I have not used the Minne Van but want to use it for our Magic Kingdom visits. Is there anyway I can book in advance or is it pretty simple to book once I need it?
Hi..just used the service this week. It cannot be pre-booked.
We booked it in the morning (around 7:15am) and used it to go directly to MK from the Beach Club rather than a usual Lyft or Uber which can only go to the Transportation centre (for me it's real differentiation).
Price wise...$42 vs around $15 for an Uber, so significant premium.
For what it is worth, we used the service quite a few times and we just loved it. We actually had a little Minnie Van song (I know....I know) We found it really hard to book first thing in the morning and at the really busy departure times. However, when we left the parks around 3:00pm it was fine. Booking rides to dinner was also fine. Having a "Disney Service" attitude in the driver's seat adds to your day. It is more expensive so obvioulsy be prepared for that.
We tried to book but not able to get one - we are still unsure whether we just tried for a busy time (was after a party day) also tried for post Cali Grill firework dinner, so ended with a normal lyft instead - will try next time we are over in August
by the way we wanted it for the party day due to the pick up location which as you know is at the front of the park and not by the transportation centre as we knew we would be pooped :)
I'll be honest, I don't know if you can book it in advance but I would start looking for one well before you need to get somewhere. On my trip last month, my sister and I were trying to go from HS to Disney Springs around 4pm and it took about a half hour to get one (vs probably about 2 min for Uber or regular Lyft, but we needed to be dropped off by the bus stop because my sister needed to rent an ECV so we needed a Minnie Van). Plus Minnie Van is much more expensive than those services. If you don't need a car seat for kids, I would suggest a regular Uber/Lyft to the Contemporary, get dropped off in the parking lot, and walk the 5 min to MK (and go through security in the process). This is what I do when I'm traveling with my husband and kids.
We have never used Minnie Van - this is very helpful information. I had no idea it took so long to grab one. I assumed for the exorbitant price it would be very fast. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you all. We ended up not needing it. But I love the Contemporary idea.
Hi..just used the service this week. It cannot be pre-booked.
We booked it in the morning (around 7:15am) and used it to go directly to MK from the Beach Club rather than a usual Lyft or Uber which can only go to the Transportation centre (for me it's real differentiation).
Price wise...$42 vs around $15 for an Uber, so significant premium.
For what it is worth, we used the service quite a few times and we just loved it. We actually had a little Minnie Van song (I know....I know) We found it really hard to book first thing in the morning and at the really busy departure times. However, when we left the parks around 3:00pm it was fine. Booking rides to dinner was also fine. Having a "Disney Service" attitude in the driver's seat adds to your day. It is more expensive so obvioulsy be prepared for that.
You book it from the lyft app apparently. We did not have any success though so can't tell you more that that x
I'll be honest, I don't know if you can book it in advance but I would start looking for one well before you need to get somewhere. On my trip last month, my sister and I were trying to go from HS to Disney Springs around 4pm and it took about a half hour to get one (vs probably about 2 min for Uber or regular Lyft, but we needed to be dropped off by the bus stop because my sister needed to rent an ECV so we needed a Minnie Van). Plus Minnie Van is much more expensive than those services. If you don't need a car seat for kids, I would suggest a regular Uber/Lyft to the Contemporary, get dropped off in the parking lot, and walk the 5 min to MK (and go through security in the process). This is what I do when I'm traveling with my husband and kids.