For trips to WDW parks, the buses win every time (for us) over cars!

If you want to go further afield to see Seaworld, International drive, Universal, or other Orlando / Florida attractions you may need a car!

We stayed in AS Music the first time we visited (1999) and had a great time without a car. The bus system to WDW parks is really excellent. (but can get quite full!). It is also has the advantages of:
1. being free to resort guests (car parking at the parks costs $5-$6 per day);
2. takes you to within 100 yards of the park entrance (car parks are enormous and require a shuttle transport to the park from thre car park. You can also use the monorail for some trips between parks!

That year, we concentrated on WDW parks and did little else and it worked out very well without a car. We booked a taxi for occassional trips out shopping to international drive and to get to Seaworld, which proved relatively expensive, but much cheaper overall than car hire!

In 2000, we stayed at CBR and hired a car. This does provide greater flexibility and enabled us to get out to better value places for breakfast and dinner (and more dining variety that the CBR resort offered). However we still used the WDW bus system for every trip to a WDW park (except blizzard beach one day and one trip to Disney Studios (when we had been out in the car anyway).

I must say that the bus system proved to be very frequent and reliable and the only problems we had were waiting for ages to get back from Downtown Disney one evening on the first trip.

..we're off in 3 days to CBR and staying for 3 weeks" - MRS POTATO HEAD!!! WAY TO GO IDAHO!

..and will still use the buses to go to the parks and use the car or other trips!

See you on the TOWER OF TERROR!!!!!!!