Resort Bus Schedules?

[Justabaseballmom]

Is there certain times the buses pick up from the resorts and theme parks, such as every 20 mins? We are staying at the Boardwalk and decided to take the bus to MK this morning. A bus for Disney Springs and 2 buses for animal kingdom arrived prior to a bus for the Magic Kingdom. We waited approx 20 mins. Left park around 2pm to return to resort to rest. We waited about 40 mins for a bus to go from MK back to the Boardwalk. When we arrived at bus gate, a bus going to the Yacht and Beach Club was loading. 2 additional buses arrived for the Yacht and Beach Club, plus a couple buses for other resorts prior to the bus to the Boardwalk arrived. Just curious if this is normal wait time. We considered taking the bus to the Yacht and Beach and walking but the 8yo was spent so didn't want him to have to walk extra. Guess since we drove here we'll just drive to parks. Thought it'd be easier to take the bus and not have to worry about parking. I'm not complaining about wait times, am just curious. Last time we stayed at Disney we stayed at the All Star Sports and transportation seemed to be a lot faster.

 

[mousehockey37]

Yup. Roughly about every 20 minutes. Some longer, some shorter. There should be monitors at most stops now with the Bus times on them. Sometimes you do need to think on your feet quick if you just missed a bus and can catch one going in a similar direction to where you want to go (ie your Yacht club example).

 

[maxiesmom]

20 minutes is about right. Going back to the resort from the parks in the middle of the day the buses won't come as frequently.

 

[Hopefully]

There is no "Bus schedule" per se. Buses are dispatched from a central location. In general, they come about every 20 minutes. But there are less in the middle of the day.
Remember, if you choose to drive yourself, you may have to wait from a tram to get from the park entrance to your area in the parking lot as well.