maui2k5
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This has likely been discussed before, but I am unable to use the search function and I am hoping I can get some answers to a few questions I have about Disney's Magical Express/Transportation vs. Renting a car from the Orlando Airport.
My wife and I will be heading to WDW Sept 22-30 (free dining!) for another trip. We have been to Disney many times, but have never used Magical Express. Typically we park hop every day and are easily able to see everything over our 8 day period we would like to see. What I have never done is rent a car while there to get to the parks, other resorts or to Downtown Disney from our home resort. This will be our first time at Pop Century so I am not sure how efficient their transportation is in general.
On 4 of the 8 days we are in WDW, we will be eating at restaraunts that do not have direct transportaton from Pop Century. Dinner @ Spoodles, Dinner @ O'Hana, Dinner @ Boma and lunch at Trails End in Fort Wilderness (for nostalgia purposes). Being that there are 4 days that we would have to either take an indirect route to our destinations or Taxi, what do you all think about renting a car from MCO for the entire week? The cost of an intermediate car is roughly $160 with unlimited miles. Taxi's would seem to add up quickly (~$15 each way) and indirect Busses can seem to take up a lof of time (i.e. Bus to MGM from Pop Century then catch a boat to the Boardwalk to get to Spoodles for example)
I have also read that Magical Express now picks you up 4 hours before your flight. Our flight is at 8 PM on our last day. If we were driving I would likely head back to MCO around 5:30 or so.
Thoughts?
My wife and I will be heading to WDW Sept 22-30 (free dining!) for another trip. We have been to Disney many times, but have never used Magical Express. Typically we park hop every day and are easily able to see everything over our 8 day period we would like to see. What I have never done is rent a car while there to get to the parks, other resorts or to Downtown Disney from our home resort. This will be our first time at Pop Century so I am not sure how efficient their transportation is in general.
On 4 of the 8 days we are in WDW, we will be eating at restaraunts that do not have direct transportaton from Pop Century. Dinner @ Spoodles, Dinner @ O'Hana, Dinner @ Boma and lunch at Trails End in Fort Wilderness (for nostalgia purposes). Being that there are 4 days that we would have to either take an indirect route to our destinations or Taxi, what do you all think about renting a car from MCO for the entire week? The cost of an intermediate car is roughly $160 with unlimited miles. Taxi's would seem to add up quickly (~$15 each way) and indirect Busses can seem to take up a lof of time (i.e. Bus to MGM from Pop Century then catch a boat to the Boardwalk to get to Spoodles for example)
I have also read that Magical Express now picks you up 4 hours before your flight. Our flight is at 8 PM on our last day. If we were driving I would likely head back to MCO around 5:30 or so.
Thoughts?