Orlando Local Transportation

 

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Walt Disney World Bus Transportation

LYNX – Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority

Disney’s Magical Express

 

Walt Disney World Bus Transportation

Walt Disney World operates it’s own fleet of bus transportation to transport guests from the resorts to the parks. The service is complimentary to resort guests and park ticket holders.

Schedules and Routes:

  • Resorts to Parks

Bus transportation service within the Walt Disney World Resort operates from resort to parks every 15 to 30 minutes.
Service from resorts begins 1 hour prior to park opening.
Busses run return trips to resorts until the parks are clear.

  • Between Parks

Buses run between parks 30 minutes prior to later Park opening, and buses run until later park clears of all guests.  Buses specially run:

Between the Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC) and Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Between TTC and Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Between Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot
Between Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Between Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Epcot

For traveling between Transportation and Ticket Center, Contemporary Resort, Polynesian Resort, Grand Floridian Resort, Magic Kingdom and Epcot, you should use the monorail.

  • Between Resorts

During park hours, head to any of the parks, and get on the appropriate bus at the park to head to the resort of your choice. Outside of park hours, head to Downtown Disney Pleasure Island and board the resort bus there.

  • Between Resorts and Downtown Disney Marketplace

Service begins 30 mins prior to opening
Last bus returning to resorts leaves at midnight

  • Between Resorts and Water Parks

Buses begin service from resorts 30 mins prior to water park opening
Buses run until the water parks are clear of guests

  • To Fantasia Gardens Mini Golf

From any park or Dowtown Disney, board the bus to the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin. The mini golf area is located very close to those two resorts and is within easy walking distance.

  • To Winter Summerland Golf

During Blizzard Beach operating hours, take a bus to Blizzard Beach and walk to the mini golf.
After Blizzard Beach closes, take a bus to Coronado Springs. At Coronado Springs, board an Epcot bus and notify the driver. For the return leg, notify a cast memebr at Winter Summerland who will arrange an Epcot bus to do the return.

  • To Disney’s Wide World of Sports

Take a bus to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and board the bus there. Service begins 30 mins prior to the Studios opening until 8:30pm.

 

LYNX – Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority

The Orlando public transportation “LYNX” system is one of the most robust public systems in Florida spanning three counties, over 300 buses, 65 routes, and 5,267 individual stops.  Worldcon attendees will want to use Disney Bus Transportation to either the Downtown Disney Marketplace or the Transportation and Ticket Center.  Link 50 (Downtown Orlando/Magic Kingdom) and Link 111 (Orlando International Airport/Disney) connects Walt Disney World with Greater Orlando and are the buses you want to take.  To find how to get a specific address/location, use the LYNX TripPlanner to input your starting location (Walt Disney World), and the address or location of where you want to go.

 

Disney’s Magical Express

One thing that Orlando in 2015 is pleased to share with is Disney’s Magical Express, a complimentary service provided to all Walt Disney World resort guests arriving to Orlando via airplane.  With Disney’s Magical Express, guests of Disney hotels check their bags at their hometown airport, bypass baggage claim at Orlando International Airport (OIA) and board state-of-the-art motor coaches to Walt Disney World Resort — while their bags are delivered directly to their resort room — after check-in. The complimentary round-trip service between Orlando International Airport and Disney hotels is designed to give Disney hotel guests the stress-free vacation they want.
Participating airlines currently offering this additional service are:

  • Alaska Airlines
  • American Airlines
  • AirTran Airways
  • Continental
  • Delta Airlines
  • JetBlue
  • Southwest
  • United
  • US Airways
So how do you take advantage of Disney’s Magical Express?

FOR YOUR ARRIVAL:

  • Before you leave home, you tag all your checked luggage with bag tags provided in your “Disney’s Magical Express Welcome Package” that will arrive about 10-15 days prior to your arrival. (you get 2 tags per person, the maximum allowed baggage on domestic flights)
  • Once you arrive at Orlando International Airport and pass through security you will be greeted by a Disney Cast Member.
  • The Cast Member will escort you to the Disney Welcome Center at the Airport to register your family and then its on to your motorcoach. (NOTE: you don’t go to baggage claim at all regardless of the airline you choose – your bags will go directly to your hotel room)
  • The motorcoach will make up to 4 stops (max) at Disney Resort Hotels. During the way, you will be entertained by video presentations.
  • Once you arrive at your Disney Resort Hotel you disembark the motorcoach, and check-in at the front desk of your resort and get your resort IDs (Key to the World Cards)
  • When you go to your room your checked baggage and carry-on items will be waiting for you in your room.
  • Estimated time from Airport to Front Desk? 30 mins or less.
  • Estimated time for your bags to arrive? In most cases your bags will beat you to your room.

FOR YOUR RETURN HOME:

  • The day before you check-out you will find a card in your room with your Magical Express departure time. This departure time will be about 2 hours, 45 minutes before your flight time.
  • *** If you are flying on Delta, Song, Continential, American Airlines, United Airlines, or Ted, bring your baggage to the lobby, and get your boarding pass and check your luggage in the lobby at the Airline Check-In Desk when you check out of your room. If you flying with any other airline simply skip this step.
  • At the scheduled time, be in the lobby with your baggage and/or carry-ons to board the Motorcoach.
  • The motorcoach will make up to 3 other stops (max) at Disney Resort Hotels before heading for the airport. On the journey back you will again watch an entertaining video presentation.
  • Once you arrive at the airport, get your boarding pass and check your luggage (if you need to), then go through security and then on to your flight home, thinking about all the great memories you have made.

Notes:

If you are on an international flight and Orlando is your first port of entry you and your luggage will need to go through customs first. After customs, return your baggage to the airport and Disney will claim your luggage to deliver to your Resort room.

If your flight changes anytime before you disambark, contact the Disney Reservation Center to update your flight information. If your departure flight changes once you arrive, contact the resort front desk to update your flight information.

If you flight is delayed for any reason, Disney is watching your flight status and will reschedule your Motorcoach assignment as to not delay your transfer once you do make it to Orlando.

If your luggage is delayed or lost, Disney will assist you in filing any claims with the airport.

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