Check in/out at OKW Question.

[Fwapp]

I was wondering if you lovely people could help me?

Our current plan is to fly into sanford on the 31st July 2012, and spend one night in a ordinary hotel, just to get over the trip etc. Then, the next day would be the start of our WDW holiday proper. We are thinking about staying at OKW for 7 days, and would like to know if you can check in early (9ish?) even if our studio is not ready. That way, we could leave our luggage, collect our Disney tickets and head off and enjoy the magic!

Same thing on the check out day, really. Can we leave our luggage in storage (like they do at DLP) and collect it when we leave the parks? We'll be heading to a villa, but would prefer to do that later in the day.

 

[Mrs Doubtfire]

You can store luggage at the hotel if your room isn't ready. We stayed at POFQ and then moved on to a villa - but we just packed the car with our luggage before heading to the park for the day.

 

[purple figment]

You can check in anytime starting at 7AM (possibly even as early as 6AM), leave your luggage at bell services if your room is not ready and head off to the park.

Likewise you can have bell services collect and store your luggage on the last day.

Just remember to please tip bell services whenever they handle your bags.

 

[Fwapp]

Thanks for the replies, as it all helps with the planning!

As for tips, most definitely! They even have their own entry on the 'WDW 2012 Holiday Planning' Excel spreadsheet!