MKCustodial
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Connor002 said:
Agreed! :lol:
yodasmith said:
And to most parks as well. One of the few perks of staying off-property.
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Agreed! :lol:
And to most parks as well. One of the few perks of staying off-property.
wannab@dis
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yodasmith said:
You know... I asked that in the last thread and was told that hotels in Orlando (away from airport) do not offer a shuttle service. Blows my mind. Guess they are worried they'll get sued by the dead beat livery companies.
phlydude
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As far as DME - if you book a package through the Walt Disney Travel Co., they do tell you about DME. You have to sign up to be guaranteed luggage tags and things like that so your bags get pulled behind the scenes if your airline is a participant in the program. If you are unsure or aren't flying one of the airline, they tell you to meet the greeter at the airport and they will shuttle you to your hotel after you fill out tags and register.
I for one thought about it...if I can save $150 off the rental car cost by doing this it would be worth it. But then I got to thinking...they want you waiting for a bus way too early on your departure day and we would be stuck on property and relying on family members to pick us up when we want to visit.
I'll spring for the rental car. I like parking in the lot and not worrying about crowding into a bus at the beginning and end of the day. I like being able to buy some stuff at DTD and not fear the bags on the bus. I like going off-site to get a bite to eat or seeing other stores off property. I like being in control of my luggage and not relying on others to treat my bags as I would.
It is great for those who want nothing but Disney and don't want to spring the $$$ for a rental. For me, I like going off-site then and again and checking out the area outside of WDW.
As for Orlando being made by Disney...pretty much is the case. Marietta-Martin (now Lockheed-Martin) was there prior to Disney and this brought in jobs but Disney made the town a tourism place. It was a "sleepy cross-roads" area when Disney spotted the area with swamp land galore. Disney developed the swamp and brought in the tourists. With the tourists come more jobs.
Just remember what OIA was before. It's still known as MCO for McCoy airfield. A military airbase. Sanford was Orlando's original public use airport.
I for one thought about it...if I can save $150 off the rental car cost by doing this it would be worth it. But then I got to thinking...they want you waiting for a bus way too early on your departure day and we would be stuck on property and relying on family members to pick us up when we want to visit.
I'll spring for the rental car. I like parking in the lot and not worrying about crowding into a bus at the beginning and end of the day. I like being able to buy some stuff at DTD and not fear the bags on the bus. I like going off-site to get a bite to eat or seeing other stores off property. I like being in control of my luggage and not relying on others to treat my bags as I would.
It is great for those who want nothing but Disney and don't want to spring the $$$ for a rental. For me, I like going off-site then and again and checking out the area outside of WDW.
As for Orlando being made by Disney...pretty much is the case. Marietta-Martin (now Lockheed-Martin) was there prior to Disney and this brought in jobs but Disney made the town a tourism place. It was a "sleepy cross-roads" area when Disney spotted the area with swamp land galore. Disney developed the swamp and brought in the tourists. With the tourists come more jobs.
Just remember what OIA was before. It's still known as MCO for McCoy airfield. A military airbase. Sanford was Orlando's original public use airport.
peter11435
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phlydude said:
Yep, and now its the biggest airport (by passengers) in the state.
WDWScottieBoy
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Why doesn't this same group go after Mr. Rosen as well. He was the first person in the Orlando area to adopt the "we pick up your luggage and take it to your room before you get there" concept, and there was never anything said about that. He doesn't charge (as far as I'm aware) for the service, and that is taking away the use of other livery services, so maybe they should just jump on everyone that does anything there.
Really, grow up people and if you're that concerned, lower your prices or something else to get the business instead of doing what you're doing now.
Really, grow up people and if you're that concerned, lower your prices or something else to get the business instead of doing what you're doing now.
DisneyDellsDude
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So is Disney still doing the free bus service transportation?
wannab@dis said:You know... I asked that in the last thread and was told that hotels in Orlando (away from airport) do not offer a shuttle service. Blows my mind. Guess they are worried they'll get sued by the dead beat livery companies.
The ones that do are generally the ones near the airport, or farther out than that, the shuttle is reserved exclusively for airline crew members spending overnighting in Orlando. There still are exceptions to this rule however.
wannabeBelle
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Absolutely This service will be for free for at least 18 months from May of 2005. After that no one knows what the price for this will be. BelleDisneyDellsDude said:
mousermerf
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Gotta love a company which feels competition is not only unhealthy but also unattractive, unworthy, and about to be undone
DisneyDellsDude
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Ok. Thanks Belle and MKT:wave:
I hope it's still free after the 18 month period.
I hope it's still free after the 18 month period.
lewisc said:
In Orlando's present state, I could see it happening. The majority of conventioneers spend $0 at WDW unless the convention is renting out space on Disney property, but that hasn't been happening as much as it used to.