Wild. Lodge boat to Cont.?

[cobralover]

Wondering if boat still goes from W.L. to Contemp?

 

[Dave006]

Yes after 3 PM daily there are boats then run between the 3 Bay Lake resorts.

Dave

 

[OKW Lover]

Picture from the Wilderness Lodge dock March 31 2025

 

[cobralover]

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Picture from the Wilderness Lodge dock March 31 2025

Thanks so much. For some reason I thought they did away with that.

 

[Dave006]

Thanks so much. For some reason I thought they did away with that.

They suspended the Blue Flag route during COVID-19 and it took a long time to return but it has returned in October, 2023.

Dave

 

[Douglas Dubh]

If you’d like it to start earlier in the day like it used to, let your resort know.

 

[Dave006]

If you’d like it to start earlier in the day like it used to, let your resort know.

The limited hours only require a single crew shift to save expenses.

Dave

 

[mom-2-3]

The limited hours only require a single crew shift to save expenses.

Dave

Is the end time 4:50? Not sure if I’m reading that correctly

 

[elvispursley]

Is the end time 4:50? Not sure if I’m reading that correctly

It says 10:45pm

 

[Douglas Dubh]

The limited hours only require a single crew shift to save expenses.

Dave

That is true. But they used to do two shifts and could again if demand was higher.

 

[bama_ed]

And remember the boats (when they do run between WL, FW, CR) run only in ONE direction IIRC. Somebody will have to tell me what direction (clockwise or counter-clockwise) that is. I used to know before the covid shutdown but don't know the current direction because I haven't used it since then.

But it is ONLY in one direction. Not a show stopper but it helps to know that it might be a longer ride with an extra stop and not a direct ride to where you want to go.

Bama Ed

 

[VAtink]

And remember the boats (when they do run between WL, FW, CR) run only in ONE direction IIRC. Somebody will have to tell me what direction (clockwise or counter-clockwise) that is. I used to know before the covid shutdown but don't know the current direction because I haven't used it since then.

But it is ONLY in one direction. Not a show stopper but it helps to know that it might be a longer ride with an extra stop and not a direct ride to where you want to go.

Bama Ed

Not sure if it changed recently, but in September the boats were running in both directions, we had the option of boats going to Wilderness Lodge first or Ft Wilderness first from the Contemporary. Was going to just take the Ft Wilderness boat since we had already waited like 45 minutes for even one boat to show up, but the CM told us to wait for the WL one instead since it should come soon and would get us there faster being the first stop, and sure enough it arrived just before the Ft Wilderness boat pulled away.

 

[bama_ed]

Not sure if it changed recently, but in September the boats were running in both directions, we had the option of boats going to Wilderness Lodge first or Ft Wilderness first from the Contemporary.

That's a good message, @VAtink. That's how it was pre-covid.

For a while after covid, there were not WL-FW-CR boats running.

In recent years, the WL-FW-CR boat ran but only in one direction and only after a certain time of day (3pm?).

So that's good news and new news to me - thank you for sharing that. I learn something new on the DIS every day.

Bama Ed

PS - now just have to figure out what the time-of-day on these bi-directional boats is. Pre-covid, these boats ran even in the early morning so FW guests could get to CR for the Mickey character breakfast in the cavernous lobby (forget the name) and I'm sure they ran for WL guests too. We were at the Fort this past November 2024 but did not attempt this kind of boat ride.

 

[Dave006]

PS - now just have to figure out what the time-of-day on these bi-directional boats is.

As I posted earlier in the 2nd post of this thread when the Blue Flag boats returned in October, 2023. They began running at 3 PM daily which the they still do today. The

Posted evening End time is listed as 10:45 PM as @OKW Lover posted but that time is always subject to change. You will want to confirm with one of the captains when you catch a Blue Flag boat.

Dave

 

[bama_ed]

As I posted earlier in the 2nd post of this thread when the Blue Flag boats returned in October, 2023. They began running at 3 PM daily which the they still do today. captains when you catch a Blue Flag boat.

Dave

That's what I knew from my past visits as I posted, @Dave006. Ending times depend on more factors including MK closing times plus other events in the 3 resort circle, no?

Again, I await the time when demand will drive this boat route to be available like it was pre-covid. I think guests of all three resorts (CR, FW, WL) would benefit from the expanded transportation options.

Good talk. Let's do it again soon. Bama Ed

 

[Douglas Dubh]

Ending times depend on more factors including MK closing times plus other events in the 3 resort circle, no?

No, they close around 10:45 every night. The variable is only because two guys can’t close three docks all at the same time. I would be at the dock of whichever resort you are currently at by 10:30 to make sure you catch the last boat.