Disney Transportation Question for Non-Guests

[Lauratron]

It's been 4 years since I've been to the parks (for shame!) and I wanted to make sure there aren't any new rules in place that I should know about that would prevent the following plans from happening.

I will be in town for a work convention at Universal next month and plan on spending one of my free days at Disney Springs - which I'll get to via taxi. In the evening I'd like to head over to the Poly to grab some food and get drinks at Trader Sam's. Am I able to take the bus from Disney Springs back to the resort for the evening (maybe even take a 'lil spin on the Monorail ) before taking a taxi back to Universal?

Thanks in advance!

 

[sxeensweet]

Of course you can. Disney transport is for everyone to use. Only thing not allowed is to park if you would be in a car at DS to avoid paying parking at the parks etc. But what you want to do is perfectly fine.

 

[Goofyernmost]

It's been 4 years since I've been to the parks (for shame!) and I wanted to make sure there aren't any new rules in place that I should know about that would prevent the following plans from happening.

I will be in town for a work convention at Universal next month and plan on spending one of my free days at Disney Springs - which I'll get to via taxi. In the evening I'd like to head over to the Poly to grab some food and get drinks at Trader Sam's. Am I able to take the bus from Disney Springs back to the resort for the evening (maybe even take a 'lil spin on the Monorail ) before taking a taxi back to Universal?

Thanks in advance!

You should be able too. I understand that they do have buses from Disney Springs to the resorts, that's how the guests get to go to DS. I really don't think you would have a problem doing that at all. It won't be much in time savings, but, it can be done if the day is long enough.

 

[Lauratron]

Excellent! I wasn't sure if there were any new rules. In my head I was imagining a new rule existing that would require you to have a Magic Band to use their transportation. Glad that's not the case!

 

[Goofyernmost]

Excellent! I wasn't sure if there were any new rules. In my head I was imagining a new rule existing that would require you to have a Magic Band to use their transportation. Glad that's not the case!

Not yet anyway. They could go back to that. At one point you did have to pay to ride the other transportation, but, since Disney exists to suck every available nickel from ones pocket, I'm sure they would find a way to just charge for a ride, they just haven't yet.

 

[Bairstow]

Just act like you're supposed to be there and no one will care.

 

[EOD K9]

Excellent! I wasn't sure if there were any new rules. In my head I was imagining a new rule existing that would require you to have a Magic Band to use their transportation. Glad that's not the case!

Way to plan ahead, but that wouldn't surprise me if in the future they asked for proof or had their four fingered white gloves out.

 

[BigRedDad]

Disney transportation on property is not exclusive to Resort guests. Anyone is welcome to use it on Disney property.

 

[GlassHalfFull]

the only transport on resort that isn't open to everyone is the shades of green buses.. Those require ID, and guest pass information for every single trip on their buses, to and from. I know you were not asking about this.. but in the past, when wanting to go to Poly, if I missed that bus, I have wished I was there on one of our family SOG stays, so I could get to SOG and walk over to Poly.

 

[Worldlover71]

At one point you did have to pay to ride the other transportation

Back in 1992 I was staying off property and didn't have a car. My hotel shuttle brought me to the TTC and my plan was to spend the day resort hopping. Back then you needed to show the transportation operator (bus driver, etc.) either a park pass or a resort ID. If you didn't have either, you could purchase a transportation ticket for about $5. I still have mine at home. I can't find a picture of it online so I guess it's pretty rare!

 

[Nubs70]

I would suggest Uber.

Uni area to DS runs about $12, Drops off by Ciurqe
Theatre.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Back in 1992 I was staying off property and didn't have a car. My hotel shuttle brought me to the TTC and my plan was to spend the day resort hopping. Back then you needed to show the transportation operator (bus driver, etc.) either a park pass or a resort ID. If you didn't have either, you could purchase a transportation ticket for about $5. I still have mine at home. I can't find a picture of it online so I guess it's pretty rare!

It wasn't rare back then, but, I doubt many people kept them and most people had a park ticket. That was standard probably at that time. I was there many times between 1983 and 1992, but, I never had that need to use a bus, I had my car. I didn't even ride from MK to Epcot on the Monorail that time, so I don't have first hand knowledge of the time period that they used them or the restrictions, but, I do know it was the case until they started building more and more resorts and that became a nightmare to check for the drivers plus they wanted to encourage people to check out other resorts, so they felt it was to their advantage to allow anyone to ride anytime. I don't remember having to have anything to ride from TTC to MK, but, again I never attempted to go to either the Poly (which was an easy walk anyway) or the Contemporary. I did have a park ticket so they might have asked to see it and I just don't remember. That was 34 years ago.

 

[marni1971]

Back in 1992 I was staying off property and didn't have a car. My hotel shuttle brought me to the TTC and my plan was to spend the day resort hopping. Back then you needed to show the transportation operator (bus driver, etc.) either a park pass or a resort ID. If you didn't have either, you could purchase a transportation ticket for about $5. I still have mine at home. I can't find a picture of it online so I guess it's pretty rare!

It wasn't rare back then, but, I doubt many people kept them and most people had a park ticket. That was standard probably at that time. I was there many times between 1983 and 1992, but, I never had that need to use a bus, I had my car. I didn't even ride from MK to Epcot on the Monorail that time, so I don't have first hand knowledge of the time period that they used them or the restrictions, but, I do know it was the case until they started building more and more resorts and that became a nightmare to check for the drivers plus they wanted to encourage people to check out other resorts, so they felt it was to their advantage to allow anyone to ride anytime. I don't remember having to have anything to ride from TTC to MK, but, again I never attempted to go to either the Poly (which was an easy walk anyway) or the Contemporary. I did have a park ticket so they might have asked to see it and I just don't remember. That was 34 years ago.

This is from the back of my two day 1981 ticket

 

[Coaster Lover]

Am I able to take the bus from Disney Springs back to the resort for the evening (maybe even take a 'lil spin on the Monorail ) before taking a taxi back to Universal?

Just as evidence that what everyone is saying isn't just hope/opinion, here's Disney's official answer...

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/transportation/public-complimentary-transportation/

Enjoy your visit!

 

[Goofyernmost]

This is from the back of my two day 1981 ticket

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Well, in 1981 there wasn't a lot of other place to go to was there? Almost everyone had cars with them because this was before the Magic Bus Ride from the Airport. As I said, I don't remember any mention of it when I went in 1983 at all. There still wasn't anywhere near what was available in 1992, but, I really thought that it became completely free much before the 90's. Do you have any history on when that all became a freebee. I really don't!

 

[marni1971]

Well, in 1981 there wasn't a lot of other place to go to was there!

This was the charge to get from the TTC to the MK.

And was valid to take a bus with their confusing coloured pendants.

I also checked my 1990 hopper and its printed on that too (with no price mentioned). And 1993 too.

My mid 90s tickets are boxed away at the mo.

 

[Goofyernmost]

This was the charge to get from the TTC to the MK.

And was valid to take a bus with their confusing coloured pendants.

I also checked my 1990 hopper and its printed on that too (with no price mentioned)

I have no recollection of that at all. And how would they have been able to get to MK without using the Monorail back then, swim? If it was only a dollar, I might not have even given it a thought, but, I honestly do not think I was charged anything extra or even had to show a ticket.

 

[marni1971]

I have no recollection of that at all. And how would they have been able to get to MK without using the Monorail back then, swim? If it was only a dollar, I might not have even given it a thought, but, I honestly do not think I was charged anything extra or even had to show a ticket.

The money was part of your admission ticket price. It wasn't "extra" as such, and it wouldn't have been mentioned to you, but I guess by law they had to print that WED Transport took a tiny percentage.

Seems like 1995 was the last time this was actually printed on a ticket.

 

[Goofyernmost]

The money was part of your admission ticket price. It wasn't "extra" as such, and it wouldn't have been mentioned to you, but I guess by law they had to print that WED Transport took a tiny percentage.

Seems like 1995 was the last time this was actually printed on a ticket.

OK, that makes sense then. Wouldn't have been a big deal at that time anyway. Where was there to go really. That would mean if you didn't have a park ticket or a resort ID there was a charge, is that part correct?

 

[marni1971]

OK, that makes sense then. Wouldn't have been a big deal at that time anyway. Where was there to go really. That would mean if you didn't have a park ticket or a resort ID there was a charge, is that part correct?

Technically yes, but I dare say hardly anyone was asked to show a ticket of any sort to board any monorail or ferry.