getitng from US hotel to SW?

[Mainebound]

Hi all,

How long does it take to get from a US on-site hotel to Sea World? Are there buses for hotel guests or will we need a rental car? We are thinking of trying to do SW on our first day in Orlando, but our flight won't arrive at MCO until 11:00 a.m., then we would check into our US hotel, then try to get to SW. Maybe this is too much?

any info will be appreciated!

[WebmasterBarry]

There's a shuttle that runs from the Universal onsite hotels to Sea World. Check with the hotels for depature and pickup times.

[georgina]

We took the free shuttle from the Hard Rock Hotel to Sea World last week. There were three departures in the morning to Sea World, at 8:55 AM, 10 something, and 12 something. The returns to the hotel were something like 5 PM, 7:15 and 10:15. If you're not arriving until 11 AM, there is a good chance you would miss the last shuttle to Sea World, but you could probably take a taxi there and take the shuttle back to the hotel. It's not very far. I would check with the concierge desk to make sure which shuttle to take back. For example, we needed a Quality Motorcoach with an "A" in the front window. There is a place on the Sea World park map showing where to catch the shuttle buses. There are a couple of canopies at the end of the parking lot where you wait.

[Mainebound]

Thank you for the information. I'm thinking if we are really going to combine WDW and US we may have to bite the bullet and rent a car...