Our next visit is scheduled for Columbus Day weekend. We will arrive late Thursday night and return on Monday so we have three full days.

We are staying at a Universal resort to take advantage of the “front of line access”. Friday is Magic Kingdom with the Universal parks on Saturday and Sunday.

My question is whether we need a rental car. We currently have one reserved with Alamo for $178. In lieu of a rental, should we consider cabs or a car service? We would need transportation from the airport to the hotel and back and also from the hotel to Magic Kingdom and back.

I heard that Universal charges guests to park at the resort so I’d be paying to just have a car sitting in the parking lot for most of the weekend since we can walk to the Universal parks.

Does Universal offer transportation from the airport to the resort? If yes, I guess I don’t see the need to rent a car just to get us to Magic Kingdom. Thoughts?