monorail Archives

2016 July, 9

8 Tips to Keep Your Feet Happy at Disney

travelmagicstg2023-09-29T18:31:24-04:00July 9, 2016|Disney Travel, Disney World|0 Comments

You've spent months dreaming and planning your Walt Disney World vacation. You want to do and see it all. With 4 theme parks, 2 water parks and Disney Springs, you will be doing a lot of walking. The average guest can easily walk 10 miles a day! My feet are tired just thinking about it! Here are 8 tips to help you go the distance and keep your feet happy at Walt Disney World. Good Walking Shoes – Choose a pair of comfortable and supportive shoes. If you purchase new shoes for your vacation, take a few weeks to break [...]

2016 April, 29

Five Great Reasons to Stay at Disney’s Contemporary Resort

travelmagicstg2016-04-29T06:00:44-04:00April 29, 2016|Disney Travel|0 Comments

No doubt, you've seen photos of this iconic Disney resort hotel. It's a white, modern-looking A-shaped building with the monorail running through the middle of it. But here are some things you may not know, and Five reasons why this Disney hotel is a GREAT place to stay! Convenience. From this resort, you can walk to the Magic Kingdom entrance in about ten minutes. Or better yet, take the monorail that goes right through the resort! There's nothing easier than riding the elevator down from your room and getting right on the monorail in the morning. You'll be at Magic [...]

2016 January, 22

Disneyland versus Disney World – The 6 major differences

travelmagicstg2016-01-22T06:00:33-05:00January 22, 2016|Disney Travel, Disney World, Disneyland|0 Comments

Disneyland versus Disney World, some may think the two are one in the same, but they couldn’t be more wrong. While these two share many characteristics, in other ways they couldn’t be more opposite, starting with their location. Disney World is located in Orlando, Florida but you’ll have to travel 2,496 miles West to arrive in Anaheim, California home of Disneyland. Property Size & Hotels Besides their locations the next noticeable difference are the properties sizes. Disney World is comprised of 21 resorts, four theme parks and two waterparks spread out over 25,000 acres. Disneyland only has three [...]

2015 July, 29

Polynesian Village Resort Studio Villa

travelmagicstg2015-07-29T06:00:00-04:00July 29, 2015|Disney World|0 Comments

Aloha! I recently had the opportunity to stay in a brand new studio villa at Disney’s Polynesian Villas and Bungalows. Disney has made a few of the longhouses at the Polynesian Village Resort part of the Disney Vacation Club, Disney’s version of a time share. When not booked by DVC members the general public is able to book the villas and bungalows. As of now the over the water bungalows are booked solid with DVC members but the villas do have availability. I stayed in a garden view villa in the Moorea building which is conveniently located next to the [...]

2015 January, 26

Outside of the Walt Disney World Theme Parks

travelmagicstg2015-01-26T06:00:00-05:00January 26, 2015|Disney World|0 Comments

One of the great things about staying at the Walt Disney World Resort is you are in the middle of the magic. While we all love the theme parks did you know there’s plenty to keep you busy outside of the parks as well? Rent a boat! Many of the Disney resorts offer a marina with boat rentals. Take some time to explore one of the many waterways at Walt Disney World. Experienced boater or not, there’s something for everyone to enjoy with Disney’s fleet of boats. From arm powered, leg powered, wind powered to motorized ~ Disney has a [...]

2014 June, 23

10 Great Disney World Bucket List Ideas from a Disney Travel Planner

travelmagicstg2014-06-23T07:00:00-04:00June 23, 2014|Disney Travel|0 Comments

I've been to Walt Disney World quite a few times, and there are always things I discover to add to my "To Do" list for the next time! So if you've already tried a Dole Whip, eaten waffles at Chef Mickey's, and know all the words to "it's a small world", maybe you'll find some inspiration for your next trip here: 1) Visit Beaches and Cream Ice Cream Shop at Disney's Beach Club resort - I need to order the "Kitchen Sink". (Look it up; you won't believe all the stuff that's in there!) I may even share it with [...]

2014 February, 10

Getting There – Driving vs. Flying to Walt Disney World

travelmagicstg2014-02-10T07:00:00-05:00February 10, 2014|Disney Travel, Disney World|0 Comments

I’ve often heard it said that it’s not the destination that matters but the journey. I don’t think the person who came up with that has ever been to Disney. I often work with families who are trying to decide whether they should fly or drive to Disney. So, I thought I would share my perspective on the pros of both options. Obviously, some people will have to fly (shout out to my Alaskan and Canadian friends). But, many of you will have the option so here is my quick rundown of both options. I love both options for different [...]

2014 January, 31

Secrets of Epcot

travelmagicstg2014-01-31T07:00:00-05:00January 31, 2014|Disney Travel, Disney World, Epcot|0 Comments

Now that we’ve taken a look at some of the Imagineering secrets and little known facts of the Magic Kingdom lands let’s hop on a monorail over and explore Epcot. Fun facts abound here as well! The sidewalks twinkle at night. Take the path to the right after the Spaceship Earth and you’ll see them. The gardens throughout Epcot are the most extensive in all of Walt Disney World and are cared for by a team of 700 horticulturists. Spaceship Earth is not a big golf ball! It is actually two separate spherical structures, one inside the other. The outside [...]

2012 March, 3

Monorail hours cut back for Magic Kingdom

travelmagicstg2012-03-03T15:22:58-05:00March 3, 2012|Disney News, Disney World|0 Comments

StitchKingdom.com is reporting that the resort monorail will have its hours cut back in March due to the construction at the Grand Floridian Resort and for planned matinence. They are saying the resort monorail will be unavailable from 1130am to 6pm daily and that extra buses and boats will be running to get guests to the Magic Kingdom. This should not effect the Epcot monorail. There are also other websites and message boards reporting that the express monorail will also not be running. We will update this post with more news when we get it.

2011 July, 11

Change in monorail operating hours at Disney World

travelmagicstg2011-07-11T20:00:09-04:00July 11, 2011|Disney News, Disney World|0 Comments

Disney announced a few days ago that they were making a change to the hours of operation of the monorail. I am hoping this means they are going to give it a "rest" and do some repairs to it. I feel that the addition of Bay Lake Tower has really put pressure on the system and now with Disney adding DVC to the Grand Floridian Resort I feel it will only get worse. This is just my opinion though.... Effective July 11, 2011, the Epcot Monorail will operate one hour after regular park close. The Magic Kingdom Monorail system will [...]