Staying at BWV. On departure day I scored a Topo’s breakfast at 8:30. Flight is a noon. We have precheck but it will be Christmas Eve so likely very busy.
Think we can do it? How long does breakfast usually take?
Maybe we Uber to Riviera with our bags, leave them with bell services, and then Uber to the airport after breakfast?
Does DME ever let you leave from a different resort?
Yes, I am trying to squeeze every little drop of magic out of this trip. Kids are old (17 and 20) and one of these “Last” trips will actually be the last trip.
w/ all the bags… yes… but let’s see what other more experienced liners say… I mean liners w/ more experienced w/ bell services. b/c I’ve rarely used them but when I did use them I found them slow. I’m not complaining about them, but if you’re in a hurry you don’t want to wait for a service that can be slow.
Don’t figure on using DME. It picks up 3 to 3.5 hours before your flight. For our 6:30 am flight (painful since we booked as a 2:30 pm one) we are being picked up by DME at 3:10 am.
It might work (Ubering, not using DME), but do you want the last experience of your trip to be riddled with anxiety and a feeling you need to rush? I would be afraid it would take away some the joy of the experience.
Since DME would likely want to pick you up at 8:30 or 9 at BWV, you might just want to find something on the Boardwalk to enjoy for your final morning.
Also, your flight is at noon but when will your boarding time be? Lately my boarding time has been about 45 minutes before the flight is scheduled to take off.
Ah. The voice of reason (@OBNurseNH should be worried). You are absolutely right. I was excited to score the ADR but it would mean a lot of rushing around.
We are trying not to do a later flight so as to get home at a reasonable time to pick up the pup and prepare for Christmas Day.
A 7am would work though, if you use the Uber option especially (but be aware of that being busy and having surge pricing re: Christmas Eve!). Keep at it!
I forgot how crazy early they want to pick you up. DD17 has all the feels about DME going away so we’ll probably take it anyway. My Topo/Uber plan would probably upset her.
You could probably make it by Ubering to RR and checking bags there and then ubering to the airport with precheck. The real issue is probably going to be checking your bags at the airport. Those lines can be horrendous. I don’t think I would risk it personally. Also I’ve seen several people report long waits to be seated at Topolinos. I personally waited about 20 minutes past my reservation time. Put it in reservation finder a keep checking and hopefully you can move it earlier. Also you can always ship souvenirs home if you want to do carryon only.
With SW I find it more stressful to find overhead bin space than to just check my free bags. That said, I hate baggage claim at MCO. We are experts at carry on only (10 days in Italy with teenagers and only carry ons!) so I may still go that route.