Transportation questions

[creamypuffs]

Does the monorail run two way or just one way? I'm staying at CR, will there be a monorail heading in direction of MK, GF, Poly and TTC and separately another one heading opposite direction or is it just one of the two (if so, which one)?

At TTC to transfer the direct route to Epcot, is it the same platform or do you need to go up/down stairs/elevator to get to the transfer?

How early are buses going to DTD from resorts?

How frequent are buses from resorts to theme parks (supposed to be, understanding that there may be delays)? Is it more frequent before and when park opens and closes? Or is the frequency always the same during the entire day?

How long would bus ride alone be from CR to AK park and from CR to DHS?

 

[helenk]

Does the monorail run two way or just one way? I'm staying at CR, will there be a monorail heading in direction of MK, GF, Poly and TTC and separately another one heading opposite direction or is it just one of the two (if so, which one)?

At TTC to transfer the direct route to Epcot, is it the same platform or do you need to go up/down stairs/elevator to get to the transfer?

How early are buses going to DTD from resorts?

How frequent are buses from resorts to theme parks (supposed to be, understanding that there may be delays)? Is it more frequent before and when park opens and closes? Or is the frequency always the same during the entire day?

How long would bus ride alone be from CR to AK park and from CR to DHS?

The monorail that stops at the CR is the resort monorail that goes from the MK, the TTC, the Poly, GF and back to the MK. The express monrail that goes from the TTC to the MK and back does not stop at the CR, it goes through the CR but does not stop.
I am not sure about the platform at the TTC.
The buses run to DTD pretty early, I know people take the bus to DTD for their appts for the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique which opens at 9:30.
Buses run aprox every 20 minutes from the resorts to the parks and back, they do seem to run more freqently when the parks first open, but through out the day 20 minutes maybe a bit longer you can pretty much count on getting the bus within that timeframe.
If memory serves me, the bus ride from CR to AK took about 20 minutes, about 15 to 20 minutes to DHS.

 

[DVC California]

Does the monorail run two way or just one way? I'm staying at CR, will there be a monorail heading in direction of MK, GF, Poly and TTC and separately another one heading opposite direction or is it just one of the two (if so, which one)?

Resort monorail runs "clockwise" along the inner rail, with stops at MK, CR, TTC, Poly, and GF.

Express monorail runs "counter clockwise" along the outer rail and stops only at MK and TTC.

At TTC to transfer the direct route to Epcot, is it the same platform or do you need to go up/down stairs/elevator to get to the transfer?

IIRC, at TTC, Resort monorail guests must exit right to a down ramp, walk to the other side of the middle platform, then ramp up to the Epcot boarding platform.

Express monorail guests exit at TTC directly onto the Epcot boarding platform and only have to walk across.

How early are buses going to DTD from resorts?

8:30 AM

http://www.wdwinfo.com/transportation/bus_schedules.htm

How frequent are buses from resorts to theme parks (supposed to be, understanding that there may be delays)? Is it more frequent before and when park opens and closes? Or is the frequency always the same during the entire day?

The "official" frequency is every 20 mins with additional buses added as demand increases.

How long would bus ride alone be from CR to AK park and from CR to DHS?

See PP

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

When you arrive at the TTC on the Resort Monorail and exit the Monorail there will be an overhead sign saying the direction to the Epcot Monorail, which will take you down a ramp and up another ramp to where you will get on. So it's a very easy process when going from one Monorail to another.

 

[creamypuffs]

Going and coming back from Epcot/Contemporary Resort, is it generally still faster with transferring monorails or taking resort bus?

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Going and coming back from Epcot/Contemporary Resort, is it generally still faster with transferring monorails or taking resort bus?

I personally think it is.