jessic2422
Mouseketeer
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- Apr 21, 2012
Will ME just take your luggage to the hotel and not you. We are renting a car and I am worried there won't be enough room for all of our luggage. I thought it would be nice if our bags came by ME.
Will ME just take your luggage to the hotel and not you. We are renting a car and I am worried there won't be enough room for all of our luggage. I thought it would be nice if our bags came by ME.
1) No problem.
2) Just sign up for DME and put the tags on the bags.
3) The bags and the people-bus are two separate companies.
4) They do not coordinate the bags and if you boarded the bus.
I've never done it before but that makes sense to me! The guys taking the baggage off the plane really have no idea if you're going to get on the ME bus or not. They just toss everything onto plain unmarked trucks. This is good info to know!
There is a sticky on this on the Transportation board.
Interesting. I didn't know this.
Is this the "official policy" answer or the unofficial "how it works even though Disney doesn't want you doing this" answer?
For those of you who haven't gone over to Transportation to check this out...
In short, yes you can. But, that doesn't mean you should. There are some instances where a bag is misdirected by the airline and it doesn't make it to the resort. And because no one knew it was missing, no one looked for it. I am generally asked how many bags I checked...that way they can know that I am missing a bag if I told them 2 bags and only 1 is checked in. And by the time anyone realizes a bag is missing?? It could be a nightmare trying to figure out who was responsible.
Yes, that is sort of Disney's official line. In all actuality, they will say that you can not book luggage transfer only. And that's a whole different ball of wax, so to speak.It's not official. If you call and ask them they will tell you that a person must be riding ME for the bags to go. I don't know if they make sure a person checks in at the FD to get on a bus that matches the bags they've collected, or do nothing at all.
I wouldn't want to chance my bags not being there though. Since it's an unofficial thing, you never know when someone just gets lucky and when it won't work out.
We have heard reports from some that they tagged their bags, but then took a rental car to their resort. They checked in, got their passes, and went off to a park for the rest of the day. When they got back to their room, they found that a bag was missing. Now, about 8 hrs had gone by. So, they called Bell Services, who said that it was an airline issue. Well...upon calling the airline, they were told that DME must have lost the bag!! Nice way to start your trip!!Thank you tink! This was a really interesting question I had never pondered before.
We have heard reports from some that they tagged their bags, but then took a rental car to their resort. They checked in, got their passes, and went off to a park for the rest of the day. When they got back to their room, they found that a bag was missing. Now, about 8 hrs had gone by. So, they called Bell Services, who said that it was an airline issue. Well...upon calling the airline, they were told that DME must have lost the bag!! Nice way to start your trip!!
If DME knows that you have checked 4 bags, but they check off only 3, they realize that one isn't there. Then, they can start looking for it. They are supposed to act on your behalf. If no one has filed a report, within a certain amount of time, the airlines get all nudgy and refuse to accept responsibility.
Doesn't happen very often, but it has happened. And the people most impacted by it are those who have tagged their bags and then not been on the bus. Again..the vast majority of people will be just fine. But if you're that person that it does affect?? Not so much fun.
Yes, that is sort of Disney's official line. In all actuality, they will say that you can not book luggage transfer only.
Please note: The service does not provide luggage-only transfer.
While they may 'say' they don't provide luggage only transfer, in all reality, they do. People are doing it everyday.They actually have changed the language in the DME FAQ to be much stronger than that. It now says:
So it's now clear that their policy is guests are not supposed to have their luggage transferred without also taking the DME bus. That said, the problem for Disney is that they don't have any way to enforce that policy and, in fact, their contract with MCO apparently requires them to collect and transport any bag that has a DME tag (during luggage service operating hours).
Does Disney want you to use DME as a luggage-only service? No
Do they have a policy that says you must use the bus to get luggage transfer service? Yes
In practical terms, can you use DME only for luggage transfers? Yes
Will your bags get to your resort room if you tag them and don't take the bus? Probably
What each individual needs to decide (over and above their general views on following or not following rules) is if the "probably" represents enough of a risk.
Interesting. I didn't know this.
Is this the "official policy" answer or the unofficial "how it works even though Disney doesn't want you doing this" answer?