Tips for leaving parks at close

[Takeitforgranite]

If there’s anything I dread about WDW, it’s leaving at park close, specifically MK after fireworks or HS after Fantasmic. We typically stay at the Poly for our long summer trips, and that is a massive transportation advantage, for the most part. But we stay other resorts from time to time.

We just stayed at AS Music for the first time in years, and it reminded how spoiled I have gotten. Leaving MK one night, we considered Minnie vans for the first time, but didn’t bother.

I was looking through old threads, and I saw a recommendation to walk to Contemporary to get a Lyft (rather than the TTC). I got to wondering if there are any other great tips I hadn’t thought of.

Even staying at the Poly, it seems like there are occasions when walking to Contemporary to catch the Monorail to the TTC (and then walk to PVB) might be better than waiting in line at MK, especially when TTC folks are redirected to the resort monorail post fireworks.

So, if you got any good secrets, I’d love to hear them.

 

[Chief Powhatan]

Not a new tip, just a different version of the one you just mentioned. When my daughter and I are at Magic Kingdom at park close, we will walk over to the Contemporary and have a drink at the Outer Rim before calling for an Uber/Lyft. I think our Uber last month was $6 to take us from the Contemporary to the Grand Floridian.

 

[CarolynFH]

You may already do this, but take your time to leave! Get a drink or snack before the carts shut down, then find a seat somewhere and watch the crowds. Walk slowly when you do leave.

Although I must say I like the suggestion above to walk to CR and have a drink there!

 

[DL1WDW2]

So how much in a tip would this tip cost?