Disney College Program. What Is It? Part 3: Transportation

How does the bussing system work?

 The DCP offers Transportation for CP's who don't have a car to get to work, or prefer using busses to get to work, meaning that there are different busses that stop at every resort or park that is on Disney Property.

Each housing complex (besides Patterson Court) have bus stops. They all have benches and TV screens which display what time the bus should arrive and which ones are arriving. It was super helpful.

The buses each have a letter and once you arrive to your housing, you get a bus schedule which then tells you the times the busses are supposed to arrive and where they are going next. You also use the busses to go from complex to complex if you don't feel like walking, (unless you live or are going to VW because VW is not within walking distance to the other complexes) You may also use these if you want to go to the parks for fun.

Example: Bus A: Magic Kingdom

It would stop at The Commons, then Chatham Square, Vista Way, Wilderness Lodge, Contemporary, then Magic Kingdom Cast Services

So the buses have different orders in which they stop at the complexes, some only stop at CS and VW, and some stop at all , so if you wanted to go to The Commons, but you lived in Chatham Square, instead of going on bus A and waiting through all the stops, you would go on Bus C.

Example: Bus C: Epcot

Chatham Square, The Commons, Vista Way, Epcot Cast Services

Here are the rest of the buses...

Bus B: Magic Kingdom (CS,VW, Polynesian Resort, Grand Floridian Resort, MK Cast Services, TTC (Ticket and Transportation Center))

Bus D: Disney Springs Resort Area ( VW, CS, Port Orleans French Quarter, Port Orleans Riverside, Port Orleans Cast Services, Saratoga Springs, Old Key West)

Bus E: Disney's Hollywood Studios (CS, TC, VW, Hollywood Studios Cast Services, Swan and Dolphin (on request), Yacht and Beach Club, Boardwalk Resort

Bus F: Typhoon Lagoon Waterpark and Disney Springs ( VW, TC, CS, Typhoon Lagoon, Disney Springs)

Bus G: DHS Resorts ( CS,VW, Caribbean Beach, Old Port Royale, Pop Century, Art of Animation, ESPN)

Bus H: Leisure (VW, TC, CS, Wal-Mart, Post Office, Publix/Walgreens)

Bus M: Florida Mall (This Bus would only go a few days a week)

Bus J: Disney's Animal Kingdom ( VW, TC, CS, DAK Wardrobe, DAK, DAK Lodge Resort)

Bus K: All Star Resorts, Blizzard Beach etc. ( VW, CS, AS Sports, AS Music, AS Movies, Blizzard Beach Waterpark, Coronado Springs Resort, Cast Connection)

So as you can see, sometimes taking the bus, especially on days off to go to a park or resort, it can
be a long ride.

Should I bring a car?

Yes! If you have one, and you can take it, BRING IT! Some people drive their in there car, and I know a few people who shipped it. Whatever the way, bring it if you can.

I didn't bring a car down, and not having one, made some of my days more difficult. If you don't have one, most likely you will know someone who does, so you can always tag along with them, but your schedules may not always be the same. There were quite a few times, where I had to go and get groceries and try to carry them all back by myself. It was really hard, I did struggle carrying 20 bags of groceries on a bus. And the trips were long as well. I was lucky enough to work at Epcot, so the C bus didn't stop anywhere else but housing and Epcot, but for others who worked at a resort, would sometimes have to catch a bus 2 hours before their shift.

So I recommend you bring a car to use for days off and shopping, then take the buses for work. This way you will save gas, and if a bus is running late, you will always have a back-up.

Go on and read Part 4 on arrival!
Thanks
-S