Heading to WDW in April 2025 (very excited!) from the U.K. for 11 nights at CBR. We last did a trip to WDW in April 2023, also staying at CBR. It’s a family trip with one child age 8.
Last time we hired a car but I query if it was worth it. Picking up at MCO was long and drawn out and wasn’t great after a long flight from the U.K. (we’d had a very long day travelling to Gatwick also!). We then didn’t really use the car as much as I thought we would. Getting to and from the airport was useful plus a trip to
Walmart and Target of course!
My thoughts for 2025 is that we don’t hire a car. Instead we use Uber/Lyft for trips outside WDW and then rely on transportation for trips inside WDW. Has anyone done this? Any tips and guidance for me?
I just got back from a quick trip to Disney World - 4/26-4/30, with my wife. We
spent $155 on Lyft and we stayed at a Disney Springs Hotel that had bus transportation to the parks that we used some of the time.
Lyft Expenses:
MCO - Hotel: $55
Roundtrip Hotel to Outlet Mall & Back - $24
Rope Drop Early Morning to Parks & a Return after a Disney After Hours event - $34
Epcot - Hotel - Airport - $43
Those prices all include gratuity as well. So you can expect about $100 for Airport Round Trip and about $12-18 per use if you are not going far from the Disney Bubble. I unfortunately do not have any pricing visiting other attractions such as Universal or Seaworld.
You are NOT CRAZY to rely on Disney Transportation, especially since you are staying at CBR.
You probably know all of this since you stayed at CBR before but, I think that the Skyliner is a great perk and it is definetely my favorite transportation at Disney. You will have a direct route to Hollywood studios. You can also take the Skyliner to Epcot (you will have to go through Riviera Resort, but you can stay in the same gondala the whole way). I think taking Disney Resort Buses to Magic Kingdom is a good way to travel as you skip the Transportation and Ticket Center; however if you don't want to take a bus you could always take the Skyliner to Epcot and then take the Monorail to Magic Kingdom (will have to transfer trains at the Transportation Center).
Other advice (Hopefully you don't mind)
Be Our Guest is our favorite in park dining experience, especially if you have a fan of Beauty and the Beast
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind became our favorite attraction (42in height requirement). Currently need to wake up before 7AM to get a Boarding Group via the
MDE App or purchase an individual
lightning lane. When it gets closer feel free to ask any questions.