Transportation – Frequently Asked QuestionsOur complimentary Resort transportation—including buses, monorails and boats—generally operate from 45 minutes before a theme park's opening time until one hour after a theme park's closing time.
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Bus runs approximately every 20 minutes. Bus stop space C10 at Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC). Take Monorail to EPCOT. Bus service begins 45 minutes before park opening and departs the hotel approximately every 30 minutes, at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour.
Direct Disney World bus routes are available between some of the theme parks, though there are some exceptions. To travel between Magic Kingdom and Epcot, you'll need to use the Walt Disney World Monorail, Disney's “Highway in the Sky,” with a transfer at the Transportation & Ticket Center, or TTC.
Hours vary seasonally. In general, you can expect the Skyliner to begin running about an hour before EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios open, and to stop running about an hour after those parks close, but there is significant variability in this.
Disney Transport absolutely DOES provide direct park-to-park bus transportation in every combination to/from/between Epcot (front entrance), Disney's Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom.
It's a character name, Kronk is from The Emperor's New Groove. You see buses with character names sometimes when they're not ferrying guests around, I think it's Disney's version of out of service or off duty right now.
But on sunny days, Tracy, those buses to EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios typically do not run from Pop Century. Guests planning to visit those two theme parks must take the Disney Skyliner, while guests heading to Magic Kingdom Park and Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park would hop aboard a bus.
If riding the monorail isn't your thing, you can travel, albeit indirectly, from the Magic Kingdom to EPCOT via bus. Simply walk from the Magic Kingdom to any of the resort hotels around the Seven Seas Lagoon – the Contemporary (the closest), Polynesian Village, or Grand Floridian – and hop an EPCOT bus from there.
Of course, with so much to ride, eat, see, and do, you could spend at least one full day at Epcot, and some guests staying for a week opt to visit more than once, coming back another afternoon to take advantage of the restaurants and entertainment.
So when should you visit for the lowest crowds, generally? Go on a Wednesday! Fewer guests head to EPCOT mid-week and you can hopefully then walk up to the festival booths without having to wait in long lines. As a bonus tip — make sure to visit the festival booths early in the day.
Complimentary Resort transportation begins 45 minutes prior to Disney theme park opening time and up to 1 hour after Disney theme park closing time. Additionally, buses operate until 11:00 PM from the Disney Springs area.
Monorail from Magic Kingdom to EPCOTThe original and best-known method of traveling from the Magic Kingdom to EPCOT is the Walt Disney World Monorail, though it's not quite as direct a route as one may think.
How do I get from Magic Kingdom to Epcot by monorail? Take the Express Monorail to the Ticket and Transportation Center.Here you'll transfer to the Epcot line. There are signs directing you where to go at each station.
You would take the Magic Kingdom Park monorail to the Ticket and Transportation Center (TTC). Once you arrive at the Ticket and Transportation Center, you will disembark that monorail and board the resort loop monorail going to Epcot. Give yourself roughly 45 minutes for this trip.
The feature can be accessed in My Disney Experience by tapping “See Bus Times” when viewing an active hotel reservation. (In other words, unlike attraction wait times, these bus waits are not available if you're not presently staying at Walt Disney World.)