Magical Express without flight

[disneysnob]

We are renting points from a DVC owner and he says he could make the reservation for DME for us. We have a one way flight to Orlando, and we have a rental from National at the airport. After a couple of nights at BWV, we will be driving up to Atlanta to visit our son. We figured we could save a few $$ by not picking up the rental until we are done at BWV, so can we take DME back to the airport to get the car, or do you have to have a reserved flight? We would obviously have to carry our own bags back on the bus, but it would save us a couple of rental days on the car. Thanks.

 

[bumbershoot]

That is perfectly fine to do. They do not check to see if you are on a flight.

The CM he talks to might want a flight number though for scheduling purposes. ME picks up a full 3 hours before a flight so pick one with the timing that works for your purposes (national is cool with picking up early or even being a bit late in our experience, in case that is a concern). That way if the CM the owner talks to needs to fill out the form fully he's prepared.

ME to the airport is scheduled so you do need to catch THAT bus. If you miss it they won't guarantee there will be a space on the next bus.

 

[Belle'sFan]

Why not just rent a car from the Disney car center instead of from the airport? They will pick you up.

 

[disneysnob]

DH has a great corporate/discount rate from National.

 

[Belle'sFan]

DH has a great corporate/discount rate from National.

National is at the Disney car center.

 

[goofy4tink]

National is at the Disney car center.

National/Alamo is also located at the Dolphin. I would suggest the OP look and see what the rental rate would be if they got the car at the Dolphin. There have been times it has been cheaper for me to rent there vs the airport. Other times it has been cheaper at MCO. It varies.

 

[disneysnob]

Wow!!! thanks for the info!! After reading the replies, we did check the rates, and were able to rent from the National at Dolphin. We got the same price/discount there as MCO, but now we can avoid the bus back to the airport and walk over from BWV to pick up the car Thanks fellow Disers!!!! sending the love...

 

[goofy4tink]

So glad it worked out for you. It's a nice easy walk over to the Dolphin.

 

[Belle'sFan]

So glad it worked out for you. It's a nice easy walk over to the Dolphin.

Yes, so much easier than getting to MCO!