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Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Thu 29, 2013 9:12 am
by Cardinals314
In September and October, Disney will be testing a new bus route that goes from Downtown Disney to Animal Kingdom as well as the other way around. The bus will run from 3pm to 1am.
Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Thu 29, 2013 9:46 am
by dstrawn9889
well that is stupid of them. 'come on guys lets park at DTD, and not pay parking fees to get to a park!'
Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Thu 29, 2013 9:54 am
by Cardinals314
dstrawn9889 wrote:well that is stupid of them. 'come on guys lets park at DTD, and not pay parking fees to get to a park!'
Well the service starts at 3pm which kind of deters people from using it. During October and November, AK is only open till 5pm on most days. It almost seems like Disney may use it for extra parking at DD for the construction. The issue is that AK is so far away from DD that it kind of doesn't make sense in that case. I like the idea when there are extended hours for AK where you can spend a morning at DD and then head to AK for the afternoon once the crowd size at AK starts decreasing.
Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Thu 29, 2013 12:34 pm
by horizons1
This does seem like a strange location if the intent is overflow for DTD. Why not cordon off a back corner of the Epcot east lot instead?
Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Thu 29, 2013 1:44 pm
by cy1229
Seems to me this is designed to get people leaving AK after lunch to go to DTD rather than wherever else they're going. If they leave AK at 3 or 4, they have plenty of time to shop and eat dinner at DTD. The 1 am ending time allows them to go back to their cars before they go ... wherever. I wonder if this is targeting people who stay off-site, to keep them on property longer.
Crikey now I'm thinking like Wizz.
Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Thu 29, 2013 2:07 pm
by Wizzard419
And they said you couldn't improve.

Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Thu 29, 2013 9:13 pm
by Amy
cy1229 wrote:Seems to me this is designed to get people leaving AK after lunch to go to DTD rather than wherever else they're going. If they leave AK at 3 or 4, they have plenty of time to shop and eat dinner at DTD. The 1 am ending time allows them to go back to their cars before they go ... wherever. I wonder if this is targeting people who stay off-site, to keep them on property longer.
Crikey now I'm thinking like Wizz.
That argument makes a lot of sense. Not sure about the whole starting to think like Wizz though ~ that's a bit disturbing

Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Thu 29, 2013 9:16 pm
by cy1229
Amy wrote:cy1229 wrote:Seems to me this is designed to get people leaving AK after lunch to go to DTD rather than wherever else they're going. If they leave AK at 3 or 4, they have plenty of time to shop and eat dinner at DTD. The 1 am ending time allows them to go back to their cars before they go ... wherever. I wonder if this is targeting people who stay off-site, to keep them on property longer.
Crikey now I'm thinking like Wizz.
That argument makes a lot of sense. Not sure about the whole starting to think like Wizz though ~ that's a bit disturbing

TELL ME ABOUT IT!!!
Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Thu 29, 2013 9:22 pm
by Amy
Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Thu 29, 2013 10:02 pm
by Wizzard419
Ladies, ladies, you're both the ugly stepsister. Now you two decide which one of you gets the last flan.

Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Fri 30, 2013 7:43 am
by Amy
Wizzard419 wrote:Ladies, ladies, you're both the ugly stepsister. Now you two decide which one of you gets the last flan.

I like the ugly stepsisters, they are funny ~ ha! I don't like flan, you can have it ~ blech!
Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Fri 30, 2013 7:56 am
by cy1229
Amy wrote:Wizzard419 wrote:Ladies, ladies, you're both the ugly stepsister. Now you two decide which one of you gets the last flan.

I like the ugly stepsisters, they are funny ~ ha! I don't like flan, you can have it ~ blech!
I am a stepsister... Hubby will probably throw down over the "ugly" part.
Have a good weekend Wizz
Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Fri 30, 2013 9:19 am
by dstrawn9889
regardless of what they are planning to do, once you leave DTD for AK, you hop a bus to another park... and voila! no parking fees. and for the record it was always more relaxing to take the cruise to POR, and then take a bus to the parks from that lot...
Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Fri 30, 2013 2:09 pm
by Wizzard419
Amy wrote:Wizzard419 wrote:Ladies, ladies, you're both the ugly stepsister. Now you two decide which one of you gets the last flan.

I like the ugly stepsisters, they are funny ~ ha! I don't like flan, you can have it ~ blech!
No one likes flan, which is why you are being given it.
Re: Disney Testing Bus Service from DD to AK
Posted: Aug Fri 30, 2013 4:22 pm
by Amy
Wizzard419 wrote:Amy wrote:Wizzard419 wrote:Ladies, ladies, you're both the ugly stepsister. Now you two decide which one of you gets the last flan.

I like the ugly stepsisters, they are funny ~ ha! I don't like flan, you can have it ~ blech!
No one likes flan, which is why you are being given it.
Oh, I thought you persnickety types loved flan and bought it by the gallon at Costco...silly me
