Shipping to Resorts..

[erinshaneb]

I have read in a different post that someone shipped a whole bunch of stuff they needed to the resort for their baby..We are taking our 9 month old in September and i think that is a great idea..I was gonna use that delivery by grocery store program, but think is better..any idea where to start? How long will the resort hold it? Do I call WDW phone line or the resort individualy..thanks

 

[nepalostparks]

If you are shipping something to the resort before your stay, I would plan for it to arrive one or two days before your stay. Depending on which service you use (i.e. UPS, FedEx, USPS) they should be able to estimate how long it will take to arrive there based on your location.

Ship the package directly to the resort that you will be staying at, and be sure to include the name the reservation is being made under, your confirmation number, and your date of arrival on the package so it can be held for you until you arrive.

You may also want to pre-pay for return shipping and have the label ready to go if you are shipping the items back home. Just include a roll of tape in the box on the way down so you can tape it back up before sending it back. You can drop off the package at your hotel's lobby/concierge, and they should be able to include it with their outgoing packages.

Hope this helps... although I haven't shipped anything there myself, I've considered it, and with the crazy baggage fees the airlines are charging now, I'll certainly be considering it for our next trip. Hopefully someone else on the boards will see this post who have shipped something to their resort and can give you a first hand account.

 

[LivFreeorDisney]

We shipped out a package last October to the AKV and we called the resort directly to see how we should label the package. We then called UPS and asked them how long it would take a ##lbs package to get there with standard ground shipping. Once we arrived we simply asked for it and they went and got from the back and it was done. I believe they had us put our res number on it with our names also. It was pretty simple.

 

[Master Yoda]

If you are shipping something to the resort before your stay, I would plan for it to arrive one or two days before your stay. Depending on which service you use (i.e. UPS, FedEx, USPS) they should be able to estimate how long it will take to arrive there based on your location.

Ship the package directly to the resort that you will be staying at, and be sure to include the name the reservation is being made under, your confirmation number, and your date of arrival on the package so it can be held for you until you arrive.

You may also want to pre-pay for return shipping and have the label ready to go if you are shipping the items back home. Just include a roll of tape in the box on the way down so you can tape it back up before sending it back. You can drop off the package at your hotel's lobby/concierge, and they should be able to include it with their outgoing packages.

Hope this helps... although I haven't shipped anything there myself, I've considered it, and with the crazy baggage fees the airlines are charging now, I'll certainly be considering it for our next trip. Hopefully someone else on the boards will see this post who have shipped something to their resort and can give you a first hand account.

Every word of what you said is 100% correct.