Memorial Day is right around the corner (yes, somehow it’s May and Memorial Day Weekend is just a few weeks away — where has the time gone?), and that means crowds could be about to ramp up in Disney World again.
Guest Relations Cast Member at Disney Springs
This is especially true since the holiday also falls right around the time when some kids get out of school for the summer, and many families begin their holiday with a Disney trip. With all that in mind, knowing things may be more crowded for that weekend, we just want to make sure we’re all prepared — it’s POSSIBLE, but not guaranteed, that Disney could bring back their new unpopular bus rule in Disney Springs.
In case you missed it, back near Easter, when spring break crowds coincided with the holiday crowds, Disney implemented a new rule for their buses leaving from Disney Springs. With this new rule, guests could only take the buses to hotels from Disney Springs if they have a hotel or dining reservation. It only stuck around for about a week, and then when crowds died down after Easter, the rule went away.
Cast Members checking MagicBands
However, a Cast Member did tell us at the time that it was possible the rule could come back during other busy times of year, and in our eyes, Memorial Day weekend crowds mashed with summer crowds? Yep, that might be grounds to bring it back, which means we could see this go into effect around Saturday, May 23rd, to Monday, May 25th. To enforce the rule, Disney had Cast Members stationed ahead of stanchions at each section of bus stops, checking MagicBands and the My Disney Experience App for guests’ reservations. This essentially cut out all chance of resort hopping, which we know is a bummer for many people, especially if they’re enjoying a day outside of the parks, but still on Disney property.
Blockades put up
If this is the case and the rule does go back into effect, there are a few ways we recommend working around it while you’re on vacation. It may take a little more time than usual, but in the long run, it may be better than spending money on a rideshare to get where you need to go. Our top recommendations are:
- Head to the parks first (even if you don’t walk inside), and then take a bus from there to any of the hotels
- Get yourself to the TTC (Ticket and Transportation Center), where you can then enjoy the hotels on the Monorail loop, or take the EPCOT Monorail to get access to the Skyliner resorts
Disney Skyliner
We’ll keep an eye out and be sure to let you know if we see this rule come back into play, so stay tuned to DFB!
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How do you have access to the Skyliner resorts when you take the monorail to Epcot? The monorail lets you off at the front of the park and the Skyliner is at the back of the park?
Hi Sue! Guests with tickets that allow entry to EPCOT would be able to walk back to the International Gateway and take the Skyliner. If you do NOT have a ticket or access to EPCOT and still want to visit the Skyliner resorts from a Monorail resort (Contemporary, Poly, Grand Floridian) it is better to skip the monorail entirely and take a Disney bus from your resort to Disney’s Hollywood Studios where you will be able to access the Skyliner without requiring park entry.