Tips?

[NewEnglandCamper]

Other than the wait-staff at table service. What do I need to bring money for tips and how much?

- We ordered food from WeGoShop.com - will Disney Bellman deliver it (if we are not around)?

- Are we supposed to tip Magical Express Drivers?

- Are we supposed to tip Disney Bus Drivers?

 

[CleoPahd]

We always tip the magical express drivers if they handle our bags for us. If not, then we might give $1 or $2, but only if they are friendly. We have never tipped the regular bus drivers. We always tip housekeeping based on how many people we have in the room, how messy we are, and how well they clean. Usually it comes out to about $1 per person per day, a little extra if they go above and beyond.

 

[Suzanna1973]

We tip the ME driver $1 per person on our trip, to the resort and back.
We tip our mousekeeper $1 per person in the room everyday (we make cute envelopes for this)
We do not tip the bus drivers (although we do thank them for driving us)
We've always orderd food from garden grocer and someone from garden grocer delivers our food. We tipped him. On one trip, we had to have the food brought up from bell service, and we tipped him for bringing to our room. No matter who drops off at our room, we tipped them 10% of our grocery total.

But that's just us, to each his own.

 

[aka-mad4themouse]

Bell Services is a tipped position. If you use them to deliver your luggage or retrieve it, you should tip them between 50 cents to $2 per bag depending on the size of the bags.

If you use valet services to park your car, you should tip them both when they take your car and when they retrieve it. A couple dollars each time is about right.

Curbside check in at the airport will accept tips. $1-$2 per bag.

DME drivers do not work for Disney. They are employed by Mears. Disney subcontracts this job out to Mears. Tipping is appreciated. Some of them are more helpful than others. If you've found that your driver has been of assistance to you, then it's okay tip a couple of dollars.

Disney bus drivers are not tipped but don't be afraid to thank them if they've made your commute enjoyable.

Mousekeeping and turndown services are not consider to be tipped positions but many people tip anyway. A couple of dollars for turndown and $1-$2 per person per night is the norm for those who tip mousekeeping.

If you board your pet at the kennel, a tip for the staff is appropriate. A couple of dollars per day.

Spa services should be tipped. 18%-20% is traditional.

Concierge staff are supposed to refuse tips up to 3 times. If you offer a 4th time, they are permitted to accept it but must turn it over to the manager. Tips are pooled and used for a staff party.

 

[NewEnglandCamper]

Thanks for the tip guidance! This helps A-LOT!

I thought Bell Services would need tipping. This gives me good guidance. I guess I should tip the Magical Express $5 (although I'm not sure if my DD or DW has done that in the past) but that is good to know now.

I've never tipped housekeeping before and don't tend to tip. I figure that you pay SO MUCH for the room that one would hope they would be paid well
Does the towel animals have to do on how much you tip?

 

[aka-mad4themouse]

Does the towel animals have to do on how much you tip?

No. It depends on how much time your mousekeeper has each morning and whether they are inclined to do it that morning. We tip every day. Sometimes we get towel animals, sometimes we don't. The only time we got towel animals each night of our stay was when we were on the cruise ships.