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From: Keane on 12 Jul 2010 17:30 On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:14:32 -0700 (PDT), PattiNH <floatinggum(a)gmail.com> wrote: >There's a good possibility I have to change my dates for next month. >This puts me on a cusp where the "summer" rates are ending and the >"fall" rates begin. I have the nights I need at one of the All-Star >resorts on the "fall" side, but the summer rates are about $40 a night >more. I can get the Hilton at Downtown Disney for considerably less - >it would save me $25 a night plus tax for the three nights I'd still >be under the "summer" rates so I was thinking of staying there for >three nights then switching to the All Stars. I already checked and >they don't charge a "resort fee" in addition to their rates as that's >the one thing that would end up making it about even. > >Can anyone tell me about any experience with the Hilton, particularly >transportation? That's my main concern since my daughter will be >keeping her car and not letting me use it. I know I can take >advantage of EMH there and pretty much walk across the street to >Downtown Disney, my main concern is getting to the parks in the >morning. I know buses don't run from DD to the parks in the morning, >but do they in the afternoon or evening? > >Also, when I have to change resorts, what time do buses start running >between DD and the resorts in the morning? I can't help with the buses, but I seem to remember someone here who stayed at the Hilton with his/her daughter, and she remarked, "It's not a Disney hotel." (That remark somehow took up valuable brain cells which might have been better used elsewhere...) Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: LVTravel on 12 Jul 2010 17:54 "PattiNH" <floatinggum(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:374c7b04-6790-48d8-910d-4ec149db8f82(a)e5g2000yqn.googlegroups.com... > There's a good possibility I have to change my dates for next month. > This puts me on a cusp where the "summer" rates are ending and the > "fall" rates begin. I have the nights I need at one of the All-Star > resorts on the "fall" side, but the summer rates are about $40 a night > more. I can get the Hilton at Downtown Disney for considerably less - > it would save me $25 a night plus tax for the three nights I'd still > be under the "summer" rates so I was thinking of staying there for > three nights then switching to the All Stars. I already checked and > they don't charge a "resort fee" in addition to their rates as that's > the one thing that would end up making it about even. > > Can anyone tell me about any experience with the Hilton, particularly > transportation? That's my main concern since my daughter will be > keeping her car and not letting me use it. I know I can take > advantage of EMH there and pretty much walk across the street to > Downtown Disney, my main concern is getting to the parks in the > morning. I know buses don't run from DD to the parks in the morning, > but do they in the afternoon or evening? > > Also, when I have to change resorts, what time do buses start running > between DD and the resorts in the morning? > > -- > Toodles, > > Patti �o� > http://www.myspace.com/pattinh > http://www.facebook.com/PattiNH > > You must have faith that the universe will unfold as it should.... > > I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, > because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. - Susan > B. Anthony While it has been a while since I stayed there, they do have EMH availability. It is more of a Hilton hotel than it would be a Disney hotel but that is not necessarily a bad thing. I enjoyed the rooms and other amenities. As for transportation, directly from their web site: The Hilton in the WALT DISNEY WORLD� Resort offers Disney's EXTRA MAGIC HOURS and is located directly across from Downtown Disney� in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Hotel guests will enjoy exceptional facilities at our Disney hotel, AAA's longest-running three Diamond Resort in Central Florida. Our official Walt Disney World hotel is only steps away from some of the most popular amenities and attractions, including: Extra Magic Hours - Each day one of the theme parks is open an hour early or stays open up to three extra hours in the evening. Complimentary shuttle service to Disney� theme parks Disney's Magic Kingdom� Disney's Animal Kingdom� Theme Park Disney's Hollywood StudiosT Disney's Epcot� Disney's Typhoon Lagoon� Water Park Disney's Blizzard Beach� Water Park Downtown Disney� Marketplace Downtown Disney� Westside They used to use Mear's transport buses with a Disney logo on them which went to all the hotels in the Downtown Disney area but again, I don't know what they use now.
From: PattiNH on 13 Jul 2010 06:12 On Jul 12, 5:54 pm, "LVTravel" <n...(a)nothere.com> wrote: > "PattiNH" <floating...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:374c7b04-6790-48d8-910d-4ec149db8f82(a)e5g2000yqn.googlegroups.com... > > > > > > > There's a good possibility I have to change my dates for next month. > > This puts me on a cusp where the "summer" rates are ending and the > > "fall" rates begin. I have the nights I need at one of the All-Star > > resorts on the "fall" side, but the summer rates are about $40 a night > > more. I can get the Hilton at Downtown Disney for considerably less - > > it would save me $25 a night plus tax for the three nights I'd still > > be under the "summer" rates so I was thinking of staying there for > > three nights then switching to the All Stars. I already checked and > > they don't charge a "resort fee" in addition to their rates as that's > > the one thing that would end up making it about even. > > > Can anyone tell me about any experience with the Hilton, particularly > > transportation? That's my main concern since my daughter will be > > keeping her car and not letting me use it. I know I can take > > advantage of EMH there and pretty much walk across the street to > > Downtown Disney, my main concern is getting to the parks in the > > morning. I know buses don't run from DD to the parks in the morning, > > but do they in the afternoon or evening? > > > Also, when I have to change resorts, what time do buses start running > > between DD and the resorts in the morning? > > > -- > > Toodles, > > > Patti ºoº > >http://www.myspace.com/pattinh > >http://www.facebook.com/PattiNH > > > You must have faith that the universe will unfold as it should.... > > > I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, > > because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. - Susan > > B. Anthony > > While it has been a while since I stayed there, they do have EMH > availability. It is more of a Hilton hotel than it would be a Disney hotel > but that is not necessarily a bad thing. I enjoyed the rooms and other > amenities. > > As for transportation, directly from their web site: > > The Hilton in the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort offers Disney's EXTRA MAGIC > HOURS and is located directly across from Downtown Disney® in Lake Buena > Vista, FL. Hotel guests will enjoy exceptional facilities at our Disney > hotel, AAA's longest-running three Diamond Resort in Central Florida. Our > official Walt Disney World hotel is only steps away from some of the most > popular amenities and attractions, including: > > Extra Magic Hours - Each day one of the theme parks is open an hour early or > stays open up to three extra hours in the evening. > Complimentary shuttle service to Disney® theme parks > Disney's Magic Kingdom® > Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park > Disney's Hollywood StudiosT > Disney's Epcot® > Disney's Typhoon Lagoon® Water Park > Disney's Blizzard Beach® Water Park > Downtown Disney® Marketplace > Downtown Disney® Westside > > They used to use Mear's transport buses with a Disney logo on them which > went to all the hotels in the Downtown Disney area but again, I don't know > what they use now.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Nearest I can find out is they seem to run the buses every half hour. Not necessarily a deal breaker. Just trying to decide if staying there over the All-Stars for three nights is worth the $100 difference, especially with the hassle of changing resorts for the last two nights. This is a shoestring trip, just done because I have an AP and my daughter has to be back at the collge that week... Here's hoping the other person who initially said she'd go with me does get the time off, then all of it's a moot point anyway.... -- Toodles, Patti ºoº http://www.myspace.com/pattinh http://www.facebook.com/PattiNH You must have faith that the universe will unfold as it should.... I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. - Susan B. Anthony
From: Don Jennings on 15 Jul 2010 12:24 "JackM" wrote ... > The DTD buses are operated just like the theme park buses in that early > mornings, their main job is to get people *to* the destination and not > return to their starting point. > > You may see a lot of Disney buses at the Marketplace in the morning but > very few will be picking up. They drop the two DTD stops and then drop > Typhoon Lagoon and are dispatched to their next route to pick up all over > again. > > I would not look at this option as being better than the Hilton's own > service. I might. If you want to get to a *specific* resort, you're going to need to talk to one of the bus controllers to make that happen. (Which is handy if you get to Animal Kingdom first thing in the morning and remember six minutes later that you left something at your resort and need to go back, not that I would have ever done that.) But if your goal is to get to a park, you can do that from *any* resort, so just get on the bus and if the driver asks where you're headed, tell him you need to get to [insert park name here] from whatever resort he's headed to, then switch buses there. If he presses you further, just exasperatedly mumble something that includes the phrases "too early for shopping" and "big fight" and "$600 worth of vinylmation keychains" and the conversation will probably end. (Not that I would have ever done anything like that.)
From: Keane on 15 Jul 2010 13:01
On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:24:52 -0400, "Don Jennings" <donjen(a)almost-ptd.net> wrote: > "$600 worth of vinylmation keychains" and the conversation will >probably end. (Not that I would have ever done anything like that.) My coffee almost reversed flow on that one... :-) Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com |