I’m full of crazy ideas lately. I’ll share them all at some point, but for now just one. I’m looking at going to the first Christmas party on Nov 8 after running the Wine and Dine races (6th/7th). To improve the chances DW agrees to let me do that, I’m thinking of moving off-property that night. But I won’t have a car, so will need to use Lyft/Uber to get back to my hotel at 1AM. Is this a real option or will there be no drivers available at that time?
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I don’t know, but I can tell you that we’ll be in a similar situation after Boo Bash in September (though, that ends at midnight, not 1a). But I can potentially provide an update then. We’re at a DS off-site hotel, so worst case scenario we could take a bus to SS and then walk over.
Not in Orlando, but in most other major cities, you can usually find a lot more available drivers at 1am than you can at 7am, and especially on weekends it’s very easy to find drivers until at least 3am. Of course, Orlando is a strange place, and Disney is not near the heart of downtown where many drivers may be. Plus, there’s a nationwide driver shortage happening on both Uber and Lyft at the moment.
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You will probably be able to get one (savvy drivers will make themselves available then), but it might be challenging. I don’t know I’d be keen on it as my go-to plan.
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I guess ASM then for a little more. Plus I can DME to the airport in the morning and save on no Uber there.
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Just count on premium pricing due to an AH event. I paid $27 for what should have been an $8-$10 ride after Villains in 2020 - just before COVID shutdown. ( Contemporary to CBR.)
Drivers should be readily available with opening of things.
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Isn’t an after 2 am surcharge? I swear I was up at 3 am trying to price out a uber and was getting outrageous prices. I figure they don’t want vomit in their cars? So price out one in the app in thirty minutes. Plus if they upcharge for events…oooof
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