What is the quickest and easiest way to get to Magic Kingdom from an outside hotel?|128271

We will be staying at the Hilton Parc Soleil in March. This will be out 1st trip to Disney and we have a 4 year old daughter. We will want to take a break in the afternoon and return to our hotel for a break. What is the best, quickest way to get to and from Magic Kingdom? Should we park at the lot, or park in downtown Disney and take their bus system? Thanks.

Parking is now $14. If you park in downtown Disney you will have to take a bus to the transportation center _ transfer to a bus going to your park. You save the parking fee but it takes more time as you will have to reverse this process when you return after your break. If time is the major factor then the parking lot is your best choice.

Actually, I would have recommended staying at a Disney resort. If you are travelling with younger children especially, not only is it MUCH easier to get back to your hotel for mid-day breaks, but you get all of the OTHER perks of the on site resorts. Plus Disney has a resort to fit ANY budget.

Continuing with my thought, if you stay at one of the value resorts, say the All-Star Movies, which is more than kid friendly, you will be able to save money using the Disney Dining plan, Magical Express to and from the airport (free), transportation system, plus the famous Disney service.

Trust me, when you add everything up, including park passes, hotel, service, convenience, and all of the other intangebles that Disney offers, staying on property makes the most sense. They take great care of their guests. Once you stay on property you will never stay off property again.

Check and see if your hotel has it_s own shuttle. Now, you will be a a slight disadvantage, since the shuttle won_t go door to door and it won_t run as often as the Disney resort shuttles do. However, it may be the best option. If no shuttle, I agree with the other posters, park at the TTC and hop a Disney bus from there.

I suggest checking out the disboards. The disboards is a message boards type website that is all about going to Disney. You can get resort reviews, tips for getting around on and off property, hotel advice, restaurant reviews, and find just about any topic you can think of. I put the link below.

Hope this helps, have a great trip!

Park at the TTC (Transportation and Ticket Center). From there you can either take a boat or the Monorail to the Magic Kingdom.
If you take the Disney buses from Downtown Disney, you_ll have to transfer at one of the resorts, then catch a bus to the parks. This could take you a few hours. There are no direct buses from Downtown Disney to any of the parks.

exactly what carol said..
It_s probably to late now but being that its your 1st trip to disney you should have stayed at a disney resort. Disney_s magical express would have picked you up from the airport transported you and family to your resort and taken you back to the airport in a timely manner. So, no need to rent a car and while on the WDW property disney buses take you to all the parks free of charge..no parking fees...but back to what carol said the buses don_t take hours :)