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[Nimros]

Not sure if this question should go under resorts or feasting...but here goes!

If you dine at other resorts, what is the best method of transportation? Is it quicker to drive or to take WDW transportation? (It's that timing question again!)

Thanks - all these last minute questions are popping up!!!

[lauren-roxy]

I think it's much faster to drive yourself, if you have a car available.

[GinaButtrfly]

I think it depends on where you're going?

So, where are you going?

[Nimros]

Originally Posted by GinaButtrfly

I think it depends on where you're going?

So, where are you going?

We're having breakfast at GF and will be staying at POR.

Whaddaya think???

[DyanKJ130]

Originally Posted by Nimros

We're having breakfast at GF and will be staying at POR.

Whaddaya think???

Take a bus to MK and then either take the monorail or the GF resort boat to the GF.

We always allow at least an hour for travel.

Hope this helps!

[wvugrrrl]

There is no question in my mind when we dine at resorts. We always drive. When you drive, there's only one direction to go, and that's to your destination. There's no waiting. You don't have to take any round-about ways. You don't have to make any stops. And as soon as you tell the person in the parking booth that you're having dinner, they'll direct you to a parking area. Best yet - you have your own guaranteed seat. What's better - even with traffic, there's nowhere you can't get in WDW in 20 minutes or less in a car.

[minemoz1]

Driving is always faster to the resorts. However, if you are planning on going to the MK after breakfast, you would need to move the car to the MK parking lot (free parking as you are staying on property) as they only give you a 3 hour parking pass at the resorts--it would make taking the bus a little more convenient.

[JHarveyTN]

Remember if you decide to take the bus to MK and then the monorail to GF; you will need to check and make sure buses will be running early enough to the MK for you to make you reservation at GF.

[Disneybine]

If you have a car, by all means DRIVE there! It is so much more convenient!!!

[WDWfan]

Originally Posted by minemoz1

Driving is always faster to the resorts. However, if you are planning on going to the MK after breakfast, you would need to move the car to the MK parking lot (free parking as you are staying on property) as they only give you a 3 hour parking pass at the resorts--it would make taking the bus a little more convenient.

I agree! If you're going back to your resort or a different park after the meal I would drive, but if you're going to MK, I'd take the bus and the monorail or boat. The last time I went to 1900 PF for breakfast I took the boat over from the front gate and the monorail back. Both are great ways to travel!

[Principessa_di_Fata]

Another vote for driving!

[chezp]

Definitely drive if you have a car available - it's much easier and quicker.

[awrightsel]

We went from ASMovies to the GF earlier this year and were told to take the bus and hop on the monorail. That sounds much easier than it is. When existing the bus, I asked the driver where we needed to go to get on the monorail, he asked where I was going, I told him GF for breakfast. He told me to sit back down and he drove us to the GF. On the way over he explained that I would have had to have gone through security to get to the monorail entrance and at park opening that was going to take a while, I had 25 minutes left to get there and he said I would not have got there in time. I had a car on property and should have used it. I would have missed my ADR if it had been for that wonderful driver! I recommend driving!

[Sue M.]

We only had a car for the first day, as we were in Ft. Laud. for a week before then drove up to WDW.
The first night we had res. at Kona Cafe in the Poly, then planned to go to MK for the eve. So we drove to the Poly ate, and left our car there. At park closing we took the momorail back to the Poly & drove back to CBR.
After that we relied on Disney transp. so tried to make dinner res. near the park we were going to that day. When we went to the A.K. we had dinner at Boma. When we went to MGM we ate at the 50's Prime time and another night at Spoodles: you can take the boat from MGM to Spoodles. etc. We found using the Disney transp. not to be a problem planning that way.
Hope this helps. Enjoy.