Transportation ? - HS to Epcot, and AK to MK

[KellaCat]

As a Dl vet, I'm still wrapping my head around the fact I can't just meander back and forth from park to park! What's the quickest/easiest/best ways to get from HS to EP, and from AK to MK? Any secret passageways??

 

[sunflare]

There's about a mile and a half long walking path from HS to EP, but you'd have to take a bus or car from AK to MK.

 

[loves to dive]

Number of ways from HS to Epcot, according to how much time and energy you have. You can take the walking path if you have a lot of energy. You can take the boat from HS to Swan/Dolphin and walk to Epcot from there. You can stay on that boat and go to BC/YC stop and get off and walk from there. You can get off there and take the dedicated boat to Epcot. You can stay on the boat and go to BW and walk from there. You can take a bus from HS to Epcot, you will go in the Main Gate if you take the bus, the International Gate if take the boat or walk. No way to get to MK from AK except take a bus or a taxi.

 

[Robo]

There is "direct" transportation between all the WDW theme parks.

The frequency of departure for each is approximately every 20 minutes, give or take, all day long.
Most routes are via Disney Buses.

Here are the "park-to-park" Disney Transportation direct connections:

MK> Epcot = Monorail to TTC, Switch to 2nd Monorail to Epcot
MK> DHS = Direct Bus
MK> AK= Direct Bus

AK> DHS= Direct Bus
AK> Epcot= Direct Bus
AK> MK= Direct Bus

DHS> MK= Direct Bus
DHS> AK= Direct Bus
DHS> Epcot= Direct Bus (Epcot Front Gate) or Boat (Epcot Intl. Gateway)
......Boats ("Friendships") make 3 interim stops at the Epcot area resorts.

Epcot > MK= Monorail to TTC, Switch to 2nd Monorail to MK
Epcot > AK= Direct Bus
Epcot> DHS= Direct Bus (Epcot Front Gate) or Boat (Epcot Intl. Gateway)
......Boats ("Friendships") make 3 interim stops at the Epcot area resorts.

The buses have their destinations shown on them on illuminated signs.
The bus stops at the parks are also marked with signage.

As a rule-of-thumb, allow 40-60 minutes to get from the gates of one park to the gates of another park.

 

[Robo]

There's a... walking path from HS to EP...

Walk or take a Friendship boat.

 

[Robo]

If you are headed to Epcot's front gates (Future World) from DHS, the bus will be a bit more direct (and faster) than the walking path or Friendship.

 

[KellaCat]

If you are headed to Epcot's front gates (Future World) from DHS, the bus will be a bit more direct (and faster) than the walking path or Friendship.

Thanks all!
If we're going for F&W, we should walk or take a boat to enter by World Showcase?

 

[smitch425]

There is "direct" transportation between all the WDW theme parks.

The frequency of departure for each is approximately every 20 minutes, give or take, all day long.
Most routes are via Disney Buses.

Here are the "park-to-park" Disney Transportation direct connections:

MK> Epcot = Monorail to TTC, Switch to 2nd Monorail to Epcot
MK> DHS = Direct Bus
MK> AK= Direct Bus

AK> DHS= Direct Bus
AK> Epcot= Direct Bus
AK> MK= Direct Bus

DHS> MK= Direct Bus
DHS> AK= Direct Bus
DHS> Epcot= Direct Bus (Epcot Front Gate) or Boat (Epcot Intl. Gateway)
......Boats ("Friendships") make 3 interim stops at the Epcot area resorts.

Epcot > MK= Monorail to TTC, Switch to 2nd Monorail to MK
Epcot > AK= Direct Bus
Epcot> DHS= Direct Bus (Epcot Front Gate) or Boat (Epcot Intl. Gateway)
......Boats ("Friendships") make 3 interim stops at the Epcot area resorts.

The buses have their destinations shown on them on illuminated signs.
The bus stops at the parks are also marked with signage.

As a rule-of-thumb, allow 40-60 minutes to get from the gates of one park to the gates of another park.

Robo, what's the current way to get from AK to Blizzard Beach these days? Planning early EMH at AK until noon and then wanting to go to BB. Can I do that directly?

 

[MakiraMarlena]

There is a bus to HS from the front gate of Epcot and a boat from the back gate.

If you are going to blizzard beach from AK, there are certain resorts whose buses stop at BB on the way back from AK...I want to say the Epcot area resorts.