Just one thing. The traffic around Downtown Disney.
Oh.
My.
Horrible.
We were staying at the Holiday Inn, on the Marketplace Side of Downtown Disney. We could walk to DTD from our hotel in less than five minutes. However, we decided one night to drive and park in the parking garage so that after the movie was over, we wouldn't have to walk the length of DTD and then the couple of blocks to our hotel at 11pm.
So, instead, when the movie got out, we sat in traffic for 40 minutes. To go less than two miles.
If you're thinking of driving past Downtown Disney, think again.
2002 - 2022: 20+ visits (POR, BW, All Stars, VWL, CSR, BLT, BC, SSR, CB, Dolphin, OKW, Poly, offsite x8)
DL - 1996, 2019
Next up - January 2023 short trip! We just want to try that 50th Anniversary chocolate monstrosity at Mexico!
Wonder if that was an anomaly or a usual occurrence??
Linda aka: Faline
INTERCOT Staff: Vacation Planning,Trip Reports and Disney Camping
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faline;2455804 wrote: Wonder if that was an anomaly or a usual occurrence??
It was like that all weekend. Most of the time we went around to Port Orleans, turned down Vacation Club Way, and around the other side of Downtown Disney. I should have gone that way on Saturday night, but I thought that even though there would be some traffic, it couldn't be THAT bad.
2002 - 2022: 20+ visits (POR, BW, All Stars, VWL, CSR, BLT, BC, SSR, CB, Dolphin, OKW, Poly, offsite x8)
DL - 1996, 2019
Next up - January 2023 short trip! We just want to try that 50th Anniversary chocolate monstrosity at Mexico!
Buena Vista Drive is under construction. I thought it was in response to the expansion and updating of DTD? Traffic around DTD has been bad for years. Hopefully the construction will ease some of the strain?
Beth & David
09/82 Treehouse Villas, 06/86 BVP, 10/95 CBR, 10/99 DI, 08/03 PORS, 10/05 POP, 11/06 AKL, 09/09 POLY, 10/10 Wonder, 05/11 Dream/PORS, 08/13 POLY, 11/13 GF, 04/15 POLY, 11/15 BLT, 11/16 Aulani, 03/17 BLT, 08/18 BLT, 07/19 AKL, 06/21 BLT
We avoided DTD all together in April. We were going to eat dinner there our first night but because of all the reports we went to City Walk instead.
Rita (aka NJGIRL)
faline;2455804 wrote: Wonder if that was an anomaly or a usual occurrence??
Definitely NOT an anomaly. It is like that pretty much all day everyday with the exception of early in the am. Buena Vista is under construction as well aa the construction associated with Disney Springs equals disaster. Taking the bus is not much better. I do agree that the new garage is great, especially now that they have completed the upper walkways.
Heather
YC-7/99,00,8/07
BC-8/01
Poly-8/02,03,7/05
POR-12/03,9/11
WL-7/04
POFQ-12/04,8/06
Pop-10/05,5/07,12/08,8/09,1/11,3/13
CBR-11/07,09,10/11,5/12
ASMo-1/09
ASSp-1/10,8/12
Offsite-8/08,5/09
ASMu-8/10,11/10
CSR-8/10
AoA-12/12, 9/13
Wow- what a nightmare! Hopefully that won't last all summer! The poor locals!!!
Haunted Mansion Girl
1990 & 1992 Off Site
2002 & 2003 Fort Wilderness
2004 Disney Wonder & Fort Wilderness
2005, 2008, 2011 & 2013 Riverside
2006 & 2008 Pop
2009 Disneyland
2011, 2013 & 2014 Coronado Springs
2012 CB Pirate Room
2015 POR
2016 June & Oct Off Site
2017 Sept Coronado!
