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  1. Horace Horsecollar

    Impact of Monorail Construction on Southwest Arrivals/Departures?

    There should not be any delay getting to Airside 2, which Southwest uses for all its flights -- at least not due to to the shuttle replacement project. The shuttles that serve Airside 1 and Airside 3 (both running since 1981) are being replaced. The work at Airside 3 has been completed. The...
  2. Horace Horsecollar

    Disney Car Care Center (specifically rental drop off)

    Alamo Rent A Car has another on-site location. It's at the Disney World Dolphin Resort, adjacent to Disney Yacht Club Resort. If you arrange to return your car there, you won't have to rely on the shuttle from the CCC. It a quick walk along Crescent Lake. On your arrival day at the Yacht Club...
  3. Horace Horsecollar

    Spirit Cancellation Question?

    How about changing your travel dates? Spirit Airlines - Modification Charge/Fare Difference waivers due to Hurricane Irma: https://www.spirit.com/TravelAdvisory.aspx
  4. Horace Horsecollar

    Magical Express Question?

    Yes. You can do this. Essentially, you would arrive at the airport by car (your rental car return), not by air. Disney doesn't care what airline you use, or even if you use an airline. However... Instead of returning your car at the airport, consider reserving your car to return it at a...
  5. Horace Horsecollar

    American cross country - tvs?

    It depends on the type of aircraft. SeatGuru.com is a good sources of information about the features of each aircraft type in an airline's fleet. There are sometimes different versions of the same aircraft type, such as variations of the Airbus A321. Keep in mind that an airline can change...
  6. Horace Horsecollar

    Car Return at Dolphin or Car Care Center

    Alamo at the Walt Disney Dolphin is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., but you can return your car outside of those hours too. At the Dolphin, you return your car at valet parking, regardless of whether the Alamo/National counter is open or closed. The valet parking attendant fills out a...
  7. Horace Horsecollar

    Car rental locations for WDW...

    Yes, it would be much more convenient to check in at BLT and then return the car somewhere on or near WDW property. You might even want to keep the car for an extra day or two. It's a good way to get to various corners of WDW where using buses is awkward. And it's great way to get to an...
  8. Horace Horsecollar

    Dme....luggage only.....don't want to ride the bus!!!!!

    Yes! Also, if you use Magical Express, you don't have to go to baggage claim at the airport. Baggage claim takes time -- sometimes considerable time. And you don't have to drag your checked bags around the airport or around the resort. With Magical Express, you go from your gate to the Magical...
  9. Horace Horsecollar

    Toll roads and non-FL rental car

    Yes. Thank you for catching that. I fixed my post.
  10. Horace Horsecollar

    Toll roads and non-FL rental car

    For your itinerary, you can use the Florida's Turnpike and other toll roads in most of the state without buying a SunPass transponder (or compatible transponder from another toll road authority). There is no need for you to buy such a transponder. There are long stretches of toll roads in...
  11. Horace Horsecollar

    Possible Name For New DCL

    There was a time when mainstream cruise lines avoided using names that other mainstream cruise lines were already using. But then they started making the brand part of each ship's name. So now there's a Disney Magic, Disney Dream, and Disney Fantasy. And there's a Carnival Magic, Carnival...
  12. Horace Horsecollar

    United First

    Is your flight domestic or international? On United, normal domestic first class does not allow automatic lounge access. On United, international business class and international first class allow lounge access. It's actually a little more complicated than that. But, in short, a first class...
  13. Horace Horsecollar

    How to take care of this toll?

    SunPass: Rental Car Toll Payment Solutions For Florida's Toll Roads: https://www.sunpass.com/rentalcar The way HTA TollPass works, Enterprise renters are charged $3.95 per day for each day when an electronic toll is recorded (based on the license plate, not on a transponder), up to $19.75 for...
  14. Horace Horsecollar

    Advice on tolls and rental cars

    The major rental car companies at Orlando International Airport all offer optional toll services, but most of these do not involve transponders. See https://www.sunpass.com/rentalcar Enterprise does not use transponders. There is no formal "opt in" or "opt out" when you pick up your car from...
  15. Horace Horsecollar

    Airport connections

    At Orlando International Airport, there are two TSA security checkpoints. But it's not a simple matter of Terminal A and Terminal B. One TSA checkpoint serves Airside 1 (Terminal A gates 1-29) and Airside 3 (Terminal B gets 30-59). You can connect between these gates without exiting and...
  16. Horace Horsecollar

    Driving to WDW Tips/Toll Roads?

    U.S. Highway 27 is less direct, has traffic signals, and has sections with lower speed limits. U.S. Highway 27 is likely to add close to a half hour to the driving time. I'd rather pay a few dollars in tolls.
  17. Horace Horsecollar

    Driving to WDW Tips/Toll Roads?

    So far, SunPass readers in Florida do not read E-ZPass transponders. The U.S. Congress has set October 2016 as the deadline for various toll systems' transponders and readers to interoperate with each other, just as E-ZPass and and Illinois I-PASS have been compatible for years. Also, mainline...
  18. Horace Horsecollar

    Toll Advice

    I agree for anyone who only driving between Orlando International Airport and the tourist corridor. I prefer the "Change-Receipt"s lane to the "Cash Only" lane because I like getting a receipt and not having to travel with a pocket full of quarters, If travel plans also include driving all over...
  19. Horace Horsecollar

    Toll Advice

    There is one toll of $2.25 on the northern route (SR-528 to I-4). There are two tolls of $1.50 each ($3.00 total) on the southern route (SR-417 to exit 6). I prefer SR-417 if I'm driving from MCO to WDW because it avoids busy I-4 entirely. If you take SR-528 to I-4 or SR-417 to exit 6, there...
  20. Horace Horsecollar

    Airports for Dummies type question(s)

    I fly many times each year. I always TRY to arrive at any airport 2 hours early, whether I'm checking bags or not -- even though I'm very familiar with the process, am experienced at navigating airports, and get to use the first class / frequent flyer TSA line. 90% of the time, I'm at the gate...




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