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What are they doing at the airport that’s so different?
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So, the flight for my January trip leaves at 7am. Any idea how this is going to work?
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↩ replying to fngoofyOrlando International Airport is a special type of inefficient when it comes to TSA.
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↩ replying to jakemanI give that title to LAX.
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↩ replying to BobI haven't had to deal with security in LAX in years, but MCO is one of those places that seems on the verge of chaos at all times.
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↩ replying to jakemanAt least they have the common sense to spread people out across numerous lines. At LAX they put everyone into one line which stretches for miles around the terminal. At least that's how it always was at the AA terminal.
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I travel through MCO every other month or so and the last few times the lines have been longer than before.
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Having a mid afternoon flight just stinks as I wanted to go to a park on my last day just to squeeze 2 hours before I left..
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I am definitely not using Magic Express this trip - we fly home Xmas eve so that extra hour is precious.
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As I recall, MCO is undergoing a lot of construction and therefore is recommending passengers arrive at the airport three hours before their flight. That ME therefore needs to pick you up an additional hour before that isn't surprising. It's irksome, but not nearly as bad as missing your flight. This one isn't Disney's fault. If anything, I'm surprised Disney waited so long to make this change, as MCO made that recommendation months ago.
ETA: Here's a link to the official recommendation from MCO, as well as the first instance I recall of seeing this suggestion.
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Didn't have a problem at MCO at the end of October.got through screening in about 10 minutes .
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↩ replying to Mr Ferret 88As I recall, the construction is only on one side, so YMMV based on your airline.
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↩ replying to DiabloWe live in Canada and I believe it was always 3-4 hours before scheduled departure for us. One trip we had a departure flight early in the morning. I think it was around 6-7 am. It was brutal. Had to be up and to the bus around 3 am... After that we actually started booking our flight for the day after our last day at Disney. That way we were able to enjoy our last Disney day for as long as we wanted. We then would take Disney transport to the airport where we would just check in for a night at the hotel in the airport. Catching that early morning flight is not so bad when you can just get up and walk to security...
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↩ replying to BobHaving recently been in LAX and MCO, MCO was definitely worse.
Multiple lines are a big problem at MCO. They split up and merge at different points and you get the frustration of people in lines that grind to a halt, or being sent down an “open” line that weaves around the area six times. A single lines means everyone is moving even when there is a slow down at one screening station.