Disney Magical Express

DME is a free charter bus line that gets you from the airport (MCO) to your Disney Resort. You must request DME service when booking. And you must call them back and given them your flight info to confirm DME service. DME will mail you special yellow luggage tags about two weeks prior to your trip. Putting these tags on your checked luggage will get DME to pickup your bags at MCO and take them directly to your hotel. So once arriving at MCO you can skip the baggage claim and go directly to the DME registration (on the end of the Rental Car level). Get in line, register, then get in line and get on the bus.

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Caveats.
1. Each bus has 3 or 4 hotels to stop at. Your hotel could be first or last.

2. The bus is much slower than if you drive your own rental car or take a private car.

3. Although your luggage goes directly to your room without you, we've seen it take 4 hours to reach the room. So plan for this and carry essentials on the plane with you, else you may not see them until much later that day.

4.5 You must be in your room to have your bags delivered from the bell desk.

5. DME lines can be long and slow, and buses can be crowded.

6. DME is free, but you're stuck on property for the duration of your trip. Unless you cab it out.

7. If you pack light and carry all your bags on the plane, half the DME benefit is lost.

One advantage of DME when going home, is that you can check your luggage at the hotel (for participating airlines only) before boarding the DME bus heading to MCO. So hang onto your DME vouchers for the return trip.

And keep your luggage under 50 lbs!!! Amazing how a $2 shampoo bottle can cost $150 extra. Again, we learned the hard way.