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Which Disney resort is a boat ride from Hollywood Studios?

EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios These parks are accessible via the FriendShip Boat from the following locations: Disney's BoardWalk Villas. Disney's Beach Club Villas. Disney's Yacht Club Resort.



Several of the "Deluxe" and "Deluxe Villa" resorts in the Epcot Resort Area are accessible via a relaxing boat ride from Disney's Hollywood Studios. The primary transportation is the FriendShip Boat service, which operates on a continuous loop around Crescent Lake. The specific resorts served by these boats are Disney's BoardWalk Inn, Disney's Yacht Club Resort, Disney's Beach Club Resort, and the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels. The boat dock at Hollywood Studios is located just outside the main entrance to the left. The journey is scenic and offers a unique view of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror from the water. Depending on which resort you are heading to, the ride takes between 15 and 25 minutes, with stops usually made at the Swan/Dolphin first, then the Yacht/Beach Club, and finally the BoardWalk before the boat continues to Epcot. In 2026, many guests still prefer this "water taxi" for its leisurely pace and the fact that it drops you off very close to the resort lobbies, making it a much more pleasant alternative to the bus system during the humid Florida afternoons.

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Disney's Beach Club Resort, Disney's BoardWalk Inn, Disney's Yacht Club Resort, Walt Disney World Swan Hotel, and Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel all connect to a walking path that leads towards Disney's Hollywood Studios. (Boat service from these five hotels to the park is also available.)

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As a guest at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, you can take one of the Friendship Boats to both Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios. The Friendship Boats also stop at Disney's BoardWalk Resort, Disney's Yacht Club Resort, Disney's Beach Club Villas and the Walt Disney World Swan Hotel.

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I think you'll be happy to know that you can still absolutely walk from Disney's Hollywood Studios over to EPCOT or vice versa if you prefer. The walk itself is about 20-25 minutes depending on your pace and can be absolutely stunning on a sunny day.

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The quickest way to get to Magic Kingdom Park from Disney's Hollywood Studios is by taking the direct bus. They typically arrive about every 20 minutes, and then it's about a 10-minute ride to your destination.

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Guests of Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa have an entrance right into Disney California Adventure Park. And Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel now has its own entrance into Disney California Adventure Park, as well!

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From Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, a pedestrian bridge lets you walk directly to Disney Springs Marketplace.

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From Disney's Riviera Resort to: Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort: 3 minutes. Disney's Hollywood Studios: 8 minutes.

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Cruise around Walt Disney World Resort in style—riding incredible aerial gondolas! Guests will enjoy a fun way to travel to EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios.

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Hollywood Studios is not directly accessible by the Walt Disney World Monorail. Conceivably, a guest could take the Monorail from the TTC to EPCOT, walk across the park to the International Gateway, then either walk or take a Friendship Boat to the Studios, though this would take a long time.

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Post times if you have them. Clearly it is the Skyliner. The Skyliner is ongoing and you barely have to wait. For the Friendship boats, you may have to wait up to 20 minutes, so I would say the Skyliner is definitely quicker to get from Hollywood Studios to Epcot.

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If you walk at a leisurely pace, you can make it to Hollywood Studios in under 20 min.

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