Disney’s Wilderness Lodge’s Bus Schedule (With Times)
Complimentary bus service to and from the parks is one of the many perks of staying at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. While the resort offers two forms of transportation, most destinations require a bus ride. So for this article, we’ll focus specifically on the bus system, including average travel times, the schedule, and what to expect during your stay.
Guests staying at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge can access two forms of complimentary transportation: buses and boats. You can take a boat or a bus to the Magic Kingdom. After 3:00 p.m., an additional boat service runs to Fort Wilderness and Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
Bus service is available from Disney’s Wilderness Lodge to all major theme parks, water parks, Disney Springs, and Disney’s Fort Wilderness and Campground. It’s important to know that Wilderness Lodge’s bus service is shared with Disney’s Fort Wilderness.
Wilderness Lodge and Fort Wilderness share a bus service to Magic Kingdom. The bus picks up in this order:
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Fort Wilderness (The Settlement)*
- Magic Kingdom
As of this late 2026 update, the road between the resorts is closed for construction. Therefore, the Magic Kingdom bus is traveling to the Outpost. We don’t have a timeline for how long this route/road work will last. See the article we wrote, “Wilderness Lodge Bus Ride to Magic Kingdom is taking longer,” for details from our last visit.
Wilderness Lodge and Fort Wilderness also share a bus service to Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Disney Springs. When you leave any of those destinations, you’ll stop at Fort Wilderness (The Outpost) on the return trip. The bus picks up in this order:
- Disney’s Fort Wilderness (The Outpost)
- Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Theme Park or Disney Springs
So you’ll have an extra stop on the return trip to the resort. (Please note that the Wilderness Lodge used to share some buses with the Contemporary, but that changed in the summer of 2026.)
*Extra buses usually service both resorts first thing in the morning when more guests travel to the parks. So, you might not always have that extra stop.
The bus stop at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge is off the resort’s side entrance, past Wilderness Lodge Mercantile, the gift shop. A long, covered walkway extends from the lobby to the bus stop. However, some of the waiting zones are in direct sunlight.
Here are our bus travel times from Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. These times do not include how long we waited for the bus. Wait-time signs are available at the resort bus stop and indicate when the next bus will arrive. The times below reflect the travel time from the resort to the destination, including the extra bus stop where applicable. These are averages from several trips and do not account for extenuating circumstances like heavy traffic.
| Buses From: | To: | Time: |
|---|---|---|
| Wilderness Lodge | Magic Kingdom | 12 minutes* |
| Wilderness Lodge | Epcot | 12 minutes |
| Wilderness Lodge | Disney’s Hollywood Studios | 18 minutes |
| Wilderness Lodge | Disney’s Animal Kingdom | 20 minutes |
| Wilderness Lodge | Disney Springs | 22 minutes |
*Reminder: this route might take longer with the road construction.
We hope you enjoyed this preview of the bus schedule for Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. You might also enjoy some of our other related content:
For more on how transportation works at the resort, see our Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Transportation Guide. For a more detailed look at the buses, check out our guide to Disney’s Buses.
To learn more about the resorts, see our guide to the Disney World Hotels. You might also like our overview of dining at Disney World. Need to know how to get around? Our beginner’s guide to transportation at Disney World is one of our top resources.
For touring the parks, see our Disney World Rides and Attractions guide. It links to attraction guides for all four theme parks. If you’re just getting started, you might like our Disney World Vacation Planning Guide. It brings together the resources you need to plan your visit. Check back with ResortsGal.com for more updates or sign up for our newsletter to receive updates in your inbox.
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