Ive stayed at the Best Western on Hotel Blvd (to go to other Orlando attractions before checking into a Disney hotel) Their buses run every 30 minutes. They are buses, and they carry people. Most, if not all, hotels on hotel blvd are also within walking distance to Disney Springs where you can also gt on a bus. Yes, the buses share parks :00 and :30 go to MK and Epcot, :15 and :45 go to HS and AK. The run for 2 hours after park closing and 1 hour before park closing.
Hotels in Bonnet Creek and Hotel Blvd also have Disney gift shops inside, as well as Disney CMs for tickets/reservations etc....
From what Ive seen, all new renovations at the Disney prooperties have seemingly turned them into ordinary hotels.
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