Greetings Valerie and welcome back to planDisney!
You are going to love
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort! My daughter and her family had a recent stay in a Cars Family Suite, and my grandson had a great time Ka-Chow!
Valerie, to travel to the Magic Kingdom, you could take the complimentary Disney bus service that leaves the resort and drops you off near the front gate of the Magic Kingdom, but you would not get the boat ride you are requesting.
You would need to select and pay for a rideshare service to take you to the Transportation and Ticket Center for you to be able to ride the
Magic Kingdom Ferry. The ferry service will take you from the Transportation and Ticket Center across the Seven Seas Lagoon and drop you off at the front gate of the Magic Kingdom.
Valerie, if you didn’t want to have the extra cost associated with a rideshare service and you just wanted the view of the Magic Kingdom from across the Seven Seas Lagoon, you could take the complimentary bus from your resort to the Magic Kingdom and then take the ferry round trip to the TTC to get your water views! You could also take a resort boat to
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort from the Magic Kingdom and make the return trip across the Seven Seas Lagoon. So, you have many ways to get that water view once you arrive at the Magic Kingdom!
Valerie, once you do get to Main Street U.S.A., find a nice quiet bench, watch the happy people walking by, and enjoy a Mickey Bar or two!
Kurt