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I've just brought tickets to Universal Studios (2 Park 1 Day + Blue Man Group) for the 5th December (Wed) and have one tiny winy problem..... how to get there.
If at all possible I am keen NOT to hire a car I would rather take a car service (Quicksilver?) or grab a cab. We plan to get to USF about 8:20 and imagine we'll want to leave sometime about 11pm (The show finishes at 10pm).
So, what si the best way to get there? Take a taxi (How much do you think ti would cost royghly?)or get a car service (And can we get them to pick us up at that time? Money is not the real issue as we will be mroe interested in the "best" method (easiest, less stressful etc) eather than the cheapest.
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Thanks all I think I'll send Quicksilver an email .
I also want to apoligise. As soon as I posted my original question I did a search on passed topics... and of course found this was asked about 100 times before . I guess in my defense the fact I am coming back so late is a bit of a difference but thank you for not pointing out my "mistake" like some other boards would have.
Thanks all I think I'll send Quicksilver an email .
I also want to apoligise. As soon as I posted my original question I did a search on passed topics... and of course found this was asked about 100 times before . I guess in my defense the fact I am coming back so late is a bit of a difference but thank you for not pointing out my "mistake" like some other boards would have.
No need to apologize - we love answering Universal questions here! And transportation issues are changing all the time, so an answer to this question a year ago may not be valid today.
With the help of all my PassPorter friends I have decided "how" I am going to get from WDW (Coronado Springs)to Universal Studios (The lovely people at QuickSilver) now all I have to decide is pickup and drop off times.
We will are going to US on Wednesday 5th Dec which this stage shows a 9am park opening which is when we would like to be there.
Coming back is probably the trickier bit. We have Blue Man Group tickets for 8:00pm which I'm guessing will run through to about 10pm (It's a 1 hour 40 minutes show). How much of City Walk is open at 10pm? Will the restaurants and shopping still be open? If so we would probably look at a 11:30 pickup which would give us time for a quick walk around the shops and maybe a desert and coffee etc.
Any advice on the above would be very much appreciated. Is the place too dead at 11:30? Should we just arrange for the town car at 10:30 after the show instead? What time should we arrange the pickup in the morning to get there at say 8:45am.
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We will be at DW in late Sep/Early Oct and would like to go to Universal for the day. We are flying in to Orlando and taking the Magical Express to our resort. What is the best way to go to Universal for the day?
when we went from pop century to universal and islands of adventure we took the MEARS bus. It came right to the resort, but you did have to call first, so they were prepared for you and went to your resort. no complaints and i beleive it was about 15-17 each person roundtrip. i think my kids were free, but they were 3 & 1. The buses were much nicer than disneys and held more people too.
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trying and hoping and saving to go to WDW Feb 2012 with our friends and their kids, 10 people total!
Hi, I just checked out the websites for transportation from WDW to USF and found out that Mears can pick you up at your hotel. We will be staying at the Polynesian for a week in May and want to know if Mears has pickups daily, or do we have to call them directly to make reservations?
It is so wonderful to have these forums available now.....wished they would have been around twentysome years ago when we visited WDW every year with our 3 young sons! Oh well, it is still as exciting each time we go there...only now our sons are in their late 20's and early 30's and still claim WDW to be one of their favorite destinations and they have travelled all over.
lsscancun, welcome to the Universal/IOA forum! It's my understanding that you need to make a reservation with Mears. However, I've never used their service so I'm not 100% sure. You can check their website for more info:
you'll have to call Mears 24 hours in advance to arrange a pickup. you'll have a choice of times.
they do request you schedule the return trip about 2 hours prior to when you want to leave, but I doubt it matters all that much. basically the buses just pull into the dropoff area and they load them up and seem to make route determinations on the fly.
you'll have to call Mears 24 hours in advance to arrange a pickup. you'll have a choice of times.
they do request you schedule the return trip about 2 hours prior to when you want to leave, but I doubt it matters all that much. basically the buses just pull into the dropoff area and they load them up and seem to make route determinations on the fly.
I find the Mears site difficult to navigate, in that when I try to reserve a pickup, it only gives me hotel and airport options. Anyone have any idea how Id go about getting a reservation? I'm looking to go from the All Star Music Resort to Universal
I find the Mears site difficult to navigate, in that when I try to reserve a pickup, it only gives me hotel and airport options. Anyone have any idea how Id go about getting a reservation? I'm looking to go from the All Star Music Resort to Universal
Give them a call directly to definitely verify, but I am pretty sure you can only arrange for hotel to certain location trips 24 hours in advance.
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