[QUOTE=moondog;12084817 Closing note: you should still try the Maglev at some point in your life. As an FTer, you would enjoy it for the sake of its very existence. But, if your companions are anything like my girlfriend, they will be less impressed.[/QUOTE]

Believe me or not, it's my daughter (5Y old) who keeps asking for the Maglev after she saw a report on TV

Anyhow, thank you all for your comments. We will take a taxi and maybe try the Maglev on the way back to the airport, on a Sunday in August with our plane leaving at 11:05 AM.
Or even better: I'll have my wife take a taxi with the luggage from the hotel to the airport, and daughter and Dad take the Maglev with no luggage