Now, this is a story all about how
My life got flipped-turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the queen of Transtar.
Transtar. The name strikes fear and loathing into any CP's heart.
If you are one of the unlucky bunch that doesn't have access to a car to bring down for your program then you will be at the mercy of the Transtar buses. When you first apply for the program Disney lists many of the perks of living in their housing. One of them is provided transportation. At first your response may be, "Holy smokes, free transportation!!! I'm so lucky this company cares about me so much!" At least that was mine. A few months down the road your opinion may change drastically.
Unfortunately Transtar has the large reputation of being a lax company with their scheduling and their bus maintenance. Several times I've heard stories of bus drivers who abandon their buses and leave. This has happened to me only once, but of course it was the one day where I couldn't be late to my shift. You'll also hear of buses catching on fire and just plain breaking down. One time my bus pulled up to the Chatham bus stop and died. The driver said that he ran out of gas. Who does that?! How do you just lose track of your gas level.
This is just a warning for all you CP's. If you wish to never worry about being late to work or catching fire spontaneously, I would bring your own car. Luckily I've been pretty ok with Transtar (I've been spoiled by the C bus to Epcot) and don't even get me started about the E bus. If you can read a bus schedule and always prepare for the worst, you'll be fine.
My life got flipped-turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute
Just sit right there
I'll tell you how I became the queen of Transtar.
Transtar. The name strikes fear and loathing into any CP's heart.
If you are one of the unlucky bunch that doesn't have access to a car to bring down for your program then you will be at the mercy of the Transtar buses. When you first apply for the program Disney lists many of the perks of living in their housing. One of them is provided transportation. At first your response may be, "Holy smokes, free transportation!!! I'm so lucky this company cares about me so much!" At least that was mine. A few months down the road your opinion may change drastically.
Unfortunately Transtar has the large reputation of being a lax company with their scheduling and their bus maintenance. Several times I've heard stories of bus drivers who abandon their buses and leave. This has happened to me only once, but of course it was the one day where I couldn't be late to my shift. You'll also hear of buses catching on fire and just plain breaking down. One time my bus pulled up to the Chatham bus stop and died. The driver said that he ran out of gas. Who does that?! How do you just lose track of your gas level.
This is just a warning for all you CP's. If you wish to never worry about being late to work or catching fire spontaneously, I would bring your own car. Luckily I've been pretty ok with Transtar (I've been spoiled by the C bus to Epcot) and don't even get me started about the E bus. If you can read a bus schedule and always prepare for the worst, you'll be fine.
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