DME Route for All-Star Resorts?

[kristenrice]

I know the routes can vary, but I am tinkering with staying at one of the AS resorts on our arrival night before we switch over to AKV. Our flight could potentially land around midnight and so we will be taking DME to the resort, sleeping and then taking an Uber over to AKV in the morning before heading to a park. We will not be utilizing any of the amenities of the resort so food courts, pools, etc don't matter to me. Which one does DME typically drop off at first? I will probably go with the cheapest option, but I also want to consider which one will be the first drop off since that will probably cut about 20-30 minutes from our total transportation time.

 

[Pmlocke]

I stay at AS Music every year. I also use the Magical Express as my mode of transportation to and from MCO. They ME bus drops off at Sports first, then Music and then Movies. I think the 20 minute guesstimate is a little long. At that time of night I am guessing the bus is not going to be exceedingly full like it is when we take it, usually around noon every year. Even with a full bus, the drop off time is about 5-10 minutes at the most.

 

[FCDub]

I would stay where I WANT to stay and not worry about an extra 20 minutes. And if that comes down to the cheapest, then price would win.

 

[kristenrice]

I would stay where I WANT to stay and not worry about an extra 20 minutes.

Normally, I would agree 100%....but for this particular stay, there are two things I am concerned about: price and how long it is going to take me to get my head on the pillow. I would prefer the MCO Hyatt, but it is $350 and since we will only be using the room to sleep for about 7-8 hours, I'm not willing to shell out that much money for that little amount of time. I looked at some off-property hotels near the airport, but once I factored in the time and cost for an Uber (cost) or shuttle (time), it was starting to come close to the current rack-rate of the All-Star resorts. I have an AP and so there is always the possibility of an AP discount (doubtful) but even without it, I am looking at about $150.

The rest of my family (Sister and nieces, and my parents) are arriving early on the day we arrive late and they will be staying at POR. They are planning to hit the MK at rope drop the next day and have Disney move their luggage. The plan is for us to meet up with them at the MK as soon as possible, but we will obviously need a little sleep first. That's why I am focused on getting to the hotel (and to bed) as soon as possible while still keeping it within a reasonable budget.

 

[KPeterso]

I am arriving late (land around 11 PM at MCO, so hopefully get to resort at 12:30-1 AM). I booked only a couple weeks ago and Movies was the only one with availability for that night. I am moving to AKV the next day too. I really am not expecting to be at any one of them very long before moving to the next one when I get dropped off. And since I have done online check in, I expect to go straight to my room, so not worrying at all about which one it will be.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Most likely Sports. It's the first in the line of the three resorts.