Side trip to Key West?

[Chili327]

If I was to do a trip where we spent one week in WDW and another week in Kew West (not old key west DVC. lol) would you think better to do WDW first or after?

Anyone have experience doing both in one trip?

 

[Starport Seven-Five]

I would expect Key West to be more relaxing so I'd probably do it second to recoup. This would depend on how you do WDW and Key West though of course.

 

[hardcorestitch]

If I was to do a trip where we spent one week in WDW and another week in Kew West (not old key west DVC. lol) would you think better to do WDW first or after?

Anyone have experience doing both in one trip?

I would knock out the REAL Key West first before heading up to Disney. It really makes the Disney portion feel magical. The anticipation of getting to those magical gates after a relaxing, rejuvenating time in Key West is perfect for you guys.

 

[PoppyJ]

Just did this for my birthday last year. It was an awesome trip.

10 nights at BVC, then 5 nights in Key West.

We rented a car for the entire time we were in Orlando, then planned to return it in Key West, where we were flying out.

Couple hiccups. We rented an Airbnb in Truman Annex. Host canceled the day we were supposed to check in while we were having breakfast at Topolino's... We ended up at the Fairfield in Marathon. We have stayed there before, and it's fine.

Then when we were leaving Key West, our plane had mechanical issues. It was delayed, then delayed. We tried to get a rental car to drive to Miami to get a flight out of there. No rental cars available. We were delayed and delayed. Maybe the 5th delay, we ran to the rental counter, got a car. Managed to change our flight to Fort Lauderdale the next morning. Long story short, I will never fly out of Key West again. It's a small airport, so there's a lack of alternative flights and rental cars if something goes wrong. I would rather drive to Miami to fly out.

Definitely thought Disney World, then Key West was the right decision.

 

[Chili327]

Thanks for the great feedback.!!

I think, just based on this, I’m thinking fly into Miami, rent/drive to Key West, then drive to Orlando and return the car for WDW portion, then Uber/Lyft to fly out of Orlando.

As much as going to chill after WDW sounds amazing, I think getting all the unfamiliar out of the way first sounds more comfortable.