I am sorry if this didn't go under the right category, but I really didn't know what to put this on and I think disney resorts is the closest.
I need to know how stuff work at disney. Here is a list of stuff I want to know:
Hotels:
I am staying at All Star Music Resort, and want to how it works. First of all how do they get my bags to my room? Do people explain the hotel to people when they first arrive?
When you arrive at the hotel, if your room is all set, you can take your bags with you, to the room. If your room isn't ready yet, you can leave the bags with Luggage Assistence and then get them when the room is ready. You will be given a packet of info that pretty much answers any questions you may have about the resort.
Park Tickets:
Where do I get my park tickets? Do I get them at the hotel or they have to ship them or what? Also how do they work? When I first enter the park, where do I put my tickets and how do I give my tickets to go in?
It depends on whether or not you booked a package. If you booked a package, then you will get your park tickets when you check in at the resort. If you booked just a room, then you will have to buy your tickets at a park, or possibly at the resort. When you get to the park, you will line up at the entrance turnstiles. When you get to the ticket machine, you will put your finger in the finger scan machine, and then slide your ticket into the ticket slot. The ticket will come out the other side, and the CM will tell you to go right in!! The CMs are very helpful and will give you any help you need.
Dining Plan:
I know what you get on the
DDP, but want to know how it works and stuff. First of all how to you get the card, or how to prove you are on the DDP to a restaurant? If you have a card, where do you get it? And do I have to specify what meals to take off per person? How does the restaurant take meals off? Also how can I find my meal balance?
Your dining plan will be on your Keys to the Kingdom card. The computer system will track the meals for you. You will see the balance on your meal receipts each time you use it.
Key to the World Card:
I have heard that you get a key to the world card, but what does it do, and how does it work?
This is your room key, it can contain your park passes as well as dining plan. You use it to get into your room, to gain access to the parks (if that is how you chose to place your park passes) and your dining plan for each meal.
Disney Transportation:
When going to Disney I am not coming from the airport I am just coming from another place in orlando. How do I explain it to them? And how does the transportation work? when I leave Disney I will be going to the airport, so how does the transportation work? Also when getting from hotel to theme park and back how does disney transportation work to, do you need to tell people which hotel you are going back to or what? How often do busses run from hotel to park. And is it likely to be a large line or what? Also am I likely to not get on the first bus there is if there is a huge line, how big rare the busses? Also is there transportation from hotel to hotel? If so please tell me how that works to? If not how to get from hotel to hotel? So please help me a lot with transportation?
You will just head to your resort. Not sure how you are getting there, but you say you are not going to the airport first. YOu do need to book a reservation for Disney's Magical Express to get back to the airport. YOu can do that now, or wait until you get to your resort. As far as transportation to, and from, the resorts to the parks?? YOu will go to the bus stop at your resort. Each arriving bus will have the name of it's destination on the front top of the bus as well as along the side, at the top. Just hop o board. When you are ready to leave the park, you will go to the designated area for your destination....there will be signs for each resort, as well as some other parks. The wait times are usually under 20 mins between buses.
There isn't transportation between resorts via the buses. You would have to head to a park and then transfer to the bus for the resort you want to go to. That can take a bit of time. You can find a lot of info regarding Transportation over on the Transportation board.
ESPN Sports Complex, Golf Course, and Mini Golf:
How much does it cost to play golf or go to ESPN sports complex? I don't want to add it to the ticket, because its only one person going to sports not the whole family. Please give me some prices here? Also what kind of things are at sports complex, can you give me and explanation of ESPN sports complex?
Can't help you much on this one...sorry.
Disney Restaurant Reservations and Strategies:
I have all my reservations made. How do they work. When you walk in how to prove you have a reservation, also how long is usually the wait for TS dining if you have reservations? Also for Cinderella's Royal Table how do reservations work there? For a picture with Cinderella, how do reservations work, and how long do you have to wait for a picture with cinderella, then how long usually is the wait to get seated? And also how much time with characters do you get if characters at CRT and Crystal Palace?
YOu just need to bring the confirmation number with you. They should have it in their system..but there have been times that they didn't put the right name with it. Somehow they got my name all misspelled but since I had the ADR confirmation number in hand, they were able to see it there, quite easily. The wait time can be as long as 20 mins before being seated...depends on time of day and the restaurant. You can get a photo with Cinderella easily. She has been in the lobby area, and you will be called up to the area when it's your turn to have a photo.
The characters at the meals tend to spend a couple of minutes at each table. Again, it depends on the ages of the guests and how many are there.
FASTPASS System:
How do you get fastpasses? And I have heard that once you get a fastpass you have to wait a certain time to get another one? Is that true? If it is true how long is usually the wait between 2 fastpasses?
You will find the explanations for Fast Passes when you get there. There will be signage at each attraction that will tell you the return times for the currently distributed FPs..that way you can decide if the timing will work for you before you take one. It is usually 90-120 mins before you can get another one. There should be a time listed on the FP as to when you can get another one. The FPs are distributed at each attraction, from a machine.
Did I miss anything? If there is any other stuff I need to know please tell me?
If you think I should put this under another category to please tell me that, and I will put it under another one.