Disney Transport
Nova LFS Bus at the Disney Springs Bus Station
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| Parent | The Walt Disney Company |
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| Commenced operation | October 1, 1971 |
| Headquarters | 3020 Maingate Lane Kissimmee, FL 34747 |
| Locale | Greater Orlando |
| Service area | Walt Disney World/Reedy Creek Improvement District |
| Service type | bus, boat, monorail, and parking lot tram |
| Destinations | 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, Disney Springs, 22 resorts, and ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (special occasions) |
| Hubs | Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney Springs, Blizzard Beach, and Typhoon Lagoon |
| Stations | 8 hubs, 22+ resorts |
| Depots | 1 Bus Depot, 1 Monorail Depot |
| Fleet | 12 Monorails Bombardier Mark VI 390 buses Nova Bus LFS Gillig Low Floor New Flyer Xcelsior Boats Ferries 2 Magic Kingdom-class 1 Kingdom Queen-class 7 Motor Launches 3 Motor Cruises 9 Friendship boats 15 River boats 28 Parking lot trams |
| Operator | Walt Disney Parks and Resorts |
Disney Transport is a mass public transit system of the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake, Florida. The transportation system provides free service to guests and consists of a monorail system, buses, watercraft, and parking lot trams. Most of the routes operated by Disney Transport are buses that run along the resort's public roads maintained by the Reedy Creek Improvement District and private roads. All of these modes of transportation do not charge a fare, which makes the entire network free to use.
Except where monorail or ferry service exists or walking is practical, direct bus service is provided from every hotel to every park and to Disney Springs, as well as between parks. The buses are fare-free, and anyone staying at a Disney resort can use the complimentary service between the parks and the resorts, though people who are not staying at a resort can also use the bus for free. Bus service to and from parks typically starts 45 minutes before the park opens and ends an hour after the park closes; buses from the resorts to Disney Springs run until 2 a.m. Bus stops are located near park entrances; near Disney Springs' Town Center entrance; and along roadways inside the resort (for more expansive resorts) or near the resort's entrance (for smaller resorts).
At some resorts, there are screens that indicate when the next bus to a given park will be arriving. This technology tracks the buses through GPS technology to give projected wait times, though buses usually run at intervals of no more than twenty minutes. On board the air-conditioned, ADA-accessible buses, announcements are played to indicate points of interest and bus stops. These announcements use GPS to determine which announcements should be played at which locations. Although the buses are ADA-accessible and can fit two wheelchairs/motorized wheelchairs per vehicle, people with strollers must fold these strollers before boarding the buses.
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