VFLnSFD 0 Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Good Morning! I'm new around here. My family will be bringing our pop-up to the fort in September for the first time. I spent most vacations in our camper at FW growing up, though, so I have a lot of general familiarity. My husband and I have been bringing our 3DDs at least once a year since birth, sometimes on property and sometimes off. I was also a college programmer. So, I have a large body of WDW knowledge, but I am really excited about growing my FW knowledge! My first question is about morning boats to MK. We have a pre-RD BOG ADR. I despise driving to MK. Will the boats be running that early from the fort? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Your best bet is to take a resort boat to the Contemporary. I believe those start running at 6:30a. Then you can either take the monorail to MK, which will mean going around most of the loop, with all the stops, or you can just walk over to MK from the Contemporary. Editting to clarify: The boats from FW to MK start running 30 minutes before the stated park opening time. parrothead7368 aka Norm 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 If I did this right, this link should take you to a post that shows a map with a purple line tracing the path you want from Contemporary to MK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFLnSFD 0 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Thanks so much! I hadn't thought about the boat to CR running that early! We are daily rope droppers, so it looks like even our non-breakfast morning we will need to do this! I'm not a huge fan of the CR theming, but that walk to MK sure is nice and easy! Thanks again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cortezcapt (Derek) 156 Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Good morning and WELCOME! Marty is right the resort boats start at 6:30 and will take you to the Contemporary. I'm not sue what time the monorail starts running, but the walk is not to bad. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 46 minutes ago, Momof6....aka Marty said: Your best bet is to take a resort boat to the Contemporary. I believe those start running at 6:30a. 20 minutes ago, Cortezcapt (Derek) said: Marty is right the resort boats start at 6:30 and will take you to the Contemporary. I'm not sue what time the monorail starts running, but the walk is not to bad. So close! It's 6:45. But, Marty gets half credit for getting the MK boat start time correct: And yes- they do adjust that time for Extra Magic Hours. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFLnSFD 0 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 28 minutes ago, Cortezcapt (Derek) said: Good morning and WELCOME! Marty is right the resort boats start at 6:30 and will take you to the Contemporary. I'm not sue what time the monorail starts running, but the walk is not to bad. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Thanks for the welcome! (& the info! ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cortezcapt (Derek) 156 Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 So close! It's 6:45. But, Marty gets half credit for getting the MK boat start time correct: And yes- they do adjust that time for Extra Magic Hours. TCD We were giving them an early start so they could be first in line. Haha. I could have swore it was 630 but thanks for the correction. I not ever up early enough for it to matter. My biggest concern is when they stop running. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 This is from the booklet they give us at check in on 6/28 Magic Kingdom Park boat service is available 30 minutes( including extra magic hour mornings) before the park opens to approx. 60 minutes after park closes... weather permitting Boat service between Fort Wilderness, Wilderness Lodge, and the Contemporary is available from 6:45am to 11:30pm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Just wanted to say WELCOME to Fort Fiends! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFLnSFD 0 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 9 minutes ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said: Just wanted to say WELCOME to Fort Fiends! Thanks! I'm excited to be here! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helmsey......Todd 134 Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Question has been answered but wanted to say welcome to the madness! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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VFLnSFD 0 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 52 minutes ago, Helmsey......Todd said: Question has been answered but wanted to say welcome to the madness! Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VFLnSFD 0 Posted July 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 17 minutes ago, Grumpy and Grandma said: Thanks! I know that I will learn a lot! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Welcome! I swear I caught one of those boats at 6:30 for a 7AM EMH. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 6 hours ago, GaDawgFan.....Kelly said: Welcome! I swear I caught one of those boats at 6:30 for a 7AM EMH. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I think they run early sometimes as we've caught one that arrived before 6:45. My guess is the Captain was ready to go so he went. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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