We usually drive in but this year will be flying. I'm not sure how the Magical Express Check Out works.
Our last day we have an ADR at 1900 Park Fare for breakfast and then we planned to shop. Our flight leaves at 8:15 that eveing.
So, we give Bell Services our luggage before going to breakfast? Can we get into it before leaving? We need to be on the ME Shuttle about 6:00 I think. Just curious as I'll need to put our puchases in the suitcases before we leave but we have to check out officially before any of that happens..
Hope my question is clear -- getting a little tired!!
I can't be sure if you are asking about the service where you get to check your luggage and then have it automatically appear at your home airport ... so please allow me to explain.
There are 2 separate services.
Disney's Magical Express is round-trip bus transportation and one-way luggage delivery; the DME luggage delivery occurs ONLY on your arrival day, and takes the luggage from the airport to your WDW resort.
The other service is
Resort Airline Check-in. RAC is curbside check-in that occurs in your resort lobby rather than at the airport curbside. Just like curbside check-in, you receive your boarding passes and check your luggage through to your final destination. You are only eligible to use RAC if you are flying on one of the "participating airlines;" if your airline isn't on that list, then you can't use RAC.
You must go to the RAC desk (in your resort lobby) yourself, and you must present your own luggage. You can have Bell Services transport your luggage from your room to the lobby, but you can't have Bell Services automatically take your luggage to the RAC desk and transfer it directly to RAC's custody. YOU must hand over your luggage to the RAC folks yourself. After that, you will no longer have access to your suitcases; this is exactly the same as it would be at the airport ... once you check your bags with curbside check-in or at the ticket counter, you give up access to your bags until you claim them at the next airport's baggage claim carousel. After you use the RAC desk, you can store your carry-ons with Bell Services, and you'll go back to Bell Services to get them back prior to waiting for your DME bus.
The RAC desk is open from 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. You can use RAC as early as you want, but you can't use it any later than 3 hours prior to your scheduled flight.
If you CAN'T use RAC, then you'd have Bell Services store your bags for you. Before it's time to get onto your DME bus, you'd retrieve your stored bags from Bell Services. The driver will load your bags under the bus. The driver will unload the bags when you get to the airport, and you then check them in with your airline as you would any other time.
