Will transportation to/from SSR be a nightmare?

[floridafam]

Okay,

The only really horrible transportation stories we have (and I've seen others on this board) seem to involve Downtown Disney.

What do you think transportation to and from SSR to the parks will be like?

Long bus rides like we happen to experience with DD?

We won't be sharing a bus with DD, right?

What are your thoughts on the transportation?

We enjoy being "out of the way" in a relaxing type resort but is this pushing it?

Just looking for your thoughts. Thanks

 

[spiceycat]

okay part of the problem with the DD buses - seems to be that they are used for back-up too - say a bus broke down - that was carrying guest to studio from the CBR - well when we were on it - they send the DD bus there.....Also the internal bus is also the DD bus - at OKW, PO, CBR, CSR. - so these have more of a load than your resort bus that just goes to your resort then theme park.

I would hope that a DVC resort would not have this type of problem.

but it will still be the farthest out of all the DVC resorts - and it will take time - red lights are red lights and traffic problems will only increase - kept in mind that Fairfield is also building a resort/timeshare in the area and pop century will also be opened.

Some DVC members think that SS will share with OKW for the time being - OKW use to share with DI but MS got so many complaints that policy stop quick - (I didn't even get to experience it and I go several times a year)

Now I think the boat that goes to DD from OKW - could easily also go to SS - they use to drop DVC members off here who wished to use the Spa and when you wanted them to stop you would click on the light. I think someone say that OKW/SS was going to get a bigger boat to handle the extra people - but hey from SS you could very easily walk over. Speaking of - how many people now will go to the theme parks and take the bus to SS instead of waiting forever at their resort for the DD?????

 

[floridafam]

I am also concerned about a lot of bus traffic flowing through SSR from people just using that as their start or stop because it is close to DD and a lot of other hotels.

 

[dolphinea]

Just posted this info a seperate thread --

There is a "back way" via E. Buena Vista Blvd. - Live Oak Ln. - Vista Blvd., to World Drive.

It would be quick to get to the Magic Kingdom, and they might even use that route to go to Epcot and the Studios.

Animal Kingdom, they'll probably slog through the DD traffic, but that park isn't open at night so you'd avoid the worst traffic.

~Amanda

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Perhaps Chip 'n Dale Express (I think that's his name) will chime in here. He works for the Disney busline, and he would have the inside scoop (if there is one yet).

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

Originally posted by spiceycat
okay part of the problem with the DD buses - seems to be that they are used for back-up too - say a bus broke down - that was carrying guest to studio from the CBR - well when we were on it - they send the DD bus there.....Also the internal bus is also the DD bus - at OKW, PO, CBR, CSR. - so these have more of a load than your resort bus that just goes to your resort then theme park.

I'm not sure where you got that from, but it's not true. Downtown Disney's operation is 100% separate from each theme parks operation. During the morning Magic On Demand, DTD buses are NOT used. DTD is on thier own Flex Dispatch all day long.


As for Internal Shuttles... the Studios bus handles the CBR shuttle until 8:00pm. It does one circle as an Internal (and dropping off for Studios), and then it does a 2nd circle picking up for Studios and dropping off the internal.

The OKW internal isn't really an internal. *ALL* buses have the Hospitality House as thier last stop. This is so that anyone can board any bus to get to the Hospitality House. The DTD bus starts off at the HH as an Internal. Once it leaves, it changes its sign, and does it's full run for DTD, stopping once again at the HH as the last stop.

There are no internal buses at PO or CSR.

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

Originally posted by dolphinea
Just posted this info a seperate thread --

There is a "back way" via E. Buena Vista Blvd. - Live Oak Ln. - Vista Blvd., to World Drive.

It would be quick to get to the Magic Kingdom, and they might even use that route to go to Epcot and the Studios.

Animal Kingdom, they'll probably slog through the DD traffic, but that park isn't open at night so you'd avoid the worst traffic.

~Amanda

DTD buses will follow the same route as all other DTD buses. Community Drive to Buena Vista Drive.

All park buses will come out using Community Drive, and pass by the entrance of OKW. Studios buses will take a left onto Bonnet Creek, and then a right onto Buena Vista Drive. Epcot, MK and DAK buses will go straight onto Epcot Center Drive. Epcot buses will take the Epcot exit, MK buses will turn onto World Drive northbound, and DAK/BB buses will turn onto World Drive southbound.

Travel times will NOT be as lengthy as people exaggerate them to be.

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

Originally posted by floridafam
We enjoy being "out of the way" in a relaxing type resort but is this pushing it?

Let's not forget Walt Disney World is about twice the size of Manhattan. The DTD area is on the far corner of property, and DAK and MK are on opposing corners, respectively. Despite this, the resort is not "out of the way" and travel times will be similar to other resorts around property.

 

[floridafam]

Thanks Chip N' Dale Express,

We just had a few bad DD bus moments on our last trip that put me in a bad mood.

Do you think a lot of people will go to SSR to catch busses to other resorts?

 

[PamOKW]

Wow, Tyler! Thanks so much for coming on over and answering our questions. I appreciate it and I'm sure so do my fellow DVC'ers.

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

Originally posted by floridafam
Do you think a lot of people will go to SSR to catch busses to other resorts?

I'm assuming you mean people using SSR as a transfer point for DTD/theme parks...

I'm sure there will be some, but it won't be overwhelming. If anything, it'll help keep ridership at a level so that service doesn't get cut.

 

[floridafam]

Thanks

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Thanx Tyler, you are a valuble resource! Thanx for taking the time to help us out....

 

[spiceycat]

Tyler - one time we were on the DD bus coming back to OKW - the bus driver got a call on the radio - we then went to the CBR and pick up people at all the stops there - before we got back to OKW - so at one time - it was definitely going to get people not on its route - on the CBR were being taken to MK.

and no this is not a rumor - this happened!

also the last time we got on the DD bus - he say that he was also the internal bus at OKW - which is why we had to wait over an hour for the bus to come.

so all this has now changed????

Sorry but I only know what I have experienced.

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

Originally posted by spiceycat
Tyler - one time we were on the DD bus coming back to OKW - the bus driver got a call on the radio - we then went to the CBR and pick up people at all the stops there - before we got back to OKW - so at one time - it was definitely going to get people not on its route - on the CBR were being taken to MK.

and no this is not a rumor - this happened!

I can't imagine that ever happening these days... how long ago was that?

Originally posted by spiceycat
also the last time we got on the DD bus - he say that he was also the internal bus at OKW - which is why we had to wait over an hour for the bus to come.

This must have been a few years ago... even when we were on fixed routes, it's only a 30 minute round trip. Two buses on the route, that's a bus every 15 minutes. Sounds to me like there were some extenuating circumstances that the driver was not supposed to tell you. *shrug* At any rate, with our current dispatching system, such a thing wouldn't happen.

 

[ncligs]

"Thanks for the "expert" advice Tyler"!

 

[married@wdw]

Originally posted by floridafam
Do you think a lot of people will go to SSR to catch busses to other resorts?

Just curious why someone would go to SSR to catch a bus to other resorts? If they were taking a bus from a park, they'd have their choice to go to the resort they wanted to, so no reason to head to SSR. If they were coming from their resort, they couldn't go straight to SSR. They'd have to stop at a park or the TTC first, and where ever they stopped would have a bus to the resort they wanted anyway right?

I could see people who were staying at the DTD hotels walking over to use the transportation to the parks but I don't think there will really be a reason for people staying on Disney property to use SSR.

Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

Originally posted by married@wdw
Just curious why someone would go to SSR to catch a bus to other resorts?

I think the poster meant someone using SSR as a transfer point to get to DTD from a theme park, or vice versa.

 

[lenshanem]

So to recap, in case I missed this -
Will SSR possibly share buses with DTD OR have its own interanl bu system?

 

[Chip 'n Dale Express]

Because each resort will have multiple stops, I doubt they will share...

HOWEVER... since SSR will open in phases, they MIGHT share on a few routes when SSR only has one or two stops.