Euby
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 26, 2014
Background information on me - while I am mobile, I have trouble with walking long distances. I'll be using an ECV once I get to Disney. I'll be flying down with my sister on Southwest next month for our WDW trip. Of course, Southwest is on Side A of the terminal and DME is on the complete opposite end of Side B.
In the past (pre-COVID) when I have flown to MCO, I have used DME baggage service to get my bags to the resort. Then I relied on a Skycap to push me in a wheelchair from Terminal A to Terminal B where DME is located. This included a short stop for a restroom visit then on to DME.
We will be leaving for the airport early in the morning. Our flight leaves at 10:45 am. I'm pretty sure that Southwest won't have a snack service, though I could be wrong. Regardless, I try to avoid eating/drinking much before flying, since the restrooms on planes and I are incompatible. So a restroom break after we land will be the first stop.
I've already made arrangements for wheelchair assistance at MCO. However, this trip, I'm not sure how best to handle things. Once the plane gets to the gate, there should be a Skycap there to meet us with a wheelchair. My sister and I had planned to grab something to eat at the food court in the main terminal area. Otherwise, it may be another hour or more before we get to our resort and try to eat there. So we'll need to have stops for restroom, baggage claim, food court, and then DME.
So my questions are:
Any tips from those who have flown into MCO during COVID and taken DME to get to the resorts will be greatly appreciated.
In the past (pre-COVID) when I have flown to MCO, I have used DME baggage service to get my bags to the resort. Then I relied on a Skycap to push me in a wheelchair from Terminal A to Terminal B where DME is located. This included a short stop for a restroom visit then on to DME.
We will be leaving for the airport early in the morning. Our flight leaves at 10:45 am. I'm pretty sure that Southwest won't have a snack service, though I could be wrong. Regardless, I try to avoid eating/drinking much before flying, since the restrooms on planes and I are incompatible. So a restroom break after we land will be the first stop.
I've already made arrangements for wheelchair assistance at MCO. However, this trip, I'm not sure how best to handle things. Once the plane gets to the gate, there should be a Skycap there to meet us with a wheelchair. My sister and I had planned to grab something to eat at the food court in the main terminal area. Otherwise, it may be another hour or more before we get to our resort and try to eat there. So we'll need to have stops for restroom, baggage claim, food court, and then DME.
So my questions are:
- Just how much will the Skycap do? Will they wait at the food court while we eat (which I'm doubting)?
- Will they assist us at least to get to the food court, then we get another skycap afterwards to assist us with the luggage?
Any tips from those who have flown into MCO during COVID and taken DME to get to the resorts will be greatly appreciated.