Shipping stuff to Disney ??

[Tigger2ntinkerbell]

From Michigan to Orlando, Fl
I'm trying to figure out shipping. Fed Ex or UPS ???
Do they ship by weight or the size of the box (or both)??
I want to keep it around 50lbs(I want to join Owners locker) or less.
I would love to have 1 box size and know matter how much you put in it they ship it. for 1 set price.

If you have shipped before ,please let me know.

 

[Mousewerks]

From Michigan to Orlando, Fl
I'm trying to figure out shipping. Fed Ex or UPS ???
Do they ship by weight or the size of the box (or both)??
I want to keep it around 50lbs(I want to join Owners locker) or less.
I would love to have 1 box size and know matter how much you put in it they ship it. for 1 set price.

If you have shipped before ,please let me know.

Isn't that what the US Postal Service advertises with Priority Mail? One box, no matter what you put in it..

I think their largest box though is 12x12x5.5.

 

[disneynutz]

You can shop rates on the companies websites.

If shipping to BLT, VGF, BWV, or BCV, those resorts have a business center who will process the package and charge you a fee based on weight and size.

Bill

 

[Tigger2ntinkerbell]

I'll be shipping to AKV and the post office box 12x12x5 1/2 it too small. I need a box big enough to ship my electric tea kettle and Brita water pitcher things like that.. I just I'll have to stop by Walmart and see what they have.TIA

 

[wdwfan1]

If you have a UPS store in your area, you can stop buy, check the rates and purchase a box.

 

[Hopefully]

From Michigan to Orlando, Fl
I'm trying to figure out shipping. Fed Ex or UPS ???
Do they ship by weight or the size of the box (or both)??
I want to keep it around 50lbs(I want to join Owners locker) or less.
I would love to have 1 box size and know matter how much you put in it they ship it. for 1 set price.

If you have shipped before ,please let me know.

This would be nice, but it is not how it works. With UPS you pay by both size of the box and the weight once filled. And it is expensive.

 

[tjkraz]

This would be nice, but it is not how it works. With UPS you pay by both size of the box and the weight once filled. And it is expensive.

Correct.

A 24" x 24" x 24" box shipped from Michigan to WDW weighing 50 pounds is going to cost around $70 via UPS Ground. And the expectation is that a shipper will do everything short of drop-kicking the item. All contents must be packaged securely.

Services like insurance and delivery confirmation are extra.

 

[butsy113]

You could purchase new stuff at Amazon or Walmart and ship it with free shipping. This would probably end up being much cheaper and then you could keep yours for at home.

 

[missycj96]

When my dd was a baby I sent myself cases of formula shipped from amazon prime. Worked great. The hotels with business centers made me pick it up there and it was $5 (blt)

 

[Best Aunt]

I shipped a box to Disney World recently:
16” x 16” x 15” (box from Wal-Mart office supply section)
13.1 pounds
value less than $100
FedEx Ground
$14.96
It was supposed to get there in 2 business days and it did.

 

[Tigger2ntinkerbell]

I shipped a box to Disney World recently:
16” x 16” x 15” (box from Wal-Mart office supply section)
13.1 pounds
value less than $100
FedEx Ground
$14.96
It was supposed to get there in 2 business days and it did.

Did you ship from Michigan??

 

[Best Aunt]

Did you ship from Michigan??

Nope, sorry. But I wanted to mention it because I had thought that to get a package there in two days, I would have to use FedEx air, which is much more expensive. I was pleasantly surprised to see that FedEx ground would work.

 

[bonrea]

I'll be shipping to AKV and the post office box 12x12x5 1/2 it too small. I need a box big enough to ship my electric tea kettle and Brita water pitcher things like that.. I just I'll have to stop by Walmart and see what they have.TIA

LOL We did this same thing years ago. We wanted our Keurig machine as well. So we ordered from Amazon and had it shipped to BLT. We picked it up when we got there. We had other items as well that we like to have while there but didn't want to stuff it into the car for the long drive.

We have Owners Locker bring all that stuff back to us each trip now.

 

[actopp1017]

We are in the same boat. I do know fed ex bases their prices on the size of the box rather than weight of box. My husbands company offers a corporate discount and we use them often. When we go in sept he is shipping his golf clubs since we are driving down.
Ordering from amazon is a great option. When we went a couple of years ago we forgot our battery charger for our camera and it was cheaper to order on Amazon and pay for next day delivery than I was to purchase on site at Disney. We had it sent directly to our resort and we mentioned to front desk and they had it waiting in our room.

 

[DonnaL]

I ship FedEx Ground addressed to myself c/o of whatever resort we are staying ...with my check-in date next to my name...all the time. My cartons usually weigh between 18 and 25 lbs and size is usually about 23" long x 14" wide x 10" high (give or take a few inches each way). My cost has never been more than $25 (usually less...most often about $17/$18). I ship from a FedEx staffed facility a few miles from my home in northeastern PA and depending what day of the week I ship it takes two to three days to get there. However, as others have said you need to be aware that all of the convention hotels will charge you extra for accepting the carton since all packages go thru their business centers. I used to pay $5, but, I believe the last time I shipped it was $10. The only problem I've ever had was about 6 or 7 years ago at BWV. We were checking in on New Years Day and I knew the package had been delivered and accepted on 12/30 since I checked the FedEx tracking website before I left home (I usually ship it so it arrives only one day before we do....but, because of the holiday I shipped a day earlier). However, when we arrived on NYD the business center was closed and the front desk told me I would have to wait until they reopened the next day. Fortunately, a manager overheard the front desk tell me that and heard my reply "Oh no......most of our breakfast stuff is in the box". He called security who had access to the package room and they went and got the box for me.....gotta love that Disney Magic!!! I always ship all of our dry goods for any meals I plan to prepare...measure everything and pack in Ziplocs (no boxes...take up too much room), I also measure any spices I need, label, and put in little snack size Ziplocs, coffee, sugar, cereals, english muffins, single size peanut butters and jellies....from www.minimus.biz.....it's a great company with tons of travel size items at great prices....free shipping on over $20 worth of stuff. When it's just DH and I traveling I usually just pack a few things in my bag and order a few things from Garden Grocer, but, when the whole family is traveling (3 adult children and spouses and 4 grandchildren now) we try to eat most breakfasts and at least three dinners in during our stay.