Bus Routes

[Thomas_M]

Hello Everyone,

I was curious if I can help everyone's help with an upcoming trip I'm looking to plan.

It's been about 6 years since I've been to the world and I last stayed at the all star sports.

From what I remembered the bus that ran the all star route picked up/drop off guests first at the sports then continued to the other two hotels.

Can anyone confirm for me:

-Does the pop century have it's own bus or is it shared with the other all star resorts?
-Are the all star buses the only buses that go to multiple properties? if no then please list the grouped bus routes.
-What hotels with direct route buses would you recommend to prevent long lines for grouped hotels.

Maybe I'm over reacting a bit by putting too much thought into this but I can remember nights in past visits where you are just gassed after a long day at the parks. Getting onto your bus without having to wait is just one of those things you don't want to have to worry about when leaving.

Please let me know your thoughts as I appreciate everyone's opinion.

Thanks!

 

[Master Yoda]

-Does the pop century have it's own bus or is it shared with the other all star resorts? It has its own bus route and does not share with other resorts.
-Are the all star buses the only buses that go to multiple properties? if no then please list the grouped bus routes. No. Many resorts share bus routes. The grouping can vary based on need but as a general rule the Epcot resorts will share one route, the monorail resorts will share and WL can share with Ft Wilderness.
-What hotels with direct route buses would you recommend to prevent long lines for grouped hotels. Pop and AKL tend to be the best but it can be an absolute crap shoot at times.
Thanks!

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[Thomas_M]

wow, that was fast.

I appreciate the reply.

so will the park groupings mean that there are now epcot buses, no longer individual resort stops at the parks?

there's no longer a seperate carribean beach bus, a yacht club beach bus, etc?

 

[Master Yoda]

wow, that was fast.

I appreciate the reply.

so will the park groupings mean that there are now epcot buses, no longer individual resort stops at the parks?

there's no longer a seperate carribean beach bus, a yacht club beach bus, etc?

To my knowledge the parks will never be grouped (ie you will not see a bus going to MK and epcot) You will occasionally see the water parks tacked onto a route but that is about it. You will have grouped bus stops at each park but each bus will have a destination on the marque. During peak times certain resorts that were combined into one route might be separated into dedicated routes.

 

[Pioneer Hall]

Like Richard said, the amount of resorts on a certain bus route can vary depending the time of year and even time of day. There have been times where I have seen the all stars grouped together and other times where they have been separate (or movies on its and sports/music sharing).

Also, even the resorts that have their own service (Caribbean Beach, Coronado, Old Key West, Saratoga Springs) make multiple stops in the Resort because of their size. So while you will only be going to one resort, you could be making 5 stops anyway.