Riverside buses

[m steve]

In what order do the Riverside buses stop at the various depots? Does West Depot come first?

Thanks for your help!

 

[habuma]

We've stayed at POR a few times and I've tried to answer this same question by observation. I can't speak definitively on this, but from the times I've paid attention, I can say that it was about 50/50 on whether it hit the south depot first or the west depot first.

As far as I could tell, it never stopped at east or north depot first (and it wouldn't make much sense for it to do so, as it'd have to pass by at least the west depot on its way to those depots.

Looking at the map, it makes the most sense for it to stop at the south depot first. But again, I know I've boarded an empty bus at the west depot and had to stop to pick up passengers at the south depot before leaving the POR area. Likewise, when being dropped off at night, sometimes it stopped at south first and sometimes at west first.

 

[stuart]

MK and DD - west, north, east, south
Epcot, MGM, AK - south, west, north, east.

Some peak season morning buses will do south,west,north - park and some east,south, (maybe FQ) - park.

 

[LucyK]

Staying at POFQ we shared quite a few buses with POR and I noticed the South were the first stop when going to all parks but MK. We never shared a bus with POR when going to MK, so @stuart explanation makes sense, although POFQ was never picked up second when we shared buses.

 

[stuart]

POR and FQ have seperate buses for MK. The hotels share for everywhere else, and FQ is first and then routes as i described above. The exception being DD/Tyohoon, which starts POR east and finishes at FQ before heading to DD

 

[LucyK]

POR and FQ have seperate buses for MK. The hotels share for everywhere else, and FQ is first and then routes as i described above. The exception being DD/Tyohoon, which starts POR east and finishes at FQ before heading to DD

I have never used the buses to go to Downtown Disney! The boat ride is so much nicer and was never full when we were there.

 

[Tuvalu]

I have never used the buses to go to Downtown Disney! The boat ride is so much nicer and was never full when we were there.

The boat does not operate during inclement weather. We have taken the boat to DTD and were forced to ride the bus back after a storm rolled in.

 

[LucyK]

The boat does not operate during inclement weather. We have taken the boat to DTD and were forced to ride the bus back after a storm rolled in.

Didn't know that, good info to have for a rainy day!

 

[Tuvalu]

Didn't know that, good info to have for a rainy day!

Just wanted to give you a head's up!

 

[VegasVic14]

MK and DD - west, north, east, south
Epcot, MGM, AK - south, west, north, east.

Can you expound on this? The list of parks followed by the Riverside stops...are the parks the destinations or the origin of the route?

 

[stuart]

Can you expound on this? The list of parks followed by the Riverside stops...are the parks the destinations or the origin of the route?

The parks are the destinations, not originating point.

The next route of a bus is allocated when it gets to the park, so it is possible you can get a bus back from MGM, which, when it gets to POR will be going to Epcot instead of back to MGM.

 

[RonAnnArbor]

Similar the other way around too -- a bus going from POR or POFQ to one of the Parks might not be returning to POR or POFQ but to another resort completely....but we've hijacked the thread...

 

[VegasVic14]

The parks are the destinations, not originating point.

The next route of a bus is allocated when it gets to the park, so it is possible you can get a bus back from MGM, which, when it gets to POR will be going to Epcot instead of back to MGM.

Thanks. I'm sure we'll get the hang of it quickly. Not only will this be our first time at POR, but it's been 20+ years since visiting WDW.