Walt Disney World is a big place — with four theme parks, two water parks, Disney Springs and more than 25 hotels, it can be tough to choose where and how to get where you want to go. Luckily, you can get almost anywhere within the resort using free transportation. This is especially hopful if you're staying on-site at a Disney Resort hotel, which we toadally recommend. But even if you're staying off-site and have a Park Hopper ticket, you can use the free buses, monorails and more to leap from park to park.
There are lots of options when traveling to and from Disney's Hollywood Studios. This park, which celebrates the magic and adventure of movies, is home to Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, Toy Story Mania and the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. Disney's Hollywood Studios is also the home of the immersive Star Wars Land, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, where galactic adventurers can explore Batuu. Knowing all of the Hollywood Studios complimentary transportation options can save you time when traveling to this popular park.
Disney's Hollywood Studios Free Transportation Options
Disney Skyliner
Disney Skyliner, a sky-high gondola transportation system, includes a stop at Hollywood Studios. It connects EPCOT and Hollywood Studios with Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney's Pop Century Resort and Disney's Art of Animation Resort. However, there is no direct line between EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios. You'll have to hop off and transfer lines at the Caribbean Beach station. It's about a 12-minute ride from EPCOT to Caribbean Beach and a five-minute ride from Caribbean Beach to Hollywood Studios (don't froget to account for extra transfer time).
Buses, Boats and More
You might have guessed that you can catch a bus from the Disney hotels to Disney's Hollywood Studios, but did you know you can take a boat from Hollywood Studios to EPCOT? Here is a look at all of your options!
From Disney's Hollywood Studios to Other Disney Theme Parks
To Magic Kingdom: Bus service
To EPCOT: Friendship boat, Skyliner or walkway
To Disney's Animal Kingdom: Bus service
From Disney's Hollywood Studios to Disney Resort Hotels
To Disney's Beach Club Resort: Take Skyliner, Friendship boat or walk.
To Disney's BoardWalk Inn: Take Skyliner, Friendship boat or walk.
To Disney's Yacht Club Resort: Take Skyliner, Friendship boat or walk.
To Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotels: Take Skyliner, Friendship boat or walk.
To Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort: Take Skyliner.
To Disney's Pop Century Resort: Take Skyliner.
To Disney's Art of Animation Resort: Take Skyliner.
To all other Disney Resort hotels: Take the bus.
From Disney's Hollywood Studios to Disney Springs (currently unavailable)
One-way bus service was previously available from Hollywood Studios to Disney Springs after 4 p.m. each day. This one-way service is intended to provide on-site hotel guests transportation to the entertainment area after a day in the parks and drops off at Town Center. At the end of the night, guests would take the bus from Disney Springs back to their Disney hotel. Transportation to Disney Springs is currently unavailable from the theme parks, but remains available from Walt Disney World Resort hotels.
To Disney's Hollywood Studios from Other Resort Destinations
From Magic Kingdom: Bus service.
From EPCOT: Take Skyliner, Friendship boat or walk.
From Disney's Animal Kingdom: Bus service.
To Disney's Hollywood Studios from Disney Resort Hotels
From Disney's Beach Club Resort: Take Skyliner, Friendship boat or walk.
From Disney's BoardWalk Inn: Take Skyliner, Friendship boat or walk.
From Disney's Yacht Club Resort: Take Skyliner, Friendship boat or walk.
From Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin Hotels: Take Skyliner, Friendship boat or walk.
From Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort: Take Skyliner.
From Disney's Pop Century Resort: Take Skyliner.
From Disney's Art of Animation Resort: Take Skyliner.
From all other Disney Resort hotels: Take the bus.
*Note: Most areas throughout Walt Disney World, including Disney theme parks, Disney water parks, Resort hotels and the Disney Springs area, are accessible by bus. Some bus routes may require a transfer from one bus to another.
Traffic in Hollywood, California might be tough to tackle, but Disney's Hollywood Studios' transportation is a breeze! There are plenty of ways to get from resort to park and back again ... including Disney Skyliner. Are you excited about this transportation option? Tell us in the comments!
Related: Getting to and from Magic Kingdom on Disney's Free Transportation
Related: Getting to and from EPCOT on Disney's Free Transportation
Related: Getting to and from Animal Kingdom on Disney's Free Transportation
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