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Getting Home After a Disney Day

So your Magical Disney Park Day is over and you need to leave the park! Let’s talk about what COULD be the least magical time of day at Disney. Leaving when it is time for bed! You have options: Leave the park early and beat the rush---(For die hards like me and so many others--that is NOT an option!) OR Stay enjoy the FULL day and all it entails!~ Regardless of which park you are at, the end of the night is full of magic! My suggestion is stay, enjoy every moment of the end of the day! That said, there are a few choices of how to handle the end of the day crowds! You will see people leaving the park - as if there is a fire - trying to beat the crowds to the busses, the boats, the monorail, to personal vehicles...There WILL be a line for transportation no matter what you choose, but there are LOTS of transportation options and offerings! However, instead of rushing out to to a line---Chill on the bench with a delicious Disney treat. My family and I have learned that it is...

Walt Disney World's Skyliner

If you look in the sky while you’re at Disney World, you might notice some new construction. Last year, WDW announced that they were building Disney’s new Skyliner. This is a gondola system that will connect Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Pop Century Resort/Art of Animation Resort, Caribbean Beach Resort, and Disney’s new Riviera Resort. Currently, it is scheduled to open in late Spring or early Summer of 2019. This will put it ahead of the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and the new Ratatouille ride at Epcot, which are scheduled for late 2019. The first gondolas were spotted on property back in June which is a promising step forward. This new system has an estimated capacity of between 4,000 and 5,000 passengers per hour per direction, making it one of the highest capacity gondola systems in the world.  With a capacity that high, it will surely decrease wait times for buses going in those directions - a win-win for all!  The cabins ...

Transportation for Your Disney Vacation

When flying into Orlando International Airport (MCO), one of the major perks for many guests is the use of Disney’s complimentary Magical Express service that is included in the MAGIC of your onsite stay. There are other options and things to consider when deciding if Magical Express is for you. This post will give you an overview of all of your transportation options, so you may have a better idea of what’s right for your traveling party. Magical Express is Disney’s airport bus system---that is only available to ON-SITE Disney guests--- To and from the Disney hotel that they are a guest of. Magical Express is ONLY offered to your hotel and not to the parks---Once at your hotel, you are then welcome to hop onto a Disney transportation bus that will take you to the Disney parks and Disney entertainment spots. Price: Complimentary, as an onsite Disney guest Tipping: $1-2/bag if you take your own luggage onto the bus Car seats: Not needed (if you bring your own, they'll sto...