Luggage and checking in - advice please

[Cliveuk]

My family are going from Ashford directly to Disney Paris in May, staying at the Santa Fe. What can we do with regard to luggage - we get there at about 1.30 so have some before checking in and do not get park tickets until we do check in. I saw something about an Express service for luggage once - when does checking in start and are there always big queues at that time? Any advice about what to do when we first get there appreciated. What do we do before checking in and any thoughts regarding luggage?

Thanks!

Clive

 

[DLPdaft]

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Although you may not get your room key until 3pm, you can check into the Santa Fe and get your park tickets etc much earlier than that. So you could go straight from the train station to the Santa Fe, check in (your room may be ready, if not, you will be able to store your luggage for free there, and collect your park tickets). Then off you go - short hop on the free shuttle from the Santa Fe to the parks, or a 15-minute walk, and you're all set to enjoy your first day in the parks. Then you just return to the Santa Fe whenever you feel like later that day/evening, collect your room key, take your luggage to your room and settle in .

 

[Cliveuk]

Cool! Thanks for that! I can't wait - can queues for check in get bad?

 

[DLPdaft]

I've never waited more than 15-20 minutes to check in at the Santa Fe - and thats with getting off a VEA transfer bus from the airport with quite a few other families at the same time.

If you're travelling with young children, theres a little play area, with a telly showing cartoons etc, in the Santa Fe reception, so they won't be too bored if you do have to wait in a line to check in.

 

[Cliveuk]

Thats great advice to have, thanks. I wanna go now!

Clive