Location Location Location - No Car Needed

Emerald Island Resort is located 1.5 mile south of US 192 off Funie Steed Road / Formosa Gardens Boulevard

3 miles to Disney Main Entrance
20 minutes to Orlando International airport
35 minutes to Sanford International airport
20 minutes to Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure
Less than 1 minute to shops, restaurants, golf, banks, etc.

Getting Around Without A Rental Car

Maingate Transportation provides daily shuttle service serving Emerald Island Resort with 2 morning pick-ups and 2 evening return runs that are at scheduled times. These runs are shared with other guests from the resort. Pricing per round trip for this service is as follows:


Disney World: $10 per person
Universal Studios: $14 per person
Sea World: $11 person
Orlando Premium Outlets: $10 per person

If you have 6 or more people it makes sense to hire a private van since it's charged by the trip and NOT per person. This can be arranged any time of day for morning pick-up and evening return as you don't share this service with other guests. The van holds up to 14 people and the round trip costs are as follows:

Disney World: $56 per van
Universal Studios: $80 per van

They also provide service to and from the airport. They will have the driver waiting with a sign showing the guest's name and he will help with their luggage, etc. They charge $78 for airport pick-up and $68 for return (if they are used for pick-up as well).

In terms of food shopping, they have a minimum charge of $6 per person to drop up to 5 people off at the store. They will come back to pick them up at a specified time for another $6.

Please contact Maingate Transportation at 407-870-5553 to get more information and to arrange transportation.

Another shuttle company that provides service from Emerald Island Resort to EPCOT/Animal Kingdom is Cool Transportation. They can be reached at 407-432-1990