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What we are saying is that once you have taken the time to familiarize yourself with Disney's transportation system, chances are you can arrive at your destination with a good measure of comfort and convenience. It is worth mentioning that there are a couple of inherent weaknesses in the system. At peak travel times, such as theme park opening and closing, you will find that the system is often stretched to its limits. At these times you may find standing room only, or occasionally having to wait for a second bus, boat or monorail. Another shortcoming may occur when you may need to go from one Walt Disney World resort to another. In order to accomplish this you will often need to first travel to one of the transportation hubs or to one of the theme parks before you can arrive at you final destination. The latter of these two transportation hitches can be overcome with a little planning and allowing ample travel time to reach your final destination. Disney Dad Tip: After a long day of touring or at a restaurant on the other side of "the world", and you find yourself facing a maze of boats, buses, and/or monorails in order to get to your room and it's comfortable bed, what do you do? A great Disney Dad decision would be to catch a taxi. A taxi, in Walt Disney World? You bet and for about the price of a round of cokes you can make that quick escape back to your hotel. Example from Disney's BoardWalk to the Wilderness Lodge or Epcot?to the Contemporary Resort will run you about ten dollars. Taxi's are not a part of The Walt Disney World Co., but are privately owned and operated. - Disney's Monorail System: Since 1971, the total miles logged by Walt Disney World monorail trains would be equal to over 25 round trips to the moon. The Walt Disney World monorail system has been in operation since 1971 and initiated service with the Mark IV monorail train. The Mark IV’s were replaced in 1990 and 1991 with the Mark VI, at a cost of six million dollars per train. This new 12-train fleet introduced Disney guests to a higher level of comfort with an improved air conditioning system and larger capacity. At 203.5 feet the six car trains carry more than 360 passengers and travel over a 13.7-mile system of elevated beam-way. The system has six stations and services the Magic Kingdom, Epcot and the Ticket and Transportation Center. In addition the system will also service the three premium resorts located around the Seven Sea Lagoon; The Contemporary Resort, The Polynesian Resort and The Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. On a typical day over 150,000 guests will be transported to one of these destinations. - Disney's Bus System: Nearly 165 Walt Disney World buses cover almost 9 million miles every year. That's enough to drive around the earth (at the equator) more than six times each week! Disney coordinates and operates their fleet of modern air-conditioned buses out of two main hubs. The first and largest is at the Ticket and Transportation Center (TT&C) located between The Magic Kingdom parking lot and The Magic Kingdom theme park. The second hub is located just outside Downtown Disney. All of the Walt Disney World Resorts can also serve as a secondary set of hubs, affording access via the bus system to all destinations. Bus service extends out to all the four major and four minor theme parks as well as all of the Disney Resorts and Downtown Disney. In general buses will take you anywhere that the monorail and boats will not. - Disney's Watercraft System: Disney owns and operates a small navy consisting of more than 750 watercraft. This fleet includes passenger craft that range from small (20 person) boats to large ferries capable of transporting several hundred people at a time. There are a large number of waterways and lakes throughout Walt Disney World property. Most of them are man made while some are natural. Generally speaking if a destination is serviced by one of these Disney watercrafts the bus or monorail service will be limited or nonexistent.
- Disney's Tram Service: Walt Disney World operates 28 trams with 7 cars per tram, 6 seats per car, 5-passenger capacity per seat, with a total occupancy of 210. The trams reach a total length of 171 feet with top speeds of 14 miles per hour and at a cost of one million dollars per tram.
These Walt Disney World owned and operated childcare centers are available for guests staying at a Walt Disney World resort. Play is supervised but not organized. Many of the services and amenities offered are common to all of the centers, while certain operational aspects may be resort/club specific.
In general the services and amenities include:
- The Grand Floridian Resort & Spa The Contemporary Resort Fort Wilderness Campgrounds and Resort The Wilderness Lodge The Polynesian Resort The Boardwalk Inn (on Crescent Lake) The Yacht and Beach Clubs (on Crescent Lake) - Fireworks Cruises are available at the marina nightly and offer a spectacular view of the Magic Kingdom Fireworks and Electric Water Pageant. - Special Occasion Cruises - Celebrating a birthday, anniversary or graduation? Boats are decorated with balloons and streamers and cruises include a decorated cake and beverages. - Champagne Cruise - A fireworks cruise, which includes Champagne, soda, bottled water and light snack. - Picnic Cruise - Afternoon cruise on Bay Lake and Seven Seas Lagoon. Included is a picnic lunch of salads, sandwiches, chips, sodas and cookies. - Sunset Cruise - A romantic cruise for two on Bay Lake. Champagne and chocolate covered strawberries are served. Specialty Cruises are available to be booked up to 90 days in advance and a credit card will be required to securing your booking. Excursions last for 50 minutes. Prices, times and cruise details subject to change, so for up to the minute details on a Specialty Cruise for you and yours call Walt Disney World for the latest information. For more information or to book a Specialty Cruise call (407) WDW-Play, (407) 939-7529
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Walt Disney World is a large and vast vacation theme park and resort complex encompassing some 47 square miles. Taking into account the distance and travel time often found between destinations, transportation suddenly becomes an important consideration and a subject worthy of some discussion.
Nine of the nineteen Walt Disney World Resorts offer on site childcare centers.
These childcare centers are most often referred to as clubs, dens or
clubhouses.
Specialty Cruises are available at selected Walt Disney Resorts. The resorts
where this special brand of Disney Magic can be boarded at are:
