My morning tower bus to AK was empty when it arrived and went straight to AK. Now by afternoon buses were stopping at all stops. When I got the tower bus stop at 4:25pm and it said next bus to MK at 5:05pm I took a rideshare. No way was I gambling there would still be room on a bus with that much of a wait for one.
My best guess is to keep the public away from the NBA players.
Look for us there. it will be me, my 13 yo daughter, my brother with Down Syndrome and my 75 yo mom. So we won’t be hard to miss lol.
We arrive the 21st. We have not received a call. Keeping my fingers crossed
I imagine it's going to get even busier and harder to get a bus at GDT now that Ranchos is open too. I really hope they fix this or add more buses....or something.
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OMG that’s crazy!!I imagine it's going to get even busier and harder to get a bus at GDT now that Ranchos is open too. I really hope they fix this or add more buses....or something.
Once DD and I thought there would possibly be a brawl. The MK line wrapped up towards GDT entrance and a number of people were coming down the steps trying to insert themselves in the front of the line. The first bus didn't come to about 8:40-45ish (and we are at the bus stop 7:20-7:30 people because sometimes they do come at 7:45 as we've also experienced).
I hope you got on a bus shortly after posting! And have a fun day
I should clarify
. I'm not sure it actually reached GDT, but wrapped up the ramp to where we couldn't see people getting on the line anymore quite a while before any buses came.Do you think they'd close Ranchos and maybe Cabanas back up? I guess I figured once they opened, they opened (and maybe delay Movies another month)? I'm not sure logistically which would be more efficient and cost-effective?
I should clarify
You took one for the team! On our AK day, a group behind us bailed at about 8:30 and we all joked that as soon as they left, that would trigger a bus to come (also finally arrived around the 8:45 mark).
Do you think they'd close Ranchos and maybe Cabanas back up? I guess I figured once they opened, they opened (and maybe delay Movies another month)? I'm not sure logistically which would be more efficient and cost-effective?
I think they’ll keep Ranchos open. So far they have not closed anything they’ve reopened unless they’re refurbishing it. I think their must be pretty steep costs associated with reopening parts of the hotels the creates a reluctance to close again.Honestly, I have no clue at all!
I'm just thinking they were keeping everyone in one spot for logistic reasons. If they have enough people booking to open up the entire resort, then I would imagine they would have to open the food court, which unfortunately doesn't seem to be in the cards for now.
At the airport, I picked up 2 liters of water to get us started since I didn't know what it would be like without refillable mugs or how much it would cost to buy at the gift shop. Also had packed individual containers of peanut butter and jelly I had at home to get us started. Those must have been confiscated by TSA though since we never did find them LOL (I didn't think to put them in ziplock bags. TSA left my bread intact, so we were good there. Although, that was in a ziplock bag haha.)
What type of room? We normally book standard and have stayed in all three areas. I like Cabanas the best, personally, but we also drive and don't take the bus. Casitas is nice when you depend on the bus.
