There will be a new bus route beginning August 28, 2016. This will be a one-way bus route from that take guests from all Walt Disney World theme park locations to Disney Springs. The bus route will run from the hours of 4PM to 11PM (or 2 hours after park closure) each and every day. It is important to note ...
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Planet Hollywood Resort Planned for Walt Disney World Area
It has been officially announced that there will be a Planet Hollywood Premier Hotel & Spa Orlando being constructed in the Walt Disney World area. It is currently scheduled to open in 2018. It will be located around I-4 close to State Road 535. The area for the site is around 14 acres. The hotel is planned to have 548 ...
Read More »Air Conditioning Issues at Walt Disney World’s Polynesian Bungalows
Disney is providing notification to guests with upcoming stays at Disney’s Polynesian Village resort regarding the air conditioning in the very expensive bungalows. the air conditioning is experiences intermittent issues. They have since added temporary air conditioning units to the bungalows to help keep the temperature comfortable if there should be an issue. To aid in the possible issue, Disney ...
Read More »Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party Dates Released for Walt Disney World
It’s getting close to that spooky time of year again when Halloween fun and treats take over the Magic Kingdom on select nights during September and October. The event requires the purchase of a separate party ticket and allows you access to the Magic Kingdom from 4PM – 12Am, with the party hours of 7PM – 12AM. Unlimited trick-or-treating at all of the candy stations ...
Read More »Gator Attack at Walt Disney World Officially Ruled an Accident
Police and other law enforcement have continued the investigation into the tragedy that occurred to 2 year old Lane Graves and his family during their stay at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. He was taken underwater by an alligator and his body was found intact 16 hours later very near to where he had been taken close to the ...
Read More »Walt Disney World’s Caribbean Beach Resort Parking Lot Changes Coming
The parking and traffic at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort at Trinidad South has been known to be chaotic and cause traffic and logistical issues, and is often congested caused by the main entrance being blocked by buses. Disney is working to resolve this by adding two different entrances to the guest parking lots, thus alleviating the bus issue. The work ...
Read More »Handles Making a Comeback to Rapid Refill Mugs at Walt Disney World
Apparently Disney received a lot of negative feedback and press regarding the decision to remove the handles from the Rapid Refill mugs that are sold at all Walt Disney World resorts. There are no dates communicated yet about when the mugs with handles will make their return, but just word that the handles will be returning. There is no word ...
Read More »Disney Being Sued by Former Walt Disney World Restaurant Cast Member
A former Disney World server, Alexandra Dumitrescu has filed a suit against Disney for lost wages. The typically hourly rate for servers at Walt Disney World is $5.03. The claim is that she was being asked to spend too much time on non-tipped work, resulting in a loss of pay for her shifts. Florida minimum wage is $8.05 per hour, ...
Read More »Walt Disney World Waterparks No Longer Offered Complimentary Wheel Chairs
Wheel chairs needed at one of Walt Disney World’s Waterparks, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, must now be with a paid rental instead of complimentary. The cost is $12 for the day plus a $100 refundable deposit. If you do require a wheel chair rental, be sure to hold onto your receipt so you don’t have to pay again if ...
Read More »New Directions Feature for My Disney Experience
There is now a new “Get Directions” feature within My Disney Experience that uses GPS technologies to provide turn by turn directions and various transportation information to help guests navigate around Walt Disney World. You can do it all within My Disney Experience rather than a different GPS tool!
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