Originally Posted by
FliesFromCanada
Just want to confirm that if I fly Westjet to Orlando, my bags will clear customs in Ottawa. Tripadvisor folks didn't seem sure, so of course, I came here for the definitive answer.
The Magic Express to the Disney resorts has the option of collecting your bags for you and delivering them directly to your hotel room. You walk off the plane and straight onto a bus instead of watching the carosel go round and round. With two small children, I'll take that offer, if possible.
"International Visitors - If the Orlando International Airport is your first point of entry into the United States, you will follow the U.S. Customs & Border Protection process and claim your luggage upon disembarking the airplane. Once you have completed this process you will proceed to the main Terminal building where you will be met by a Disney Representative. Your luggage will be transferred to the Baggage Claim area, where Disney will collect it if tagged with Disney's Magical Express luggage tags. If you have already completed the US Customs & Border Protection process in another US city or before entering the US, you will proceed directly to the main Terminal building; and Disney will claim your luggage."
You are pre-cleared in Ottawa. You arrive in the US as if it is a domestic flight.