Mears Transfers

[CharlesandCamilla]

Originally posted by jeancbpugh
Cheaper: maybe. More convenient: no way. The guy with the sign (if he/she is there on time) has to go get the car...

That still can't take as long as finding the bus and waiting until it's full. Doesn't the driver go get the car while you're waiting for your bags?

 

[jeancbpugh]

Originally posted by CharlesandCamilla
That still can't take as long as finding the bus and waiting until it's full. Doesn't the driver go get the car while you're waiting for your bags?

Yes, taking the bus is only faster than walking or riding a bike. All other choices are probably better, LOL

 

[CharlesandCamilla]

I would think that if you're in shape and you pack light a bike might be faster.

 

[WhenUwishUponAstar]

I used mears one time and in my book that was one time too many. I got placed in one of the vans instead of the charter buses with 8 other passengers. We were crammed in thier like sardines and while I love our disers from around the world there were several people in this van that were not very ummmmmm hygenic and yes we had skin to skin contact. We stopped at no less than 4 resorts before getting to ours and had all of that luggage pilled on top of ours. The Ac could not keep up and I felt like I needed a bath to be presentable to check into the YC.

On the return trip we had to leave hours before our flight because we were the first to be picked up and then we had to make the rounds again.


I pay for the difference in bottled water alone at the grocery stop.

I know this post sounds very "elitest" and normally I'm a go with the flow kinda person but I just couldn't take the smelly van.

 

[daystar]

Hi,
We used Mears on our family trip to WDW in Dec 2003 ....We had to claim our luggage and then go to the shuttles.....We had a bad experience with Mears we waited almost two hours for a shuttle to take us to the All Stars Sport....When you have small children that becomes hard, especially when you have been traveling a four hour plane ride....I was not happy with this service i would not use it again....It seems like first come first serve, they give you this round beeper.....When it beeps then they have a shuttle for you....After two hours of waiting they finally got us a bus...

 

[CharlesandCamilla]

Sounds like another vote for getting a town car.

 

[loonertic]

Is a Towncar through Mears good, or is that service poor as well?

 

[acd04]

Originally posted by disneyjunkie
We used Mears last month during our Easter trip. We waited outside about 15 minutes for a bus to show up. A bus came while We went to the other side of the airport to pick up another group then headed out.

Our bus was only doing stops at Pop Century and the All Stars. It only took us about 30 minutes to get from the airport to Pop.

Since I was traveling with just my son, I didn't mind using Mears.

We've used Mears twice and have never had to deal with long waits or tons of stops. I guess we're just lucky.

We must have been lucky too, because we were there at about the same time you were and this was the exact expereince we had. In fact I think we were the second group to pick up so the bus was practically empty and we went did a quick stop at the Pop and then to our hotel. Coming back we were the last pick up, we filled the rest of the bus and did one stop at one side of the airport then us. I didnt think it was bad at all. In fact we waited longer and had more crowded buses on the Disney transports than we did on the Mears

 

[CharlesandCamilla]

You were lucky.

Next time you're on the Mears bus look around when you get on. Then look around when you get off. All of those people that were there both times you looked around probably aren't having the same wonderful experience you are. One on these times it's bound to be you. I can imagine any town car is better than this, even Mears town car.

 

[sters]

For 2 people, a taxi cab is usually about the same or cheaper. And it's faster.