Transportation for offsite guests

[dolphinrescuegirl]

I have some ADR's for my upcoming trip. I am staying offsite and wanted to know if I could park at DTD and ride the bus to the resorts. Not sure if they are only for resort guests or not. Thanks for any help!

 

[paults]

why not just drive to the resort you have the ADR's at. just let they gate cm know you have an ADR there and they will let to park there with a pass

 

[WillCAD]

The WDW transportation system is for use by on-site Guests, and by any Guest with a park-hopping ticket.

Just in case you are also thinking of parkint at DTD and riding a bus to the parks in order to save the $9 a day parking fee - nope. There are no busses from DTD to the theme parks, and no busses from the theme parks to DTD, for the specific purpose of preventing folks from parking there to avoid the parking fee.

Paults is right, if you are going to eat at one of the WDW resorts, the best way is to drive directly to the resort. You will get a 3-hour parking pass, which is usually more than enough to have a nice meal and explore the resort a little before you leave. Parking directly at the resort will also save you 30 minutes or more of travel time between DTD and whatever resort you're eating at.

 

[seashoreCM]

(almost quoting from a Disney brochure)
Once you arrive on Disney property, Disney transportation will take you where you need to go.

Disney hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/disney.htm

Buses from DTD to the resorts don't start until around 10 AM.

Most shuttles from off site hotels drop you at the MK parking lot (TTC).

 

[dolphinrescuegirl]

Thanks for all the answers. I was trying to avoid driving because I get lost way too easy and my fiancee has never been there before. We arent going to the parks so I wasnt trying to skip the parking fee. Where can i print out detailed maps of the world so that he can drive to the different resorts? I looked at allears and didnt really see anything to detailed. Thanks

 

[Lewisc]

Thanks for all the answers. I was trying to avoid driving because I get lost way too easy and my fiancee has never been there before. We arent going to the parks so I wasnt trying to skip the parking fee. Where can i print out detailed maps of the world so that he can drive to the different resorts? I looked at allears and didnt really see anything to detailed. Thanks

You may not be going the fastest way but just follow the signs. For the MK resorts follow the signs to the MK until you get closer then follow the signs for the MK resorts, when you get closer follow the sign for the resort you're going to.

Same procedure for the EPCOT resorts.

 

[seashoreCM]

You need to go through the "MK toll plaza" to reach the ME resorts such as the Polynesian, but guests in private cars (not taxis or limos) do not have to pay for that. Use the third booth from the right (or second if not reserved for CM's), tell the attendant where you are going, then drive on and bear right.

 

[WillCAD]

I use Goodle Maps these days. They have excellent aerial photos of most of WDW.

Click the following link to go directly to a map showing the MK parking lot, and the roads into Polynesian and Wilderness Lodge. Once on the map you can pan it around to see more, and zoom it up quite a bit to see more detail.

http://maps.google.com/?ll=28.400499,-81.577563&spn=0.018837,0.036821&t=h