disney baggage pick up service
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I've been doing this for years. There is nothing written anywhere in the packet that you receive (I've got one sitting here in front of me) that it's forbidden.
They may discourage this because the whole reason they offer this "free service" is to act as a dis-incentive to renting a car (and thus be a captive audience at Disney...more revenue for them). Part of the reason DME and the luggage service exists is to get people to not rent cars. BUT, there really is nothing they can do to stop people from doing it. They are certainly not going hold every single piece of luggage....every single day....and wait for each person to actually check into DME and board a bus (instead of walking to a rental car counter) BEFORE deciding that they will take your luggage to your resort. That would be a massive extra layer that would drain resources and time. It's way more efficient for them to simply grab all yellow tags, send them to Disney resorts...and HOPE that the vast majority of them actually are not renting a car. But they know that some people....like us...aren't doing that. They can clearly determine this from our past behavior. They've never said anything to us at all....ever.
They may discourage this because the whole reason they offer this "free service" is to act as a dis-incentive to renting a car (and thus be a captive audience at Disney...more revenue for them). Part of the reason DME and the luggage service exists is to get people to not rent cars. BUT, there really is nothing they can do to stop people from doing it. They are certainly not going hold every single piece of luggage....every single day....and wait for each person to actually check into DME and board a bus (instead of walking to a rental car counter) BEFORE deciding that they will take your luggage to your resort. That would be a massive extra layer that would drain resources and time. It's way more efficient for them to simply grab all yellow tags, send them to Disney resorts...and HOPE that the vast majority of them actually are not renting a car. But they know that some people....like us...aren't doing that. They can clearly determine this from our past behavior. They've never said anything to us at all....ever.
I would say since Disney refers to it on their own website as "Complimentary Transportation Service", I would say that clearly states it is primarily meant to be transportation. Items such as luggage delivery, luggage assistance placed under the buses, and air conditioned buses are meant to be perks of that service, IMHO.
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It doesn't clearly say that at all. It simply say's it's complementary. It doesn't require you to use all perks to enjoy one perk. They're not going to make a point of that, because it then points out to some people that it's really about keeping you on-property as an advantage to them, not about giving you a perk as an advantage to you. Not exactly a strategic customer service move.
They're just playing the odds here hoping that most people will take advantage of DME, leaving them with no rental car. They know that it's possible to put yellow tags on your bags but then bypass DME. They can't really do anything about it.
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vacationclub said:It doesn't clearly say that at all. It simply say's it's complementary. It doesn't require you to use all perks to enjoy one perk. They're not going to make a point of that, because it then points out to some people that it's really about keeping you on-property as an advantage to them, not about giving you a perk as an advantage to you. Not exactly a strategic customer service move.
I am sorry, but you are splitting hairs and interpreting the info the way you want to.
Calling it Transportation Service, means it is meant for transportation; the remainder items are perks of that service. If you read the entire explanation on the website, it specifically says it is not to be used solely for luggage dilevery.
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That's extremely clear to me. Thanks for posting all the conditions for Magical Express, DebbieB, even though I only quoted the pertinent segment
.kaytieeldr said:That's extremely clear to me. Thanks for posting all the conditions for Magical Express, DebbieB, even though I only quoted the pertinent segment
The other day I had a chance to compliment a few of my favorite posters; kaytie and debbieb are also some of my favs. You may not want to hear what we have to say, but we speak the truth and we genuinely want peoples' trip to go better with our advice.
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It doesn't clearly say that at all. It simply say's it's complementary. It doesn't require you to use all perks to enjoy one perk. They're not going to make a point of that, because it then points out to some people that it's really about keeping you on-property as an advantage to them, not about giving you a perk as an advantage to you. Not exactly a strategic customer service move.
"Please note that you cannot reserve the luggage service exclusively. You must be present on the motorcoach to have your luggage transported to a Walt Disney World hotel" seems pretty darned clear.
Maybe you can get away with sending off luggage and not using DME for yourself, but it is clear that you are not supposed to. And from what I understand part of the rules of the Dis is to not post ways to get around Disney rules. So just because you are getting away with doing something, doesn't mean you are supposed to be doing it. Ask anyone who has to deal with line cutters in the parks.
I'll quote a different paragraph:
It may be clear to some that Disney doesn't want "luggage only" reservations. It's also clear Disney only wants checked luggage under the bus if you arrive after 10p.
Why is it OK to discuss violating the policy regarding bringing checked luggage over to the DME bus but not discuss violating the policy regarding luggage only?
The fact is Disney will take luggage guests drag over to the DME desk, at any hour of the day or night. The fact is Disney will transport yellow tagged luggage even if the guest doesn't ride the bus.
I hope the posters in this thread will be diligent in reminding posters who want to get their checked luggage that in doing so they're violating Disney's rules.
Lewisc - the great part about Dis is that we can agree to disagree.
I stand by my post that the Disney website calls it Complimentary transportation service and then instructs you how to handle the luggage, depending on what time you arrive. To me, luggage retrieval is still just a perk of using the transportation.
I stand by my post that the Disney website calls it Complimentary transportation service and then instructs you how to handle the luggage, depending on what time you arrive. To me, luggage retrieval is still just a perk of using the transportation.
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Of course, the part you quoted doesn't say you MUST skip baggage claim. In fact, if you'd look at the link posted, the opening paragraph...I'll quote a different paragraph:
It may be clear to some that Disney doesn't want "luggage only" reservations. It's also clear Disney only wants checked luggage under the bus if you arrive after 10p.
Why is it OK to discuss violating the policy regarding bringing checked luggage over to the DME bus but not discuss violating the policy regarding luggage only?
The fact is Disney will take luggage guests drag over to the DME desk, at any hour of the day or night. The fact is Disney will transport yellow tagged luggage even if the guest doesn't ride the bus.
I hope the posters in this thread will be diligent in reminding posters who want to get their checked luggage that in doing so they're violating Disney's rules.
The instructions (which you quoted) show HOW to use DME. No where does it say you MUST use DME. Conversely, the link does say you MUST use the motorcoach transportation to use the luggage service. Pretty cut and dried I'd say.
Also, isn't there a sticky about this?
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Exactly. Just like you.Transportation.....of....what? Luggage? People? Both? Either?
Yes, if I read that, I would see it says that. But I didn't, and I would venture to guess that most people don't read it either since it's already explained to them either during their booking process or when the packet arrives in the mail. Only those that have some reason to be more inquisitive would see that.
Yes, THAT line that you quoted does, but not the one I was responding to that you are using as a basis for including my quote in your response. You're forming a response based on something I never said.
The OPs first post is discussing this very topic....I'm not letting any secrets out here. Anyone could certainly try to do this....just like people tried to return to fast pass beyond the posted time and found out nothing happened. Heck, people could even accidentally do this if for some reason they missed or could not take the ME bus after tagging their luggage.
Whoa. You're comparing not showing up for a free bus ride to line cutters? Stretch much?
I generally agree with this. But I also believe that Disney isn't horribly concerned about people who only take advantage of part of their free service.
The question from the OP is can it be done. The answer is, yes, it can be done because, before I ever read any thread about such subjects, I did it with no ill-intent, and everything worked fine.
Do they "officially" say on the web site that you must be on the bus for your luggage to get to the room. Yes. Is that true? Not for me.
Is it even possible to BE true? Not without a massive extra layer of bag filtering that isn't worth their effort.
Do they have the ability to determine after the fact that you did it? Absolutely. Have they ever said anything to me about it? Never.
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Whoa. You're comparing not showing up for a free bus ride to line cutters? Stretch much?
It isn't a stretch as in Disney may say neither is allowed, but doesn't do anything to the people who participate in either act. That is all I was saying.
However to most people knowing something is not allowed is reason enough not to do that thing. They don't need to be forced into proper behavior.
To the letter of the law Disney states you can't use DME just to transfer your luggage. Could you get away with it, yes, but that is not the same as it being allowed or advocated. DME is not a baggage pick up service.
On a side note, I wonder where Mom is tonight? The fact that she hasn't been along to scold us in her not so mean way for even discussing this is a bit surprising.
I was going to add, when that person's post stated I was the one splitting hairs, I wanted to add to your post....
Years ago, the attitude was what I cannot get away with...now it is what can I get away with.
It isn't about following the rules anymore, it is if I am the only one doing it most likely I won't get caught; who is going to call me out. It is about pressing the envelope now.....
Years ago, the attitude was what I cannot get away with...now it is what can I get away with.
It isn't about following the rules anymore, it is if I am the only one doing it most likely I won't get caught; who is going to call me out. It is about pressing the envelope now.....
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Why is this even an issue. If you are renting a car grab your luggage too. Don't try to use the system thus effecting everyone else. You wonder why Disney prices constantly go up? It's because people are constantly trying to misuse the system.
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Yes but most people would know that cutting in line is wrong without Disney making a rule about it. But people would not have any natural reason to know this luggage issue is "wrong" otherwise people like me wouldn't be doing it and people, like the op wouldn't be asking about it.
actually DME is a luggage pick service, as well as a people pick up service. And, it (Disney) has a related service (RAC) that does the exact same thing on the way back TO the airport with no fine print. You don't need to take the bus to use RAC so many people might assume it's the same way in the opposite direction.
Not sure who mom is but we're not discussing any methods to get around a Disney rule. We're discussing what happens IF you simply ignore the not-so-well-known rule. And what happens appears to be nothing
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