Originally Posted By MPierce We all know that we are paying for Magical express. it just seems like it's free. I wouldn't be surprised to see an open charge in the future. I could be wrong though. It took 2 1/2 hours from the time we got in line until we arrived at WL the 3rd of 4 stops on the route. The line at the airport was about the lenght of the line for Splash Mountain. There were 7 CM's to take care of several hundred people. The return trip was much better. We were the only stop that Sunday mornig, and the bus was on time. The check-in kiosk at the WL is now only open from 7:00am until 1:00pm. I will be happy to address any questions for anyone not familar with DME.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I enjoy DME, dear minion, at least on the 3-4 times I've used it. I do think it is basically free or the closest thing you'll get with Mickey except for a meaningless ticket on your B-Day (anyone wanna guess how many comps are given on regular days prior to the current promo vs. now?)... that said, I've never had to wait 2 1/2 hrs for a trip ... usually, it's been 15-20 minutes at airport and then right on to my resort. I've been pleased with it, but usually I'm driving the 200 miles up so I'm likely not the best one to comment.
Originally Posted By Ursula Since it is free, I love it. I've never had a 2.5 hour wait. We've had about 10 minutes at the airport, then the drive to our resort. Once or twice we have to stop someplace else first, but then we get to see a bit of another resort. We wouldn't mind if they charged a nominal fee, but then I'm have to price-compare since there are SO many coupons out there.
Originally Posted By jkayjs Wow 2 1/2 hours. I'm glad we've never had to wait that long. We've used it many times to many different resorts. The longest even during very busy times has been just under 1 hour from the time we got to the area for check-in to our resort & that was with 3 stops. I bet you were tired of standing by the time you got to your bus(I assume the lions share of the waiting was in line @ the airport). We haven't rented a car in some time now. Of course our daughter lives in the area & takes us anywhere off property we want or need to go. But when we're on property it's all buses, all the time.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt I loved ME..we barely waited at all! The bus was very clean, the Driver very nice, cute little movie..worked for me! Free or not, I'm on vacation & I would like to be carted around!
Originally Posted By MPierce The last time we used it, it was great. Like I said this time was worse than the lines for any of the rides at any of the parks.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey I've had pretty good experiences with DME. The longest we've waited for a bus (at the airport) has been about 20 minutes. The last two trips we've taken, we've boarded a bus within 5 minutes of entering the queue. The DME buses that have picked us up from the airport have always been on time, if not a little bit early. My brother and his wife are at WDW this week and used DME for the first time. They raved about it when they called my mom last night. I'll be using DME again in a little over two weeks, so I'll be sure to let you know how it went when we get back.
Originally Posted By dshyates My guess is they are running about half the DME buses that they were in Nov. So the long lines doesn't surprise me.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<^^Broken record.>> No. I just decided not to be repetitive and verbose. Others had already pointed out why they thought it was worth it. I was just adding my agreement. (Your negativity seems like a broken record too at times...)
Originally Posted By leobloom Ask RoadTrip if Disney's (fill in the blank) is worth it, and his answer will always be YES!
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey <<Ask RoadTrip if Disney's (fill in the blank) is worth it, and his answer will always be YES!>> I think Disney's value is relative. It all depends on how much it's worth to you.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy Price a week-long beach vacation at an oceanfront hotel during a warm weather month and let me know if WDW is a value. You can easily spend double on the oceanfront just to have a spot overlooking sand and waves. No theme parks, no particularly unique recreational activities -- just sand and waves.
Originally Posted By FenwayGirl There is a lot to be said for nothing but sand and waves. We spend one vacation a year (2 weeks at the beach) and one at WDW. Although I love the WDW vacation...I do love the relaxation of the beach!
Originally Posted By -em >>I think Disney's value is relative. It all depends on how much it's worth to you.<< Agreed I think ME is worth it for ease, affordability and location but efficiency and punctuality can waver... If the first two are more imporant than its a great value if the second two then your prob better off finding another mode of trandportation. Its the same concept as Disney Transport. They will get you from point a to point b free of charge HOWEVER it may not fit your time schedule so if free outweighs time then its a great value if not its no value
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << I do love the relaxation of the beach! >> I love it, too! But it doesn't necessarily come cheap.
Originally Posted By dshyates I can stay in a 1 bedroom luxury suite at this place <a href="http://www.cheeca.com/" target="_blank">http://www.cheeca.com/</a> , and go snorkling/ bonefishing/ deep sea fishing everyday. For less than WL+park Tix.
