Shuttle to Port Orleans?

[NJSteve66]

I need to get from the Orlando airport (MCO) to Port Orleans Riverside. I am meeting someone there. I am not officially a guest, but will crash with them one night. Is there a way I can get there from the airport? I looked up a shuttle service, but no Disney hotels were an option.

any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you
NJ Steve

 

[Hakunamatata]

I need to get from the Orlando airport (MCO) to Port Orleans Riverside. I am meeting someone there. I am not officially a guest, but will crash with them one night. Is there a way I can get there from the airport? I looked up a shuttle service, but no Disney hotels were an option.

any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you
NJ Steve

Limo/town car service.

 

[Rob562]

Without being listed on the reservation, you cannot take DME. You could try contacting Mears and see if you can pay to take a bus to the hotel. That's what Swan and Dolphin Guests have to do.

Other options include the previously-mentioned limo or towncar, a taxi, or renting a car for a one-way trip to WDW.

There's also the Lynx public bus, and while it'd be your cheapest option, it'd also be your slowest one, as it requires one or more transfers. I also don't think it would get you all the way to Port Orleans. You'd have to take it to one of the drop-off points and then take Disney transportation.

And though you didn't mention it, you *can* be added onto your friend's room and become an official Guest of the hotel after they check in, even for only a night or two, as long as you won't go beyond the maximum occupancy of the room. It won't get you DME from the airport, but you'll get a room key and the ability to go to Extra Magic Hours, as well as the peace-of-mind that you're not "sneaking around".

-Rob

 

[NJSteve66]

Rob I will see about being added to the room. I am not looking to get anyone in trouble. They are definitely not at the maximum occupancy. Renting a car might end up being the easiest way. A towncar is twice the price of renting.

 

[CleveRocks]

You very definitely CAN use Mears to get to a Disney resort, you just can't reserve it in advance. However, if you go to the Mears counter in MCO after you land, they will charge you $19 for a shuttle ride to any Disney resort. You might be on a van, on a bus, or even a Disney's Magical Express bus.

So, to recap, you can't reserve this inexpensive ride, but you can just walk up and get it for that price.

 

[NJSteve66]

Thanks for the tip Eric. 12 days to go.

 

[Todd L]

Ive taken a Cab from Mco to Universal a few times...With 4 of us I think it was $30 each way?? Maybe even less...