Getting from Animal Kingdom to Hollywood Studios

[MaC410]

My wife and I are planning a 4 park day on our next trip. We will be staying at the Beach Club and our park order will be Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot and Magic Kingdom. We chose that order to allow us to take the bus to Animal Kingdom, get to Hollywood Studios somehow, take the boat to Epcot and then take the monorail to Magic Kingdom.

The only thing that isn't planned out yet is getting from Animal Kingdom to Hollywood Studios. I know there are park to park buses but how frequently do they show up? Do you think it would be quicker to just take a bus back to the Yacht/Beach Club resorts and then take the boat to Hollywood Studios? Or do the park to park buses show up often enough.

 

[DisDreaming4116]

Uber would be the quickest option and since you are planning on going to 4 parks this day, time will be important. However, the park to park bus will show up every 20ish minutes.

 

[Miffy]

Yes to the above post. Please keep in mind that the bus stops at DHS are now quite a walk from the main entrance, so factor that in to the travel time. Personally, I'd Uber it--they drop you off much closer to the entrance.

 

[chris benton]

I'd put my money on the park to park bus or Uber being far more efficient than bus to YC, then Boat.

If rideshare operators are allowed to "circle" or station themselves near the ride share drop-off/pickup area, then more than likely you'll have one within a few minutes of ordering it, eliminating the "wait" for a bus, with probably a 10 dollar-ish ride.

The park to park busses are every 15/20 min.

 

[gharter]

Since time really matters when trying to do 4 parks, I would Uber from AK to HS.
The buses run every 20 minutes, but if yo ujust miss the bus, you could lose a lot of time waiting.
Dpending on how fast you walk, we have found it faster to walk back from HS to EPCOT than take the boat. YMMV.
I would not do the bus from AK to YC and then the boat. That will take a long time.
sounds like a fun day, Enjoy!

 

[MaC410]

Since time really matters when trying to do 4 parks, I would Uber from AK to HS.
The buses run every 20 minutes, but if yo ujust miss the bus, you could lose a lot of time waiting.
Dpending on how fast you walk, we have found it faster to walk back from HS to EPCOT than take the boat. YMMV.
I would not do the bus from AK to YC and then the boat. That will take a long time.
sounds like a fun day, Enjoy!

Walking from HS to Epcot is an option we were thinking about. I think in the end we will take the boat to give our feet/legs a little bit of a rest. We also wanted to be able to say we took all the different forms of transportation in one day!

 

[WEDWDW]

Another option would be to take the BWI bus and walk to DHS.

 

[cruisin5]

You could bus to BW and walk or bus to Swolphin and walk or boat.

 

[joelkfla]

If rideshare operators are allowed to "circle" or station themselves near the ride share drop-off/pickup area, then more than likely you'll have one within a few minutes of ordering it, eliminating the "wait" for a bus, with probably a 10 dollar-ish ride.

At AK, Uber/Lyft are required to stage in an off-site lot, which is a 5-10 minute drive to the pickup point.