storing groceries upon arrival?

[jmpurdy]

Leaving on Sunday for OKW! Never stayed at DVC before (rented points) and our family of 6 (DH, myself, DD 26, DD25( 5 months pregnant), DS22 and darling son-in-law!
Staying in a 2 bedroom + a studio. We love Disney, and have many treasured memories of trips when kids were young. Pregnant daughter went there last year on their honeymoon!
A couple of last minute questions. Everyone has been so very helpful so far.
. We will be stopping at Winn Dixie & ABC Liquors (thanks DISer's! for this tip!), but will OKW store the cold items? Or are we out of luck and have to purchase at the resort store? i.e. half and half, milk, etc. I do know they will store our luggage, etc, but forgot to ask about groceries. No, we aren't buying a ton of stuff, but will have a few bags. It's the cold stuff I'm worried about. We will be arriving at 10:00 AM at MCO and will be dropping our stuff and heading to parks as we know room won't be ready yet.
. I cannot remember if the monorail ONLY goes from TTC to Epcot and Magic Kingdom? Is the only way to get to MGM by bus or boat from Epcot? Help me remember! Thank you so much.

 

[CarolMN]

Yes - DVC resorts will store your grocery items that need refrigeration. Make sure they are bagged separately and it is also a good idea to label the bags as needing refrigeration. If it were me, I'd also make sure the Bell Services CM knew there were bags that needed refrigeration when I dropped them off.

The EPCOT monorail only goes to and from the TTC. At the TTC there are two other monorails. One serves the MK and the TTC only (express) and the other serves the MK, the TTC and the MK resorts (Poly, GF & Contemproary).

To get betweeen EPCOT and the Studios, you may take the bus (from the main entrance) or you may take the boat (from the International Gateway entrance - between the pavillions for France and Great Britain) or you may walk (also leave via the IG if you want to walk). There isn't monorail service between EPCOT and MGM.

Best wishes -

 

[jmpurdy]

Once again, my questions have been answered! Thank you so much. Now I can relax and not worry about our groceries. Disney is wonderful. They don't have to provide these small services, but in doing so, just keeps the magic going. One more question:
Does Earl of Sandwich provide take out in case we want to bring back to OKW and relax with a 'beverage'???!

 

[LoveMickey]

Yes, Earl of Sandwich does take out. Actually all of it is take out, you have to find your own seat after picking up your order. They give you a number and call out that number when it is time to pick it up.

Sandwiches are very good, but be careful if you order something special - like no tomatoes, or add some cheese. They tend to make the sandwiches the same, it's an assembly line.

Enjoy.