As I talk with other Disney enthusiast, they know it takes an hour and they have accepted it. I don't accept it. Not at all!
We wait for the crowds to die down (wait until 30 minutes after park closing) and then head out the gates. Everyone I have talked to says it doesn't matter whether you take the ferry, the monorail, or try the buses - the time is the same: an hour.
We took the ferry. Twice it took as an hour to get to our car. Once it took 75 minutes. This last time they had two ferries running, both using the same dock! So one ferry has to sit in the middle of the lake waiting for the other ferry to leave. And if the electric light floats go by? The ferries have to wait for the floats to pass.
We spend the day giving all our vacation money to Disney, and then we are treated like cattle, left to stand at the crowded hot docks with tired grumpy parents and crying children waiting for the slow moving ferry to make its 8 minute journey across the lake, unload the passengers, and then return (20-25 minutes round trip). When we arrived in line there were easily 2400 people waiting for the ferry, a ferry that can only hold around 600 people.
Once the ferry gets you across the lake, you then hike to the tram station so you can wait for a tram to take you out to the parking lot. At this point, most people are tired and pissed and just walk out to their car.
I was given a tip for speeding things up a little, although I haven't tried this. When exiting the park, walk over to the Contemporary Hotel and board the monorail from there. Several people have told me this is much faster.
A few others report that waiting 30 minutes past park close isn't long enough. Wait an hour and the lines will die down.
But most people told me to accept it. It is an hour, so, plan for it and make the best of it.
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