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For a flight leaving MCO at 7:10pm, what time would DME pick up? Do they pick up exclusively at the resort you are checking out from or can you arrange pick up anywhere on property?
My parents have used DME, but I never have had the opportunity. I know I've read about you all using the service, but I don't remember exactly how long you were picked up before your flight.
Was it 3 hours? So would DME pick up at 4pm?
It turns out someone in my party has to return to NJ immediately after our trip for business. He took the last flight out of MCO for that day, as he needs to be in NJ for 9am the next morning. We were planning a day at Blizzard Beach. Since AKL is closest to BB, could he be picked up there or would he need to leave BB at 3 and jump a bus back to SSR to get DME at 4?
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They usually pick you up about three hours before your flight at your resort. I'm not sure if you can arrange to be picked up elsewhere as I've never used DME.
Yes, you do need to be picked up at your resort. They normally assign you a time based on your flight - although we have negotiated a slightly later pickup as we didn't want quite so much time sitting at Orlando airport!
You are on a "scheduled" bus that has been sent to that resort (and the one or two other resorts on its list) for a specific number of people, so they do not allow you to take just any DME bus that comes along at your resort or any other resort. In fact, if you miss your scheduled DME bus, you actually have to get paperwork done to schedule you onto another DME bus that's coming to that resort.
And it's almost always 3 hours before your flight time -- but that can change if it's during a major travel time and they expect long security or other factors that can lengthen the time you'd need at the airport.
tehy pick you up at your resort. Usually 3 hours previous, but it can be changed (I often antecipate it once we´ve got an international flight, amnd schedule to be picked at least 4 hours previous to the flight)
I don't mind the 3 hours. The security line at MCO can be pretty long sometimes. And just the drive itself is over 30 minutes from Disney property. I'd rather be early than chance being late an having to rush or miss my flight!
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Looks like your question has been answered...... but just to reiterate- DME will pick you up approx. 3 hours before your flight and you will need to board at your hotel.
OK everyone. Thanks for all the responses. I was worried that we'd ruin our plans for ending the trip at Blizzard Beach, but if he doesn't have to be at Saratoga until 4, then he can leave BB at 3.
Just a little warning...if your time is say 4pm, make sure you're there BEFORE that time. Those buses do not wait for anyone We actually missed a bus once because we didn't know what we were doing...started walking out to the area at our time only to have them tell us "bus just left"...we were probably 5 min late What a process to get on another bus
As you're planning what time to be back at the resort (or what time your friend needs to be back), be sure to allow enough time to gather any carry-on luggage. Bell Services can hold luggage after guests check out, but it does take a few minutes to retrieve it. That's another reason why leaving from a different resort wouldn't work even if it were allowed -- your friend would need to have to have anything he didn't check with him at Blizzard Beach all day.
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tehy pick you up at your resort. Usually 3 hours previous, but it can be changed (I often antecipate it once we´ve got an international flight, amnd schedule to be picked at least 4 hours previous to the flight)
- DME will pick you up approx. 3 hours before your flight and you will need to board at your hotel
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We actually missed a bus once because we didn't know what we were doing...started walking out to the area at our time only to have them tell us "bus just left"...we were probably 5 min late 
What a process to get on another bus 
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