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A wildly unpopular decision to require Magical Express pick ups from Disney World resorts 4 hours early is coming to an end soon. Disney’s Magical Express to return to 3 hour pick up window.
Recently, guests were required to be picked up 4 hours early from their resort for their return flight home at Orlando International Airport. Guests were very upset as they were just sitting around the airport an hour longer and they couldn’t even check in their luggage at the resort.
Beginning January 11, 2018, Disney’s Magical Express will return to it’s old policy of picking up guests at Disney World resorts 3 hours prior to their flight departure for domestic flights, but International flights will continue to pick up 4 hours prior to flight time.
The resort airline check-in desks at various Disney World resort hotels will operate from 5am to noon daily.
What do you think about this change?
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Michelle
Wednesday 3rd of January 2018
There is no charge for Disney's Magical Express. If you didn't receive enough tags you can always give the luggage tickets you got when you checked your luggage in to the people at Magical Express Counter and they will be able to collect all your luggage the same way. My clients did this and it was no trouble at all.
Jamie
Wednesday 3rd of January 2018
I completely agree! I wish Disney could train TSA in politeness and efficiency!
Jamie
Wednesday 3rd of January 2018
The ME is free of charge. If you didn’t receive enough luggage tags going to Disney, give your package claim tickets to the ME check in and they will still pull your luggage for you.
Karen Bryant
Wednesday 3rd of January 2018
Just a note - there is no charge for MDE.
Sharon A Transue
Tuesday 2nd of January 2018
After 3 timesI will never do the Magical Express again. Waste of time & money. Only got one baggage tag so we had to retrieve most of our luggage anyway. For what is charged extra for the service I’d just as soon rent a car or hire Uber or another service. So much time wasted! We sat at the airport for 2 hours before our flight.