The food court in the center of the airport is a good place to meet up. https://www.orlandoairports.net/getting-around-mco/#terminal-mapsMy sister and I are flying separately into MCO. Our planes arrive at different terminals, but we want to meet up to take a car service to WDW. How does this work? Difficult? Easy? Thanks!
I thought if you're not using DME, you're not supposed to use the luggage delivery service. Has that changed?The food court in the center of the airport is a good place to meet up. https://www.orlandoairports.net/getting-around-mco/#terminal-maps
If your using Disney's baggage delivery service, just meet up here (level 3) and then head down to level 1 on whichever side (A or B) that your ground transportation has arranged.
If not staying onsite or using Disney's luggage services, collect your luggage from baggage claim on level one and head back up to the food court on level 3. Grab a coffee/snack while waiting for your sister.
I thought if you're not using DME, you're not supposed to use the luggage delivery service. Has that changed?
I just read the FAQs on the MCO website, which says that if you go past security you can't get back in. So my question is: Will I be able to retrieve my luggage and then get to the other terminal without going past security? Because I'll have to get my suitcase, as will my sister. Thanks again.
I'm a bit confused--if I can't get back in, how will I get back to the center area?
There's over an hour between the flight arrivals (edited: it's actually nearly 1.5 hours). If my plane's on time and my sister's is delayed, I'm going to take DME and this whole problem will be averted! But we're both going to have to get our bags, so I'm not exactly seeing how that would work. BTW, I retrieve my bag myself. I don't have DME take it--just my personal preference.
Thanks again!
So if I get my bag and go to the food court to wait, my sister can get her bag and meet me in the food court. Yes? And the car service that's picking her up will be in an area we'll be able to get to from the food court. If I now understand this. The bit about not being able to get back to place X because of being outside security threw me.
Did you look at the terminal maps people linked for you?So if I get my bag and go to the food court to wait, my sister can get her bag and meet me in the food court. Yes? And the car service that's picking her up will be in an area we'll be able to get to from the food court. If I now understand this. The bit about not being able to get back to place X because of being outside security threw me.
See the map and explore the site.I'm a bit confused--if I can't get back in, how will I get back to the center area?
Oh no...did you really just go there???!!!I thought if you're not using DME, you're not supposed to use the luggage delivery service. Has that changed?
OK...basically here's the layout. MCO has one big center area, with shops and a large food court. Think of it as a big X. The center of the X is the main terminal. Ok. There are two 'sides' to the airport..Side A and Side B. The top two spokes of the X are Side A, the bottom two are Side B. When you arrive at your gate, upon arrival, you are on one of these two 'sides'. You are on level 3 at this point. You will leave your gate, follow the crowd to a tram that will take you to the main terminal. Don't get confused when you leave the gate area, walk up a ramp type thing and see a 'center area' with various walkways to other gates, with shops and food..this is a 'mini-center'..each of the four spokes has one. So, you hop on the tram, get off at the main terminal. If you arrive on Side A, you will stay on that side, following the signs to baggage claim. This will be on level 2, so you will need to take the escalator or elevator down a level. Get your bags and return back to level 3. This is where you will meet your sister....there's a very nice seating area smack dab in the middle. Or you can meet your sister in the baggage claim area for her airline....she has to go there anyway. That might be even easier, as long as you know what airline and flight number she's on. Her car service driver will, most likely, meet her at the baggage claim area so as to help with her bags. You will all then go down to level 1, ground transportation, to get to the car, with the driver.I just read the FAQs on the MCO website, which says that if you go past security you can't get back in. So my question is: Will I be able to retrieve my luggage and then get to the other terminal without going past security? Because I'll have to get my suitcase, as will my sister. Thanks again.
Hey there, been a while since you've shown up here!!! Hope all is well.See the map and explore the site.