Hi Meredith! I love how detailed you are with your planning. Thank you so much for all of your questions! We love helping Guests plan their magical Walt Disney World Resort vacations and I know your questions are helping other Guests as they plan their vacations too. Truly appreciate you!
When my family is at Walt Disney World Resort, regardless of which Resort hotel we are calling "home" that week, if we are using the
Walt Disney World bus service, we try to be at the bus stop 1 hour prior to the theme park opening time. This gives us plenty of time to catch the 1st bus and then make our way to the theme park and go through baggage check, get in line, etc. There have been a few occasions where we missed the 1st bus but still had plenty of time to make it to the theme park prior to the park opening.
It looks like you are trying to maximize every moment of your vacation and I love it. My husband and I were just talking about our next Walt Disney World Resort vacation and we plan to do the same as you. We will do our best to make it to the park opening each morning. In the afternoon, we will head back to our Resort hotel for some rest and pool time and then head back to either the same theme park or use our
Park Hopper ticket to visit another theme park that evening. So many options!
Disney's Pop Century Resort is so fun! You will love iconic themed decor. The pools are great so make sure you plan some "fun in the sun" time.
Thanks again Meredith and happy planning!
Kari