taxi rates in FL

[Ksandra]

...where and what are you renting that's $300? I've gotten a Corolla from MCO for about $40 a day.

http://www.paylesscar.com/reservations/search.do


payless isn't onsite but they give free shuttle to and from the airport to pick/drop off your car.

oh you thought I meant per day? no, for the whole week lol.

[ArchDizzle]

Disney fast passes are great but there are a couple of things of note. Any big ride with the fast pass option you need to get them asap, have had many times where by noon the more popular rides had already stopped giving out fast passes because they were full.

You can technically only have 2 fast passes at the same time and they cant overlap. You have to use your tickets to obtain the fast passes so it will reject it if they conflict. (there are a couple of ways around this) example being you go to the magic kingdom and immediatly get a fast pass for space mountain and the return time is 9:45-10:45 (note with fastpass you can return with it anytime after the earliest return time and use it even if its hours later) you then go to get a fast pass for splash mountain and the FP return time is 10:15-11:15 it will reject your ticket since the return times overlap, however if the return time was 11-12:00 it would issue you your second fast pass.


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[Ksandra]

they changed that fast pass shit a lot from when they first had them (you used to be able to run through and grab them all).

I know some tricks though after going for years. For example, go in the morning but go all the way to the back of the park and work you're way to the front. Obviously midday you'll have some issues, but it does save a lot of time as most people work from the gate to the back.

I debated on doing universal too because of the harry potter stuff, but last time I went (before HP park) I didn't have too much fun, so we'll probably skip it. Their parking is atrocious there. (putting your customers in a bad mood before they even get inside the park is no bueno).

My parents actually had a bad incident with Universal last year. They have a mini-motorhome and the guide kept telling them to go a certain way, my dad said the car is higher than the height pole, the guy kept pushing my dad to go that way, yelling at him for blocking the traffic. Sure enough the pole hit the airconditioner part of the motor home, and my dad had to have a huge fight with them to pay for repairs and all kinds of shit. So ya will probably avoid them.

[ArchDizzle]

To work around the 2 fast passes at a time thing, one is dependant on DW they usually keep everything in pristine condition but for whatever reason the fast pass machines are always breaking find one that is broke down or has an attendant at it and they will just manually print you out as many FP as you have tickets no questions asked, the other is store your tickets in your wallet overnight against your credit cards when you put them in the machine it wont read them and keep spitting it back out and the attendant will just print them manually for you.


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[Ksandra]

To work around the 2 fast passes at a time thing, one is dependant on DW they usually keep everything in pristine condition but for whatever reason the fast pass machines are always breaking find one that is broke down or has an attendant at it and they will just manually print you out as many FP as you have tickets no questions asked, the other is store your tickets in your wallet overnight against your credit cards when you put them in the machine it wont read them and keep spitting it back out and the attendant will just print them manually for you.


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ooooh good idea, we'll do that lol.

[Talint]

Leaving for orlando in a couple of days and there's really only two days we're probably going to need transportation to the parks.

cheapest rental on a car is $300~

oh you thought I meant per day? no, for the whole week lol.

I guess my next question is why you're renting for a whole week and not just two days, since you only need transport for two days.

Taxi will probably be cheaper anyway, since Mears runs the entire outfit around here anyway.

[Ksandra]

I guess my next question is why you're renting for a whole week and not just two days, since you only need transport for two days.

Taxi will probably be cheaper anyway, since Mears runs the entire outfit around here anyway.

we kinda were thinking that too, again this is mostly preplanning because I have a feeling we're going to have limited internet, and I hate trying to look up shit on my phone. I'm not sure which two days (they may not be consecutive) we're going because though my parents aren't going, my sister and her family are so I gotta touch base with them first. For all I know we may end up carpooling with my sister and her family (though I don't know if their car can hold the two of us as they have 3 kids now). My parents are already there (they have two weeks) so are picking us at the airport on tuesday so we figure we'll decide once we touch base with everyone.

[Skyylya]

Really need to ask yourself what the priority of your trip is. Saving time or saving money. Taxis will save you money, but you're going to waste a ton of time either waiting for them if you have to call, or the fact that they drive slow as shit and stop at every potentially yellow light.

If you plan on doing more than just one place a day a car will be much more convenient. Or you can take a taxi to one park then as I think someone suggested take the disney buses, but again you'll lose out on time since they have to take special routes off the main roads which add a lot of travel time to your trip.

Parking can be annoying, but as someone who goes to Disney about 15-20 times a year having your own transportation trumps whatever miniscule cost renting a car over taxi/bus there might be. I would definitely recommend just getting whatever the least expensive rental is for the couple days your going to need a vehicle. Parking is about 10-20$ or so I think, honestly can't say for sure as I don't have to pay for parking with an annual pass.

If you have a smart phone, download one of the disney park apps, they are free, and can give you a decent idea when you're on the way to a park what the wait times are like. That way you can plan yourself on what to get a fast pass for, and what to try and ride first.

Which parks are you going to? They all have different appeal depending on what you like. Epcot is great for an adult day with the world showcase and the drink/food options. The rides there are so so, although test track is fun, usually about a 60 minute wait and not worth getting a FP. Soarin' is like the main attraction there but i've seen it up to 180 minute wait and almost never less than 120 minutes. Hollywood studios you want the tower of terror or the aerosmith ride, both usually about 60 minutes at most although the aerosmith ride usually more consistent, tower of terror you can find often enough with a 20-30 minute wait which isn't bad. There aren't really any good rides at magic kingdom, and if it's important to you it's the only park you can't buy alcohol in. Magic kingdom is pretty boring unless your 5. Thunder mountain is a fun ride, but really the only thing there. Animal kingdom is fun and everest is a really awesome ride. Other than that the only big things are the animals.

My wife and I typically only do hollywood studios and epcot. They are the most adult friendly parks.