Pleasure Island Bus Stop

At present, Disney charges $ 17 per day for parking when going to one of their 4 major Parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom) unless you are staying in an official Disney Resort or unless you have an annual pass which includes parking. $ 17 per day is a bit steep, then again, what at Disney isn’t?! One way around having to pay the astronomical parking fee is to park at Downtown Disney and take one of their buses to one of their Resorts and then head to your Disney Park of choice. If you’re heading to Magic Kingdom or Epcot, a good choice is to take a bus going to the Contemporary Resort because you can then take the monorail. If you’re heading to Hollywood Studios or Animal Kingdom, a good choice would be Port Orleans.
There are signs marked with which stop number to wait at for the bus you want. There are also Cast Members around to answer questions and help get you where you are wanting to be.
The Disney bus transportation is great. The buses are comfortable and air conditioned. The drivers are safe and are generally very nice and friendly.
Keep in mind the buses aren’t going to go directly from Downtown Disney to the end destination. They often have to stop at Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach and they will often have to stop at another resort as well. So just sit back and relax.
There are times when the buses get extremely packed. It depends on the time of year, the time of day, and the resort you are staying at. The «economy» resorts are usually always packed and sometimes you may have to wait for a second bus to come because the first one may fill up.
The buses do run very frequently. On average, you’ll never have to wait more than 20 minutes for a bus, but sometimes, I see buses heading to the same place show up within minutes of one another.
There are benches under a shaded area so you at least do not have to stand in the sun to wait.
You’ll find soda vending machine here, but BEWARE! Just last week I overheard one of the bus drivers warning a guest to not use the machines because they often take your money and don’t give you a soda or water. He said it’s because the vending machines do not get used all that much and whoever it is that stocks the machines doesn’t do so very often. So use these machines at your own risk.
Finally, I’d just like to remind all you men to have manners. If you see an elderly person, a pregnant woman, a mother holding a sleeping toddler, etc., then please, please, please, get your tail up and give the person your seat so they don’t have to stand! I get so damn irritated on these buses because I see perfectly healthy young men sitting on their lazy, rude a$$es while some poor mother is holding a sleeping child in one arm and trying to hold on to the bus straps with her other hand. So, for goodness sakes, do the right thing! Yes, I’ve said this in other reviews… and yes, I’m saying it again. It’s really sad I have to say it at all!