So the major difference is that regular Lyft can only drop at TTC for Magic Kingdom while the Minnie vans could drop you closer where the busses go (at least the times we have used it). There is not any special rideshare line for the park entrances and you will be waiting in line with the cars.
Easy! Add an extra 15-20ish minutes to your arrival time, maybe more at a busy time. I drove from ASMo to Mk last week: took maybe 10 mins from parking lot to parking lot, 5 mins to walk to TTC, a few minutes to walk through security and up to monorail, 5mins waiting/riding monorail to MK. If there's a long line for he monorail, go with the ferry. And/or take the ferry if you're not pressed for time and want to enjoy a relaxing ride across the water!
We are going next week and we plan to drive instead of using resort transportation to the parks. The only one I questioned was MK since we would have to park at TTC and take boat/monorail over. We are staying at SSR, so do you think driving to MK is still the best option or should we bus it?
Bus.
You answered my question, maybe I should read to the bottom of the thread next time
Sounds like driving to MK may be the way to go for us, we would probably take the ferry over. Has the ferry or monorail been more crowded recently?
We would still bus to MK, unless we wanted to ride the ferry or monorail for fun. The walk from MK parking lot to TTC isn’t a fun start to the day, especially when it’s hot and humid, unless you’re one of the first into the parking lot and get to park up close. We often don’t come until after lunch.
Park hopping won’t be an issue, there hasn’t been a single day since it restarted when it hasn’t been allowed.
You answered my question, maybe I should read to the bottom of the thread next time
I think that will really depend on the time of day. I arrived around 1pm and neither had any line, but it may be different near opening. Both lines are visible as you walk into the plaza at TTC, so if you see a long one for monorail, head to the ferry. The ferry loads a TON of people per boat, so even if it has a lot of folks waiting, they'll all load onto the next ferry to arrive. CMs are always out there, too, telling people to use one or the other if one has a longer wait.
Same here with a 1pm-ish arrival. Parked immediately in Scar and was in MK within 10 minutes. The walk isn't any longer or worse than from the bus depot.
Also Disney is not being consistent. One one HM ride they were leaving every other buggy open. Later on second time they were filling every buggy. On BTMRR, they announced that all seats were being filled to expedite moving people through. On POTC, they were spacing seats with every other seat empty. TTA People Mover they were leaving empty cars between parties. Stopped in the Emporium on the way out. Wall to wall people. Made a quick exit. Felt nice to get back to our hotel.
from what I have been reading looks like buses start arriving before cars are allowed in for parking. MK is one park I would bus or boat
There's typically a barrier though while seated right? Plexiglass or something else?
Definitely true, although the gap is somewhat variable. Usually, buses can arrive about 15 to 45 minutes before the lot is open to private cars or Uber/Lyft. Uber/Lyft does, however, get you to the gate much faster than self parking. I know at least at DHS, there is a separate lane for them.
Absolutely agree. we were visiting family in Florida before our Disney portion of the trip so we had a rental car. It was glorious walking straight to the car and going exactly where we wanted to go, when we wanted to go. I would have been so frustrated if we had to deal with some of the bus situations I’ve read here. We also splurged on preferred parking - that was amazing at the end of the day after 10+ hours in the park.
