Got a (possibly complicated) question about the logistics of checking in to the Cabins:
The situation: My brother is attanding a conference in Orlando, Saturday and Sunday. He's bringing his family (wife and 4 kids, aged 8-17) with him, and doing Disney, after the conference.
Mike has been to Disney multiple times, and stayed in the Cabins, once. The rest of the family has never been.
Mike and family arrive in Orlando Friday night. Rent car. Check into the conference hotel.
Mike attends conference. Family uses rental car to visit Florida. (But not Disney.)
Sunday, I assume around 5:00, mike is done with conference. They're checking in the Cabin, Sunday.
They're a party of 6. And you can't reserve a 6-person golf cart. The arrangements I've made, for golf carts, is that they have reservations for two, 4-person golf carts. And if a 6-person cart is available, then they'll just take that, instead.
Sunday, 8:55. California Grill. (Along with me and my Mom, who will be staying in Contemporary. We checked in on Saturday.) Watch fireworks from the CG observation deck.
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Now, Mike has an idea. What he wants to do, when the conference is over, is to drive the rental car to the airport, turn it in, and take Disney transportation to the Cabins. He doesn't think he's going to need the car, for his three Disney days. Figures he can save like $75 by turning it in.
I'm wondering if this is going to be a real pain.
For one thing, can he use DME, on Sunday, when his plane came in on Friday?
Then I'm wondering about luggage. Assume he's going to have to carry everything. (Obviously, DME can't intercept it. He's going to be using it, for two days.) Will he and his family have to carry all their luggage, on the bus?
Then he and his family are going to arrive, carrying all their luggage, to check in. How to get luggage to the cabin?
Then, at least one person has to go to get at least one golf cart. (And, if they wind up with two golf carts, they either need to both go, or make two trips.)
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Is this just gonna be way too complicated to go through, as everybody's memory of arriving at the most Magical Place on Earth?
Or am I just imagining things being more complicated than they really are?
Oh, and a second question: Any idea what the hours are, when you can pick up a golf cart?