Walkway from BW to MGM?

[Texian@WDW]

I remember when there in 2000, there was talk that they were putting in a walkway from BW or BCR to MGM. Has it been done? If so, how far to you have to walk?

 

[dylansdad]

nice 10 min walk along the canal from BWI

 

[Happy Birthday Cat]

There is a walkway. It is a very nice 10-15 minute walk depending on what past of the Boardwalk you are staying at. I have beaten the boat easily using the walkway with my entire family.

HBC

 

[dmonroe]

We love the walkway! It's a very easy walk and beats the boat everytime!

 

[eclipseSD]

Let's say you on the walkway (from BWV) around 7:30 AM for MGM Early Entry, and it is virtually deserted. If you walked fast, or even ran at a fairly fast speed, what is the shortest amount of time you could make it to the MGM gate in? (Assuming you are solo or with a group of fairly fast people and have no strollers)

I would say under 10 minutes. Even 5 if you went fast enough.

 

[swanmom]

It's not a bad walk but be careful!!! We made a mistake and thought the walkway was on the Swan side of the canal. It's not......it's on the Boardwalk side. We ended up at the back side of the park where the gas tanks and delivery vehicles are. We had to backtrack to the very busy road that skirts the park. Then walk along the side of the road. I was more than a little intimidated and was only sure we were headed in the right direction because we could see the Tower of Terror. Just then, a Disney Security van pulled up and he yelled "Get IN!" He was very nice and said that 'this happens all the time' but that Disney patrols the areas because it's not safe to walk there. He drove us right to the entrance of MGM! You can bet that my DD (9) reminded me for the rest of the day that she had wanted to take the boat over !!!!

P.S. This is a copy of my post to another thread about this walkway.