Magic Express and Time

[texnmickey]

Does anyone know how much time before your departure ME takes you to the Airport? We have a flight leaving WDW on Jun 10 at 2:40 and were thinking that we may have time to do one last park that morning, like MGM. Does anyone think we will or should we do something else?

 

[Robo]

Does anyone know how much time before your departure ME takes you to the Airport? We have a flight leaving WDW on Jun 10 at 2:40 and were thinking that we may have time to do one last park that morning, like MGM. Does anyone think we will or should we do something else?

Rule of thumb is the shuttle will pick your party up at the resort 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours before your flight's departure time.
It all depends on the crowd-levels and the number of people leaving for the airport.

 

[lustergirl]

Does anyone know how much time before your departure ME takes you to the Airport? We have a flight leaving WDW on Jun 10 at 2:40 and were thinking that we may have time to do one last park that morning, like MGM. Does anyone think we will or should we do something else?

They usually take you about 2 to 3 hours earlier than your scheduled flight. They may have more than one resort to stop at picking up other vacationers. On your last night there they will slip a schedule under your room door with all the info you need about when your bus will be leaving the next day.
Hope this helps!!!!!!!

 

[JuneDisney]

I know you have to be ready to leave 3 hours before your flight, so you would probably have to get to the park first thing in the morning and leave the park no later than 10:45. I wouldn't think that would be worth the extra money for the park tickets. But this is only my opinion.

 

[Deb in IA]

It has been fairly consistently at 3 hours prior to your flight departure. Believe me, you will need it.

We took DME on 3/17. After we left our resort (WL), we stopped at 2 other resorts to pick up more guests (Poly and Grand Floridian). Then 30 minute to the airport.

B side (where our United flight was) was all backed up, so driver went to A side first, dropped off guests, then back to B.

By the time we cleared Security (another 25 minutes), it was about 10 minutes until boarding time (30 minutes before take off).

 

[Gary M]

The three times we used DME this past winter they picked us up 3 hours before our plane departure time. They ask you to be at the resort DME pick-up area 15 minutes before scheduled pick-up.

On Dec. 30 we were in the security line at MCO for over 40 minutes and weren't at the departure gate that much early.