Originally Posted By markonefive Will be at WDW last week in August, and I think we'll be wanting to take mid-day breaks from the heat and crowds. Staying at PO-Riverside and will have my own vehicle. About how much time does it take from front gate to hotel from MK, Epcot, knowing one has to wait for getting to the transport hub, trams etc. I'm estimating about 30 minutes "door to door?" Or from Epcot, may skip out to Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach for a few hours?
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Easily 30 mins or less door to door from EPCOT. Should be about the same or a little longer from the MK depending on how the monorails/ferries are running. The water parks would probably be 20-30 mins from either of the parks. Just remember that the water parks can hit capacity on crowded hot days. Enjoy Riverside. One of my favorite resorts.
Originally Posted By markonefive We're pretty well resigned to the fact that it's going to be crowded, but we don't want to take the kids out of school. I think Florida schools go back the week before, so hopefully that drops the crowds a little - we'll be there Aug 28 to Sept 2.
Originally Posted By markonefive How reliable has the bus service been between Riverside and Port Orleans? Seems to be hit and miss from what I've read in tour books and on the web.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I never took a bus between the two resorts, just the launch, which stops running early. We also walked the distance a couple times, the bus didn't seem like a reliable way to get between Dixie Landings (Riverside) and Port Orleans (French Quarter).
Originally Posted By markonefive Oops. I mistyped. I meant between Port Orleans and Magic Kingdom. I really need a vacation now, not in five weeks . . .
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb The busses can get VERY crowded, ridiculously huge lines at the resort on Extra Magic mornings and leaving MK at closing. But they run fairly regularly. One night at MK closing the line for POR was from the far end of the bus area all the way to the entrance of the bus area, in other words it stretched past the lines for several other resorts. We ended up taking the FQ bus, which was only one bus load long, and walked back to POR. We were tired and our feet hurt, but I'm convinced we got back to the room at least a half hour earlier than if we'd taken our resort bus.
