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Disney's Magical Express to discontinue luggage delivery after 10pm
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Craig & Lisa
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I also agree with taking your luggage when you arrive. I'm excited enough when I get there so I have the energy to grab it and go, but DO NOT wake me up, if I'm asleep and I get woken up I'm a bear never liked it. And since we are DVC members if we get there late we stay one night at a value and move over to our DVC the next morning, just drop the bags off at the front tell them where you are going, then after you check in and are in your room just call the front and they bring the bags to you.
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CleveRocks
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A few ways.
1) If you spend $150 on a car service or $300 on a rental car, that's $150 - $300 less in your wallet to spend on Disney property. Many people operate on a budget, so by not having this money to spend on Disney property, Disney loses out. Conversely, by offering free transportation, Disney has a fighting chance of getting that money that would have otherwise been spent on ground transportation. Instead of pocketing that theoretical savings, a lot of people will spend it on a few extra souvenirs or a nice table-service dinner instead of another counter-service dinner, and so on.
2) The offer of free ground transfers could lead some people to stay on-site versus off-site (I realize that in and of itself it won't make people stay on-site, but it's another benefit that they advertise and that could be the proverbial "straw that broke the camel's back" in helping people decide to stay on-site.
3) If you take DME, you don't have easy access to the outside world. If you rent a car, it's very tempting to stop at a grocery store (rather than by more meals at the resort and parks); or to go to SeaWorld or Universal or Gatorland or whatever for the day (and if you spend money at those places it's less for you to spend on Disney property, including fewer meals); or to go to restaurants out in the real world rather than have little choice but to eat SOMEWHERE on Disney property; or to shop for less expensive souvenirs at Wal-Mart or the outlet mall.
DME costs Disney roughly $25 per guest, or thereabouts. If they get a family of 4 to eat just ONE more table-service on-site meal than they would have if they rented a car, then they've earned that $25 or so per guest back. But being pleasantly stranded on Disney property, as opposed to having easy access to the outside world with a car, will certainly cause a family of 4 to spend more than that on Disney property.
Being basically stranded in WDW will lead a family to spend hundreds if not in the low thousands of dollars MORE on WDW property than they would if they had easy access to the outside world.
Take my family as an example. During our 8 day stay that ended last week, we spent about $1,400 on our room charge, plus our $200 gift card, plus plus about $120 in Disney Dollars, plus another maybe $100 in cash, plus $320 for our IllumiNations cruise ... so in addition to the price of our room, Disney earned about $2,140 off of us. If we had a car, I'm 100% positive we would have eaten numerous meals off-site; there were several nights when the kids were tuckered out by 4 or 5, and we killed time at the resort and got some dinner and then watched fireworks or something ... it would have been an obvious time for us to get a less expensive dinner at Applebees or Denny's or someplace like that rather than pay the outrageous Disney prices for meals. In other words, that;s probably about $300 or $400 right there in meals that we gave Disney, but could have spent less money on elsewhere. If we had a car, we may have been tempted to check out SeaWorld, so Disney would have lost another $150 or so in lunch and dinner and snacks and drinks from us on that day that we woukld have spent at SeaWorld instead (not to mention that if we spent $$$ at SeaWorld that's less money we have to spend feely on WDW property).
So they way I see it, by spending about $100 to transport my family, Disney got a return of about $500-$600 on its $100 investment.
Multiply that by the millions of people who use DME each year, and I think you can see the numbers and $$$ add up by now.
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Phonedave
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I guess I will be the lone voice of dissent.
I ALLWAYS let DME take my luggage.
I have a carry-on that has my expensive stuff, personal hygene stuff, and a change of clothes. Let someone else move my luggage around.
I am also loathe to move resorts, even though I am DVC as well. I guess its a matter of time. I don't get to WDW as frequently as I would like, and when I do get there is not for as long as I would like. I tend to look for way to minimize "wasted time".
I let DME take care of my luggage
I stay in one resort.
I don't carry 100 lbs of stuff to the parks.
I don't pack a suitcase full of food.
When I get there, I go into full relax mode, and stay in relax mode.
I have never had a problem with DME delivering my luggage.
One other thing that people often overlook about DME handling your luggage is that DME takes responsibility for getting your luggage to your room. That means that if the airline screws up and sends your luggage to Sasketchawan, DME is the one that hunts down and collects your luggage.
If you are not using DME, guess who gets to spend part of their vacation on the phone with your airline - yep, you do.
In fact, if DME is late delivering your luggage, it may have been for this very reason, not DMEs fault.
-dave
I ALLWAYS let DME take my luggage.
I have a carry-on that has my expensive stuff, personal hygene stuff, and a change of clothes. Let someone else move my luggage around.
I am also loathe to move resorts, even though I am DVC as well. I guess its a matter of time. I don't get to WDW as frequently as I would like, and when I do get there is not for as long as I would like. I tend to look for way to minimize "wasted time".
I let DME take care of my luggage
I stay in one resort.
I don't carry 100 lbs of stuff to the parks.
I don't pack a suitcase full of food.
When I get there, I go into full relax mode, and stay in relax mode.
I have never had a problem with DME delivering my luggage.
One other thing that people often overlook about DME handling your luggage is that DME takes responsibility for getting your luggage to your room. That means that if the airline screws up and sends your luggage to Sasketchawan, DME is the one that hunts down and collects your luggage.
If you are not using DME, guess who gets to spend part of their vacation on the phone with your airline - yep, you do.
In fact, if DME is late delivering your luggage, it may have been for this very reason, not DMEs fault.
-dave
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durangojim
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I'm the same way -- SLR, Video Camera, etc go with me on the carry on. Other than that, DME takes care of my luggage, and it is a huge benefit when you have 2 young kids to not have to worry about lugging around my luggage. Bummer that it looks like I'll have to pick it up myself for our next trip.
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wannabeBelle
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I agree with you guys, If DME is willing to take care of my luggage and treat me like a princess, I Am going to go with it!!!! Belle
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disneygirl1
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Totally agree wit hyou Belle... Why get your bags if you don't have to? I know I sure love just being able to get of the plane, check in w/Magical Express and be on my way to Disney!
I'm still up in the air with what to do for my up coming September trip. I am used to landing in MCO mid morning. We won't be getting into Orlando until 930p this time around. To get my luggage or not to get my luggage that is the question???? Sigh...
I'm still up in the air with what to do for my up coming September trip. I am used to landing in MCO mid morning. We won't be getting into Orlando until 930p this time around. To get my luggage or not to get my luggage that is the question???? Sigh...
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disneygirl1
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So one more question, since I do not arrive in Orlando until 930p and I am getting my luggage myself. How long total do you think it will take to get to Pop Century from the time I land. I'm thinking after 11p? What do you all think? Appreciate your help. I don't usually arrive this late, but I will only take a non stop flight from Philly, plus I don't want my son to miss too much school. Thanks! :kiss:
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JPVonDrake
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Questions Questions Questions... Here are your answers!
In fact, we have received a lot of feedback from Guests using Disney’s Magical Express that they would prefer to have more immediate access to their luggage upon late arrival.
These Guests will be advised to claim their luggage at baggage claim and take it with them on the Disney’s Magical Express motor coach to their resort. Additionally, Cast Members located on level 2 in the baggage claim area will ask Guests which flight they arrived on and advise them if they need to claim their bags or not.
We encourage Guests arriving after 10 p.m. to claim their luggage at baggage claim and take it with them on the Disney’s Magical Express motor coach to their resort so they will have immediate access to it. However, if Guests chooses their luggage can be collected by Disney and delivered to their resort when the luggage delivery service resumes the next morning. Guests should not expect their luggage to be delivered to their resort until some time after 8 a.m., the next day.
The Disney’s Magical Express luggage service ends at 10 p.m. These Guests may proceed directly to the Disney’s Magical Express Welcome Center or they may claim their luggage if it was not tagged with Disney’s Magical Express yellow luggage tags. Additionally, Cast Members located on level 2 in the baggage claim area will ask Guests which flight they arrived on and advise them if they need to claim their bags or not.
Hope this helps! :wave:
In fact, we have received a lot of feedback from Guests using Disney’s Magical Express that they would prefer to have more immediate access to their luggage upon late arrival.
These Guests will be advised to claim their luggage at baggage claim and take it with them on the Disney’s Magical Express motor coach to their resort. Additionally, Cast Members located on level 2 in the baggage claim area will ask Guests which flight they arrived on and advise them if they need to claim their bags or not.
We encourage Guests arriving after 10 p.m. to claim their luggage at baggage claim and take it with them on the Disney’s Magical Express motor coach to their resort so they will have immediate access to it. However, if Guests chooses their luggage can be collected by Disney and delivered to their resort when the luggage delivery service resumes the next morning. Guests should not expect their luggage to be delivered to their resort until some time after 8 a.m., the next day.
The Disney’s Magical Express luggage service ends at 10 p.m. These Guests may proceed directly to the Disney’s Magical Express Welcome Center or they may claim their luggage if it was not tagged with Disney’s Magical Express yellow luggage tags. Additionally, Cast Members located on level 2 in the baggage claim area will ask Guests which flight they arrived on and advise them if they need to claim their bags or not.
Hope this helps! :wave:
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pretty much everything you said is why i rent a car. paying I think at the time $3.50 for a 2liter bottle of coke did it for me. if disney was reasonably priced I wouldn't need to rent a car.
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