DME on departure day- leaves how far in advance?

[Erica09M]

I'm trying to figure out how early we should be eating breakfast at Chef Mickey on our departure day. Our flight leaves at 2:00pm, what time will DME be taking us to the airport? Do we have to leave from our resort (CBR?) or can we leave from the Contemporary after we have breakfast at Chef Mickey? How early should we plan to eat? 7:30? 8:30? 9:30? I'd rather be early and have too much time than to be late, rushing with two young kids and risk missing a shuttle or flight. Since we've never been to WDW before, we're just not sure how much time to plan for.

Any suggestions?

 

[Bob P]

Hi,

Your pickup time will be somewhere between 10:45-11:15 at CBR. You will not be able to take DME from the Contemporary. You should be at the bus stop with all of your things at least 15-20 minutes before your scheduled pickup time.

 

[goofy4tink]

If your flight is at 2pm, your pickup time will be about 11am. Breakfast may be out of the question for you at Chef Mickeys. You could take a cab over to the YC/BC and eat at Goofy's Beach Blast Breakfast there...that's our favorite end of stay meal.
If you were to go to CM's you would have to get an early ADR..no later than 8. You would have to be back at your resort no later than 10:15, in order to get any carryon bags you may have and then be out at the bus stop, ready to go no less than 15 mins before your pickup time. Add in the travel time from CM's (a cab will be about 15 mins) by bus, you would have to go to the MK and hop on your resort bus there...could take up to 45 mins!
If you take a cab, both ways, it's doable. But, I would be stressed over having to be back in time.
CBR is very close to YC/BC....about a 3 min ride, and about $10 fare, each way. I would eat there and be able to spend a bit more time eating, then take a cab back to CBR an hour or so before your pickup time.
You are not allowed to leave from any other resort..your DME ride is tied to your resort reservation.

 

[seashoreCM]

Shoot to be back at your resort (Caribbean Beach) an hour before the DME bus, which puts you in the 9:45 to 10:15 time frame back there. Who knows, a kid may need a bathroom run, or it may take unusually long to get your carryons back from the bellhop.

You need to make a transfer on the way back to CBR from Contemporary. The quickest way is to walk to Magic Kingdom (allow 20 minutes after stepping outside) and then take the bus (allow 40 minutes). Now we are in the 8:45 or so timeframe you need to be all done with breakfast.

You can cut it a little closer by taking a taxi from Contemp. to CBR.

So it's a 7:30 breakfast not totally free of anxiousness.

 

[Erica09M]

A taxi is absolutely out of the question, since we're not traveling with a car seat for my (then) 5 year old. So I guess we'll be having breakfast at our resort then, unless there is another option. What a bummer. I'm glad I asked now though, instead of just going for it and not having the time!

 

[Sandi]

If your kids are young, they'll probably enjoy getting one last swim in at CBR. I'd just take it easy on your check out day and enjoy the resort. You'll still want to get your checked bags to RAC early, but you won't have to bother with stowing your carry ons, etc. You'll even be able to shower in your room after a swim. I'd suggest doing a fun character dinner the night before you leave and relaxing the day you do leave.