Hank Scorpio
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Feb 4, 2015
We used Lanier Transportation. I would strongly recommend them. Clean car and they gave a round trip discount because we were going to SOG. Only $100 round trip. The company recommended by SOG has so many horrific reviews.For those of you who've stayed at SOG and used a shuttle transportation to/from MCO with a toddler, did you rent a car seat??
In any event, we were picked up in an escalade and it had a booster for our 6 year old and a car seat for our 4 year old. The car seat looked well loved but fine.
As to the magic bands, you have to buy your own if you want to use them, they don't come with this resort reservation like they would with a Disney resort. We bought ours because we thought it would be fun for the kids. But you don't need to buy them, your plastic tickets work the same way with fast passes, etc. It's all connected to My Disney Experience.Hey All,
So My husband is the military man & we've never stayed here before -- He's very excited! I didn't know it existed so it will be a new experience for us all! It will be my husband and I as well as our 2 year old daughter, and my parents! We will be staying Aug 20-24. I have heard a lot of good things about SOG, but I have a few questions....
1. Can you get your Magic Bands sent to you early? Or not, because it's not technically a disney resort?
2. How's the transportation to & From the parks?
3. My parents obviously have NO military ties, except for my husband (He booked everything) - So when they are at the hotel will they be able to do everything just like they would a normal hotel, or will my husband need to be present to show his ID? ( Sounds like a dumb question I know -- but I'm making sure this isn't like a military base) because we are wanting them to be able to come and go with our 2 year old while we enjoy some "Extra" park time!
Thanks everyone!
Sorry if my questions are ignorant -- I'm new to all this!
We were with my father in law, who is the veteran and he walks with a limp (surgery gone wrong not in the line of duty) and we used the Shady Shuttle to get us to the end of the property each day we were going to the MK. For the rest of the parks, we simply used the Shades Transport. The only thing i will tell you, which is annoying, is that if you are going to Epcot, you will get your bags screened two times. Shades does not provide direct transport to Epcot, only to Transportation and Ticket. So before getting on the monorail, you need to go through security. Then you will get screened again exiting the monorail at epcot. I really wish they would direct people getting off the monorail past the security and apparently they will in the future, but who knows how long that will take. So prepare for that delay. Also, you will need to show your photo ID and resort ID every time you get on a shades bus and every time that same bus goes through the security gate, returning to shades of green. Its very secure.... lol
Your parents will have paper ID cards when everyone checks in, they will be able to do everything at the resort (except buy alcohol at the exchange) as long as they have their paper id cards.