Where did I find this WDW Transportation calculator?

[Adrieske]

You entered where you were and where you wanted to go and what was important (time, etc.) and it gave you all of your options. It could have been a website or an iphone app. Anyone have any idea??

 

[DVCBELLE]

Here you go

it is on laughing place

http://www.ourlaughingplace.com/asp/twiz.aspx

 

[yellownovawife]

here you go

it is on laughing place

http://www.ourlaughingplace.com/asp/twiz.aspx

what a great tool!

 

[Rudegrle]

That's amazing! I bought the I-phone app, this will come in handy

 

[Disneyadore]

Excuse me.
A few months ago I posted the same link and got some nasty comments that is was not "up to date" and really not reliable.
I'm not a real expert on this matter so I thought I just forward this knowledge


(PS not on this board)

 

[goofy4tink]

Be careful using this site. Even after they offered the app, we found things were still incorrect. They actually still have out of date info there. I certainly wouldn't completely base my transportation needs on it.
Yes, some of the info is fine. But, like I said, not all of it.

People are really better off just asking here...give us where you need to go, and from where..and we'll get you there.

 

[zulemara]

Be careful using this site. Even after they offered the app, we found things were still incorrect. They actually still have out of date info there. I certainly wouldn't completely base my transportation needs on it.
Yes, some of the info is fine. But, like I said, not all of it.

People are really better off just asking here...give us where you need to go, and from where..and we'll get you there.

yeah...wow, this is bad:
MK to DTD:

Magic Kingdom® Park (boat to) Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground (bus to) Downtown Disney® Area : 39 mins.

Are you kidding me? First of all, the boat ride ALONE is 14 minutes from MK to ft wilderness and that's assuming you catch the first boat you see(note that yelling at or whistling is the quickest way to make the boat leave you behind). Then you have to get off the dock and walk to catch a bus to the front of the campground, then catch another bus to DTD.

Or you can walk to CR and take a bus. hhmm

 

[Rudegrle]

Thanks for the heads up.

We always rent a car, so that covers most of my transportation needs. Getting from resort to resort can sometimes be tricky, and if we are going for dinner and/or consuming adult beverages I don't like to drive. I think it will come in handy, but we all know to allow extra time when using WDW transportation

 

[Rudegrle]

yeah...wow, this is bad:
MK to DTD:

Magic Kingdom® Park (boat to) Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground (bus to) Downtown Disney® Area : 39 mins.

Are you kidding me? First of all, the boat ride ALONE is 14 minutes from MK to ft wilderness and that's assuming you catch the first boat you see(note that yelling at or whistling is the quickest way to make the boat leave you behind). Then you have to get off the dock and walk to catch a bus to the front of the campground, then catch another bus to DTD.

Or you can walk to CR and take a bus. hhmm

and this is what I got....

MK to DTD

Monorail from MK to GF. Bus to DTD - 50 mins

Bus from MK to POR, Boat to DTD - 44 mins

Bus from MK to SSR, Bus to DTD - 30 mins

I never would've thought to take a bus to SSR, and from what I've seen their busses are never crowded

 

[Lewisc]

Excuse me.
A few months ago I posted the same link and got some nasty comments that is was not "up to date" and really not reliable.
I'm not a real expert on this matter so I thought I just forward this knowledge


(PS not on this board)

The "nasty" comments are really directed to the website that offers the wizard. Never intended to apply to posters who think they're providing helpful information.

The author of the wizard promptly adds new resorts and reflects name changes (Disney Hollywood Studios). That creates the illusion the information is updated.

Check the suggested routes from the Contemporary to Downtown Disney.

The wizard still shows a direct bus from CSR to BWI. That route is ancient history. Numerous other errors.

Several of us contacted the site. I was thanked for the information but they never made the corrections.

 

[DVCBELLE]

I never checked the accuracy - just posted what was asked for -

I do believe they say that the time is the actual time on the transportation and does not take into account waiting times.

This is why I rent a car - I would never have the patience to wait for the right bus and then switch and wait again...

 

[Jestocost]

Bus from MK to SSR, Bus to DTD - 30 mins

I never would've thought to take a bus to SSR, and from what I've seen their busses are never crowded

FWIW, this actually half right for one of the preferred MK-DTD transfers (the walk to CR and bus to DTD was noted earlier). Except the right way is to take the bus to SSR, get off at the Congress Park stop and walk to DTD along the path.

I think the main issue with the wizard is there's no way that it filters much of anything. All of the MK-DTD routes cited above will work, but most are very inefficient. It just gives you options from correct to silly, with the occassional bit of bad info added to keep things interesting.

 

[Lewisc]

It just gives you options from correct to silly, with the occassional bit of bad info added to keep things interesting.

Your being much too kind.

Check Contemporary to DTD.

POP--BC suggests transferring at EPCOT. Requires park admission and a long walk through EPCOT. DHS would be the correct transfer park.

CSR-BWI--suggests a bus route that doesn't exist.

 

[jamstew]

I've emailed them with corrections that have been made. The site also specifically says that times are estimated travel times and don't include getting to the transportation or waiting times.

 

[jamstew]

Your being much too kind.

Check Contemporary to DTD.

POP--BC suggests transferring at EPCOT. Requires park admission and a long walk through EPCOT. DHS would be the correct transfer park.

CSR-BWI--suggests a bus route that doesn't exist.

The iPhone app shows:

Contemporary to DTD: You don't say what the best way is. I'm assuming there's a direct bus? I've never made that trip, so I have no idea.

POP-BC --(this appears to be correct): First option is obviously to drive, 2nd option is bus to DHS then boat to BC. Last option is bus to EP and walk through.

CSR-BWI: Does still show the direct bus. I've emailed and will see what I hear back.

 

[kaytieeldr]

It just gives you options from correct to silly, with the occassional bit of bad info added to keep things interesting.

But it can never beat Mapquest's original directions to get from New York to London - something to the effect of:
Drive to Boston
Swim to England
Drive to London

 

[CleveRocks]

I'm one of the people who's e-mailed the OLP site folks and advised them of the incorrect and/or plain incorrect information. I supplied specifics. They've never acted upon them.

I just checked again just now. For example, it is a FACT that there's no such thing as a direct bus between any of the monorail resorts to Epcot. Inexplicably, they advised that to get from Polynesian to Epcot you can take a boat from Poly to Grand Floridian and then a bus from GF to Epcot.

There are a few problems with this. One is that there is no bus from GF to Epcot. The other is that Poly is adjacent to the Transportation & Ticket Center, and anyone who's ever stepped foot on Polynesian Resort soil knows that the very easiest way to get from Poly to Epcot is to walk to the adjacent TTC and then take a direct monorail from TTC to Epcot.

So it's not like I enjoy complaining. I tried to help by pointing out a few errors. But it fell on deaf ears. So here I am, trying to HELP my fellow Disney vacationers by advising them against using a tool that often gives very very poor information.

I feel badly for people who choose to rely on that outdated site and then end up wasting time and maybe even missing meal reservations and things because of the very bad info supplied.

 

[jamstew]

I understand, and I'm really not trying to be contentious. I was just pointing out that I have been successful in having them change an erroneous entry, and that they do have some accurate information. I'm not suggesting that anyone rely on it. It has been helpful to me in a couple of situations where I was traveling a route that I wasn't familiar with.

 

[Lewisc]

I understand, and I'm really not trying to be contentious. I was just pointing out that I have been successful in having them change an erroneous entry, and that they do have some accurate information. I'm not suggesting that anyone rely on it. It has been helpful to me in a couple of situations where I was traveling a route that I wasn't familiar with.

A stopped clock is accurate twice a day, but provides no value. The fact that the wizard has some accurate information is irrelevant. It does show some routes I'm not familiar with. The problem is those routes either never existed or haven't existed for 10 years. How long before a CSR guest realizes the bus to the Boardwalk won't be coming? How about a guest without a hopper who discovers admission to EPCOT is required to walk to the EPCOT resorts?

It's possible OLP is updating the Iphone app but not the online wizard. I'm one of the posters who provided some corrections that were never included.

edited to add the online wizard POP-BC suggests a transfer at EPCOT second suggestion is to transfer at Blizzard beach. EPCOT is not correct. It requires a long walk and park admission. DHS is the best way to go.

 

[Alesia]

I'm not suggesting that anyone rely on it.

That is the issue I have with it. Why recommend a service that can't be relied upon?