Hi Kimberly,
Welcome to plandisney!
Congratulations! It sounds like you have already booked a vacation to the Walt Disney World® Resort! There are a number of ways to get from the Orlando International Airport to your resort hotel. My family alternates between using a ride share service like Uber or Lyft or MEARS Connect Transportation. Quite honestly, though, we prefer the ride share service because it is direct from the airport to our
Disney Resorts Collection hotel.
On a few occasions, we have rented a car because we had other plans outside of Disney. So, we have picked up the rental car from a rental counter at the airport and just driven to our resort hotel. We typically have an
advanced dining reservation to make soon after we land, so time is of the essence. Whichever transportation option you choose, remember that you can choose a different option for arrival and departure. We have, for example, used a ride share service to get to our resort hotel and MEARS Transportation to get back because, we do not mind the leisurely ride back to the airport since departure day is such sadness!
As you continue to plan, I hope you have reviewed the new information on
Lightning Lane Passes. Make sure everyone in your party is connected through your My Family & Friends List, that their park admission is linked to their
My Disney Experience profile and that you have secured
advanced dining reservations for the most popular dining locations. We always make them for Cinderella's Royal Table, Topolino's Terrace - Flavors of the Riviera, and California Grill.
Kimberly, go ahead and make the decision about your transportation to the resort hotel and then solidify the rest of your plans!
Magic and memories,
Donyell