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HI...I know there is a web site out there somewhere that lets you know the best way to get around Disney from point A to point B. Anyone know it? I am trying to figure out a few events and we are staying on Disney property without car rental. One of the ones I don't know is how to get from PORR to Beach Club. Also, I had heard that there is a direct bus from PORR to Fort Wilderness for the Hoop Dee Doo. anyone know if this is true? thanks for any info. 9 days and coutning.
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Howdy! Last year we exclusively used Disney's system and it really worked for us. It just takes some extra planning and figuring and a little extra time.
I am not sure about the website. But, I just used my PP to figure out where buses and boats, etc went. I am not sure about the direct bus to Fort Wilderness from your resort.
The best thing would be to take a bus to the park closest to Fort Wilderness (MK) and then take a boat to Ft. Wilderness.
To get to Beach Club, take a bus to MGM and then a boat to Beach Club.
I don't know about a bus going directly from your resort to FW for HDDR, but they used to have buses ready to return everyone to their resorts after the show. I do not know if that is still the case.
I think this is the site you are refering to: Transportation Wizard I also recommend allowing an hour for your travel time.
My only word of warning is that if you stay late at a resort to eat, sometimes some of the transport options can stop running. This happened to us a couple of times.
If you do get stuck like this, the transportation to Pleasure Island keeps running late so you might have to get a bus to PI and then back to your resort. This can take a little time.
During park opening hours though, we just use the PP transportation info and really enjoy travelling on the different forms of transportation.
I've never heard of a boat from PORiverside to HDDR. What I'd do there is to take a bus to the Magic Kingdom and then a boat to Fort Wilderness Campsites. I believe the HDDR theatre is right off of the dock.
Someone confirm this please!
Another option to get to the Beach Club is by walking out of Epcot using the International Gateway (between the UK and France) -- check out a guide map or your Passporter for that location. There is also a boat that will take you from the I-gateway to the Beach Club, the Boardwalk, Swan and Dolphin and then MGM, but it's sloooooow. You'll do much better time-wise walking and it's really not far at all - maybe 5 minutes from the I-gateway.
There is no bus that runs from PORR to FW.
To get to FW for HDDR, you'll have to do one of the following:
-take the bus to MK, then the boat launch to FW, then a short walk to Pioneer Hall.
-take a bus from PORR to any other park (not MK), then transfer to the FW bus at that park.
To get to BC from PORR, you can do one of the following:
-Take the bus to Epcot, walk through Epcot to International Gateway then out IG to BC... it's a 5 minute walk from IG to BC... (you'll need park admission to go through Epcot, of course).
-Take the bus to MGM, then the boat to BC.
-Take the bus to MGM, then walk to BC.
-Take the bus to MK/AK/DTD, then hop on the BC bus from there.
The benefit to taking the boat from the MK is that, as Rob says above, the walk to Pioneer Hall from the boat dock is very short. If you take a bus to Fort Wilderness, then you have to transfer to an internal bus to get over to Pioneer Hall.
On the way home from the HDDR show, you may have to take a different route if the MK is closed by that time or if the buses might be super crowded. I find that taking a bus to DtD and then the boat from DtD back to the Port Orleans resorts is very lovely at night.
Eileen
PS - a good thing to remember is that you can get from any resort to another resort, by taking a bus to the closest (open) park and then hopping a bus to the resort you're trying to get to.
Also, know that buses don't run from Downtown Disney to any parks. If you want to get to a park from DtD, take a bus to a resort and then hop a bus to the park. (You could also take a boat from DtD -- down by Rainforest Cafe -- to the Port Orleans resorts and then walk out to their bus station and take a bus to the park of your choice.
We like taking the transportation sometimes, because you get to see parts of WDW that you don't always. I find it's great 'down time' without wasting too much time.
If going to a different resort with the Disney system during a peak season then allow extra time. It took us an hour to get from OKW to the Poly for our reservations. We almost missed the show and our meal.
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