POP Century Busses

[stevehousse]

I know that this resort has their own busses that don't share with anyone else. we are staying here the middle of November, and are wondering what kind of ride times or wait times are usual for this resort? we have 3 different breakfasts we are planning on doing and trying to see what times we should schedule for those. We want Ohana, CRT, and Hollywood and Vine. We wanted breakfast times between 8-9am. anyone have much experience with getting around with the busses. I haven't used a disney bus in years because the last several times we have gone, we have driven, and just used our car to get around. How early should we be leaving or waiting for a bus? How long is the usual ride to the parks? our ideal time schedule would be this;

Ohana 930am
CRT 805am
Hollywood and Vine 9am

 

[Becky]

I know that this resort has their own busses that don't share with anyone else. we are staying here the middle of November, and are wondering what kind of ride times or wait times are usual for this resort? we have 3 different breakfasts we are planning on doing and trying to see what times we should schedule for those. We want Ohana, CRT, and Hollywood and Vine. We wanted breakfast times between 8-9am. anyone have much experience with getting around with the busses. I haven't used a disney bus in years because the last several times we have gone, we have driven, and just used our car to get around. How early should we be leaving or waiting for a bus? How long is the usual ride to the parks? our ideal time schedule would be this;

Ohana 930am
CRT 805am
Hollywood and Vine 9am

You're going to get a lot of different answers and all of them will be wrong and all of them will be correct. I have waited 35-40 minutes for a bus before and I have walked right on the bus. November was very good, The first week of January was super. We never waited more than 5 minutes. Next trip it could be 45 minutes. Ohana and CRT are farthest from Pop so it will take longer to get there than H&V at DHS. To be absolutly safe I would give myself 45 minutes to an hour. If MK is early entry when you go to CRT there will be more busses running but then there will also be more people waiting. I know this doesn't help much but as I said it can be a very short wait or a very long wait. Travel time to MK is around 20 minutes, DHS half that BUT a lot depends on the driver and traffic. I have had drivers go as fast as they are allowed and those that creap along.

 

[PigletIsMyCat]

i would plan on an hour. i'd rather be early than miss my ADR. i've stayed at value, mod, and deluxe resorts in the late sept-mid oct time and pop's busses were the worst. bad enough that dh won't stay at a value.

 

[englanddg]

i would plan on an hour. i'd rather be early than miss my ADR. i've stayed at value, mod, and deluxe resorts in the late sept-mid oct time and pop's busses were the worst. bad enough that dh won't stay at a value.

I wouldn't say that Pops busses are the worst. Not by a long shot. Compare that to POFQ where you don't know if it's going to go straight to the park or if you'll have to do the rounds at POR. Or CBR, where he property is huge with lots of stops.

Yeah, Pop isn't that bad.

That being said, I agree. Give it an hour. The issue isn't how long you'll actually spend on the ride, it is how long you will have to wait for a bus to arrive.

 

[mr_braver23]

We have never waited any longer than 20 mins for a bus at POP. This will be our 5 year there in March. That being said, I would give myself an hour just to be safe.

Have fun!!

 

[wendysue]

Stayed at POP 6 times now, and have never had much of a wait...

 

[SMS55]

You're going to get a lot of different answers and all of them will be wrong and all of them will be correct. I have waited 35-40 minutes for a bus before and I have walked right on the bus.

Like he just said, buses can be unpredictable. I've never waited 40 minutes though. I've waited 20-25 minutes for a bus and seen two buses arrive at the same time. It's recommended that you give yourself an hour for a reservation.