| Walt Disney World (WDW) is approx. 43
square miles. It is a large resort complex and getting around the
resort takes time. Disney has put together a very robust and integrated
system of busses, boats, monorails, trams, and roads to move guests
around outside the parks. Inside the parks Disney has just as many
transportation options available. The entire system can be overwhelming
at first, but if you stop to think about the system before embarking
on your trip you will find it not that scary.
The first thing to remember when navigating
WDW is that it takes time to get anywhere. You cannot just zip from
place to place instantaneously. Always allow yourself plenty of
time. For most trips a good rule of thumb is anywhere from 30-60
minutes.
The best way to visualize the system is to
think in terms of various hubs. Each major destination (themepark,
waterpark, Downtown Disney) acts as a hub. Various transportation
options leave from this and go out to other hubs or to the resorts.
So if you want to go from Themepark to Themepark you can usually
do this without any connections. If you want to go from resort to
resort though you will most likely need to make a connection at
one of the hubs. We will go into more detail on this in the various
sections. We have divided transportation up along the lines of what
mode it is.
Modes we cover:
Monorails:
Connect some Magic Kingdom resorts, and MK->Epcot
Boats:
Magic Kingdom Resorts, EPCOT resorts, and downtown Disney resorts
Busses:
Almost everywhere
Other:
Everything else in the world, including walking, driving, trams,
etc...
If you were interested in getting to WDW from the airport please
visit our planning section. Click
here.
On average 200,000 Disney guests ride the various forms of
transportation each day |
disneygeek.com
