Hi there!
Welcome to planDisney.
I enjoy using the
Disney Skyliner! It's a smooth, comfortable ride, and feels like a park attraction but you don't need park tickets to use it, nor do you need to be a Disney Resort hotel guest. It's lovely to fly high above the resort, with great views of hotels and surrounding areas along the way.
There are Skyliner stations positioned at EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios, along with resort hotels
Disney's Riviera Resort,
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney's Pop Century Resort and Disney's Art of Animation Resort - those last two locations share a station.
You can indeed ride the Skyliner to EPCOT, and take the Skyliner back and forth all day, but you will have to get off at EPCOT and walk around to board another gondola for the return journey. The only location where you can stay on the Skyliner is at Disney's Riviera Resort. With that in mind, you can use it however you please, getting on and off at different hotels along the way, to look around or maybe relax with a drink or a snack, and then get back on to travel to the next stop!
Please come back if you have any further questions, and you can
send me a direct question if you wish. We will be happy to help you plan your magical vacation to Walt Disney World!
Sue