Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Margaritas? I'll take mine frozen, please! :SmileyMargarita1:With lots of saltI'll have mine on the rocks. Light on the salt please.if you insist.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 That's it for the DTD Resort Area. Up next are the Epcot Resort Area and the Wide World of Sports Resort Area. Did you know that there was such a resort area? It's made up of the sports complex and two resorts. Do you know which ones?Although I haven't heard of them being called part of the Wide World of Sports Resort Area, Pop Century and the Art of Animation Resort are the closest- so I am going to guess it's them.TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Southern Blessings 4 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 How fun to go Lou-ping with the famous Lou! Enjoying our bus ride! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Although I haven't heard of them being called part of the Wide World of Sports Resort Area, Pop Century and the Art of Animation Resort are the closest- so I am going to guess it's them.TCDCorrectomundo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 That's it for the DTD Resort Area. Up next are the Epcot Resort Area and the Wide World of Sports Resort Area. Did you know that there was such a resort area? It's made up of the sports complex and two resorts. Do you know which ones?Pop Century and Art of Animation. Now I can click to the next page and see if I was right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fugarwe(MN John(Juanito)) 23 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 I am really enjoying this tour. But could you help out those of us that have only really been to the parks and the campground and keep the names instead of the codes? I'm having a heck of a time following the two versions of Orleans, let alone the rest of it. And just yesterday I was creeping on disney and looking at google earth at the waterways. Can I get a bus ride from the fort over to the closest boat dock? I'd often wished I could sneak over there with my golf cart. I'm guessing that trip wouldn't last too long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kampfirekim 260 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 I thought it meant "damnforthesamepriceicouldhavedonethehoopdedooreview" For me it means "ican'tstayawakeuntiltheend". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 keep the names instead of the codes? I'm having a heck of a time following the two versions of OrleansThe Port Orleans resort, PO, is made up of two resorts, the Port Orleans Riverside resort, PORS, and the Port Orleans French Quarter resort, POFQ.Old Key West is OKW. Saratoga Springs is SS.Some add the letter R afterward which stands for RESORT, so Old Key West resort would be OKWR. I usually omit it, not always, for simplicity.Coming up next is CB, PC, and AOA, which stands for Caribbean Beach, Pop Century, and the Art of Animation resorts.Can I get a bus ride from the fort over to the closest boat dock? As the closest boat dock to the Fort is the one at the Fort, I'm not clear on what you're asking. Nicki aka Rebelstand 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Great tour, Lou! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 So now that we know, thanks to TCD, that the Wide World of Sports Resort Area is comprised of Pop Century and the Art of Animation resorts, lets head that way, but as we'll be going by the Caribbean Beach resort, let's stop in. The CB is actually an Epcot Resort Area resort and It's my favorite resort to drive through because it has a ton of stops and they're easy to pull in and out of. We'll go by the first stop, Martinique. The second stop is Port Royal which is where the CB food court and "Shutters" restaurant are located. I drop off a fair number of non CB guests there so it must be a pretty good place to eat. Because it's where most people have breakfast, it's also the busiest bus stop in the morning. The CB has 7, yup 7, bus stops, so if you get on at the first one, you have to sit through 6 more before heading out. The nice thing is that in the morning some parks split the 7 stops between two buses. That makes it bearableWe're not making all the stops. I'll be taking a short cut over to PC. The CB, PC, and AOA are interconnected by internal roads. On our way over to PC using the back road, we'll pass one of the "Cast Services" buildings. There are a bunch of these buildings property wide. This one, services the CB, PC, and I'm assuming, the AOA resorts. Depending on what resorts or park it services, Cast Services building locations may have parking, a cafeteria, costume dept., a computer room, rest rooms, clock-in and out terminals, administrative offices, a gym, and meeting rooms. As we walk through this one, you'll notice that this one has most of the services.The one at the Fort is located behind the TCD Ranch and as it services the Fort only, it doesn't have a full compliment of services. Here we are at PC. Look at those lines of people waiting for buses. Ahh, the values. It's a zoo here in the morning, so much so that there is a special bus dispatch control center located at Epcot which monitors the bus stops on surveilance cameras here and at the AOA in the morning. There are dedicated buses staged in the PC parking lot waiting to be called into service at one of the three resorts..The dining option is quick service only but they do have some specialties such as oven fired flatbreads, lo mein, pan-seared fish, and house made desserts.We're outta here and using a back road we're off to the AOA resort. Most of you know that this is a new resort. It's built where the second phase of PC was to have been built. In fact it uses the foundations and a few of the buildings that had been built for PC's second phase. They were left dormant for years. The AOA is the most visually stimulating resort on property. There are rooms, but it's mostly a suite resort. They've also kicked it up a notch as far as food offerings, but it's still only quick service. None of the three resorts share buses as all three a huge and it's a myth that PC has the best bus service. The same buses that service PC service all of the other resorts. Nicki aka Rebelstand 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 I hate fighting crowds to get on a bus. For that reason I don't think I'd like the values, unless I just drove myself everywhere. I know, I know....stay off the buses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 That last update was great, Lou.I learned some things I didn't know about how they monitor the bus stops. I also didn't realize how many bus stops the CBR has. We stayed there once a long, long time ago, and the thing that I remember is how far away we were from everything in that resort. I hated it. If we had a room closer to the action it would have been a completely different experience.Overall, the folks who run the transportation system do an amazing job getting guests around the property.TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 We stayed in the values for our first family trip. The bus was only bad at park closing. Then we sometimes had to wait for three or four buses to load before we could get on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Loving the bus tour and the inside dope the driver provides. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Loving the bus tour and the inside dope the driver provides.So that's how he gets people relaxed enough to spike them. AC in A2......Aaron 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Cool. This is one of those hippie busses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Cool. This is one of those hippie busses.It is?Let me off at the next stop, please.TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Was that TCD I heard screaming to get off the bus? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicki aka Rebelstand 272 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 It was.. it was.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Loving the bus tour and the inside dope the driver provides.Wait... did you just call Lou a dope? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TnBob 311 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 do we get refreshments on this tour? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 do we get refreshments on this tour?I hope so if we are getting dope. I'm getting the munchies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Well i was talking about information but you rowdy hellions can do whatever you want on the bus.Its a free country.:) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted January 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Cool. This is one of those hippie busses.It's a non-Hippie bus.do we get refreshments on this tour?Did you miss out on the Margaritas at OKW? Nicki aka Rebelstand 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TnBob 311 Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 now Lou, you know I don't drink, well not publicly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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