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From: Dillon Pyron on 6 May 2010 11:02 [Default] Thus spake Patty Winter <patty1(a)wintertime.com>: > >In article <9704c80b-2e2f-44e3-95d3-172fc633d4f6(a)j15g2000vbq.googlegroups.com>, >Paul Lalli <mritty(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>I don't know about anyone else, but I've never - not once - booked an >>outgoing flight from Orlando for earlier than 7pm. Why on earth would >>you want to cut short the time you have in WDW and go back to the real >>world any earlier than you have to? > >I don't know where you live, but if I left MCO at 7:00 p.m., I wouldn't >be walking through my front door until around dawn. In fact, probably >later, because SJC is closed until 6:00 in the morning, so I'd have to >take a flight that lands after that. Our 6:30 pm flight out gets us to AUS at about 11:30 pm. But that's "only" 3:00 am according to your now reset WDW clock. Back when American ran the "Nerd Bird" I (and in excess of the plane's capacity) would leave at 4:30 pm and be picking up my bags at about 9:45 pm. I haven't seen what Alaska has for a schedule. (the evening Bird was always so over booked that American would start at $400 vouchers and an upgrade to 1st class. Usually had to go to $600 and two upgrades PLUS the upgrade for the next flight out) > >People who live only a couple hours' flight time from Orlando could >certainly stay later in the day. When I visit Disneyland, I usually >leave mid/late afternoon to head to the airport. > > >Patty -- - dillon I am not invalid The RMS Titanic sank on April 15th. Taxes are due on April 15th. Coincidence? I think not.
From: LLCoolG on 6 May 2010 22:43 Could you use Disney Magic and take a taxi to the airport later? Would they take just your luggage?
From: Paul Lalli on 7 May 2010 11:54 On May 6, 10:43 pm, LLCoolG <LLC...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Could you use Disney Magic and take a taxi to the airport later? Would they take > just your luggage? The rules say you can't. Whether or not they *would*, I honestly have no idea. Paul Lalli
From: PattiNH on 10 May 2010 07:03 On May 6, 10:54 am, Dillon Pyron <invaliddmpy...(a)austin.rr.com> wrote: > [Default] Thus spake PattiNH <floating...(a)gmail.com>: > > > > > > >On Apr 24, 9:16 am, "theyankeesnap...(a)aol.com" > ><theyankeesnap...(a)aol.com> wrote: > >> We're planning a trip to WDW in May and I'm dissapointed with Disney's > >> lack of flexibility regarding late check out. The max they will > >> officially give you is till 1:00pm, but we're not flying out until > >> 9:00pm. > >> Some hotels will give you until 4:pm for a nominal fee, Disney wants > >> another day's rate. I just may move over to The Hilton or Westin. What > >> stories does anyone have regarding Late Check Out. > > >> Bob > > >As someone who works in the industry, I wouldn't count on a late > >checkout anywhere. The chain I work for guarantees a check-in at 4PM > >which means that's the time all of our available rooms have to be > >cleaned and ready for a guest. Even when we aren't busy we generally > >don't go later than 2 as it's too difficult when guests say "but you > >let me check out at (insert time) the last time I stayed here". When > >we are full we rarely go past noon. > > How many maids and what's the turnover rate? I'll bet their hammered > certain days, especially if you have a business and vacation trade. > > During my Disney College of Knowledge I learned that between 40 and 60 > per cent of guests have a Saturday to Saturday stay. That's a lot of > rooms. Our major checkout day is Sunday (I've seen it 90%+ on a Sunday), although we can see anywhere from 30% of the rooms on up turned over from June thru October. I can't tell you the number of maids because I don't really know being on the graveyard shift, plus they bring in some seasonal workers. I've had people tell me they're "owed" a 4PM checkout and just tell them to take it up with the manager. They didn't get it. I've also had people leave at midnight who paid for a full night's stay. A few times I cut the rate in half just to be nice because we weren't filled anyway. But when you're holding a up a room than can be or is sold, you're going to get charged, whether it's at Disney or elsewhere. -- Toodles, Patti ºoº http://www.myspace.com/pattinh http://www.facebook.com/PattiNH You must have faith that the universe will unfold as it should.... I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do, because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. - Susan B. Anthony
From: Dillon Pyron on 15 May 2010 00:25
[Default] Thus spake Paul Lalli <mritty(a)gmail.com>: >On May 6, 10:43�pm, LLCoolG <LLC...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> Could you use Disney Magic and take a taxi to the airport later? Would they take >> just your luggage? > >The rules say you can't. Whether or not they *would*, I honestly have >no idea. I can't specifically say yea or nay, but I seem to remember that this again is a case of accounting bags to people. You may not carry the bags to the bus, but they know that you are on the bus before they leave with your bags. > >Paul Lalli -- - dillon I am not invalid Warick: "Who brings a gun to a knife fight?" Gil: "The winner?" |