Magical express question

[Joy Peace]

Has anyone taken their luggage on to the bus with them because they didnt want to wait for their luggage to be delivered? Is it difficult/uncomfortable? Is there room for two suitcases and two carry ons?:shrug:

 

[Nemo14]

Has anyone taken their luggage on to the bus with them because they didnt want to wait for their luggage to be delivered? Is it difficult/uncomfortable? Is there room for two suitcases and two carry ons?:shrug:

We've done it when we were arriving late. The driver will store your luggage underneath the bus (there's plenty of room and unload it when you get to your resort, so you'll need to tip him for it.

 

[mousefan1972]

Has anyone taken their luggage on to the bus with them because they didnt want to wait for their luggage to be delivered? Is it difficult/uncomfortable? Is there room for two suitcases and two carry ons?:shrug:

Yup, we just did it last month. The only issue for us was we flew Southwest, which arrived in Terminal A. The ME buses are at Terminal B. It was a bit of a walk to the other terminal. We hired a porter to take the bags (cause we had 5 bags, plus two young kids) for us, but I'm not sure if we'll do it again. There is plenty of room under the bus for your stuff. You can also get a SmartCarte to help with your luggage if you don't want to hire a porter. :wave:

 

[bluefaery]

I'm so happy someone posted this question. I was thinking about doing this in Feb. Now I know the answer. Thanks again.

 

[Joy Peace]

Hey thanks for the info. That puts my mind at ease about Magical Express. I just didnt want to wait for my luggage if I didnt have to. Ive heard some stories of luggage lost and not showing up till 1am and so on. At least I can control that.

 

[shoppingnut]

If you arrive early in the day, there is no problem with letting disney handle the luggage. It's just if you arrive in the evening 7p and later that I would advise you to collect your own luggage.

 

[CleveRocks]

Hey thanks for the info. That puts my mind at ease about Magical Express. I just didnt want to wait for my luggage if I didnt have to. Ive heard some stories of luggage lost and not showing up till 1am and so on. At least I can control that.

In many cases, late luggage is the result of an AIRLINE problem. If the airline misdirected your luggage, DME is hardly at fault. In fact, if someone in that case hadn't used DME, they'd be waiting at their airline's baggage office to fill out forms and so on, severely delaying their own arrival at their resort. If the airline delays the bag and you have it with a DME tag, DME takes care of getting it for you. So when it finally arrives at 1:00 a.m. (because the airline flew it to MCO instead of MCO), DME looks like the bad guy when in reality it's the hero.

I had luggage show up at 1:00 a.m. once, but it was hardly a horror story, as we didn't even arrive at our resort until 11:00 p.m. It got to us within 2 hours of our resort arrival, one hour ahead of schedule.

 

[Monty]

I'm a firm believer in letting DME take care of picking up my luggage.

I pack a small carry-on backpack with the essentials I'll need right away on arrival and head straight from the plane to check-in. I'm usually in the park of my choice in less than an hour and a half. When I get back to the resort having had my fun, my bag is always there waiting for me.

 

[wannabeBelle]

I'm a firm believer in letting DME take care of picking up my luggage.

I pack a small carry-on backpack with the essentials I'll need right away on arrival and head straight from the plane to check-in. I'm usually in the park of my choice in less than an hour and a half. When I get back to the resort having had my fun, my bag is always there waiting for me.

I have the exact same game plan Monty!!!! Great minds obviously.......... Belle

 

[Monty]

I have the exact same game plan Monty!!!! Great minds obviously.......... Belle

You read my mind on all my other travel needs, why would this be different!

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