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Hmm heres a novel Idea for Disney, give a AP discount to Minnie Van users,

I have no doubt they will. We use AP (and DVC) discounts often.

I think its just so new they are still working on pricing.

They started low (ish), testing popularity. It obviously was, to be expanded/invested in that quickly.

Now they are testing the mileage version. When the dust settles I would expect a DVC/AP discount.
 
MK is really the only place this is an issue. We dropped off at resorts and both water parks and Lyft dropped right up front for those. And I have to say, there are a ton of lyft/uber drivers around. We never waited more than about 4 minutes for a driver from when we requested them.
Did they pick up in the same place they dropped?
 

That's pretty much it, although, sometimes, certain panelists are chosen to go to certain media events and oftentimes, they do stuff for media in their own hometowns. I did a huge interview for a big Savannah magazine and it was pretty cool. Sometimes you're asked to participate in the filming of videos that Disney will use for various projects too. If you like that sort of thing, it's pretty awesome!

Also, and I may write more about this at some point, but when the 'Moms' answer questions on the panel, they do it based on their own experiences as guests at the parks. So, it's kind of a YMMV because not everyone's experiences are the same and interpretations can be so different - it's all very subjective. I remember back in the beginning of the panel, there were always accusations flying online about people thinking the Moms Panel people didn't know what they were talking about, but when you know their answers are based on their own experiences, you can understand that everyone experiences the magic differently. :goodvibes
This is so interesting Jackie. I applied the same afternoon the application opened up. Here's hoping I do better than last year. I didn't make it past Round 1.
 
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Did they pick up in the same place they dropped?

We didn't Lyft out of Blizzard Beach, but the Lyft pickup at TL was about 4 bus stops over from the entrance, maybe 100 feet. Again, I don't know where the drop-offs for the theme parks were. We only used the Lyft when we would've needed two bus rides to get some where, except we did use it to DS. In fact, that was nice because we were going to be late getting to "The Void", so we asked if they could drop us off over on the East Side instead of the main bus area, and the Lyft driver was allowed to drop people over in the old bus loop near the Christmas shop. The Void is right there by Once Upon a Toy, so instead of having to walk a half mile across DS we were able to walk about 100 yards.

That would work if we didn't have the 19 month old with us who needs a car seat... although I will look into their policy on car seats.

I believe Lyft/Uber has a number of different categories, including for larger vehicles or a driver with a car seat. You pay a premium, but certainly not $150 one way from the airport. Our Lyft experiences were great. In fact, one of the drivers WAS a WDW bus driver, who said he drives Lyft/Uber for his "vacation money". So we got to hear Disney Bus Driver rumors without even riding a Disney bus. (He drives the DHS route so I was talking with him about the Gondolas, but being a Bus Driver I don't want to repeat what he said.)
 
I have some mom panel questions-

Are the training dates (Nov 27-Dec 1 this year) roughly the same set of dates annually? This year is not an option on such short notice.

Do they assign questions randomly or is there some selection/sorting process involved?

Thanks in advance!
 
I was seriously considering using the Minni Vans from MCO to WDW because we may be coming in late next June and I didn't want to wait for MDE...instead, because of the price, we are either going come in a day earlier, late and stay at the Hyatt in MCO, then use MDE the next day, or spend a little extra, and get in earlier. Yeah, the $150 is a bit ridiculous. I could see an up charge of like $90 or $100 (when normal town cars run $75-80 one way), but $150! And then the hours for them are bit ridiculous too.

We still might rent a town car instead of using MDE...just the mix of our family, it might be a challenge to sit and wait and then stop multiple times to drop others off. A Minnie Van would be fun, but not for that price (plus the hours probably wouldn't work).
Town car or Uber is WAY cheaper. For $300 we could even rent a car instead (I always get a discount using some AMEX points for a portion).
 
I believe Lyft/Uber has a number of different categories, including for larger vehicles or a driver with a car seat.
Checked it out...UberX with car seat is around $47...an Uber Black SUV with car seat is $87. So still quite a bit cheaper than a Minnie Van. Lyft only has car seats in NYC.
 
Real life has taken over my Disney life :rolleyes: so I’m just catching up...



I hate to see December dates for this event. There are relatively so few nights in MK without a party during December (well, all of party season), and those dates are so much more crowded. If Disney is “willing” to extend park hours, I wish they would make them EMH. Many people predicted that these events would eventually “take over” EMH, and I see the creep happening. I thought it was great business to do these events during slower season or non-party seasons (and I guess it still is great business!). I know that MK still has one night for EMH, but I hope that these events don’t become the only way to enjoy MK late at night.

It is infuriating. Late nights at MK is my absolute favorite thing at Disney, and they make it almost impossible to experience as it is. If they do insist on these things taking over, I wish it was at least open until 2 or 3 AM. Even for a paid event we aren't getting what we used to be able to for free.
 
It is infuriating. Late nights at MK is my absolute favorite thing at Disney, and they make it almost impossible to experience as it is. If they do insist on these things taking over, I wish it was at least open until 2 or 3 AM. Even for a paid event we aren't getting what we used to be able to for free.

This is my biggest complaint with the after hour events. You never get a late night at MK unless (a) it's a major holiday, (b) you luck into a DVC / AP event or (b) you pay a bunch of extra money. I miss the 2 AM EMH. That said, when we're with our daughter she doesn't like staying up that late, and when we are on our own we tend to get our late night fill at Jellyrolls.
 
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