I was one of the early users back in May. Everything went fine, except I didn't get luggage tags until about a 1 1/2 weeks out. Arriving at MCO Disney had CMs in navy jackets and big Mickey Mouse gloves everywhere. They directed me to the DME counter where I was quickly checked in, had my travel voucher stamped, then was directed to the line for POP Century. I waited in a line 5-7 minutes, before getting onto the DME bus. The bus was not even half full when it left the airport. POP was the first stop and because they knew we were coming had LOTS of CMs on duty at the front desk to check us in. My room was ready, so I dropped off my carry on bag, and headed to the parks. My plane landed at 9:20am and I was in the MK for lunch. When I returned that night, my other bag was in the room waiting for me.
Checkout was just as easy. I took my bags to the DME counter, he printed my boarding pass, then I went to a character breakfast in MK, not returning to my resort until around 3:00pm just in time to hop on the DME bus. Because I had checked both of my bags for the return trip, I went directly through security and to my gate upon arrival to MCO. Again the bus was not even half full and it did not stop anywhere else on the way to the airport. My bags were waiting for me when I arrived in Dallas that night.
We're driving down in September, but in December I'll be flying down again and will be using DME again. I may have been lucky, but I got to my resort just as quick as if I had used a town car and saved $100.00 that I was able to spend on other things. I was traveling solo in May and loved being able to just breeeze through the airport without having to deal with my bags.
