With Disney’s Magical Express discontinued in 2022, guests need more options for traveling to Walt Disney World from the Orlando International Airport.
The Sunshine Flyer is a motorcoach shuttle that transports guests between Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Resort.
It works in a similar way to Disney’s Magical Express in that it picks you up at the airport, brings you to your hotel, and then back to the airport when it’s time to go home.
Guests can expect scheduled service, luggage handling (coming Summer 2022), convenient airport terminal staging, and return trips from resorts to the airport.
You will notice the old-fashioned style right when it pulls up to pick you up. Currently, there are two designs, a locomotive train engine, and a passenger car.
The Sunshine Flyer website describes the service as “late model, premium motorcoaches with a theme centered around old-fashioned passenger cars and train locomotives.”
The fun doesn’t stop there though. Even the drivers have themed costumes styled around early 1900s train conductors. This is a nice touch and will likely be a hit with kids.
Each motorcoach will make multiple stops before arriving at its final destination, however, they guarantee that 65 minutes is the longest anyone will be on a bus once it leaves the airport.