Towncar (Van) Service or SHUTTLE to Legoland from Disney?

[disneymath]

Has anyone used any of the "airport / cruise transfer" companies (FL Tours, Happy Limo, Tiffany Towncar, etc.) for Legoland transfers from the Disney Resorts?

If so, please share your experience.

We are a party of 8 and would need a carseat and two booster seats (which we are not bringing down with us), so renting is not necessarily the best option.

Happy Limo would be $288 RT (child seats included) and Tiffany Towncar looks like it would be $250 RT (based on their website). I have sent an email to FL Tours, still waiting to hear back.

 

[safetymom]

Why not take the shuttle from the Premium outlets?

http://florida.legoland.com/en/buy_tickets/shuttle/

 

[disneymath]

Why not take the shuttle from the Premium outlets?

http://florida.legoland.com/en/buy_tickets/shuttle/

We considered this, but according to the website the shuttle back is at park close ... which is 8 PM the week we plan on going ... not sure if the three little boys in our party (aged 5, 3, and 3) would be able to last all day (especially if the weather was particularly extreme either due to heat/sun or rain/storms).

If I am reading the website wrong and the return shuttle runs at other times during the day, please let me know as this would be our best option.

Also, it wasn't clear whether we would need a carseat and two booster seats to use the shuttle. We use the ME highway coach buses without child seats, and so don't bring ours from home. (The Legoland info was clear in that car/booster seats are not provided, and in another place it stated that they wouldn't restrict/refuse reasonable use of self-provided car/booster seats, but it never said if booster seat aged children NEEDED to have safety seats.)

ETA ... I called the number of the Legoland website about the car seats ... the official word is that they are recommended or not required. (So the safety seat issue is resolved for us.)

We can get a shuttle from Mears to/from the Premium Outlets for a total of $74 RT ... which brings the total cost to $114 for the 8 of us ... much more reasonable than $300 for private van service.

The only issue left to work out is that the shuttle back to the Premium Outlets leaves 30 minutes after park closing (so 8:30 PM for the week we will be in Florida) ... making it a LONG day.

Then again, it seems like if we plan it right, we could occupy ourselves at LL for the full time without burning ourselves out.