Doesn’t it feel like sometimes you’re seeing something at Disney World for the very first time?
Hollywood Studios
We’re not really talking about new attractions, restaurants, or experiences that have just popped up. No, we’re talking about those things that might as well have been Hidden Mickey’s for all the times we’ve passed them like they were hiding in plain sight. Well, we were today years old when we found out that there are some special Disney World guests who have their own private bus stop and we’d never noticed it!
Let’s set the stage. We’re having a lovely time at Disney’s Hollywood Studios when we decide it’s time to take a bus to our next destination. We pull up to the Bus Directory to find out which gate we need to go to like we always do.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios Bus Directory
We started scanning the sign to figure out our gate when we noticed there was one stop we had never noticed before.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios Bus Directory
Golden Oak has its own bus stop?? We had to see if this was real or if we were dreaming. On to gate 61!
Bus Stop Directional Sign at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Side note, if you didn’t know, Golden Oak at Disney World is an upscale residential community that’s located on Disney property and is filled with luxurious homes that are built by Golden Oak Realty and Disney Signature Experiences. They’re incredible homes that are stunning to look at and come at a pretty penny! But, enough about that. Let’s get back to finding that bus stop!
So, we’re making our way to Gate 61 (this section of the bus pickup is typically reserved for rideshare and taxi), when lo and behold, we find what we’re looking for!
Golden Oak Bus Stop at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Here was the “mystical” Golden Oak bus stop sign. We felt like we had found the golden ticket, but we had to know more.
Golden Oak Bus Stop at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
We spoke with a Cast Member who was nearby and found out that we were not hallucinating or delusional, and that we in fact had found the pickup for Golden Oak. They went on to share that pickups were only done by appointment with a Golden Oak van service. Would you look at that? The more you know.
Hollywood Studios
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When I worked at Disney World in back in 2016 we had Golden Oak a part of the list of free merchandise delivery and pickup. It was the only location not a hotel or the front of the park. I don’t recall if there was a Golden Oak pickup spot for vans, but I’d assume there was.