Walt Disney World Transportation Planning

I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date....

A Walt Disney World Transportation Plan is an important part of any Disney vacation Itinerary.  I can’t tell you the number of folks that have asked us to get them a dining reservation in the Animal Kingdom Lodge at 5:00, but don’t want to get out of the pool at the resort until 4:00. 30 minutes to get ready, and 30 minutes to get there-- what’s the problem, right?

If you are adults and have your own car, your 60 minute estimate might be okay.  But add in Disney transportation and children, and it’s a whole new ball game. A much longer ball game!

First things first-- let’s look at how long is really takes to get the kids out the door. No... how long it really takes.

‘Where’s my other shoe?’, ‘I can’t find my pin lanyard!’ ‘Do you have the room key?’ ‘Is the water bottle in the backpack?’ Just getting the troops mobilized and out the door can take more time than you think. Don’t kid yourself -- because reality won’t be so kind. A realistic Disney transportation plan can’t ignore mobilizing the troops.

Now, let’s add in the element of Disney resort transportation. We walk to the bus stop... (yes, it can be a long walk), we wait for the bus, we ride the bus. The walk and the ride time are going to be predictable. But the wait? It could be one minute, but it could be twenty. And, unless you want to be twenty minutes late for your meal with Mickey, you need to budget twenty minutes here. 

Finally, we arrive at the park. Park? I thought we were going to Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge? Well, we are. But Disney transportation does not provide buses for resort to resort travel. You will need to take a bus to a park, and then transfer to a bus to the Disney resort. So, we need to add another twenty minutes of waiting time and more riding time to our Disney transportation plan.

Are we feeling stressed yet? 

Disney transportation is a huge factor in your over all Disney vacation plan. Not only do you need to know how you are going to get from Point A to Point B, but you need to budget for all the walking, the waiting, the riding, and the walking again. Not accounting for the time these steps demand can easily lead to a great deal of unnecessary stress for you, and your family.

If you don't know how to navigate the Disney transportation options of buses, water taxis, ferries, monorails, and walking paths, you will want to work with a Disney planner who can show you the way. A good Disney vacation itinerary will seamlessly transport you from one Disney location to another, and insure that you won’t be late for the dinner with Mickey that was so important to you. 

All of our Help Around the Mouse custom Disney itineraries and tour plans clearly show you how to get from one location to another... On Time!  To take the uncertainty out of the Disney transportation maze, come on over to our website, and see just how we can Help you Around the Mouse!