How did they do it before MDE?
How do they do it going almost anywhere else in the world?
I should have said my question was hypothetical, purpose was to get folk to think about people other than themselves. Too many are quick to say "Too bad, so Sad. At least it isn't me."
I had to do that when my kids were really young and it stunk. I rented a town car that showed up late. I paid to have the driver meet me at luggage claim to help and when I finally got a hold of him, he said that because he was running late, he did not want to come in. I also asked for child seats that he did not bring with him. I had a 2 & 3 yo with me at the time. Back then it was over $100rt plus they wanted a tip. I almost cried when Disney announced DME shortly after that.
Jacklgreen, wow, I'm so sorry. Hopefully the remainder of your trip went well and you have great memories.
I was in the single parent group too. Thankfully I only had one child and he had just turned 4 at the time of his first visit. I did not bring a stroller, which in retrospect was a mistake given that he was in the 99th percentile height & weight wise and a pain to carry when his feet wore out. I'm almost 5'7" so not tiny, but man did I build up muscles that trip. LOL.
I cannot recall how we made our way though the airport at all.
It was June. We were packed into an overcrowded Mears van, four of us in the back row including my son on our way to the Disney hotel. That situation had all the feels of traveling in a third world country where there was only one working vehicle in town. At least I had the window, although it wouldn't open. I recall having a breakdown out of exhaustion when we finally got to our room.
I swore never to use Mears again after that awful experience. However, in later visits I liked using Magical Express run by Mears for Disney, and make no mistake, Disney kept them in line.
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