POR to AKV will Disney transfer our stuff?

[jelliott04]

Hi again. I'm full of questions today!

We are staying two nights at POR then moving to 1 BR AKV . Will Disney transfer our bags to AKV? If so, how do we go about asking them to do that? Are there any potential problems associated with that?

Jen

 

[erionm]

Bell Services will transfer your luggage for you. You will need to either take your luggage to the bell stand or call for a porter to pick up your luggage. If you call for a porter, you must be in your room when they arrive. Tell them where you are staying next. For AKV you also need to tell them what building (Jambo House or Kidani Village).

They only transfer luggage once during the day so your luggage will not be available at the new resort until about 4pm. You can pick up your luggage from the bell stand or have them deliver. Just like for pick up, you have to be in your room for delivery.

 

[MrShiny]

We have done split stays many times and have never had an issue. They can even keep refrigerated items for you between resorts.

What we do is one vof us (usually me) goes to the new resort early in the morning (if we don't have a car, as soon as the buses start running). By bus, just go to any open theme park and take the bus to the second hotel from there. This early morning trip is not scrictly necessary, but it will increase your chances of getting a room request and does get it out of the way (I usually do it while others are still getting up).

As mentioned, someone must wait with the bags for them to be picked up. They'll give you a receipt. Keep in mind things can get backed up, so take anything you need for the day (medicine, swiming suits, etc.) with you.

Then we generally go to the theme park nearest the new resort. We spend the day there and then go to the new hotel when the room is ready (or to check in if we didn't do that before).

To minimize waiting, get your bags ready well before the hotel's check out time (since many wait until the last minute!). Checking in very early in the morning is great (no lines until the first buses start rolling in from the airport). If you are a real night owl or early riser and have a car (or what to pay for a cab) you can even check in as early as 2 or 3AM I think (don't count on a room being ready until 4PM though!).

It is a pretty easy process and if you have a family with you, splitting up who checks in and who waits for the bags can make things faster (rather than having everyone wait for both).

 

[aggiemullins]

Make sure to stop by or call Bell Services the day before if not earlier to make an appointment with them to pick up your bags. If you wait to call them when you're ready to go, you may find yourself waiting awhile, especially if it's during prime checkout time.

 

[jelliott04]

Thanks everyone for the info.

 

[stitchaholic]

the only issue is that you may not get your luggage until the end of the day

 

[scrapbookmomma74]

How do you go about having them keep the refrigerated items? We are moving from BLT to AKL this summer. This thread has been helpful aready!

 

[MrShiny]

How do you go about having them keep the refrigerated items? We are moving from BLT to AKL this summer. This thread has been helpful aready!

You just put them in a bag and tell the bell hop that they need to be refrigerated. The resorts all have a walk in for them to keep such things. They will put in the walk in refrigerator at one resort and then put it in the walk ion at the destination resort.