Universal Shuttle to Sea World

[gottalovepluto]

There have been a couple questions but no answers on this so here goes...

I stayed at CB, checked in the day before I went to Sea World. That evening I went to the lobby ticket/concierge counter and asked about the shuttle. They asked what time (there are multiple departures in the morning) and I signed up for the first one. They gave me 2 tickets (there were 2 of us) and said to take the shuttle to city walk and our Sea World shuttle would be at the shuttle station there. We were to hold on to our tickets to catch a return shuttle and the times were listed on the back, return shuttles were first come, first serve.

And then we ran late that morning and there was no way we'd make it to city walk in time so we called a Lyft (or Uber? I used both). And guys it was SO much easier, and cheap. I can't say the price because there's something about no price discussion on the boards that I remember from the transportation board but this was SO much better than the shuttle shuffle that early in the morning. We tried to be cheap on our way back and just take the Universal shuttle... but it never showed. We sat there for 45 mins and the shuttle should have come according to the schedule printed on the ticket but it never showed so once again we called a Lyft or Uber -and we should have done that from the start. Forget the Universal Shuttle Shuffle and use a ride share app was the conclusion we reached.

 

[squirrel]

That's good to know. Were the prices between the two companies the same or was one cheaper?

 

[Abu Bilal]

Lyft is definitely cheaper but it depends from city to city. I used "LYFTDISNEY" code and $50 + $50 credit help me a lot. I got $50 instantly and another 50 as a new user promotion but it may not work in all cities. Try it out.

 

[terrilt]

interesting . . . we are staying at CabanaBay in February and had planned on using the US shuttle for 2 days to SeaWorld. I wonder if you hadn't run late and had the return times, if things would have been different? Would love to hear others' experiences. We will put the UBER app on our phone . . . thanks for the heads-up. US/IOA does so many things well . . . I hate to think this shuttle system doesn't work well.

 

[AnnaT]

Curious were does Uber/Lyft pick you up at Sea World? I've heard conflicting reports about their ability to pick up here.

 

[manojko230]

Lyft is definitely cheaper but it depends from city to city. I used "LYFTDISNEY" code and $50 + $50 credit help me a lot. I got $50 instantly and another 50 as a new user promotion but it may not work in all cities. Try it out.

This worked for me! Grande villa to sea world is about $8 ride (plus $2 tip). We used up all the $100 credit. Thanks

 

[Squirlz]

Curious were does Uber/Lyft pick you up at Sea World? I've heard conflicting reports about their ability to pick up here.

We used Uber yesterday and they picked us up right at the taxi area in front of Seaworld. We used the free shuttle from Royal Pacific in the morning with no trouble at all.

 

[squirrel]

We used Uber yesterday and they picked us up right at the taxi area in front of Seaworld. We used the free shuttle from Royal Pacific in the morning with no trouble at all.

How much was it back to your resort? Just checking as I may do that too if shuttle times are not when we want to go.

 

[Squirlz]

How much was it back to your resort? Just checking as I may do that too if shuttle times are not when we want to go.

It was $10.08.

 

[squirrel]

Great! Looks like we could do quite a few trips for free if I can get the full $100 when I go. Still quite a few months away.

 

[keithlu]

This worked for me! Grande villa to sea world is about $8 ride (plus $2 tip). We used up all the $100 credit. Thanks

thanks we did the same.

 

[squirrel]

My problem is I only have an iPad (no phone) so I can only use it from the hotels to the place I want to go. I don't want to be carrying around my iPad and then have to find free wi-fi to get transportation back to the resort.