Touring the Epcot Resorts

[KateInCharleston]

We will be at WDW in early December, and wished to use the boats to visit Swan/Dophin, Beach & Yacht, and finally end up at Boardwalk (by boat).

Which park would it be better to start from? Epcot or Studios?.
Do we need to transfer from one boat to another?
What would the sequence of stops be?
I know that the boat dock for Epcot is at International Gateway - Would this be accessible in the morning??

Thanking you in advance,
Kate

 

[RachelTori]

We will be at WDW in early December, and wished to use the boats to visit Swan/Dophin, Beach & Yacht, and finally end up at Boardwalk (by boat).

Which park would it be better to start from? Epcot or Studios?.
Do we need to transfer from one boat to another?
What would the sequence of stops be?
I know that the boat dock for Epcot is at International Gateway - Would this be accessible in the morning??

Thanking you in advance,
Kate

What we usually do is take the bus to Studios (when we're at a non-Epcot resort!). You'll see the Friendship boat dock when you get off the bus (it's to your right). Take the boat to the Epcot resorts. First stop is Swan/Dolphin; then YC/BC; next is BWI; then the boat goes to Epcot. No transfers needed. It's an easy walk from the Epcot Resorts to International Gateway.

You can also walk from Studios to BWI (20 minutes or so and it's a really nice walk! )

HTHs!

 

[goofy4tink]

You won't be able to access the boats at the IG in the morning, before WS opens. I would head to DHS and then take the boat from there...get off at the S/D, and start your tour. It is actually quicker to walk between the resorts vs boating. By the time the boat arrives, you could already have walked over to the YC/BC. But, that's upb to you.

 

[goofy4tink]

What we usually do is take the bus to Studios (when we're at a non-Epcot resort!). You'll see the Friendship boat dock when you get off the bus (it's to your right). Take the boat to the Epcot resorts. First stop is Swan/Dolphin; then YC/BC; next is BWI; then the boat goes to Epcot. No transfers needed. It's an easy walk from the Epcot Resorts to International Gateway.

You can also walk from Studios to BWI (20 minutes or so and it's a really nice walk! )

HTHs!

Looks like we'll be missing each other yet again!!! I imagine the girls are all grown up...I know Kate is pretty close to adult status!!!

 

[RachelTori]

Looks like we'll be missing each other yet again!!! I imagine the girls are all grown up...I know Kate is pretty close to adult status!!!

Hey there, Diane! Hopefully one day our dates will coincide!! (before we get too old to recognize or remember each other!!)

Yes, our little girls are almost all grown up. Tori starts her senior year next month!


(sorry to go off-topic, OP )