SlightlyocdDisneyfan
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 18, 2009
I did a split stay in 2005...moving from Poly to BCV on Christmas morning. We left most of our bags with Poly bell services for transfer (minus DH's laptop) and took the monorail to Epcot, walked through it and onto the BC to check in. The BC villa was ready even though it was *well* before check in time. Pretty hassle free. The only issue we had (very minor) was that our bags weren't in the room when we got back from Epcot mid-afternoon. But it was a hugely busy day. We called bell services and they said our bags would be arriving at the villa a little after 5...and they were pretty much on the dot with the timing.
I took Magical Express both there and back...I seem to remember having to call after I made the Poly reservation online to get the return ME voucher changed to my end date at BCV (was renting points,did not rent through Disney). Even that worked fine.
I'm considering a split stay for my next trip, though this time, I think I'll take a cab from resort to resort. These days, I'm willing to pay a little extra to save time, lol.
Thanks for your thoughts! We might try one night split at AOA suites... we'll just see how Thursday goes. Major crisis averted though - parents are now going to stay at any value they can get with free dining, and we'll just meet up around the parks. Heart rate dropping....
Parents had never even heard of FD, so it will be a fabulous bonus if they can get it!