Originally posted by mc97
Do they lose bags more frequently than any other airport or is the wait longer at baggage claim? Or does it just seem longer because Mickey is 30 minutes away 
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Our concern is because we'd have to arrive even earlier if we had to check bags, because the rest of our party will have already arrived by the time we get there, and it seems unfair to make them wait even longer, and because we'll be getting home late at night and I'm sure that we'll be exhausted and not want to wait another minute.
When we were married (in 2001, a month after the attacks), we had guests who had luggage lost both on the trip there and the return trip. I've had luggage lost myself, and it just seems like one more hassle. Since I'm all for eliminating hassle, that's why we're trying it.
I don't know that this plan would work if we needed dressy and/or warm clothes, but really, how much room do skimpy summer clothes really take? LOL My 8yo's little tank tops are smaller than a pair of my socks, I think! Really, though, we are staying at Shades of Green, where they have beach towels, so won't need them, shampoo/soap dispensers in the rooms (although I'm sure I'll sneak in 'my' stuff!), and best of all, the mini BX, where we can buy any necessities without paying normal resort prices. Both my mom and the in-laws are renting vehicles too, so if we needed to get something, we really could. Chances are that if we needed something, my MIL would have it anyway! She told me I'm insane to try to do this (when we go to their house for a weekend, we usually take the huge pullman suitcase, and don't use half of what we take).
One caution against taking a ton of stuff, even when you're driving... consider how you'll get it home if the unthinkable happens. Unfortunately, that happened to us this last November. We had a car accident in Virginia and totalled our vehicle, and ended up having to fly home to Illinois. I'm sure we looked like the Beverly Hillbillies, checking in with our Rubbermaid crates! I prefer packing in crates if we drive, just b/c they're easier to handle. Of course, had we flown, we wouldn't have had half the stuff. As it was, anything from the vehicle that we wanted to keep - our nice floor mats we had bought, all the items from the glove compartment, new jack, car care items, any of that stuff... it all went into crates! I think we had 3 regular suitcases, and 6 or 7 crates, our DD's booster seat, we had to leave the hitch from our SUV at my parents' home.
Anyway, long story short - even when you drive, try not to take too much!
You can also get some good tips at ricksteves.com. We have his bags for carryons and they are awesome.
), I don't know if it would work.
