One idea is to reserve a rental in a rental location that is other than the airport location where inventory may be more. Just take a cab to the rental place and drive back to WDW.We always rent a car when we go to the World. We've have always waited until pretty close to our trip to reserve a rental car.
For whatever reason, I reserved my car months in advance this time. Looks like I may have saved about $500-$800 bucks.
I think my wife owes me a big kiss.
Yeah the prices are always cheaper off site, even the "airport shuttle" prices are FAR less expensive than on airport car rental places.
A great strategy is to book when you first know your dates and check in once in awhile to see if the rates drop. Regardless no harm booking early, just never take the prepay option. Usually not worth saving a few bucks to lose the flexibility and prices do usually go down.We always rent a car when we go to the World. We've have always waited until pretty close to our trip to reserve a rental car.
For whatever reason, I reserved my car months in advance this time. Looks like I may have saved about $500-$800 bucks.
I think my wife owes me a big kiss.
Yeah, I had a great strategy going for many years, waiting until the last minute and using Priceline's "name your own price" we never paid more than $200 bucks (for a standard vehicle) for 8 days. Then the NYOP option went away, things got more expensive, and now we're dealing with 6 grown adults and we're needing a van.
Rental prices have just gone higher in general. Old days were awesome dealsYeah, I had a great strategy going for many years, waiting until the last minute and using Priceline's "name your own price" we never paid more than $200 bucks (for a standard vehicle) for 8 days. Then the NYOP option went away, things got more expensive, and now we're dealing with 6 grown adults and we're needing a van.
Needless to say we're not hitting that under 2 hunj mark anymore
Supply and demand and the car rental agencies are taking full advantage of the increased demand and very limited supply. $300 per day for an economy car and higher prices for midsize and sports cars and the WDW vacation just got a lot more expensive.Yeah the prices are always cheaper off site, even the "airport shuttle" prices are FAR less expensive than on airport car rental places.
With that being said, the convenience of a car rental "on prem" at MCO is unmatched.
A quick stroll across the road and you're on your way to an awesome vacation.
Man do I LOVE that feeling of pulling out of that garage at MCO....vacation JUST beginning! Can't wait.
It's literally cheaper to buy a cheap beater car off craigslist when you arrive.
What is the reason, if you know, why they are eliminating the Magic Express?
No idea, but it seems short sighted. The Magic Express definitely gave an edge to Disney over Uni for a family and kept them captive on the property. With a rental car or having to take a taxi more folks might find themselves in Harry potter world.What is the reason, if you know, why they are eliminating the Magic Express?
we've been using it over the years and we are going again in '22 and it really disappoints me that it will be gone. I am hoping that another bus company will be willing to take people to their hotels.
So for the heck of it I looked up rental options if I went to Denver this summer. Enterprise and Alamo had NO options available. That is crazy.
The really nice part of getting a rental car arriving in the airport in Orlando is when you pick up your luggage at baggage claim/ rental agents counter you literally walk a little more than a minute to the 1st parking level of the covered garage where the rental cars are waiting. Its the easiest airport that I've been to to rent a car. But inventory now is an issue.
Yes and no
Well that was an idiotic thing for the rental car businesses to do. Instead of having inventory sitting on their lots simply being unused much of the time, they got rid of it. Now that travel demand is quickly climbing back up a year later, they (as well as their potential customers) are in a tough spot.
