Hi Kathleen!
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo! So happy that you have reached out to your Fairy Godmothers and Godfathers at planDisney as you get ready for the grand ball of them all, your Walt Disney World vacation!
So happy to hEAR that you will be staying at
Disney's Yacht Club Resort! With a fabulous location close to EPCOT and Disney's BoardWalk and that amazing pool known as
Stormalong Bay, it's a top choice for my family when we trek to see Mickey and company.
Use the
My Disney Experience app to stay on top of the
bus schedule at Disney’s Yacht Club resort. Under the "Resort Hotel" heading on the app, you can find out estimated times of arrivals for buses traveling to the parks. Typically they run every 20 minutes. (Keep in mind that the current method to travel to Disney’s Hollywood Studios from your resort is the
Disney Skyliner aerial gondolas.)
As you are getting pulled together in the morning, check the app to time your trip to the bus pickup area. With a little pixie dust, you may time it perfectly to arrive down at the bus stop a few minutes before your desired bus gets there. You don’t have to worry about the clock striking midnight and the bus turning into a pumpkin...the app will tell you the exact bus schedule and you won’t have to wonder if you just missed the bus or not!
As for ride sharing, pricing for Uber and Lyft will vary based on what time of day you plan on using the service as well as demand for that particular time. There have been times where we gladly used these services when bus transportation seemed particularly busy or late at night when we were eager to get back to our home resort after a long day in the parks. That said, with the
phased reopening of Walt Disney World, hopefully you will see a controlled amount of fellow Guests at each theme park and it will translate into shorter lines at the complimentary bus transportation to and from Yacht Club. It may not be the same as Cinderella’s coach to the ball, but I assure you that letting someone else do the driving for you is quite a treat.
Kathleen, transport yourself right back to planDisney as you continue planning your vacation. Once you’ve embarked on your trip, I hope you will be able to say that the glass slipper fit and the dream that you wished came true!
Sherry