Drive or rideshare to Camping World Stadium? And help me decide to rent or not.

[KristinU]

Anyone familiar with driving to the stadium from the WDW area? Is parking decent and easy to find? What about the rates? Would we be better off taking an Uber or Lyft? We're heading down for the Pro Bowl in January and I'm weighing out my options.

We usually rent a car, and were planning to rent again this time around, but since we'll be staying on property I'm considering just using MDE and Disney transportation with some rideshare thrown in for convenience. We'll probably want to go to WWoS for some of the Pro Bowl activities, so we'd definitely want to drive or rideshare for that. I'm also a little reserved about MDE since the last time we used it a few years back, we waited at the airport to board a bus for about an hour. Then about 30 minutes once we were on the bus. I remember thinking "you know what's magical? Me, in a rental car, pulling up to the resort long about now" as we stood in queue at the airport. But I know so many people have much better experiences than that! And I might be willing to give it another try if it is worth some savings and convenience.

We're staying at Saratoga Springs and we're AP holders so daily parking fees aren't a consideration, either at the resort or at the parks. So it really comes down to convenience and that trip to the stadium.

Opinions and advice?

 

[kaytieeldr]

Parking information and links http://www.campingworldstadium.com/plan-your-visit/directions-parking

With rideshare, you should expect surge pricing.

 

[KristinU]

Good point on the surge pricing!

 

[Searc]

You will pay to park at the resort if you have a vehicle. AP only gives you free parking at parks.

 

[KristinU]

You will pay to park at the resort if you have a vehicle. AP only gives you free parking at parks.

We're staying at SSR via a timeshare exchange, so what I've read is there isn't a parking charge. I will double check that to be sure.

Editing to add that I called DVC to confirm that I won't have to pay for resort parking. That would have definitely made the decision for me. Thanks for the nudge to call and confirm, @Searc

 

[Mikey15]

No idea how parking fills up for an event like that, but it looks like there's a number of grass "lots" around the stadium.

Potential benefit of ride share would include being able to "have a few" if that's something you're into. Traffic leaving the stadium would be the same whether you're in a rental or an Uber. There are other ways to get over to Apopka-Vineland Rd and down to Disney Springs / Saratoga, so you can at least dodge I-4 traffic, though seems like it'd be slow-going either way.

3rd idea, the stadium is about a half-mile walk from a Sunrail station, and they do keep the number of trains up with that in mind.
https://sunrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/21410_SUN_Pro-Bowl-Creative_Schedule.pdf (2018)
Could leave Disney and park at or rideshare to the Tupperware station, then take train to the game. Would take longer to be sure, but wouldn't have to deal with surge pricing or traffic leaving the stadium.

 

[KristinU]

Ooh, @Mikey15 , I like that Sunrail idea! I'll definitely research that.