Check-in the day before check-in?

[rayde]

ok, so we have booked SL, due to arrive on a sunday for 3 nights.
The day before we are staying outside in MC.

The sunday morning, we have to check-out of MC, check into SL (just to get park tickets) as we have to be in Auberge for meal at 1pm.

I have 3 smallies, and with breakfast and getting my princess into her ballgown and hair up. I can see myself getting very stressed

Would it be possible on the saturday night to check-in, just to get park tickets for the next day. Then we can avoid SL on the sunday, until we go to our room in the evening.

A big ask, isnt it?

 

[DLPdaft]

are you driving? I was just wondering what you intend to do with your luggage if you're checking out of the MC and not checking into the SL on Sunday morning?
Personally (but obviously this is just me) I'd be having an early night at the MC, going for the earliest possible breakfast, then heading for the SL before 8am, so I could get my park tickets and hotel ID, so I could go into the park for EMH (just so the kids can get on some rides before it gets Sunday busy). Then after 10am I'd get the littlies changed for their Auberge meal etc. You could take a bag with you with their clothes/hair stuff in, and if you wanted to, could put the bag in the luggage store at the entrance to the main park. they will store it there all day for you if you like, for around 3.50 euros.

 

[rayde]

Thanks DLPdaft..
We are driving, so no issue with luggage. You did get me thinking though, kids wont know they are going tell the sunday. Someway or another an Invitation to the ball was going to arrive in the room (MC), same person would present her with dress, tiara and shoes.
(probably some poor guy i was going to nab in the corridor, on his way to breakfast)
But, if we pulled off the santa/toothfairy and everything was in room on waking. Could even be some breakfast!!!
That would save us lots of time.
And the locker in the park, Perfect.

OR could I go over(SL) on my own at 6am? Is someone always at reception.

Thanks again

 

[DLPdaft]

If you drove you could go pick up your hotel ID/park tickets at 6am, the car park is barriered but you'd be taking your SL confirmation with you anyway. Yes, reception is manned 24 hours at all the onsite hotels.

(and you could easily do the magic trick by putting the dress, tiara and shoes neatly in the wardrobe for your DD to "find" in the morning, with maybe an invitation set on the dressing table in the room).

 

[rayde]

Sounds like a plan..
Thanks so much.

 

[Miffy2003]

You can't get the tickets the day before, at least they wouldn't let me this week.

We had one night booked at the Cheyenne (no tickets) and then a three night stay with four day passes. (we arrived too late on Day 1 to make it worth booking an extra night with tickets).

The good news was that we didn't have to change rooms, but they were unable to issue tickets until our package started. We just picked them up at 6.50am, before breakfast - no problems

 

[rayde]

You can't get the tickets the day before, at least they wouldn't let me this week.

We had one night booked at the Cheyenne (no tickets) and then a three night stay with four day passes. (we arrived too late on Day 1 to make it worth booking an extra night with tickets).

The good news was that we didn't have to change rooms, but they were unable to issue tickets until our package started. We just picked them up at 6.50am, before breakfast - no problems

Thanks Miffy,
We are going to go over first thing, I wonder when a package starts, we could do a "cinderella" and go over just passed midnight, (with both shoes on)

 

[jillrobinson]

I had 2 rooms booked at the Santa Fe via Expedia for the first night of our last trip followed by a 4 night 5 day package booked via Disney.
I rang Santa Fe 5 days before our arrival and spoke to a lovely CM who said she would leave a message for her colleagues.
At check in first night, we got our park tickets and were able to stay in the same rooms for the whole stay.
May be worth a phone call ?

 

[kizzabel]

(probably some poor guy i was going to nab in the corridor, on his way to breakfast)

Just spat tea on poor DP. Thats hilarious, have a mental image of some poor random fella getting kidnapped for a few minutes! Great idea... If i did it he probably wouldn't have a word of english either.