DME Concern

All credible evidence points to all yellow tagged DME bags going directly to WDW without checking to see if the passenger checked in at the DME desk.

okay, I am not credible. You do not have to follow my advice, but don't cry to me if your bags don't get to your resort.

While sometimes the CM uses the printed manifest to check bags with no tags, they just as often radio to the luggage office and have them check the name against the computer (it is easier for the CM). When that happens and the guest has not checked in, the bags are left at the airline baggage service office.

Sluggo
 
Let me try to make it easy. If the Disney tags are on the baggage it gets to go to Disneyworld. If the Disney tags are not on the baggage the airlines will treat it as unclaimed luggage and attempt to find you, call you or look for you to come back to pick up the luggage. They do not call the Disney people to see if you have a reservation, actually that is the least likely thing to happen. If you call the airlines looking for your luggage and they find it, the airlines will ship it to you at Disney or tag it as Disney luggage and call the CM for them to deliver it to Disney. I was told they have a choice, but usually opt to go Disney, treating it like it was one piece of luggage that came in late. If the airlines send it to you they will get it to you sometime that day.

Now luggage that is left on the carousels with a Disney tag on it are usually caught by a CM and taken back and shipped to Disney. If a CM does not notice it right off and it is cleared from the carousel by the airline people, they will go back to their office and contact a CM who will come to the airline office, pick up the bag and it will get delivered to Disney.

It is just that simple. Nothing hard about it. You guys are trying to make it to complicated.
 
It is just that simple. Nothing hard about it. You guys are trying to make it to complicated.

NOPE. OP asked the question. Several responded with the "official, straight from the WDW website answer".

Can your luggage get to your resort if it is tagged and you do not ride the bus? Anecdotal evidence would suggest the answer is yes, even though the rules say no.

I think that the posters who have said no, are just trying to do 2 things:

1.) Per the board guidlines, NOT make any suggestions on how to get around Disney's rules (since they say you MUST ride the DME motorcoach)

2.) Avoid a potential nasty surprise if all of a sudden 2 weeks from now, they crack down and do not transport any piece of luggage unless you are confirmed and checked in on the motor coach.

Just my opinion of course, take it however you'd like.
 
Best post I have seen all morning concerning this topic.
 

NOPE. OP asked the question. Several responded with the "official, straight from the WDW website answer".

Can your luggage get to your resort if it is tagged and you do not ride the bus? Anecdotal evidence would suggest the answer is yes, even though the rules say no.

I think that the posters who have said no, are just trying to do 2 things:

1.) Per the board guidlines, NOT make any suggestions on how to get around Disney's rules (since they say you MUST ride the DME motorcoach)

2.) Avoid a potential nasty surprise if all of a sudden 2 weeks from now, they crack down and do not transport any piece of luggage unless you are confirmed and checked in on the motor coach.

Just my opinion of course, take it however you'd like.

Thank-you!
 
Ok now that we got that straight on with another question.

When I get to PHL and have my bags tagged with the DME tags will the airline fly my bags to MCO and DME pick them up and take to my resort.
Reason for this is we want to drive from Philly:rotfl2: but don't want to deal with handling the bags:lmao:

Also will the bags be in our room when we get there:rotfl:
 
Have you got airline tickets and will you be boarding the plane with the bags? If you are not ticketed on the flight the airlines will not accept your bags.
 
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GREAT QUESTION:rotfl2:
Assume you have a ticket and BP for SW. Check your bags. Your bags will go to MCO even if you don't board the plane. DME will collect your bags and send it to your resort. SW should give you a credit for your ticket when you don't board. I don't think they'll even realize your luggage went as was picked up.

BUT I don't know what Disney will do if you don't check in that day. You better make sure you check your bags for an early AM flight and drive fast enough to get to WDW the same day.:rotfl2:



Ok now that we got that straight on with another question.

When I get to PHL and have my bags tagged with the DME tags will the airline fly my bags to MCO and DME pick them up and take to my resort.
Reason for this is we want to drive from Philly:rotfl2: but don't want to deal with handling the bags:lmao:

Also will the bags be in our room when we get there:rotfl:
 
Once you arrive at MCO and check in at the ME desk... they simply direct you to a line to wait. They don't actually verify you get on a bus after that... right?
 
Once you arrive at MCO and check in at the ME desk... they simply direct you to a line to wait. They don't actually verify you get on a bus after that... right?

Normally your voucher is also scanned when you board the bus. All evidence is bags are sent to your resort even if you don't check in, but that is subject to change.
 
I don't believe Disney can make a change so abruptly. They are in the airport under a contract and that contract might need to be redone. Renegotiation would definitely mean the airport would ask for more money for each passenger to balance things out. Second off, new software would have to be developed, by the airport and Disney, that would offer that option. You are talking about a bunch of bucks that would have to be spent to block something that is not even a minimal problem. Third, all CM's would have to carry scanners wired to the software along with everything else they have to carry with them. For Disney to give back bags to the airlines, once they have taken them from the airlines, they have already handled would require a lot of negotiations with the airline people to get that accomplished.

Once those bags are touched by Disney, they assume responsibility for the bags. What talk I have heard about this is that the airport, including the airlines, will not take back responsibility for the bags once Disney picks them up. I personally don't think Disney has the influence to change this thinking. Keep in mind they didn't get everything they wanted in the new contract.
 
I agree we're probably talking about a minimal problem that's not worth the effort BUT we're not talking about a change. Written DME policy bans luggage only transfers. I agree it's not likely the airlines want the luggage back. Disney would either charge the passengers for luggage transfers or make the passenger find his way back to MCO to pick up the luggage in a DME office.

debster812 made an excellent point. I agree with both her points.





I don't believe Disney can make a change so abruptly. They are in the airport under a contract and that contract might need to be redone. Renegotiation would definitely mean the airport would ask for more money for each passenger to balance things out. Second off, new software would have to be developed, by the airport and Disney, that would offer that option. You are talking about a bunch of bucks that would have to be spent to block something that is not even a minimal problem. Third, all CM's would have to carry scanners wired to the software along with everything else they have to carry with them. For Disney to give back bags to the airlines, once they have taken them from the airlines, they have already handled would require a lot of negotiations with the airline people to get that accomplished.

Once those bags are touched by Disney, they assume responsibility for the bags. What talk I have heard about this is that the airport, including the airlines, will not take back responsibility for the bags once Disney picks them up. I personally don't think Disney has the influence to change this thinking. Keep in mind they didn't get everything they wanted in the new contract.
 
Written DME policy bans luggage only transfers. .
Unless Disney is severely penalized by the airport (probably not the case) for each piece of baggage removed from the airport without permission, an occasional piece of yellow tagged baggage will make its way to Disney before/without the owner on a DME bus. In a general sense the result is simply lumped under the general catgory " s*** happens ". In most of these cases some guest lucks out.

For this topic, Disney has no need to change anything abruptly, renegotiate anything, pay the airport any more money, write any more software, carry any more scanners, etc. It would be other parties who might conceivably have such needs in which case they would be the ones negotiating with Disney.

For example ...

Once those bags are touched by Disney, they assume responsibility for the bags. .
Passenger fails to remove old tags (including yellow DME tags) from luggage before traveling somewhere else.

Luggage gets to Orlando. Disney CM, inattentive or otherwise, sees yellow tag and summarily puts the luggage on the truck to Disney.

Passenger, in some other destination city, files claim for missing baggage.

Wouldn't the airline be glad to get back the baggage to put back on a plane out of Orlando and on to where the passenger really is?

(Airline would probably regard luggage as "recovered" only after/if no resort guest claims it and then Disney throws it back on the truck to MCO amidst the current resort checked in homebound luggage.)
 
This is not pointed at the OP as they have said they had no idea it was against the rules.

What do the rules say? No you cannot do it. People who choose to try it anyways have made the decision that the rules don't apply to them and they are more important than anyone else. What if everyone decided to do this? Disney would end up hauling tons of more luggage, possibly add a cost to the service and basically the cheaters ruin it for everyone.

Theoretically, it may work, but if you knowingly break the rules, things are going to eventually be ruined for everyone.

I know how I am coming off.... but following the rules ensures that things go well for all involved....

Happy day!
 
>>> Disney would end up hauling tons of more luggage ...

Think of it this way: Disney would end up hauling hundreds fewer people which would reduce costs.

OT: What, pray, happens if/when a guest forgets baggage on the way home and only after several hours a Mousekeeper discovers it or days later a bellhop discovers it? The same fate would befall luggage incorrectly delivered to Disney because of an obsolete yellow tag, etc.
 
Ok now that we got that straight on with another question.

When I get to PHL and have my bags tagged with the DME tags will the airline fly my bags to MCO and DME pick them up and take to my resort.
Reason for this is we want to drive from Philly:rotfl2: but don't want to deal with handling the bags:lmao:

Also will the bags be in our room when we get there:rotfl:

Um, I'm fairly certain if you don't board the plane, the flight will be delayed while Southwest pages and pages you, then delayed further while they locate and remove your luggage from the plane.
 
GREAT QUESTION:rotfl2:
Assume you have a ticket and BP for SW. Check your bags. Your bags will go to MCO even if you don't board the plane. DME will collect your bags and send it to your resort. SW should give you a credit for your ticket when you don't board. I don't think they'll even realize your luggage went as was picked up.

BUT I don't know what Disney will do if you don't check in that day. You better make sure you check your bags for an early AM flight and drive fast enough to get to WDW the same day.:rotfl2:

That also begs the question.....

Do you HAVE to check into your resort right away when you arrive on DME?? On a couple of my really short weekend trips, I've been sorely attempted when arriving at All-Stars or Pop on DME and seeing a really long line, just skipping check-in at that time and heading on to the parks. (I've got an AP and on my short weekend trips I have no carryon except what I'll need in the parks anyway). I know that at 2:30 in the morning that check-in line will be nonexistant. I also know that my bag probably won't magically appear in the room if I don't check in, but then it will probably take less time to check in and have them get the bag from storage, than the hour long line I see in the afternoon.

I've never done it, but have been tempted.
 
No, you don't have to check in. You could head right out to a park. There's always the possibility (not likelihood, of course) that by the time you do check in, there'll be no rooms left for some reason and they'll have to 'walk' you to - ideally - a better resort :)
 

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