Use of Walt Disney World Transportation

[mom04]

I plan on buying "MAGIC YOUR WAY PREMIUM TICKETs " and see that it says "use of Walt Disney World Transportation", since we are staying off-site- can someone please let me know how I would get the schedules of the buses,boats,ect ?




Snow-Sleet-Freezing rain in Ga ....

 

[betterlatethannever]

I plan on buying "MAGIC YOUR WAY PREMIUM TICKETs " and see that it says "use of Walt Disney World Transportation", since we are staying off-site- can someone please let me know how I would get the schedules of the buses,boats,ect ?

Snow-Sleet-Freezing rain in Ga ....

There are no schedules for the busses,boats etc. They start operating about an hour before the parks open.

There is Disney transportation between the parks so you can park hop during the day.
MK-Epcot monorail
MK- AK bus
MK-MGM bus
Epcot-AK bus
Epcot-MGM bus, boat, walk
MGM-AK bus

There is no Disney transportation between DTD and the parks. You would need to go to a resort first.

If you don't have a car and are planning on going to the water parks, you will need to go to a resort first to get a bus to them.

Busses generally stop running an hour after the parks close. The busses stop running from DTD at about 2AM

Generally, that is the Disney transportation in a nutshell.

If you have specific questions, just ask. You're on the right board

Ed

 

[mom04]

""The busses stop running from DTD at about 2AM""- So where do these buses run ? "" There is no Disney transportation between DTD and the parks"',now I am confused ?

 

[Okiemom]

I was hoping to get a bus to DTD after a park closed, then ride back to resort from DTD. I guess that is not an option then. That will take more time going back to resort first.

 

[BCV23]

""The busses stop running from DTD at about 2AM""- So where do these buses run ? "" There is no Disney transportation between DTD and the parks"',now I am confused ?

The buses from DTD run only to/from WDW resorts. There is no transportation to/from DTD and the parks.

The buses to the resorts fromDTD stop running about 2 in the morning because everything in DTD closes.

 

[mom04]

ok,,lol I get it... So basically I have to find and go to a resort and hop transportation from there... Only problem is that I can not park on resort propery as a guest- right ? This sounds like it's going to be difficult ...

 

[BCV23]

Why don't you drive to the park that you're going to visit? When you're finished, drive to DTD and park there while you do whatever you're planning on there?

Or maybe I'm confused now?!

 

[coasterville]

Well going to Downtown Disney from a park, you do have to go via a resort.

You say you are staying off-site, you do know you have to somehow plan on getting back from whichever parking lot you used after your stay at DTD. I'd strongly recommnd driving yourself to Downtown Disney.

If you absolutely don't want to drive yourself to DTD, and you are parking on site. - might I suggest parking at the TTC lot, then using Disney transport to get to the park of your choice. You'll have monorails to MK and Epcot, and busses to Animal Kingdom and Studios. If there are not busses from the TTC you can walk/monorail to the Poly and use their buses.

The payoff comes in the evening, you can catch a bus from DTD to the Poly then walk to the TTC. The only negative may be that the parking trams will have stopped running, and I don't know if WDW turns off the parking lot lights/tows left over cars at some point. You can solve the parking lot lights/tram issue be returning to the lot at the end of your park visit and moving your car to the closest space you can get to the TTC. Don't know about the towing.

If it were me and I had access to a car, I'd recommend just driving yourself to DTD, their lots are free.


Tips:

For Magic Kingdom - take the monorail to Contemporary, then a bus from the CR to DTD

For Epcot - exit International Gateway, walk to Beach Club or Boardwalk, take bus from there.

For MGM - it gets trickier, if the boat is at hand, ride to the Sawn/Dolphin and catch bus from there, or catch bus to Boardwalk and catch bus from there.

For Animal Kingdom - Go though almost any resort, I don't know if going to Animal Kingdom Lodge then catch DTD would be faster than going to any other resort or not.

Last time I used WDW transport they still ran busses from the TTC to DTD. I susepct they halted that practice to discourage parking freeloaders. I do know the TTC->DTD bus was the most packed bus we had the entire trip, and the only bus driver that inspected resort ID's

 

[mom04]

All I am trying to do is go to the parks on a daily ( 5 days ) basis from an offsite hotel ( with no transportation busus ) , I don't really want to pay $8.00 per day for parking in the parks,and was looking for other options .



What does "TTC " mean ? sorry but I don't know the abbrevations yet.

 

[TDC Nala]

To get to the parks from offsite you would have to:

1) Park at your destination park and pay the parking fee; or

2) Park at Downtown Disney and take a bus to a resort, switching from there to the appropriate park bus. This is discouraged and can take a lot of extra time. There are no direct buses to any theme park from Downtown Disney.

Downtown Disney has two bus stops: Marketplace and Pleasure Island/West Side. Buses run from there until 2 AM, which is the closing time for PI.

The TTC is the Ticket and Transportation Center, or the entryway to the MK from the parking lots. Once visitors have parked in the lot, they go to the TTC to take a monorail or ferry to the MK. You cannot walk to the MK from the parking lot. You can catch buses to other theme parks at the TTC, but not to resorts (other than the Wilderness Lodge/Fort Wilderness) or Downtown Disney.

The parking fee is good at all parks for all day. If you want to park hop, keep the ticket from the first park you go to and it will be honored at any other park you visit on the same day (they'll only make you pay the $8 once per day).

My suggestion: pay the parking fee.

 

[Deb & Bill]

All I am trying to do is go to the parks on a daily ( 5 days ) basis from an offsite hotel ( with no transportation busus ) , I don't really want to pay $8.00 per day for parking in the parks,and was looking for other options .

That's why you need to stay on the Disney property. Then you get free parking. If you stay offsite, you either have to have an AP to get free parking or pay to park. That's about your options. Parking at DTD is for people who shop or visit the restaurants and clubs at DTD.

 

[mom04]

Being a family of six and on a tight budget, offsite hotel stay was the cheapest option for us ! Of course I would of like to stay on property-but money can only be spread so far . As for the DTD thing- I thought that a person could park there and then catch a bus to the parks, I really didnt have the "transportation " to the parks info on how it worked . So now I know- and I'm sure we will figure it out once we're there Until then - I will keep trying to learn all that I can before the trip For all of you who have posted-Thank You I really appreciate all of your help


<--- in Ga right now !!!

 

[Deb & Bill]

The buses used to go from DTD to the parks, but so many people were parking at DTD and not shopping or dining there and taking up all the parking places for the shoppers and diners, that they cut these buses out. So you are still planning on doing something that you really shouldn't do. For $8 a day.

I'd hate to waste the 1-2 hours getting from DTD to the resort and then waiting for the theme park bus. I think the $8/day (what with tickets and all) would be a bargain. You could drive to MK, park the car, take the transportation over to the MK and be on Dumbo/Buzz/SM/etc while you are still on the bus trying to avoid the $8. Plus the DTD buses don't start running right away in the morning like the theme park buses do since the stores don't open until about 9:30 or so. You only have to pay it once a day, even if you go to multiple parks. Just keep your receipt from the first time you parked that day.

 

[BCV23]

One way to think about the parking fee is that for $1.33/person in your family you will be able to park right at the park(s) you want to visit. You will save SO much time parking where you want to be. And time is money...especially on a WDW vacation.

Good luck with your planning and have a great vacation!

 

[wdwgoofeeee]

I would like to add that from what I have seen the buses from the resorts to DTD during the day seem to be pretty spread out. I guess that is because most of the activity at DTD takes place at night. I agree with another post that you will EASILY lose 1-2 hours or more if you park there, take a bus to a resort, and then a bus to the theme park. If you don't get to a theme park early in the day it can get very crowded later on and you will miss out on a lot.

 

[taximomfor4]

perhaps I am confused, I booked a suite at the DTD Doubletree Suites. It claims to have continuous buses running to the theme parks.

Here is the link: DTD Doubletree Guest Suites

TRying again, lol.

http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/...TUDGLSYXRECSGBIVM22QKIYFC3UUC?ctyhocn=MCOFHDT

 

[BCV23]

taximomfor4, the buses to your resort are different from the ones that service DTD.

Have a great trip.