Use this Disney Skyliner map when resort hopping or traveling to EPCOT or Hollywood Studios.

The Disney Skyliner operates at Walt Disney World Resort as one of its transportation options, giving guests an easy way to resort hop and get to EPCOT and Hollywood Studios.

If you’re used to using the Disney World bus transportation or hopping on the Monorail, be sure to consult a map of the Skyliner before your next trip. Once you see how convenient it makes it to travel to EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, you might want to consider leaving your normal resort on the Seven Seas Lagoon and instead looking at a Value resort like Pop Century or Art of Animation.

Disney Skyliner Map

Disney Skyliner map. Photo courtesy of Disney

As you can see, the Skyliner has three ends to it: one at Hourglass Lake between Art of Animation and Pop Century, one at Hollywood Studios, and one at EPCOT. There are stops along the way at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort and Disney’s Riviera Resort

Here’s another look at the Skyliner route with a custom-made Disney Skyliner map. If you ever want to map out your own trips, you can access Disney Park maps via My Disney Experience or directly on the website.

Map courtesy of Disney

Disney Skyliner Stations

There are five Skyliner Stations on Walt Disney World Property:

• Between Disney’s Art of Animation Resort and Disney’s Pop Century Resort
• At Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
• At Disney’s Riviera Resort
• At Disney’s Hollywood Studios
• At EPCOT

Between Disney’s Art of Animation Resort and Disney’s Pop Century Resort

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When you look at your Disney Skyliner map, you can see that this station (the farthest from the parks) sits in between the two resorts. A bridge connects the two resorts (Art of Animation was once meant to be an extension of Pop Century, hence the easy connection), and the Skyliner Station sits smack dab in the middle of the bridge on Hourglass Lake.

Depending on where at each resort you’re staying, plan on a 5- to 10-minute walk to the station. Be ready to speed-walk (and early) if you are rope-dropping.

A view of the Hourglass Lake Skyliner stop between Art of Animation and Pop Century. Photo by Laurie Sapp

Cross the bridge from your resort to find this Skyliner Station. Photo by Laurie Sapp

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At Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

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The Disney Skyliner Station at the Caribbean Beach Resort is located just across the lake from the Trinidad section of the resort. (If you’ve ever stayed in a Pirate Room, this is the same section.)

The Caribbean Beach Resort Skyliner Station. Photo by Laurie Sapp

Signage at the Caribbean Beach Resort Skyliner Station. Photo by Laurie Sapp

At Disney’s Riviera Resort

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Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort is long (and straddles both sides of the lake), so while this is considered the Riviera Skyliner Station, guests staying in the Beach Aruba area of Caribbean Beach have easy access. The station is located between the Aruba rooms of Caribbean Beach and the Riviera Resort.

Signage at the Riviera Skyliner Station. Photo by Courtney Reynolds

The Riviera station. Photo by Tatjana Lazar

At Disney’s Hollywood Studios

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At the Caribbean Beach Resort station, you’ll need to change over to a separate line of the Skyliner to get to Hollywood Studios. This will drop you at the front gate of DHS.

The Hollywood Studios Skyliner Station. Photo by Laurie Sapp

The sign at the Hollywood Studios Skyliner Station. Photo by Laurie Sapp

At EPCOT

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Unlike the Skyliner to Hollywood Studios, which puts you at the front entrance, the Skyliner to EPCOT takes you to the International Gateway entrance. If you’re visiting EPCOT primarily to explore World Showcase, enjoy festival offerings, or to rope-drop Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, this is the ideal starting point anyhow.

The EPCOT Skyliner Station. Photo by Brett Svenson

The line forms here to ride back to your hotel after Harmonious … and it gets loooong. Photo by Laurie Sapp

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A Note on the Turn Station

Your Skyliner gondola will slow down to turn here. Photo by Laurie Sapp

Be prepared for the Skyliner gondola to slow down during your journey between the Riviera and EPCOT. There’s a turn station here; you don’t get off or on, but to redirect to the resort or EPCOT, respectively, the gondola will need to slow down to make the turn.

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Disney Skyliner Resorts

There are four official Disney Skyliner resorts:

• Disney’s Pop Century Resort
• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
• Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
• Disney’s Riviera Resort

However, because of the EPCOT station, you can easily take the Skyliner to Hollywood Studios when staying at an EPCOT area hotel:

• Disney’s Beach Club Resort
• Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
• Disney’s BoardWalk Inn
• The Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
• The Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel

Note, however, that there is a walking path from these EPCOT hotels to Hollywood Studios. It’s roughly a 10-minute walk. If you want to avoid the Skyliner lines, get in some extra Disney steps, and arrive as early as you’d like for a Hollywood Studios rope drop, it may make more sense to walk.

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Disney Skyliner Travel Times

The Skyliner logo. Photo by Laurie Sapp

So how long does it take to get from A to B on the Skyliner? We’ve broken it down based on the resort. Note that these estimates do not include time spent in line or the time it takes to change lines at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort.

From Disney’s Art of Animation Resort and Disney’s Pop Century Resort to:

• Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort: 5 minutes
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 10 minutes
• Disney’s Riviera Resort: 8 minutes
• EPCOT: 18 minutes

From Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort to:

• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort and Disney Pop Century Resort: 5 minutes
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 5 minutes
• Disney’s Riviera Resort: 3 minutes
• EPCOT: 10 minutes

From Disney’s Riviera Resort to:

• Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort: 3 minutes
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios: 8 minutes
• Disney’s Art of Animation Resort and Disney’s Pop Century Resort: 8 minutes
• EPCOT: 10 minutes

From park to park:

• Disney’s Hollywood Studios and EPCOT: 18 minutes

Disney Skyliner Facts

The Disney Skyliner crosses bodies of water. Photo by Laurie Sapp

Here are some fast facts about Disney’s Skyliner:

• Height: The highest point of the Skyliner is 60 feet.
• Speed: The Skyliner reaches a top speed of roughly 11 miles per hour.
• Opening date: The Skyliner opened on September 29th, 2019.
• Cost: The Skyliner is completely free.

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Disney Skyliner Tips

Planning to use the Skyliner at Walt Disney World? Check out our tips before you take flight:

Line Up Early

If you intend to rope drop EPCOT or Hollywood Studios, you’ll want to get in line early. Many other guests at your resort will have had the same idea. How early to line up for the Skyliner depends on the time of year and which resort you’re at.

Line up early. Photo by Cliff Wang

If you’re at Pop Century or Art of Animation and going to EPCOT, you’ll want to be on one of the first gondolas to have a chance at a true rope drop since guests staying at Caribbean Beach and the Riviera have fewer stops and a shorter distance to go.

Remember, if you are going to Hollywood Studios and traveling from Disney’s Pop Century, Art of Animation, Riviera, or an EPCOT resort, you’ll have to change tracks at the Caribbean Beach Skyliner Station. That means you’ll have to wait in a second line.

Check the Schedule for Rope Drop

Make sure you know when the Skyliner will start operating on the day you hope to rope drop Hollywood Studios or EPCOT. If it is not running early enough, consider alternate transportation, like a bus, walking, or rideshare.

Always check to see what time the Skyliner starts running. Photo by Laurie Sapp

Often, Disney transportation will start earlier than advertised but never count on this.

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Pay Attention to Your Stops

Traveling to Hollywood Studios? Don’t get too lost in the view outside your window because you’ll need to be ready to hop off at Caribbean Beach Resort. Likewise, if you’re traveling after a long day at EPCOT, don’t fall asleep and miss your stop!

Skip If You Have a Fear of Heights

The Skyliner flies up to 60 feet off the ground. Photo by Laurie Sapp

Don’t do so well with heights? The Skyliner uses hanging gondolas 60 feet up. If you have a fear of heights—or if you’re claustrophobic—the Skyliner might not be for you. But if you can handle Tower of Terror and Splash Mountain, you’ll probably be fine.

The interior is spacious for some, but if you don’t like the thought of being locked in a box 60 feet up, consider alternate transportation. Photo by Laurie Sapp

There’s No A/C

The Skyliner is famously not air-conditioned. Seems crazy for a transportation system that bakes in the Florida sun. However, they were designed to give guests a constant breeze as they move.

The problem? Sometimes, the Skyliner will stop moving. If you need constant A/C, consider an alternative transportation system—but if that’s the case, a trip to Orlando may not be right for you …

Don’t Freak Out When the Skyliner Stops

Some guests with varying levels of mobility, or even parents with strollers, might require that the Skyliner is stopped to board. Because the Skyliner is comparable to the Omnimover system, the whole course will stop when this happens. Don’t panic; the system is designed to do this!

Go Resort Hopping

The Disney Skyliner is more than a transportation system. It’s a free ride in and of itself. If you have an afternoon and no park reservations, hop on board for a fun tour of the resort. You can also hop off at various hotels to try out new restaurants.

Take the Skyliner to the Riviera to try Primo Piatto. Photo by Danny Shuster

Tip: Disney’s Riviera has a Quick-Service restaurant called Primo Piatto that has one of the best breakfasts on WDW property.

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