DISNEY IS NOW GOING TO OFFER TRANSPORTATION TO/AND FROM MCO!!!!!!!! AND THATS NOT ALL!!!!!! There are so many perks to this new program let me give you the full rundown on how the new program works, and then I will share more of my excitement. (BTW: This program begins May 5th, 2005 and must be booked with WDW a minimum of 10 days in advance of your trip.)
Here is how it goes!!!:
1) Arrive at the airport for your flight to WDW!!! You check your bags with the airline. You get on your plane.
2) You arrive in MCO, and you simply go to the special WDW transportation area. Disney has partnered with MEARS (
), but has purchased all new state of the art coach busses to transport guest to their resort. Your baggage is transfered from your airline to WDW's possesion, and then they magically make it appear in your room, all in Disney fashion.
3) Check-In at your resort like you normally would.
4) Enjoy your WDW vacation!!!
5) OK its your day of check-out, and you go to check-out of your room. When you go to check-out of your room there will also be airline check-in desks AT YOUR RESORT!!! At these desks you will be able to check-in for your flight, and check your bags. At this time you will also be given your boarding passes.
6) Go through security checkpoints, and board your plane. IT'S THAT EASY!!
OK I am exuberant about this new program, but I do see MANY flaws in the program that I would like to point out.
1) They have to integrate systems with the airlines so that when your bags arrive at MCO they know that your bag gets transfered to your resort. Does this mean your plane tickets will have to be tied in with your resort reservation??
2) OK while I love the thought of WDW making my bags magically appear in my room, but can you imagine if Disney lost a bag. It would be a huge blame game between WDW, and the airlines. Some sort of UPS style porgram will have to be implemented, where the bag gets scanned at multiple spots between the airlport and your resort.
3) Airlines desks at the resort!!?? It sounds great, but where are they going to put this. I know PC doesn't have any room in its lobby for more desks, so where does that put all this??
The more, and more I think about this it sounds like it is going to be one huge mess for WDW.