DocOrange said:
Not "completely" untrue--maybe just needs to be qualified. I did a dry run while checking out hotels for an upcoming Magical Gatherings, and starting from my wait standing outside the lobby for the next available bus to MK until I was deposited at the TTC was 35 minutes. Admittedly a small sample size, and I might very well have hit it at a time of day when bus service was cut back. At any rate, played a factor in ultimately picking BB.
rayandjill was (were?) looking for pointers. Just saying that if they were back at AKL and were trying to cut it close for, say, EMH, PS, or SpectroMagic, they might want to allow a bit more transportation time.
Not tring to pick a fight with you, but you've got two items that I don't understand. First, you can't get the bus at the lobby of AKL. There is a bus stop that you have to walk to which is actually closer to the front gates of the resort. Second, there is no way to get to TTC from AKL on a direct bus unless you got on a bus that the driver was diverting the ride for some reason.
The busses to the parks go from the AKL bus stop directly to the resort bus stops at each of the four parks.
Also, bus wait times are usally 20 min or less (this is true for all of Disney), so if you just missed the bus, you could have to wait a bit. If it was a full 20 min plus the 13 for MK...looks like that's where you may have gotten you number.
But one bus ride is hardly a good half hour to any park when you only went to one, and the furthest of them to boot.
Again, not picking a fight or anything, just trying to clear this up. Every single thread for AKL always has one post about the bus times. I just want people to know that they are not an issue and mine comes from many many bus ride experiance to and from AKL.
I decided to add the total bus time list to this post so people can decide for themselves. These came from Tyler last year, so they could be a bit off now. I haven't seen Tyler update them in any post.
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AKL -> DAK - 5 mins
AKL -> Epcot - 9 mins
AKL -> Studios - 8 mins
AKL -> MK - 13 mins
Port Orleans/OKW -> MK - 11 mins
Port Orleans/OKW -> Epcot - 6 mins
Port Orleans/OKW -> Studios - 9 mins
Port Orleans/OKW -> DAK - 13 mins
Coronado Springs -> MK - 10 mins
Coronado Springs -> Epcot via BB - 10 mins
Coronado Springs -> Studios - 6 mins
Coronado Springs -> DAK - 7 mins
Caribbean Beach -> MK - 11 mins
Caribbean Beach -> Epcot - 7 mins
Caribbean Beach -> Studios - 5 mins
Caribbean Beach -> DAK - 7 mins
Epcot Resorts -> MK - 11 mins
Epcot Resorts -> DAK - 11 mins
(Depending on route... add 2 mins per resort...)
MK Area -> Studios - 11 mins
MK Area -> DAK - 13 mins
WL/FW -> Epcot - 6 mins
Routes can vary. Add for the following:
CR/Po - Add 4 for CR
CR/Po/GF - Add 7 for CR, 4 for Poly
WL/GF - Add 5 for WL
WL/Outpost - Add 5 for WL
WL/Settlement - Add 3 for WL
FW alone - Add none