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Our November plans need to be pushed back to allow DH time to have and recover from surgery. So now we are looking at doing a split stay because room availability is slim picking right now for December. Our plans would now have us arrive for two nights at POR and then move to GF for two nights. How are spit stays handled at Disney? Will we need to get a cab and move ourselves? Will we need to check in at GF before we can access our new room? Will we have to use two sets of Magicbands? Our 2-day PH is part of the POR package and GF is a room only. Any tips to make the whole thing go smoothly?
Our tentative plans now would be:
Wed. Dec. 9th - arrive late at POR, settle in room/sleep
Thurs. Dec. 10th - MK morning/EP evening
Fri. Dec. 11th - Check out POR & in at GF, DTD morning/MVMCP evening (Possible ADR)
Sat. Dec. 12th - EP morning/HS evening
Sun. Dec. 13 - Check out, explore resorts before evening flight home (Possible ADR)
2. Will we need to check in at GF before we can access our new room?
3. Will we have to use two sets of Magicbands?
4. Our 2-day PH is part of the POR package and GF is a room only.
1. You can do it that way, but what I would do is check out of POR, take the boat over to DTD (which is now officially being called Disney Springs, by the way), spend some time over there, then take the bus over to GF and check in over there. When you check out, just tell POR that you're moving to GF and they'll take care of getting your luggage over there. Just keep in mind though that it will be a few hours (maybe even late afternoon) before your luggage will be at GF. If you need or want it right away, take a cab and take your luggage with you.
2. I would assume so.
3. You'll get two sets, but you don't have to use both. They're both just links to your MDE account, which has both reservations on it. So you can each get two colors and use them interchangeably, or just use one set or the other.
4. Not a problem. Once you use the tickets for the first time, you have 14 days to use them up.
I've read on the boards that now you can tell Disney you don't want another set of MB's on a split stay.
Personally, I'd get them and choose different colors. We both had fun last year using our 2013 MB's alternately with our new set as the mood and our newly acquired addiction to Bandits demanded. It proved to be so much fun that we're doing that again, having bought some new Bandits when Disney Store online had a good sale this summer.
Whether or not you get as addicted to Bandits and other MB accessories as we have, you'll have a couple sets you can use again next year if you return then. More color mix and match fun!
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1. You could get a cab, but they will move your luggage for you. Its super easy. You can get special transfer luggage tags from POR. Put the tags on the bags and leave them in your room. You can head out to do whatever you want that day-I would say take the boat or bus to DTD/Disney Springs. Then take a bus to GF. Check in at GF and your luggage should be delivered.
2. You should be able to do online check in.
3. You can get 2 sets. But there is now an option to "decline magicbands". you can just get the one set for the first part of the stay and decline the second set. The magicband will work for both parts as long as its activated.
4. You have 14 days to use the tickets so that shouldn't be an issue.
I did a split stay in Jan with the first few night at POR. I contacted bell services in the am, they came and tagged and picked up the bags. He told me that they transfer luggage at 1 pm. I'm sure this isn't a dedicated time but just to give you an idea. We headed out to MK for the morning then over to our 2nd resort late afternoon. Bags were waiting. Couldn't have been easier. Have a great trip!
I did a split stay in Jan with the first few night at POR. I contacted bell services in the am, they came and tagged and picked up the bags. He told me that they transfer luggage at 1 pm. I'm sure this isn't a dedicated time but just to give you an idea. We headed out to MK for the morning then over to our 2nd resort late afternoon. Bags were waiting. Couldn't have been easier. Have a great trip!
Oh, thank you! Sharing your details makes me feel less stressed. That sounds like a very smooth transition.
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for reasons that even i do not understand, i always do split stays. until my last trip, during which i made a large mistake, they all went very well. here's what a split stay looks like, in three simple steps:
1. on check out day, wake up and call bell services and have them come for your stuff. have it moved to your next resort.
2. go on with your day as you normally would. at the end of the day, get on the bus/ferry/monorail which will take you to your new resort. this will feel no different than if you were returning to your old resort.
3. check in to your new room. have bell services bring you your stuff. smile.
the thing i did wrong the last time: i took NOTHING with me in the morning. legitimately nothing. i had my magic band and my phone and that's it. and because of weather and exhaustion, i needed an early-evening break. except that our bags were not yet delivered to our new resort, so i had NOTHING. i could not swim. i could not even comb my hair. i could not charge my phone. thus, my advice is: on the day you check out, at least take a purse into the park with the things you will absolutely need before, say, 8pm. i highly recommend a comb and a phone charger. ;-)
We just did a split stay between BLT and BWV. When we checked out of BLT, Bell Services told us the luggage transfer would happen between 1:00 and 3:00 pm. I think we called around 2:45ish (during a planned break) and the luggage was there,
The only glitch we ran into was that I had to stop by the front desk at Boardwalk to have our Magic Bands programmed for the new room. I had done online check-in, but for some reason, the room assignment system didn't recognize that we had checked out of BLT that morning. This didn't happen last year when we did a split between POFQ and BLT, so I don't think this happens to everyone.
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The only glitch we ran into was that I had to stop by the front desk at Boardwalk to have our Magic Bands programmed for the new room. I had done online check-in, but for some reason, the room assignment system didn't recognize that we had checked out of BLT that morning. This didn't happen last year when we did a split between POFQ and BLT, so I don't think this happens to everyone.
That's RXACTLY what happened to me in Jan. Thought it was just me because I never officially "checked out" of POR but my second resort was BWI. While out luggage was there by early afternoon, it took (what I consider) a long time to set up the MB's. Especially since it was a concierge room I guess I expected faster service.
WE get the second set of magic bands, I use my second band in the car to access the gates at the resort entrance, that way I don't have to take mine off my wrist to reach the sensor. 36 " arms and I can't reach. Just a thought for those of you who have a car at Disney.
I always get up in the morning and catch a cab with my luggage to next resort if doing a split stay. I want my luggage there at next resort when I need it. It's worth a few extra $ to me for convenience. I've heard the stories of late luggage delivery.
I always get up in the morning and catch a cab with my luggage to next resort if doing a split stay. I want my luggage there at next resort when I need it. It's worth a few extra $ to me for convenience. I've heard the stories of late luggage delivery.
that's actually REALLY good advice. it avoids any issue. and will likely cost less than $20. taxis in WDW are always a good idea.
It is also a good idea to go to the front desk and physically check out of the first resort. If you don't it can cause issues ceding in to the second resort especially if you check in early
It is also a good idea to go to the front desk and physically check out of the first resort. If you don't it can cause issues ceding in to the second resort especially if you check in early
Thank you for this tip. I would not have thought about that causing a potential problem.
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