Need Rental Car Drop Off Advice

[Little E]

Hi Disfriends!

I never rent cars when I go to WDW...I live in the midwest and we always fly to MCO and then Uber to our resort. Plans are a little different for my trip in mid March. I'm helping my folks who are staying in another part of Florida, and then driving to WDW after I leave my folks. I will be picking up my rental car where my parents are staying and then driving the 3 hours to WDW. I am staying at Pop and meeting my friend at MK. My research says that there is a "Care Care Center" at WDW where I can drop my rental car. The WDW website lists the address as: 1000 Car Care Drive, Orlando, FL 32830. Is this a legit thing? And, how easy it to drop a car off there and then head to MK (or any of the parks for that matter)? Any drop off advice folks have for me would be awesome. Thank you so much!

 

[leebee]

Yes, the Car Care Center IS a legit thing, but I believe there are only a couple of car rental agencies there (Alamo I know for sure). You can drop the car there and they'll take you to anyplace on Disney property that you ask, but I don't know the hours. There is also a gas station right there so you can top off the tank.

 

[HeiHei2018]

I believe there are also car rental desks at the swan or dolphin. You can enter lake buena vista on a car rental site, and it will give you various options near Disney.

 

[Ross Kratter]

When you drop a car off at the Car Care Center, which has Alamo, Enterprise, and National, they will shuttle you anywhere on Disney property, including the parks, for free.

 

[Little E]

@Ross Kratter This is great! Do I need to set the shuttle up before I arrive, or can they just shuttle me after I turn my car in?

 

[gottalovepluto]

@Ross Kratter This is great! Do I need to set the shuttle up before I arrive, or can they just shuttle me after I turn my car in?

They’ll do it after you turn in your car, no advance reservation required. You may share with another party so it isn’t necessarily fast but we usually ended up as our own party. (Keep in mind if you want to go to MK they’ll just drop you at TTC.)

 

[jimmymc]

Car Care Center is legit, there are a few agencies there where you can pick up or drop off rentals. They have shuttles to all the resorts and parks.

 

[Little E]

OP here...I'm now toying with dropping my rental car at the Dophin. Can anyone give me any info on that experience? My friend will now be able to pick me up, so I won't need the shuttle from the Car Care Center. We'll both need to check in to Pop and drop our bags so we can get to the parks asap. I'm thinking Dophin might be an easier drop off for this? Any input or experiences with Dolphin rental car stuff would be awesome.

 

[EACarlson]

OP here...I'm now toying with dropping my rental car at the Dophin. Can anyone give me any info on that experience? My friend will now be able to pick me up, so I won't need the shuttle from the Car Care Center. We'll both need to check in to Pop and drop our bags so we can get to the parks asap. I'm thinking Dophin might be an easier drop off for this? Any input or experiences with Dolphin rental car stuff would be awesome.

I guess it depends on which park to MK I think this is a no brainer. I would go to Pop, check in, drop the car at the CCC and have the shuttle take me to the park. If you drop at Dolphin, you're going to drive further, then wait until the next bus from Dolphin to MK.

 

[sam_gordon]

I guess it depends on which park to MK I think this is a no brainer. I would go to Pop, check in, drop the car at the CCC and have the shuttle take me to the park. If you drop at Dolphin, you're going to drive further, then wait until the next bus from Dolphin to MK.

Does Dolphin take you to the bus drop off for MK or just to TTC? And, where does the CCC shuttle drop you?

 

[gottalovepluto]

OP here...I'm now toying with dropping my rental car at the Dophin. Can anyone give me any info on that experience? My friend will now be able to pick me up, so I won't need the shuttle from the Car Care Center. We'll both need to check in to Pop and drop our bags so we can get to the parks asap. I'm thinking Dophin might be an easier drop off for this? Any input or experiences with Dolphin rental car stuff would be awesome.

There is no reason to drop at Dolphin if you’re going to MK, CCC is by MK. Also price it out, usually Dolphin is more expensive for me. If you were doing EP or DHS it would be different because you could drop the car and catch the boat to the park from Swolphin.

Does Dolphin take you to the bus drop off for MK or just to TTC? And, where does the CCC shuttle drop you?

Swolphin buses and CCC shuttles drop at TTC. The only things that drop at MK itself are Disney’s buses and Minnie Vans.

 

[Little E]

@gottalovepluto and @EACarlson This is good to know. Our plans have changed a little. My friend, who has a car, will be meeting me/picking me up wherever I drop my rental car. We'll quickly scoot to Pop to check in and leave our bags with bell services, and then we'll head to MK from Pop. I now won't be going immediately to MK, but rather making a stop at Pop first. So, I'm wondering if Dophin will be easier/closer to drop off my rental car before heading to Pop?