When to use POV or buses??

[ScottStevens]

Greetings, First time posting and I want to thank everyone for all the very helpful info. We leave in 2 weeks and are staying at POFQ 5nights/6 days. Will be our first time at WDW. BTW, we are Dad, Mom, DS(13) and DD (7). I have a question:
We are driving so will have our own vehicle. Are there times when it would be better to use our vehicle rather than the buses? like going to and from certain theme parks?

 

[catheren]

With the price of gas -- I would take the WDW transportation!

 

[pumpkinboy]

You should not need your own vehicle much at WDW. The buses work just great, esp at POFQ, as it is generally the first stop on the POFQ-POR loop. MK is a no-brainer to go by bus, as self-parking is miles away, but the bus lets you off right at the park entrance. EPCOT and MGM I think work best on the bus too. AK might be a toss-up, but I still think I would take the bus as it is more convenient. From POFQ, you can take the boat to Downtown Disney (a great ride too!). I guess the only places I'd be tempted to drive would be the water parks, if you choose to do those. Bus service to and from the water parks can be frustratingly infrequent, esp at mid-day, so your own vehicle would enhance your ability to hop out of there and get back to FQ, change, then hop a bus to one of the parks. Oh, and getting groceries is something else you might want a car for, but very little else.

 

[SamanthaL]

we fly and never rent a car. Sit back and let Disney do the driving!
That said,if you have dining ressies at another hotel it is much faster to just drive.

 

[Deb & Bill]

We always take Disney transportation to MK, never drive. We usually take our car to AK, DQ. We take our car or ride the bus to Epcot or Disney Studios. We always take the car to the water parks.

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

Originally posted by pumpkinboy
Bus service to and from the water parks can be frustratingly infrequent, esp at mid-day.

That's actually not true.

Buses run every 15 minutes, all day long -- the same interval as at the parks. This is because the water parks are part of the AK and DTD hubs.

 

[Snoozan]

I agree with the other posters to definately take the bus to MK. For AK, we always drive as we arrive early so get near the front of the parking lot-about as close as the bus stops. For Epcot and MGM-if you're going early for opening, either bus or car works okay as long as you're not planning on staying until the parks close. We use the busses if we're going to be there when the parks close as we don't want to fight the traffic of everyone leaving at the same time.


For the water parks and Downtown Disney-take your car. You'll save yourself lots and lots of time waiting for busses and then perhaps having several bus stops made before getting back to your resort.

 

[Sirius]

We always use Disney Transportation it is convenient, easy, reliable, and free! If your staying on property, there's no need for a car unless you are going to Universal or something.


(One thing I like best is riding the Bus, Boats, or Monorail at WDW. Does that make me weird?)