TiffDisney2015
Earning My Ears
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- Aug 31, 2015
Thank you so much. I'm working so hard to get this perfect and still am learning.
Depending on how often and where off-property you want to go a rental car is often cheaper than taking a taxi.We are flying down but was wondering if we should rent a car to go outside Disney. Any thoughts
You have to look at the whole rate, including fees. Airports may have cheaper base rates but they also add expensive location fees on top of it. I rented a car from TPA in July and the taxes and fees were 50% of the total cost of my rental.One thing I haven't seen here is that airport rates change daily and are very competitive. Check weekly if not daily and you will probably find an on-airport quote better than the hassle of going off-site and arranging airport transportation.
That's what I'd do but with one minor change. Have the driver drop you off with the kids at DTD first. Then only the driver needs to go to the return location and walk back to meet the rest of the family.do we choose a rental company close to Downtown Disney and return it just before dinner and walk over (keep in mind this will be with four kids)??
Ahhh even better idea! Thank youThat's what I'd do but with one minor change. Have the driver drop you off with the kids at DTD first. Then only the driver needs to go to the return location and walk back to meet the rest of the family.
Wouldn't you just be dropping of the driver-renter at the car rental place? Many of the rental offices are in the terminal -- you could go to short term parking. RV will fit.We are traveling to FL in an RV. MCO seems to have the cheapest rates, but is it going to be a nightmare trying to get in and out of the rental office with an RV? We are staying at Windsor Hills and have someone with a car who can take us to pick up a rental, but I don't want it to be significantly more expensive. The downtown Disney locations are running us about $150 more for a 2 week rental.
You won't actually drive in and out of the office. All the MCO agencies (other than some small independent operators) have their cars right there at the airport. People just get off the plane and go down to the "T" (stands for Tunnel) level and walk over to the parking garage where the actual cars are. So, just pull into the airport and drop the driver off to get the car.We are traveling to FL in an RV. MCO seems to have the cheapest rates, but is it going to be a nightmare trying to get in and out of the rental office with an RV?
Any tips on picking up a rental in WDW but returning to MCO? Having different pick up/drop off seems to jack up the rates a lot.
Not always. Sometimes you can get a good rate if a location has vehicles that need to be transported off to another location, such as if the Disney car care center has an overabundance of vehicles that need to get back to MCO just before the holidays. (Car care has a huge parking area, whereas MCO is limited, so many cars are stored at Disney.)That's the case, rates are always a LOT higher if you're picking up and dropping off at different locations.
According to Google its at 1905 Hotel Plaza Blvd, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830I'm trying to search this information but having a hard time finding exactly where the closest drop off location is for Enterprise rental. I know it was in downtown Disney but now I can't seem to find confirmation of that and wonder if their no longer there? Does anyone know? Thanks