I was wondering how you can get your luggage from one resort to another? I am able to book a week at POR but we are unable to get the first day so we may end up staying at BC for one night. Can anyone tell me my options?
I transferred from BC to POR several years ago...it was the worst transfer of my life!!!! I handed my bags off to Bell Services at about 7:30am. They told me my bags would be at POR midday...probably 1-2ish. Okay, no problem.
My dd and I went off to MK around 8:30. We got hot and decided to head over to POR to get checked in and get some lunch around 1ish. We found that while a room was ready for us, we were told that if we wanted to wait a bit, they could get us a room in bldg 14!! Ah, yeah, we'll wait!! We went off and got something to eat in the food court and killed some time. We were in our new room by 2:30!!! Great. I called Luggage Assistance to tell them that we were in our room and could they bring our bags. I was informed that our bags weren't there yet!! Okay. It was hot, humid, and we didn't feel like returning to a park. We wanted to swim but couldn't since our suits were in our bags!!!! So, we hung out in the room. At 3:30, I walked over to Luggage Assistance to see if the bags were there yet. Nope!!! Now, the CM there told me that he would call over to BC, while I waited. BC informed him that they 'hadn't had time to make luggage transfers yet'!!! Are you kidding me???? There was nothing going on over at BC, no big groups coming or going. They told the CM they would 'get right on it'. Okay. I go back to my room. At 4:30 I call them again......and was told that nothing had been brought over yet. The CM said he would call yet again...he called me back to tell me that nothing had left BC yet!! Finally, at about 5:30, the POR CM knocked on my door. He had my luggage. Seems they sent someone from POR over to BC to get the bags!! I tried to tip him (heavily since he had gone to so much trouble on my behalf) and it was refused!!!! That man told me there was no way he was taking a tip for such awful service. I told him that the tip was for the wonderful service he had given, not for the BC idiots!!! He didn't care...he still refused it, told me to buy my sweet dd a treat and to have a wonderful stay at POR!!!! I did give his name to the front desk....he went above and beyond for me and deserved to be recognized!!!
I have used Disney to transfer my bags between resorts many times. And every single time it has taken until very late in the afternoon to get my bags. I now keep anything I might need in a backpack. Once I get to the new resort, the bag goes in my room, if the room is ready, or I leave it with Bell Services/Luggage Assistance if the room isn't ready. At least I can get at my stuff if I need to.
If you don't want to wait to get your bags?? Take a cab, with your luggage, to the next resort. If the room isn't ready, just hand it to Luggage Assistance and leave it with them.