POR to OKW?

[nkereina]

I'm staying at POR and on our off day which we are spending at DTD, we are thinking about doing breakfast at Olivia's Cafe at OKW. What would be the most efficient way for us to get from POR to OKW? Can we take the boat there, or transfer boats at DTD? Or would we have to take boat or bus to DTD and get on a bus to OKW? Our reservation would be around 10am, so I also wasn't sure how early the boats start. Thanks!!!!

 

[a1tinkfans]

Hmm...dtd boat time vary, not sure what season you will be there, but each time we've gone they started about 11am or thereabouts.
if boats going, you can boat to dtd, (then boat to OKW, I cannot recall 100%, it may be bus only.
...OR if no boats to dtd, you can bus it to transportation hub (I think MK is closest park) and then bus it over to OKW. That early in am...I'd prob just taxi it.......have a great trip, Love POR!

 

[joelkfla]

First boat leaves the resort at 10, so that would not be option for a 10 a..m. reservation.

It's best to avoid DTD as a transfer point when possible, especially in the a.m. Bus service from DTD to the resorts is unreliable before 11 a.m.

The closest parks to both POR & OKW are Epcot & DHS. Take either of those buses which comes along, and wait in the load zone at the park for OKW Resort. When you arrive at OKW, get off at the first stop, Peninsular Rd., and walk back across the bridge to Olivia's; it will save you a 10 to 15-minute ride thru the resort, and the walk is only a few minutes. Allow 1:15 ;travel time from the POR check-in area; it probably won't that long, but that assumes worst case scenario of 20-minute wait for each bus.

Taxi is actually a good option for this trip, as the resorts are only a 5-minute drive apart. Taxi cost will probably be in the neighborhood of $5.

When you finish breakfast, you can enjoy the leisurely boat ride to DTD, and back to POR at the end of the day. The boats run until around 11 p.m. Note that the OKW & POR boats dock at different locations at DTD; ask the boat captain for details when you arrive at DTD.

 

[Missytara]

I did this exact thing my last day.

I used the DTD bus to transfer to OKW. Ironically, POR and OKW were the first queue at the hub. I waited almost 45 minutes for a bus to OKW. I could see them stopping at the stop sign and waiting for a OKW bus, but it never stopped. However, four of the buses after making the turn and getting to the exit, had a sign on it for DH OKW. I was furious, because of course I couldn't run into traffic to catch them. I recently found out what DH is - it is dead heading - and unfortunately the buses didn't know where they are going until after they round the circle to exit.

However, going back it was a really nice ride. Now, you take the first boat from OKW to the West side. You board a second boat that is going to SSR, but stops at the Marketplace first, and then you jump on the POR/POFQ boat.

Nice way to end a day.

 

[emlutz23]

I would take a taxi to get there. The bus will have to drive past OKW on the way to DTD just for the bus to turn around and go back. Check out the map of the WDW property

http://www.wdwinfo.com/resortmaps/propertymap.htm

The resorts (map key: OKW #17 and POR #15) are not that far apart, so it won't be a very expensive ride over.

Going back to POR, if you aren't in a time crunch, take the boat to DTD and transfer back to POR.

But for the sake of getting to my ADR on time and not worrying about DTD buses, I would take a taxi.

 

[purple figment]

I absolutely agree - take a taxi! Getting to a restaurant from one resort to another using Disney's buses and/or boats involves so much time that it's well worth spending a few dollars for a taxi.

 

[Brian Noble]

Taxi. The fare will be cheap---those resorts are practically next to one another---and well worth it. That way you can truly sleep in rather than burn an hour (or more) trying to transfer.

The boat on the way back, though, will be lovely.