ParrotheadMinni
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Looking for some of you experts to help a compulsive over-planner.
We are staying 8 nights at POFQ April 7-14 2007 for our 4th trip to WDW (DH, DD16, DD13 and me). It will be our 20th wedding anniversary (I can't believe it's been that long). We are driving from VA, so will have our own car (loaded with suggested breakfast foods, water bottles, snacks, etc). We are doing only WDW (except for one required trip to Margaritaville).
Advice on transportation from POFQ:
1. Should we ride the Disney busses or drive to the Epoct, DS, & AK? Which is (a) quicker, and (b) easier? I think bus to MK because of having to transfer to another form of transportation from the parking lot to the front gate anyway. It appears POFQ gets picked up on the same route as POR, which is very large with multiple bus stops. I believe POFQ is first, so we should get a seat on the bus, but does it take a long time to get around and through POR to the parks? I really don't want to spend 45-60 minutes each way on a 3 mile drive when we have a car and free parking. 20 minutes or so, and I'll vote for the bus (realizing we'll have to wait for the bus). I'm not counting that waiting time, only actual travel time.
2. We will do full whole days at Epcot and DS (these are our "long" days), but AK day we will eat dinner at Boma around 6ish and look around AKL for a while. Does that change car/bus consideration?
3. What about driving to waterparks? We will do BB and TL on one day each (from opening time until about 2-3pm), then back to hotel and either rest or parkhop as desired.
4. One night we will do Cirque du Soleil at DTD(surprise for DD16). Can we take the boat to and from POFQ? I assume it runs late (we will probably see the 9pm show, unless someone knows a reason to do the earlier one.) Not looking for quickness on this night, just comfort and convenience.
Thanks very much for any advice!!
We are staying 8 nights at POFQ April 7-14 2007 for our 4th trip to WDW (DH, DD16, DD13 and me). It will be our 20th wedding anniversary (I can't believe it's been that long). We are driving from VA, so will have our own car (loaded with suggested breakfast foods, water bottles, snacks, etc). We are doing only WDW (except for one required trip to Margaritaville).
Advice on transportation from POFQ:
1. Should we ride the Disney busses or drive to the Epoct, DS, & AK? Which is (a) quicker, and (b) easier? I think bus to MK because of having to transfer to another form of transportation from the parking lot to the front gate anyway. It appears POFQ gets picked up on the same route as POR, which is very large with multiple bus stops. I believe POFQ is first, so we should get a seat on the bus, but does it take a long time to get around and through POR to the parks? I really don't want to spend 45-60 minutes each way on a 3 mile drive when we have a car and free parking. 20 minutes or so, and I'll vote for the bus (realizing we'll have to wait for the bus). I'm not counting that waiting time, only actual travel time.
2. We will do full whole days at Epcot and DS (these are our "long" days), but AK day we will eat dinner at Boma around 6ish and look around AKL for a while. Does that change car/bus consideration?
3. What about driving to waterparks? We will do BB and TL on one day each (from opening time until about 2-3pm), then back to hotel and either rest or parkhop as desired.
4. One night we will do Cirque du Soleil at DTD(surprise for DD16). Can we take the boat to and from POFQ? I assume it runs late (we will probably see the 9pm show, unless someone knows a reason to do the earlier one.) Not looking for quickness on this night, just comfort and convenience.
Thanks very much for any advice!!