Swan to MK in the morning

[mlbrv]

Is it better to take the bus to the TTC from the Swan or to walk over to the Beach Club and take their bus directly to the park?
If I'm trying to get to EEH?
Or just trying to get to the park around regular opening time?

 

[thanxfornoticin]

Tough call. Since you can control the walk over to YC/BC, I'd probably take that approach - might consider walking to YC bus over BC bus since it's closer. Then you get the straight shot to the front of MK. Might be better than waiting for a monorail or boat from TTC. But it really depends on bus timing!

 

[elvispursley]

We walked to BW or YC from Sean for EEH.

 

[SteveH]

Generally speaking its shorter to go to BW from the Swan.

 

[loves to dive]

Too many factors to really say. Depends on your walking speed, if you get there right when a bus arrives or right when one leaves and you have to wait for the next one. How many people are in front of you at the TTC, how busy the monorail/boat is. How is traffic? I've done both and frankly, it seemed to be 6 of one half dozen of the other.

 

[jimmymc]

If you want to be there early for EEH, then I would walk to Yacht/Beach Club and try to catch the first bus.

 

[maxiesmom]

Shorter to walk to the boardwalk and use their bus.

 

[Lhopper]

Is it better to take the bus to the TTC from the Swan or to walk over to the Beach Club and take their bus directly to the park?
If I'm trying to get to EEH?
Or just trying to get to the park around regular opening time?

Absolutely walk to boardwalk. So easy! We did it back in November, walked from Swan reserve.

 

[Lewisc]

I'm going to be the lonely wolf. Buses run between 3 resorts which all but share a parking lot 2 theme parks and DS. Wait time for buses to the parks tends to be shorter then Disney.

The 10 minute walk to a Disney resort combined with the walk from the bus area at MK to security offsets most of the 15 minutes the ferry takes. You're more likely to get a seat on the bus.

May make sense during early entry. Otherwise the time savings suggested on the internet are way over stated.

 

[kylenne]

I'm going to be the lonely wolf. Buses run between 3 resorts which all but share a parking lot 2 theme parks and DS. Wait time for buses to the parks tends to be shorter then Disney.

The 10 minute walk to a Disney resort combined with the walk from the bus area at MK to security offsets most of the 15 minutes the ferry takes. You're more likely to get a seat on the bus.

May make sense during early entry. Otherwise the time savings suggested on the internet are way over stated.

I have never in life taken 10 whole minutes to walk from Swolphin to BWI. Maybe if you’re slow it takes that long.

Swolphin buses absolutely aren’t cutting it for front of pack EE. tbh if for some reason I didn’t want to catch a Disney one I would frankly just Uber to the TTC instead. Still not ideal but much better.

 

[Lewisc]

I have never in life taken 10 whole minutes to walk from Swolphin to BWI. Maybe if you’re slow it takes that long.

Swolphin buses absolutely aren’t cutting it for front of pack EE. tbh if for some reason I didn’t want to catch a Disney one I would frankly just Uber to the TTC instead. Still not ideal but much better.

Google maps says it's a 12 minute walk. The walk is longer then people think. I rounded it down to 10 minutes.
Can you do it in 8 minutes? Probably if you jog.

Minnie Van directly to the MK would be the fastest way.

Years ago a former member of DIS split their group. Car to the TTC then ferry to MK beat bus from BC to MK.

Posters over estimate ferry time to the MK and under estimate wait time for Disney buses.

 

[japanese maple]

I'm going to be the lonely wolf. Buses run between 3 resorts which all but share a parking lot 2 theme parks and DS. Wait time for buses to the parks tends to be shorter then Disney.

The 10 minute walk to a Disney resort combined with the walk from the bus area at MK to security offsets most of the 15 minutes the ferry takes. You're more likely to get a seat on the bus.

May make sense during early entry. Otherwise the time savings suggested on the internet are way over stated.

I thought Boardwalk didn't share a bus for early mornings to MK?

 

[Lewisc]

I thought Boardwalk didn't share a bus for early mornings to MK?

Buses are shared with Dolphin, Swan and Swan Reserve. That volume means frequent service and a few extra minutes per stop.

Disney dispatchers decide when buses are shared.

 

[Ross Kratter]

Buses are shared with Dolphin, Swan and Swan Reserve. That volume means frequent service and a few extra minutes per stop.

Disney dispatchers decide when buses are shared.

That has not been the case since 2020, when Swan/Dolphin started using Mears for their buses.

 

[Lewisc]

That has not been the case since 2020, when Swan/Dolphin started using Mears for their buses.

Mears buses service Swan, Dolphin and Swan Reserve. Those 3 hotels all but share parking lots. Drivers have stops in each hotel then on to their destination. Much quicker then the multiple stops in CBR, CSR and POR made by Disney buses.

 

[Ross Kratter]

Mears buses service Swan, Dolphin and Swan Reserve. Those 3 hotels all but share parking lots. Drivers have stops in each hotel then on to their destination. Much quicker then the multiple stops in CBR, CSR and POR made by Disney buses.

Ah, I misread your post, thinking that Boardwalk shared with Swan/Dolphin/Reserve. You are absolutely right.