at POP see all 3 All Star names on the return sign of our bus stop when they head to the POP bus stop and think All Stars also has 3 stops on the way to the park.
(Even when we stop at another AS resort to load up it has not taken more than 5 minutes and we are on our way!)