Bell services no longer accept deliveries at disney hotels

[kdonnel]

We aren’t brand-loyal to any airline and my credit cards are all low-interest, no fees (read limited perks). There are so many different factors that make one preferable to another on any given route. Even if we had one of the cards I’d imagine most of the time we’d book a competitor based on fares and scheduling. Thanks for the info though.

I resisted getting credit cards with high annual fees until I sat down and did the math.

This card:
https://creditcardgenius.ca/cards/n...M3GABMAkmLwAOGSQC2ZNJQAWAG1oBlAA7ppuAEwAGUwSA
has a $150 annual fee but provides for $100 in baggage fees on ANY airline, $100 in airport parking, and $50 in seat selection fees on ANY airline.

If your travel patterns allow you to use all $250 in travel benefits they are actually paying you $100 per year to hold the card and that does not even take into consideration any of the other benefits of the card.

 

[mousefan73]

Why not? How do you know they’re not? Tipping the bellman is a pretty standard thing to do. Is that different in the Disney bubble?

We aren’t brand-loyal to any airline and my credit cards are all low-interest, no fees (read limited perks). There are so many different factors that make one preferable to another on any given route. Even if we had one of the cards I’d imagine most of the time we’d book a competitor based on fares and scheduling. Thanks for the info though.

What I meant was I am sure people are tipping when they call to get their stuff or call bell services themselves. What about thenservices they do before thengiest arrives? I highly doubt people aren’t tipping double if they walk to bell servicesand pick their groceries up themselves. many aren’t thinking to double this tips as their deliveries were already handled before they got to them. I am sure the third parties aren’t tipping when they drop things off

 

[pweyl36]

Not sure why anyone would be in favor of this or think that Disney is acting as a personal delivery service. The Bottom line, I could see them charging for the service, but the reality with the restrictions that the airlines have on flying with liquids like toiletries makes this a little more complicated for many reasons. One, my family and I like to fly down for long weekends and we don't usually check bags. Not checking bags means you can't bring any toiletries with you in a carry on. Shipping them via Amazon worked great. Who wants to get down there and have to go shopping or better yet, purchase them from a Disney hotel. Secondly, even if you are checking bags, who wants to weigh down their luggage and run the risk of leaks, seems this process will just complicate packing and flying.

And to think someone is going to order stuff to the hotel and wait around for the delivery (FED EX, UPS) to hand deliver it to you, doesn't even make sense. They don't have specific times for delivery. Going to Disney is a first class vacation and you are paying for the convenience of things (as we know, Disney tries to accommodate everyone). Being able to ship things directly to your room or hotel should be an extra fee on your room charges, but it shouldn't be something that is prohibited....And i could see them saying you cant get it delivered prior to your check in date. That makes sense. They shouldn't have to sit on the packages for days.

I also have the locker. But we usually replenish by shipping more toiletries and stuff down while we are there and add them to the locker for next time.

I guess you don't travel much? Yes you can bring toiletries, if you know how to pack you put them in a zip lock baggie in case they leak.

 

[Minnesota!]

I am all in favor of this - no matter what the driving force is.

 

[kaytieeldr]

I wonder if anyone staying at a Disney Deluxe, all of which claim to be 4-star properties, have ever stayed in an actual 4-star hotel?

JW Marriott Century City? The former Peabody Orlando?

Hotels of that caliber have concierge desks that certainly do receive deliveries for guests, and provide many other personal services as well.

Not in the volume or of the size of much of what Disney acceptsed

Well the more time people spend at their hotel waiting for a delivery, the less time they’re in the parks, stores, golf courses etc
Spending money.

The only people who might have to wait at their hotels are current customers of the (only) three companies losing the ability to utilize Bell Services. If they choose to continue with those companies and if those companies don't adapt.

It's Disney. Always follow the money.

Which differentiates Disney from every other profitable business, how?

They handled the rollout on this terribly though. They should have coordinated the announcements.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Delta has a free checked bag for everyone in the party if you hold their AmEx card. $95/year, but checking two bags round trip at some point during the year makes that worth it.

Or just fly Southwest and get a no fee card instead.

 

[sam_gordon]

Or just fly Southwest and get a no fee card instead.

But Southwest doesn't fly everywhere.

 

[ronandannette]

JW Marriott Century City? The former Peabody Orlando?

Not in the volume or of the size of much of what Disney acceptsed

The only people who might have to wait at their hotels are current customers of the (only) three companies losing the ability to utilize Bell Services. If they choose to continue with those companies and if those companies don't adapt.

Which differentiates Disney from every other profitable business, how?

13 years ago when it was the Peabody, the service was quite refined and the atmosphere far more upscale than AKL - we stayed at both during the same trip. I can't say I tried to have groceries and sundries delivered to either one, but the Peabody did offer full concierge services at no charge (beyond customary tips). That is the point I was trying to make - a 4-star hotel, which the Disney Deluxes insist they are , offers this type of service.

 

[BadgerGirl84]

I feel bad for those who use the service to rent strollers that are delivered to bell services--especially double strollers.

1) Disney strollers are awful. Not comfortable, not great to push, no storage and a bad sunshade.

2) Many families who use a double stroller on vacation don't own one for home use.

3) Double City Mini strollers are great! Nice recline, great sunshade, easy to push.

4) It's not always going to be convenient to meet in person for a stroller pick up--our baby gear has always been delivered prior to arrival. (We've had cribs and strollers delivered to off site hotels and vacation homes.) It's so nice to just have it there--and not be another task to accomplish. Not great either for late arriving flights and having to wait around in the morning to get the stroller.

5) Some people mention that there is a Kingdom Stroller location at the airport. Great for taking the bus, but not a rental car, as a double stroller takes up most of the trunk space.

 

[RamblingMad]

I suspect that the deliveries got out of hand for Disney. I suspect that they know customers will still come despite this change. As long as they don’t do anymore Star Wars, guests will come.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

But Southwest doesn't fly everywhere.

If I need to fly to Timbuktu, I'll consider the card.

 

[sam_gordon]

If I need to fly to Timbuktu, I'll consider the card.

Actually anywhere outside the US, right? SW is domestic only?

 

[kaytieeldr]

5) Some people mention that there is a Kingdom Stroller location at the airport. Great for taking the bus, but not a rental car, as a double stroller takes up most of the trunk space.

That was me, and I've indicated a couple of times I was wrong. It's Orlando Stroller Rentals. But some people may have to adapt.

 

[mom2rtk]

I suspect that the deliveries got out of hand for Disney. I suspect that they know customers will still come despite this change. As long as they don’t do anymore Star Wars, guests will come.

Nothing has changed with grocery delivery. Nothing has changed with ECV and stroller delivery either if you use the newly announced preferred provider.

 

[Cubbiecakes]

Southwest, JetBlue and Frontier don't fly in and out of Canada and I don't know what other airlines on earth allow free checked bags anymore. Certainly neither of Canada's national airlines or the legacy American carriers that cross the boarder.

Fly first class; free bags.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Nothing has changed with grocery delivery. Nothing has changed with ECV and stroller delivery either if you use the newly announced preferred provider.

Or if you use any of the non-featured vendors.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Southwest, JetBlue and Frontier don't fly in and out of Canada and I don't know what other airlines on earth allow free checked bags anymore. Certainly neither of Canada's national airlines or the legacy American carriers that cross the boarder.

Well then. You're just going to have to move to Seattle.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Shave service a little here, raise prices a little there. It's the Disney Way.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

One, my family and I like to fly down for long weekends and we don't usually check bags. Not checking bags means you can't bring any toiletries with you in a carry on.

I must belong to some secret club then because I bring my toiletries with me all the time in my 3-1-1 bag

To give the benefit of the doubt maybe you meant you can't bring full sized toiletries like a big bottle of shampoo in which case yes you would be correct that if you don't check a bag your big bottle of shampoo is a no go. That however does not mean you can't bring shampoo with you it just needs to be in a container no more than 3.4oz and it along with anything else considered liquid must fit into a quart-sized bag and you are restricted to one per passenger (hence 3-1-1 though they simplified the 3 part instead of being 3.4-1-1).

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

We would pack differently if I had to pay $70-$120 for 1 suitcase to fly roundtrip!! Yikes!! I truly had no idea that some folks had to pay so much!

IDK seems $25-$35 for the 1st bag each way was commonplace back in the day least that's what I remember. We've paid that before, reluctantly, when we flew United I believe. Even though I got crazy deals when I was growing up with my stepmom on Northwest Airlines and Delta as she was a travel agent we still had to pay for checked bags.

Anyways Delta is $30 per way per person for the first bag. We have a Delta SkyMiles CC and thus get 1 free bag per passenger up to 9 passengers though. If you have status with Delta you also get free checked bag(s) depending on your status level.