Originally Posted By FerretAfros Does anybody know of an airport shuttle in Orlando other than Disney's Magical Express? We're staying at the All Star Sports, and there are people in our group who won't be staying the whole time, so they're not on the reservation (the person on the phone said that was alright, since we won't be exceding the 3 person limit we're paying for at any one time). Because of this, they can't use the Magical Express to get to the hotel. All the searching I've done has led me to believe that there are basically no rideshare vans in Orlando, other than the ones specific to the hotels. The things that I'm finding are private vans and limos for around $60 each way, which seems a little excessive for one person. I found an option to take the public bus #111 to somewhere in WDW, and then take the hotel bus from there, but that seems a little complicated and would take close to 2 hours. I guess when Disney started to have the free shuttle, it pretty much drove away all the other competitors in town. Does anybody know of an alternative way to get from the airport to WDW without a car, DME, or selling your first born child? How much are taxis?
Originally Posted By FenwayGirl Try Mears...they might still have private shuttles to WDW. Should be cheaper than $60
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <a href="http://www.mearstransportation.com/mears-shuttle-orlando.asp" target="_blank">http://www.mearstransportation...ando.asp</a>
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Hmm, reading Mears site, they only do the DME to Disney now. But maybe you should call and ask anyway.
Originally Posted By -em The new Lynx route is actually rather direct to WDW. It stops at the TTC so yes a connection to a park then the hotel shuttle would be required but its be the cheapest option So the true question- time or money? Cause I dont think there is a middle ground sadly. I have the same issue with the airport so its not just Disney.. Last time I ended walking the 1/2 mile to the Lynx and taking the bus there vs the 30 buck cab ride (or the 10 dollar a day parking..) -em
Originally Posted By FerretAfros How long does the Lynx bus take? And is the path to where it stops clearly marked? I'm pretty sure that I would need pretty clear signs to get there after getting off a plane, since I'm not always functioning at 100% then.
Originally Posted By -em I would estimate itd take about 45 min depending on the amount of stops and its pretty easy to find the stop at the airport, its out with the rest of the hotel/airport parking shuttles, its all clearly marked Okay looking at the route map they do stop at DTD which would be better as you'd save a step of transfer- <a href="http://www.golynx.com/assets/userfiles/routemaps/111.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.golynx.com/assets/u.../111.pdf</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Hmm...that looks like it might be our winner. It's dirt cheap, which is always a plus, and it doesn't take that much longer than DME would (it might actually be faster). I guess it's kind of a drawback that it doesn't run very often, but I think it will actually time itself pretty well with when the flights are getting in (not sure about leaving...I'll have to check). Would it be safe to assume that the DTD stop is the one labeled 3 on the map? And is that in the same general area as the hotel busses? Hopefully the walk won't be too bad (though we will be walking all over the parks, so I guess that's not a huge deal)...
Originally Posted By -em Yup- It looks to be across the street from the Marketplace bus stops (approx) If I remember Ill drive by and see where the stop exactly is -em
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 When we went for the week, one daughter (43) was only going for 4 nights, but on the phone ME told me we could just pay for her. When we got to Orlando, I went to the ME counter, explained our situation, the man just looked at me weirdly. He printed some stuff out, and then gave me a voucher for her to use on her return flight. When I asked him what I owed, he shook his head, smiled and told me to enjoy our vacation. Nice man. Because she was going to be the 3rd adult in our room, I knew I'd have to pay extra. But at check-in, the girl said "Well she's your daughter, so we'll just charge you for a child" Children are free. Another nice person.
