Exploring Disney: Hopping a Bus

Imagine getting dropped off in San Francisco and told to go about your life. You want to do things in all corners of the city and are staying in the middle. But you don’t have your car with you.

Great.

The thing is — that’s essentially what you’re facing when you go to Disney World. The area encompassed by the resort is the size of San Francisco and many people don’t have their cars with them when they visit. My family always drives, so we are ready to drive wherever we need to go, but we rarely do.

So how do we get around? Read more

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Disney with Special Needs: They See Me Rollin’…or Monorailin’…or Floatin’

I’ve mentioned it a time or two before, but I’ll go ahead and get it out of the way again…I don’t drive. Not like I don’t like to drive. Not like I would prefer not to. Like I don’t have a driver’s license I don’t drive. Read more

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Thrifty Thursday: Transportation Time

monorailOne of the perks of staying at a Disney resort, is access to Disney transportation: no need to rent a car if you are flying to Walt Disney World! However, you will want to plan ahead when it comes to transportation, so that you are saving time as well as money. Read more

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Tuesday Disney Tips: Getting Around at Walt Disney World

People generally like to know where they are going, how they will get there and how long their journey will take. Planning your visit to the Walt Disney World Resort is no exception. With all Disney has to offer, there are so many different choices of where you will stay, play, and dine that you can be doing something different from every other visitor during each day of your trip. When planning a Walt Disney World itinerary, one of the most confusing topics seems to be how we will get around the resort area in the fastest, most efficient way possible.

One of the main things to remember is that Walt Disney World is a very large complex, 47 square miles to be exact. You can understand that it would take a little time to get from any point A to point B in the resort area. In addition to travel time, you must allow for waiting for the mode of transportation as well as allowing for getting to destinations without direct connections.

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