One of the perks of staying on Disney property is the use of Disney transportation. I simply don't understand those who stay on site, yet choose to spend upwards of $300 on a rental car for the privilege of driving from parking lot to parking lot.
And with fairly vivid memories of how well five people and a wheelchair fit into a rented Pinto, (childhood Trip The First) well, let's just give thanks for the accessible buses, shall we?
That's not to say that Disney Transportation (DT) is simple. If you want to do anything other than travel from resort to park, you need to do a little figuring. The UG suggests that you not use Downtown Disney as a transfer point between buses. Having ignored this good advice once, I cannot repeat often enough:
DO NOT USE DOWNTOWN DISNEY AS A TRANSFER POINT
You wait forever for buses, and then, when they do come, it takes half an hour just to get out of the parking lot.
On our last trip, we experimented with a little walking and were pleasantly surprised. From the lobby of the Contemporary, pushing a wheelchair, it was a five minute walk. From the Boardwalk to the back door at Epcot, ten minutes.
Walking gave us a new perspective on Disney. Previously, those paths were something we just glanced at as we travelled overhead on the monorail. Up close, you can really appreciate some of the landscaping, and it was surprisingly quiet. Hard to imagine that we were just a hedgerow and a bridge away from the hustle and bustle of the parks.
If you go, and can bear to spare the time, try out the different ways of getting from there to here. Next time, we'll be taking the boat to FW for the first time. All these years, and we've never seen the campground!
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