DizneyLizzy
DIS Veteran
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- Dec 27, 2010
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I used Mears last April, and while we boarded the bus almost immediately, we were the 4th of 5 stops in which the order made zero sense (Art of Animation, Riviera, Animal Kingdom Lodge, Boardwalk, Saratoga). The bus was comfortable, and since we didn't spend any time waiting in the airport holding queue, I was willing to give Mears another try since it was an inexpensive way for a party of one or two to get to the resorts.
Fast forward to last month. YIKES. We had a pretty rough experience with Mears in August. We waited in the airport holding area for 58 minutes (I timed it) without boarding a bus. After nearly an hour of standing around, we were put in a van with one other family. My daughter is 5 and really shouldn't have been riding in a car-type vehicle without a booster seat, but we were relatively stuck at that point. I didn't even ask if we had the option to wait for a bus. Our last few trips on DME during its final year of operation weren't exactly stellar, but since that service was complimentary, it was easier to overlook small inconveniences.
I'm traveling solo next month, and it's hard to beat the savings of SF/Mears over Uber/Lyft. At this point, I have to decide if I want to take a chance on the Sunshine Flyer, only paying $16 one way for my ride, or if I want to roll the ride share dice where I could pay $30-40 best case, but over $100 one-way worst case.
Fast forward to last month. YIKES. We had a pretty rough experience with Mears in August. We waited in the airport holding area for 58 minutes (I timed it) without boarding a bus. After nearly an hour of standing around, we were put in a van with one other family. My daughter is 5 and really shouldn't have been riding in a car-type vehicle without a booster seat, but we were relatively stuck at that point. I didn't even ask if we had the option to wait for a bus. Our last few trips on DME during its final year of operation weren't exactly stellar, but since that service was complimentary, it was easier to overlook small inconveniences.
I'm traveling solo next month, and it's hard to beat the savings of SF/Mears over Uber/Lyft. At this point, I have to decide if I want to take a chance on the Sunshine Flyer, only paying $16 one way for my ride, or if I want to roll the ride share dice where I could pay $30-40 best case, but over $100 one-way worst case.