Pick up/Drop off same for Uber/Lyft vs Minnie Van?

[HuskieJohn]

Just wondering if the onsite WDW parks drop off points are the same for Uber/Lyft as they are for the Minnie Van service.

 

[Betty Rohrer]

Just wondering if the onsite WDW parks drop off points are the same for Uber/Lyft as they are for the Minnie Van service.

at MK no Minnie vans have a spot in bus depot while Uber/Lyft use the TTC which require either a ferry or monorail ride to get to the gate. same is true for pick up at end of day

 

[AngiTN]

At many of the parks they have put the Minnie Van drop-offs at the bus stops, not just MK
A driver had told me that their plan was to put them all at bus stops eventually. Now that HS has opened that may be the last one to move there, I'm not sure.
We only use Minnie Vans to MK since regular ride share is less expensive and Minnie Vans doesn't provide any advantages to the other parks

 

[Searc]

At many of the parks they have put the Minnie Van drop-offs at the bus stops, not just MK
A driver had told me that their plan was to put them all at bus stops eventually. Now that HS has opened that may be the last one to move there, I'm not sure.
We only use Minnie Vans to MK since regular ride share is less expensive and Minnie Vans doesn't provide any advantages to the other parks

The Minnie Van pick up at Epcot is not at a bus stop. It is in the parking lot in the middle of the bus stops where the taxis are.

 

[HuskieJohn]

at MK no Minnie vans have a spot in bus depot while Uber/Lyft use the TTC which require either a ferry or monorail ride to get to the gate. same is true for pick up at end of day

So the closest you can get to MK with a regular Lyft or Uber is BLT correct? Then walk the rest of the way.

 

[HuskieJohn]

Thanks! This is how I thought WDW would do this, as a perk to using their van rather than save a few bucks with a regular Lyft or Uber.

The $10-$15 more per trip will likely be worth it to walk a little less for my dad and his wife.

 

[HuskieJohn]

Is there any site that keeps this info updated? I had not seen anywhere in my researching so that is why I thought to ask the question on here.

 

[JimMIA]

So the closest you can get to MK with a regular Lyft or Uber is BLT correct? Then walk the rest of the way.

Yes, BLT or the Contemporary -- not sure which is closer, but I think they're about the same. Short walk.

 

[AngiTN]

Is there any site that keeps this info updated? I had not seen anywhere in my researching so that is why I thought to ask the question on here.

None that I know of

 

[AngiTN]

Thanks! This is how I thought WDW would do this, as a perk to using their van rather than save a few bucks with a regular Lyft or Uber.

The $10-$15 more per trip will likely be worth it to walk a little less for my dad and his wife.

It's not that "it's how Disney did it"
It's simply that no private vehicles are allowed to drive to MK
Minnie Vans are Disney owned and operated vehicles so they are an exception to that rule.
It's the only park where there is any difference/advantage of any sort.
And in some cases, at least it was at AK, you are at a disadvantage to use Minnie Van as the drop off they used there was further away from the entrance than the rideshare drop off (I do not know if this has moved or not)