Shipping to Disney and from Disney

[karice2]

So DBF are going to Disney in May. Usually I take the auto train because I am staying offsite at my parent's timeshare. So all my food and stuff are packed in a cooler in the car. This time I am flying down so not really taking a lot of stuff with me.

We are staying at BWV so we will have a small fridge. This is his first trip to the world and I want him to really enjoy the experience. So i plan on shipping some stuff down. Just his creature comforts and a few surprises.

I read on another board that the sheets aren't so great in the BWV so I was thinking of shipping a set of my own since I prefer to sleep on a specific type of sheet. I know a little extra but it works for me. Has anyone used their own sheets at Disney?

He is traditionally a late riser so I wanted to have a couple of breakfast things available for him to eat when he gets up. We love Kona coffee and I have some that I brought back from Hawaii. He is also a huge fan of bagels and lox. So I wanted to enjoy that on the balcony in the morning.

So here is the question, the Lox is perishable does anyone have any experience shipping with Dry ice? How much would I need to put in a container so that it would still be safe to eat. How long does the dry ice last in a closed container?

Thanks so much for the help.

 

[katesorad]

Are you renting a car once you're down there? Have you considered just going to Publix and picking up the food items there? I'd think that doing so would be the best way possible.

 

[PrincessSuzanne]

I think it would be cheaper to take a cab to a grocery store. I am pretty sure a big block of dry ice would last about 1 week, but I haven't dealt with it in a long time, so I am not sure.

I can't be bothered about sheets, we just sleep on the hotel sheets and I don't care for them, but I am on vacation and we usually end up with a king sized bed and all we have at home are queen size sheets. We normally stay at Pop and have never had any real complaints about the sheets, except they don't stay tucked under the matress very well.

Suzanne

 

[Celidh]

I think it would be cheaper to take a cab to a grocery store. I am pretty sure a big block of dry ice would last about 1 week, but I haven't dealt with it in a long time, so I am not sure.

I can't be bothered about sheets, we just sleep on the hotel sheets and I don't care for them, but I am on vacation and we usually end up with a king sized bed and all we have at home are queen size sheets. We normally stay at Pop and have never had any real complaints about the sheets, except they don't stay tucked under the matress very well.

Suzanne

OHHH, I hate when the bottom sheet doesn't stay tucked in the end of the bed in hotel rooms I have issues with my sheets being all messed up at my feet and I know it is weird but I just cannot sleep that way. I have been known to get up in the night to fix the bed. That said, I hate the top sheet tucked in, i have to have my feet out if need be. My partner thinks I'm nuts!

 

[happyleesh]

I am the same way - I absolutely canNOT sleep if I am on the bare mattress or if the sheet is up at all, weird, I know. But I agree, it would probably be cheaper and easier to just figure out a way to get it down there.

 

[disneyfreakk]

I can't offer any advice, but I just wanted to say how sweet it is of you to do those things for your DBF!

 

[JB2K]

Here's the basic advice (which appears on many threads, here):

• Use either UPS Ground or FedEx Ground, when shipping (as they are cheaper than the Post Office)
  
• When shipping to the resost, use the actual street address for your resort (and not the "general delivery" address for Walt Disney World) -- also, put your name/reservation number on the shipping label

 

[AmberHeartsDisney]

dont they charge to hold packages now? maybe it be cheaper to maybe run to walmart and but some stuff?