Cut Off Time for Flight Arrival and Going to Park

[SaintsManiac]

Didn't realize this. When I called to adjust our resort price and purchase tickets, the agent mentioned the magical express and I signed up, but didn't know that they take care of your luggage too. We are coming from Canada (Toronto) to MCO, but I assume it works for us too.

With the delay in luggage, we would need to make sure we have travel size sunscreen on us, plus whatever else we need at the park.

Are there horror stories of luggage getting lost or is it pretty reliable? Our Disney park days are just prior to a cruise, so I'm just imagining the nightmare if our luggage never made it to our room at Pop. But it does sound convenient and would save us time not having to wait for luggage when we get off the plane.

OP since you are international you will need to get the bags. Edited out my bad info.

 

[Searc]

Thanks. Yeah, was thinking of aiming for 4pm or 4:30pm for the first one, depending on the time. We won't get a 4th one, but at least we should get our 3 favorites.


True...fireworks alone are worth it.


Perfect. Thanks. Too bad Skyliner doesn't go right to MK, but hoping it will be efficient catching a taxi or uber from Pop.

Taxi and Uber don't go right to the MK, either. You'll get dropped off at the TTC. A bus from Pop will drop you at the front gates of the MK.

 

[Searc]

IMO, there are a lot of variables...

1) Arrival time (obviously)
2) Park closing time
3) Estimated start time the next day (my family are NOT early risers)
4) Estimated time of getting back to the resort
5) Cost of the ticket for the day

So "it depends".
Would I pay an extra $100 pp for three hours in a park, to get back to the resort at midnight and need to be up at 6 the next morning? No.
Would I pay an extra $10 pp for three hours in a park, to get back to the resort at 11 and need to be up at 8 the next morning? Probably

You forgot another variable in August ~ weather. At that time of day, it will more than likely be raining/storming.

 

[Searc]

It will get there. Don’t worry about that. Pack essentials in a carry on. There’s a thread pinned to the top of this forum about DME.

I thought international guests couldn't use the DME luggage service?

 

[Frozen2014]

Taxi and Uber don't go right to the MK, either. You'll get dropped off at the TTC. A bus from Pop will drop you at the front gates of the MK.

Yeah...I am told to expect daily thunderstorms. :-(
Do you mean that will affect our travel time? Or what rides are open? Or maybe both.

 

[SaintsManiac]

I thought international guests couldn't use the DME luggage service?

Maybe not? It would be in that thread either way.

 

[Searc]

Yeah...I am told to expect daily thunderstorms. :-(
Do you mean that will affect our travel time? Or what rides are open? Or maybe both.

It may affect your flight, how long it takes for your bags to show up on the luggage carousel (tarmac activity is shut down whenever lighting is near for the safety of workers), traffic on the highway slows when it rains so hard you literally can't see, and outside rides are closed when it storms.

 

[Searc]

Maybe not? It would be in that thread either way.

It isn't in the first post and I'm not wading through thousands and thousands of posts to look for the info.

 

[SaintsManiac]

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/magical-express/
Domestic only.

OP, you will need to get your own bags when you arrive at MCO.

 

[SaintsManiac]

It isn't in the first post and I'm not wading through thousands and thousands of posts to look for the info.

That thread is pretty bad. Mods need to fix it.

 

[Searc]

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/f...gical-express-international-luggage-claiming/
If your first point of entry into the US is Orlando, you cannot use the luggage service portion of DME.

 

[Searc]

That thread is pretty bad. Mods need to fix it.

It needs to be deleted and a new thread started. It's from 2006.

 

[SaintsManiac]

It needs to be deleted and a new thread started. It's from 2006.

Yep. Same as the POP thread. Desperately needs updating on page 1.

 

[Frozen2014]

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/magical-express/
Domestic only.

OP, you will need to get your own bags when you arrive at MCO.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/f...gical-express-international-luggage-claiming/
If your first point of entry into the US is Orlando, you cannot use the luggage service portion of DME.

Thanks for mentioning the luggage drop off won't work for us and we'll need to pick up our luggage ourselves. Flying direct from Person to MCO

 

[SaintsManiac]

Thanks for mentioning the luggage drop off won't work for us and we'll need to pick up our luggage ourselves. Flying direct from Person to MCO

Sorry for the bad info earlier. I haven't had DME deliver my luggage in a while and missed the Canada rules. Sorry about that!

 

[Ross Kratter]

Thanks for mentioning the luggage drop off won't work for us and we'll need to pick up our luggage ourselves. Flying direct from Person to MCO

It may be different coming from YYZ, though, since you’d clear US CBP there. That said, I don’t believe DME mails the luggage tags outside of the USA.

 

[Frozen2014]

Sorry for the bad info earlier. I haven't had DME deliver my luggage in a while and missed the Canada rules. Sorry about that!

No need to apologize. I appreciate the help.

 

[Frozen2014]

It may be different coming from YYZ, though, since you’d clear US CBP there. That said, I don’t believe DME mails the luggage tags outside of the USA.

Thanks. Yes...customs is done here. Sounds like it won't work here, but I will still double check.

 

[loves to dive]

A little different circumstances but we drive down and usually arrive between 1 -3 ( depends on who does the most driving). We check in on line before but if I haven't received a room ready text we go to the front desk to let them know we are there. The usually at least know what building we are going to be in so we can move the car. If the room isn't ready, we move the car and just hop on a bus and head out to a park. If the room is ready, we drop off our bags, go to the bathroom and head of on a bus to a park. Since you have to get your bags, if your room isn't ready they will store them for you but you will have to pick them up when you come back to the resort, they won't deliver them to the room unless they pick them up. At least that is how it works if you store them not using the disney bus from the airport. The only different thing we do is we don't plan that first day park (o.k. that's a slight fib since we don't plan any of our days). We just go to the bus stop and look at the arrival TVs and get in line for the next bus.

 

[Frozen2014]

A little different circumstances but we drive down and usually arrive between 1 -3 ( depends on who does the most driving). We check in on line before but if I haven't received a room ready text we go to the front desk to let them know we are there. The usually at least know what building we are going to be in so we can move the car. If the room isn't ready, we move the car and just hop on a bus and head out to a park. If the room is ready, we drop off our bags, go to the bathroom and head of on a bus to a park. Since you have to get your bags, if your room isn't ready they will store them for you but you will have to pick them up when you come back to the resort, they won't deliver them to the room unless they pick them up. At least that is how it works if you store them not using the disney bus from the airport. The only different thing we do is we don't plan that first day park (o.k. that's a slight fib since we don't plan any of our days). We just go to the bus stop and look at the arrival TVs and get in line for the next bus.

Thanks for sharing. It's good that they'll store your bags for you if the room isn't ready. We'll need to take into account that we'll need to pick them up and unpack when deciding when to return to our hotel on that first night.