The new DS bus depot is certainly much nicer than the old one, and the central location makes good sense overall, but it is a bit of a walk now from the main boat dock on the far east end of the Marketplace (which is the only dock the PO boats use). Don't forget to allow about 15 minutes to walk between the two locations. The central boat dock for the water taxi (right next to Jock Lindsey's Hanger Bar) is about 5 minutes walk from the bus depot. We recently used the water taxi to go from the Marketplace dock to the Landings area (and vice-versa), as it was very hot and it was more pleasant than walking that far in the heat/humidity. One thing we did notice was that if the boat service (both to PO and the water taxis) is suspended due to weather, it is a long haul to walk to the bus depot from the Marketplace dock. (It was more convenient when the buses were on the same end of DS.) Something to think about if the weather looks iffy and you are at the Landings or the West Side: Check on boat operation before you get too far away from the bus terminal, so you don't walk all the way to the east end, then have to walk all the way back to the bus depot. I think many folks don't realize just how big DS is. It really has grown and is more like spending time at one of the theme parks (without the admission price, of course).
As an alternative when going to the campground area, we usually drive over to the campground parking lot and take the internal shuttle bus down to the lakefront area. (You can't drive there, as they don't have car parking at the lake.) That can still take a while, depending on how busy the buses are, but it is usually quicker than coming in from the lake side as Andre suggested. We have gone that way a number of times, and it is a nice boat ride, but if you do have a car you can save some time by driving yourself. Just allow for time to take the bus from the parking lot down to the lake. Unfortunately, there is no bus transport directly from resort to resort, including the campground.
