Hello! It took me 2 months but I finally read thru all 350+ pages of this thread! Our family (me, DH, DS8, DS6, DD4, DS2) is booked Mar4-10 in a BRV studio and it will be our first stay at WL! Our first family trip to WDw was in 2014 and I knew we needed to stay here someday. It has been a dream of mine ever since. Our youngest turns 3 next June so it's our last chance to fit in a room for 5. So yes we will be maxing out the space in The studio but that's ok, we are used to it! We have a small house and all 4 kids sleep in the same room at home (that's their choice, there is an extra bedroom.)
My only question for now is about arriving via car. We drive from MO and our SUV will be packed! It will take several trips to unload the car because we will also stop for groceries. I know bell services can help but it would probably be 20 plus bags (lots of small bags that we cram in different places with only 2 suitcases, backpacks for the kids...etc). Tipping the bellhop $2 per bag seems a little out of our budget so we would prefer to do this ourselves. I am familiar with the layout of the resort and parking lot. Would it be best for us to just park then walk to check in then go back to the car to start unloading and make several trips? I know it's a bit of a walk also. Or can we park by the lobby check in and unload or will the bellhop start doing it automatically? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
@ArielSRL how did your unloading go?