Disney Transportation

stlbobby

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
I just got back from my first trip to WDW where I stayed off-property. Yes I have been spoiled. My aunt bought into OKW when it first opened and between those points, additional points my wife and I have purchased, and the occasional AP discounted room I have always been able to stay at a WDW resort.

This time my wife had a backlog of Marriott points so we decided to do a long weekend at the Fairfield Inn literally two blocks from the WDW entrance by the Downtown Disney Hotels. It was a nice place and being so close it was almost like being on property, but I was struck by how much I missed Disney Transportation.

I've read many people boast they've never been on a Disney bus and never will. Well, they are missing out. I love getting on a bus and sitting, listening to Disney music and being dropped off at the gate of my chosen park. When I had to drive I had to negotiate the maze of roads, wait in line at the parking lot entrance, walk to a tram stop, wait for a tram, wait for tons of people to load the tram, and then finally get dropped off no where near the gate. At MK you have to wait in another line for the monorail or the boat.

If you leave during the crush after closing the process is even worse in reverse and then you have to negotiate the maze of roads with a throng of tired irritated drivers.

I will never mind having to wait for a second or third bus after the fireworks ever again.

Disney Transportation is now one of my favorite perks of staying at a WDW resort.
 

unkadug

Follower of "Saget"The Cult
But I bet you still got home quicker than having to wait for a third bus. Plus, having the opportunity to go WHERE you want, WHEN you want cannot be beat.


I guess it really is a personal decision.
 

stlbobby

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
But I bet you still got home quicker than having to wait for a third bus. Plus, having the opportunity to go WHERE you want, WHEN you want cannot be beat.


I guess it really is a personal decision.

I've only ever had to wait for a third bus two, maybe three, times in well over 30 plus visits to WDW. The only time I've ever had to wait for two buses was right after a nighttime spectacular.

Which is faster depends on what park and resort I'm in. Getting from MK to SS or OKW is almost always going to be faster by bus after the fireworks even if I have to wait for a few buses. AK to AK resort probably faster by car. Even if it is sometimes faster, driving is always a bigger hassle. The trams, the lines, and the traffic are way worse than just waiting for a bus--right outside the gate. And once I'm on the bus the hassle ends I sit and relax.

If you count the minutes between leaving the park and being able to turn off my brain, close my eyes, and relax the buses win every-time hands down, and the Disney Transportation System will literally take me anywhere in WDW anytime I want.

If you are staying on property and skipping the buses you are seriously missing out.
 


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