Typhoon Lagoon transportation after 2015 re-opening

[Ari37]

Does anyone at Disney this week know whether Typhoon Lagoon buses have still been transferring at Epcot after 2:00 PM, following its winter refurbishment? I'm wondering whether or not to expect this transportation change to still be in place in the spring!

 

[joelkfla]

Yes, that change is still in effect.

 

[Ari37]

Thanks for your response, Joelkfla! That is what I was afraid of. I know that there is a lot of construction going on in the Typhoon Lagoon/ DTD area, but I'm still not clear about why buses can't just drive guests directly from TL to their resorts as opposed to stopping at Epcot?

 

[joelkfla]

Service from TL to the resorts was provided by DTD buses, which stopped on the way out of PI. With the construction, DTD buses no longer stop at PI, and take a different route out of DTD to avoid the construction, which no longer takes them past TL.

The DTD buses still stop at TL before 2 p.m., but they have to go out of their way. I guess management decided the higher number of Guests traveling to & from DTD, and the more congested traffic, after 2 p.m. would be too much of a burden on DTD Guests.