To rent or not to rent?

[ZoZo]

We rarely rent one, but I can see the benefits of having one! We use Disney transportation and think it works great. But a car would be very handy to have when going from hotel to hotel, or from a park to Downtown Disney.

(I tried going from Epcot to DTD last year and nearly lost my mind! Very frustrating. No direct transportation from the parks to DTD; you have to take a bus or monorail to one of the resort hotels, then transfer to a bus to DTD. It took me over an hour before I gave up!)

I say, if you don't mind the expense, it's very handy to have a car. Totally depends on what you plan to do.

 

[kristenrice]

I went with my fiance in 2001 and drove down with my parents. We stayed at OKW and never moved the van the entire trip. Then on our honeymoon (in 2002 ) we used a town car service from the airport to the WL and we relied on the DTS. It wasn't too bad except we ate at a lot of other resort restaurants and commuting from resort to resort via the DTS is HORRIBLE! If, however, you do not plan on "resort hopping", the DTS is GREAT We never waited more than 30 minutes for a bus/boat even when the parks closed. I'm sure the time of year had a lot to do with it (Feb 2001, Sept 2002). When we go again in 2007, we plan on renting a car because I don't want to deal with any more lines than I have to with my 2 and 4 yr old DD's