Question about flying into MCO

[sbfsc22]

Hi, all! My girlfriend and I are flying into MCO for the first time next Saturday for our upcoming Disney trip. Our first FP+ is scheduled from 11:40 to 12:40 at DHS, but I'm a bit worried about making it on-time.

Our flight is scheduled to land at 10:50 a.m. (no checked bags) and we are planning on renting a car from Alamo. Do you think we will have enough time to catch our FP+? Thanks for the help, in advance!

 

[Alesia]

You might get there in time if you drive directly to DHS, but it will be very close. If I were you, I would be prepared to miss it

 

[sbfsc22]

You might get there in time if you drive directly to DHS, but it will be very close. If I were you, I would be prepared to miss it

That's what I'm thinking, too. We're planning on driving straight to DHS, but I'd feel a lot more comfortable if the FP+ was even just 20 minutes later.

 

[SgtTibbs]

If you are using Disney Express, or renting a car and not an express member I would bet against it. Two hours plane-to-park is a tall order.

 

[sbfsc22]

If you are using Disney Express, or renting a car and not an express member I would bet against it. Two hours plane-to-park is a tall order.

If I'm renting a car and do online check-in, allowing me to go straight to the car, could that help?

 

[Donna M]

I would doubt it. You get out of the plane at 11:00, walk to the car, do you have to go to the counter too? drive to DHS, walk to the entrance, walk to the ride and do this all in less than 40 minutes? It takes about 45 min to drive there.

 

[SgtTibbs]

If I'm renting a car and do online check-in, allowing me to go straight to the car, could that help?

It'll help. However, from my perspective the LAST thing I want when starting a vacation is to feel rushed from the moment I hit the runway. I need to leave the work world behind and get on vacation time. No single FP+ reservation is going to muck that up for me. Personally I'd toss those passes and start out on a relaxed note.

 

[Woodview]

Another thing to think about

You might not be the first off the plane ....... there could be many more Pax doing the same thing as you.

So now your time is even shorter.

You go direct to Kiosk at rental car to be met by 3+ other renters in front of you ...... another 10 min gone.

You select your car ...... drive to exit ....... to find that there is another Q being checked out ..... another delay.

Now you are on the way ...... but wait ... Traffic lights are on red .


Is it worth the frustration ........ no .

 

[sbfsc22]

Another thing to think about

You might not be the first off the plane ....... there could be many more Pax doing the same thing as you.

So now your time is even shorter.

You go direct to Kiosk at rental car to be met by 3+ other renters in front of you ...... another 10 min gone.

You select your car ...... drive to exit ....... to find that there is another Q being checked out ..... another delay.

Now you are on the way ...... but wait ... Traffic lights are on red .


Is it worth the frustration ........ no .

Yeah, you're completely right. I checked into the rental car online so that I can just go straight to the car and bypass the kiosk all-together, but I'm not going to rush it. If we make the FP+ in time, great, if not, onto the next plan. I'm not going to force it.

 

[cedricandsophie]

Doubt it, even with no bags. Unless you land early. But my experience at mco is that gates are hard to come by and with the number of kids on most flights, unless you are in first class, it takes several mins to get off. Then there's the walk to the train, the walk to the car, the wait for the car, the drive. Be sure you do the tollway because that is the fastest. But you wont go thru express so you have to get a cash lane. Then you have to get to parking lot, find a spot which will be far away by that time, wait for shuttle or walk, get thru security into park and run to ride. In theory I guess You might be able to get there by the latest time, but why worry about it. This is why we would never do a park on first day.

 

[sam_gordon]

Let's look at the bare minimums...

Plane lands: 10:50
At the gate, off the plane: 11:05
@Baggage claim: 11:15
Get bags: 11:30
Get to rental kiosk: 11:40
Get into car and leave garage: 11:45
Drive to DHS: 12:15
Park car, enter park, walk to ride: 12:30.

If you don't have any checked bags (which you don't say), you can save 15 minutes.

I just don't see this working.

 

[Allison]

The first post says no checked bags.

You have an hour and 50 minutes. Possible but tight.

 

[BrerNashville]

can you bump your FP to later in the day?

 

[sam_gordon]

The first post says no checked bags.

You have an hour and 50 minutes. Possible but tight.

Thanks, missed that.

 

[sbfsc22]

can you bump your FP to later in the day?

It's Toy Story Mania, so doubtful. But I'll keep looking, you never know.

 

[schoen]

I would try to change the fastpass. If you can't? You might be fine. If your flight lands on time, you can be out of there in 20 min. It takes a half hour or so to drive to DHS... You'd have plenty of time. There is a grace period of 15 min for fastpasses too, so there is a bit of extra time. You are not trying to make an important meeting or a funeral. Keep the fastpass, if it works out? Great! Otherwise? No big deal.

There are a number of things that could derail you, but if all goes well? You might be just fine. If you can't change it, than give it a shot!

 

[Yellowjj]

Perfectly doable for able bodied people. Airline schedules are normally padded so barring a delay gate departure, you should be at the gate well before your scheduled time.

 

[sbfsc22]

Just to update everyone, I changed the FastPass to much later in the day -- 5:35 p.m. Thanks for the advice, everyone!

 

[charmed59]

Flew into MCO last Tuesday. Flight was scheduled to land at 2:40. I was seated in row 13 yet without checked luggage or running I made a non-disney 2:45 shuttle. Sometimes the planes are early. People at the front are often faster at getting off than those seated farther back. (Priority travelers tend to be good at getting bags on and off planes. They've done this before a lot.) The tram between the gates and baggage claim run very efficiently.