Bus Transportation at Disney Question

RedGear

Member
alright, i have a question about the Bus Transportation to and from the resorts to the theme parks.

I thought that all resorts had one bus that stopped at that resort and only that resort. But I was reading a book and they said that the All-Star Resorts share a bus and it stops at all three in the order of Sports, Music and Movies. Does anyone know if this is true? :lookaroun

I hope it isn't! Does anyone know? Please HELP!!! :veryconfu

 

Stellajack

Well-Known Member
In the Parks
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Disney bus action!

RedGear, try not to stress over bus transportation to and from parks. I have stayed at the All Star Sports once (in busy July/Aug mind you), three times at Port Orleans-Riverside, twice at Animal Kingdom and truthfully, I found the bus wait times seemed to be pretty much standard at each of my visits no matter the resort. I really can't explain this (and I know there is some pretty harsh criticism of Disney transportation at times) but Disney either seems to have a really good handle on (1) which resort needs extra buses (2) where are the longest lines (3) how long between arrival times for buses OR there's "magic" involved. :animwink: Of course, you can always expect longer lines at park closing times but even then it seems that "extra buses" appear out of nowhere. :sohappy: Kudos to ALL of you CM's who drive us from place to place. I doubt that much of our magic time is lost at the bus stops.
 
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RedGear

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Thanks for all your replies! I forgot that when we stayed at Port Orleans that it took a while to go around to all the different bus stops because we always got on at the first one, but since there is only 1 stop at each all star we should be ok, and everyone is right, at least we aren't driving ourselves and that we can sit down and rest after a long day of being at the parks.

Thanks again! :)
 
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Walt Disney World Bus Information

Buses service all Walt Disney World Resorts including the Swan and the Dolphin and run approximately every 20 minutes.

Between Resorts and Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios, or Animal Kingdom

Buses begin running from Resort approximately 45 minutes prior to Park opening.

Buses arrive at the Park approximately 30 minutes prior to Park opening.

Guests traveling to Magic Kingdom via bus from Fort Wilderness, Wilderness Lodge, Disney's Animal Kingdom, and Disney-MGM Studios will be dropped off at the Transportation and Ticket Center.

Buses run until Park clears.

Between Resorts and Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach
Buses begin running from Resort approximately 30 minutes prior to Water Park opening.

Buses run until Water Park clears

Between Resorts and Downtown Disney Marketplace

Service begins at 9:00am

Last bus back to Resort leaves at 12 midnight

Between Resort and Downtown Disney Pleasure Island

Service begins at 10:00am

Last bus from Resort leaves at 1:45am

Last bus from Pleasure Island leaves at 2:00am

Between Resorts and Downtown Disney West Side

Take the Pleasure Island bus and walk to West Side

Service begins at 10:00am

Last bus from Resort leaves at 1:45am

Last bus from Pleasure Island leaves at 2:00am

Between Resorts and Disney's Wide World of Sports

Resort Guests traveling to Disney's Wide World of Sports must first take the bus to Disney-MGM Studios.

Service to the Sports Complex begins 30 minutes prior to Disney-MGM Studios open until 8:30pm

Last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm

Between Fort Wilderness and Transportation and Ticket Center

Bus service available from 7:00am to 2:00am

Internal Fort Wilderness Buses

Bus service available from 7:00am to 2:00am

Services all areas within Fort Wilderness

Between Parks

Buses run between Parks 30 minutes prior to later Park opening

Buses run until later Park clears

Applies to:
Between TTC and Animal Kingdom
Between TTC and Disney-MGM Studios
Between Disney-MGM Studios and Epcot
Between Disney-MGM Studios and Animal Kingdom
Between Animal Kingdom and Epcot

Guests traveling between Transportation and Ticket Center, Contemporary, Polynesian, or the Grand Floridian and Epcot should be directed to use the monorail

For additional assistance, please call 407-WDW-RIDE (407-939-7433)


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Bus Stop Locations

*For questions about bus pick-up times, call Walt Disney World Transportation: (407) WDW-RIDE



Disney's All-Star Resorts:

Music:

Melody Hall, end of lobby -- exit doors near Maestro Mickey’s Gifts & Sundries.
Sports:

Stadium Hall, end of lobby -- exit doors near Sport Goofy Gifts & Sundries.
Movies:

Cinema Hall, end of lobby -- exit doors near Donald's Double Feature Gifts and Sundries.

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Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge:

Exit lobby turn left, follow sidewalk to the left; bus stop is past the outside entrance to Zawadi Marketplace.

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Disney's Beach Club Resort:

Exit lobby. Bus stop is to the left of the valet, over the bridge, and again to the left.
Disney's Yacht Club Resort:

Exit lobby. Bus stop is to the left of the valet loading and unloading area.

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Disney'sBoardWalkResort:

Exit lobby, turn left. Walk toward the conference center, turn right to bus stop.

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Disney'sCaribbeanBeach Resort:

Custom House - Take bus to Barbados Bus Stop and walk across crosswalk to Custom House.
Barbados - in front of building 13
Martinique - between buildings 23 & 24
Old Port Royale
Calypso Bus Stop on main road - All Destinations
In front of OPR Main Entrance - Destinations Island Villages, DOWNTOWN DISNEY, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach.
Trinidad North - in front of building 33
Trinidad South - between buildings 36 & 37
Jamaica - between buildings 44 & 46
Aruba - in front of building 56

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Disney'sContemporaryResort:Exit lobby, turn right.


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Disney'sCoronadoSprings Resort:

Between El Centro and the Convention Center
Across from Casitas 4
Between Ranchos 7B and Cabanas 8A
By Ranchos 7A

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Disney'sFortWilderness Resort & Campground:

Pioneer Hall
Outpost
Each camping loop
Creekside Meadow Group Camping

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Disney'sGrandFloridian Resort & Spa:

Exit lobby, turn right.

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Disney'sOldKey West Resort:

In front of Hospitality House (Resort Check-In)
Millers Road - across road from building 19
Peninsular Road - by building 27
Old Turtle Pond Road - in front of building 33
South Point Road between buildings 52 & 53

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Disney'sPolynesianResort:

Exit lobby from Great Ceremonial House. Bus stopisto the left, past the exterior staircase.

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Disney's Pop Century Resort:

Classic Hall, end of lobby -- exit doors near Everything Pop

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Disney'sPortOrleans Resort:

French Quarter: Exit lobby, turn right.
Riverside:
Exit lobby, turn right.
West Depot - between buildings 24 through 35
North Depot - between buildings 36 through 80
East Depot - between Magnolia Terrace and Oak Manor

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Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort:

Across from High Rock Spring pool
In Congress Park

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Disney'sWildernessLodge Resort:

From Lobby: From the front entrance doors, walk past the Front Desk/Guest Service area, turn right. Pass the merchandise store and exit doors at end of hall.
From Elevators: Exit elevator, turn left. Pass the merchandise store and exit doors at end of hall.
TheVillasat Disney's Wilderness Lodge

From the entrance doors at the Villas, proceed down the walkway towards the Lodge and turn left down the path that is prior to entering the Lodge.


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Early Morning Character Breakfast Transportation

Early morning character breakfast transportation for resort guests with a priority seating at a Walt Disney World theme park or resort location is available.

Advise guest to be at the designated bus loading zone 45 minutes prior to seating time. Fort Wilderness guests should be at their loop bus stop 45 minutes prior to their seating time and inform the driver they are going to a Character Breakfast.

Guests traveling to a theme park location should proceed to the load zone designated for that theme park and board the bus with that theme park location on the marquee.

Guests traveling to the Magic Kingdom from Disney's Wilderness Lodge and Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground should board the Ticket and Transportation Center bus and transfer to the resort monorail.

Guests traveling to the Grand Floridian, Polynesian or Contemporary Resorts should proceed to the Magic Kingdom load zone and board the Magic Kingdom bus. Monorail service is also available beginning at 7:00am.

Guests traveling to the Beach Club may proceed to the Disney-MGM Studios load zone and board the Disney-MGM Studios bus.

The bus will arrive at the load zone within 20 minutes, depending on route.

It is always advantageous for guests to tell the driver that they are going to a Character Breakfast.

Guests traveling from a resort to another resort for a character breakfast after park opening should be advised to take the normal route using a theme park as a transfer hub, if appropriate


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To: All-Star Movies
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to All-Star Movies bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: All-Star Music
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to All-Star Music bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: All-Star Sports
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to All-Star Sports bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Animal Kingdom
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to Animal Kingdom bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Animal Kingdom Lodge
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to Animal Kingdom Lodge bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Beach Club
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to Beach Club boat. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Blizzard Beach/Winter Summerland
From:Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Blizzard Beach hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to Blizzard Beach bus. If going to Winter Summerland, it is a short walk from Blizzard Beach. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)
When Blizzard Beach is closed until 9:00pm: Take the Studios bus, then transfer to the Epcot bus. At Epcot, take the Coronado Springs bus. The Coronado Springs bus will stop at Blizzard Beach. Winter Summerland is a short walk from the bus stop. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: BoardWalk
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to BoardWalk boat. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Caribbean Beach
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to Caribbean Beach bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Contemporary
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to the Contemporary bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Coronado Springs
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to Coronado Springs bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Disney-MGM Studios
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Downtown Disney/Typhoon Lagoon
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take Studios bus, then transfer to the Port Orleans bus. At Port Orleans, transfer to the Downtown Disney bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Epcot
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to Epcot bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Fort Wilderness
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to the Fort Wilderness bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.) At the Settlement Depot, transfer to the Purple, Orange, or Yellow bus to all areas within Fort Wilderness.
Settlement Depot- Settlement Trading Post, Marina, Pioneer Hall, Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue, Horse Drawn Excursions, Petting Zoo, Mickey's Backyard BBQ
Meadow Complex- Meadow Trading Post, Meadow Swimming Pool, Campfire Program, Bike Barn
Outpost Depot- Parking Lot, Front Desk, Kennel, Trail Rides
All Loop Bus Stops

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To: Grand Floridian
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to the Grand Floridian bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Magic Kingdom
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to the Transportation and Ticket Center bus. wdwmagic At the Transportation and Ticket Center, take the Monorail to the Magic Kingdom. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Old Key West
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to Old Key West bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Polynesian
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to the Polynesian bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Pop Century
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to Pop Century bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Port Orleans
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to Port Orleans bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Saratoga Springs
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours:Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to Saratoga Springs bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Swan/Dolphin/Fantasia Gardens
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to boat. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.) If going to Fantasia Gardens, get off at the Swan and walk across the street.

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To: Transportation and Ticket Center/Richard Petty Driving Experience
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to Transportation and Ticket Center bus. If going to Richard Petty Driving Experience, there is a shuttle pick-up location in the Kennel parking lot. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Wilderness Lodge and Villas
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours:Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to the Wilderness Lodge bus. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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To: Yacht Club
From: Wide World of Sports/All Star Café
During Studios hours: Take the Disney-MGM Studios bus, then transfer to Yacht Club boat. (The last bus departs the Sports Complex at 8:30pm.)

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