Hi Mackenzie,
Welcome to planDisney and thank you for your question!
That’s correct, you wouldn’t be able to store your luggage at a
Disney Resorts Collection hotel if you aren't staying there. In my opinion it might be best to drop off your luggage at your hotel’s front desk when you check out and go collect it before you head to the airport, here’s why.
You can totally rent a
locker at the Parks, but the lockers are typically inside the Parks, just after you enter into the gates. There are various sizes of the lockers (
Small, Large, and Jumbo) so you’d have to measure your belongings to see if they’d fit. You would also need to travel with your belongings through security as well. Also keep in mind that
bags larger than 24" long x 15" wide x 18" high (61 cm x 38 cm x 46 cm) won’t be permitted into the Parks and the Jumbo lockers are only at
Magic Kingdom and
EPCOT.
After you measure your bags and you confirm that everything is okay, you can decide what’s better: leaving your luggage at your hotel or bringing it with you to the Parks. One other way to work through this is to book a rental car and pick it up a day or so before your travel to the airport, this way you have a place to store your luggage while you’re in the Parks and you already have a ride to the airport. The Walt Disney World does have
a rental facility on property, so if you’re in the Parks one day this could be a good option. Take a look and compare to the above ideas and see what might be best for you!
I hope this “Bit By Bryanna” is useful as you prepare for your trip next year. If you have any other planning or vacation questions in the meantime,
please feel free to reach out, I’m always happy to help!
The Magic Is Calling,
Bryanna