Hi Heather,
Welcome to the Disney Parks Moms Panel! If you arrive before your room is ready for you, you can check your bags with Bell Services. Each of the Walt Disney World Resort Hotels have Bell Services. Once your room is ready, you can either stop by Bell Services to pick up your luggage or go to your room, call them, and they will bring your luggage to you.
I highly encourage you to do
online check-in through the
My Disney Experience app. I am leaving in the morning for a visit to the
Walt Disney World Resort and I have already done online check-in. I won't even have to stop at the front desk of our Walt Disney World Resort Hotel. When we arrive via
Disney's Magical Express, we will check our carry-on bags with Bell Services and head out to a park. I will receive a text when our room is ready. You may be surprised with a room that is ready earlier than expected. I always plan for my room to be ready later in the day but more than once I have been surprised with a room ready early in the day.
Heather, thank you for visiting us with your question. I hope you will let us know if we can help you with any other planning questions.
Wishing you a magical vacation,
Amy H.