Tess
DIS Veteran - 1997
- Joined
- Aug 19, 1999
I posted a full trip report on the trip reports board and below is an excerpt of our Yourride experience:
". . .a Yourride representative (Ronnie) waiting for us at baggage claim. I planned to surprise my son and daughter with a stretch limo for our transportation and my planning worked like a charm. Ronnie was merely greeting us because our limo driver, Jim, was en route but had not yet arrived. Ronnie insisted on snagging our luggage from the conveyor belt and assisting us to the limousine which, by the time the luggage was retrieved, had arrived.
As we exited the lower level of the airport, I pointed out the white stretch to our son and daughterour daughter was so envious and commented that someone was lucky but not us. I replied that it was for us and she said yeah, right. . . and I quietly responded with mmmhmmm. She was aghast and speechless (certainly a first for her)she may have gotten out a youre kidding? and our sons jaw was on his chest. We were given a very warm greeting from Jim, snapped some photographs, shot a bit of video, and then climbed in for a trip to Publix and on to WDW.
The Publix Jim drove us to was, according to Jim, nearly in Kissimmee. On past trips we stopped at a Publix in a shopping strip mall that was near Sea Worldhe didnt; however, seem to know about that particular location. Needless to say, we were quite surprised during the trip that the drive seemed unfamiliar. We found this Publix to be exceptionally clean and quietit was adjacent to the newly erected/opened Gaylord Palms Resort (quite an impressive place I should note). We picked up some adult beverages for our room and were Polynesian bound within 10 minutes. We entered WDW property from the South and saw the All Stars resorts close up for the first timewe dont drive in WDW and never visited the resorts. Pop Century is as gaudy as everyone says, but the kids seemed to think it quite cool!
We arrived at the Polynesian in short order (flight landed at 11:33 a.m. and we were exiting the limousine around 12:30 p.m.).
Our return trip was changed (by us) and accommodated very nicely by Rabbitt & Jim. My husband had had his fill of rain and the weather outlook for the day was awful. The lounge and GCH were zoos with people staying in and there wasn't a quiet corner anywhere. We were supposed to stay at WDW for dinner and be picked up at 9:00 p.m. but DH had had enough. He wanted a little peace and quiet to unwind at the end of the trip.
Ron quickly phoned Rabbitt. Rabbitt in turn phoned Jim to see if he could collect us sooner than 9:00 p.m.. When Rabbitt phoned back he indicated that Jim could come for us BUT he would not have the stretch available until the originally agreed upon time9:00 p.m. Jim would gladly pick us up in an Expedition if that was acceptable. Despite Taylors protestations, Ron agreed to the Expeditionanything to get out of there early!
Jim arrived within an hour of our call and we were safely transported from the Polynesian to the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport for our final night.
Yourride could have made us wait, but Rabbitt and Jim (who wasn't even on duty at the time) went out of their way to accommodate our desires!
Thanks Rabbitt & Jim--while we all missed our stretch limo return to the airport--it was worth it to get to our final night's destination for a bit of peace, quiet, and down time!
We appreciate your attentive service!
". . .a Yourride representative (Ronnie) waiting for us at baggage claim. I planned to surprise my son and daughter with a stretch limo for our transportation and my planning worked like a charm. Ronnie was merely greeting us because our limo driver, Jim, was en route but had not yet arrived. Ronnie insisted on snagging our luggage from the conveyor belt and assisting us to the limousine which, by the time the luggage was retrieved, had arrived.
As we exited the lower level of the airport, I pointed out the white stretch to our son and daughterour daughter was so envious and commented that someone was lucky but not us. I replied that it was for us and she said yeah, right. . . and I quietly responded with mmmhmmm. She was aghast and speechless (certainly a first for her)she may have gotten out a youre kidding? and our sons jaw was on his chest. We were given a very warm greeting from Jim, snapped some photographs, shot a bit of video, and then climbed in for a trip to Publix and on to WDW.
The Publix Jim drove us to was, according to Jim, nearly in Kissimmee. On past trips we stopped at a Publix in a shopping strip mall that was near Sea Worldhe didnt; however, seem to know about that particular location. Needless to say, we were quite surprised during the trip that the drive seemed unfamiliar. We found this Publix to be exceptionally clean and quietit was adjacent to the newly erected/opened Gaylord Palms Resort (quite an impressive place I should note). We picked up some adult beverages for our room and were Polynesian bound within 10 minutes. We entered WDW property from the South and saw the All Stars resorts close up for the first timewe dont drive in WDW and never visited the resorts. Pop Century is as gaudy as everyone says, but the kids seemed to think it quite cool!
We arrived at the Polynesian in short order (flight landed at 11:33 a.m. and we were exiting the limousine around 12:30 p.m.).
Our return trip was changed (by us) and accommodated very nicely by Rabbitt & Jim. My husband had had his fill of rain and the weather outlook for the day was awful. The lounge and GCH were zoos with people staying in and there wasn't a quiet corner anywhere. We were supposed to stay at WDW for dinner and be picked up at 9:00 p.m. but DH had had enough. He wanted a little peace and quiet to unwind at the end of the trip.
Ron quickly phoned Rabbitt. Rabbitt in turn phoned Jim to see if he could collect us sooner than 9:00 p.m.. When Rabbitt phoned back he indicated that Jim could come for us BUT he would not have the stretch available until the originally agreed upon time9:00 p.m. Jim would gladly pick us up in an Expedition if that was acceptable. Despite Taylors protestations, Ron agreed to the Expeditionanything to get out of there early!
Jim arrived within an hour of our call and we were safely transported from the Polynesian to the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport for our final night.
Yourride could have made us wait, but Rabbitt and Jim (who wasn't even on duty at the time) went out of their way to accommodate our desires!
Thanks Rabbitt & Jim--while we all missed our stretch limo return to the airport--it was worth it to get to our final night's destination for a bit of peace, quiet, and down time!
We appreciate your attentive service!
