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The Intentional Traveler’s Guide To Walt Disney World THE INTENTIONAL TRAVELER • INTEND2TRAVEL.COM • DEC 2019 Insider Tips On How To Get The Most Out Of Your Walt Disney World Vacation WDW Bay Lake & Seven Seas Lagoon Selecting Your WDW has an impact on how on the shores of the you get to the parks and lagoon: Vacation Neighborhood what other entertainment options The Contemporary Walt Disney World are nearby. At the time Resort – An ultra Neighborhoods: Bay Lake & of the Disney World modern, multi-story A- Seven Seas Lagoon grand opening there Frame hotel with the were only two of these monorail gliding neighborhood areas, through its' center. It is Seven Seas Lagoon and located on the lake, Lake Buena Vista near the channel that Shopping Village. connects Seven Seas Lagoon with the larger Even today, just as it Bay Lake. In addition to was forty-five years ago, Seven monorail service there are also Seas Lagoon is the center of motor launches that will take attention. People driving in to guests to the park entrance. visit The Magic Kingdom, once they park, first experience The Polynesian Resort – Built crossing the lagoon. At the on the tradition of Polynesian Transportation Center, visitors great houses, it sits on the shore can cross the water on a New of the lagoon and has a monorail York City style ferry or a station at its' front door that will smaller motor launch or they take you to The Magic can ride a monorail that Kingdom. At the park monorail continuously circles the lagoon stop you can also switch to the Inside Disney World Florida transporting them to The Magic Epcot monorail. In addition to there are clusters of hotels and Kingdom. monorail service there are motor attractions that can best be launches to transport guests to described as neighborhoods. When Disney World opened the park entrance. Where you select your resort there were two Disney resorts COMING SOON INTEND2TRAVEL.COM INTEND2TRAVEL.COM Visit our website for more travel Travel Representatives & Advisors pages to download Travel More, Spend Less Disney World also opened with The Wilderness Campground on the shores of Bay Lake offering motor launch service to the Seven Seas Lagoon and The Magic Kingdom. There was also one additional Disney resort in the neighborhood. Just a short drive from The Polynesian, was The Golf Resort. Today it is renamed Disney's Shades of Green and is reserved for active duty and retired military guests and their families. Today, just like forty-five years ago, if you are staying at one of these Floridian is a five star property designed on a theme reflecting Florida's resorts, there is a good chance you era of opulent winter resorts. will catch the fireworks over The magic Kingdom in the evening or Over on Bay Lake, Disney added The Wilderness Lodge that offers motor watch an illuminated, floating launch service to The parade around Seven Seas Lagoon Magic Kingdom. The just after sunset. Other things lodge's theme pays tribute around the neighborhood, to the great resorts of however, have changed America's Northwest considerably. In addition to the wilderness with a great hall original resorts, there is now The and impressive log Grand Floridian on Seven Seas construction. Lagoon which includes a monorail stop and a boat dock for Every resort in the Seven motor launch service to the park. Seas Lagoon neighborhood The Grand has seen major expansion over the years adding to their capacity and additions designed to provide accommodations for Disney Vacation Club members. The Polynesian Resort has even added over-water bungalows, The Contemporary Resort has expanded with the addition of Bay Lake Towers and The Wilderness Lodge has added the Copper Creek complex. If you elect to stay in the Seven Seas Lagoon neighborhood, there is a world of things to do without ever really leaving the area. To start there is, of course, The Magic Kingdom but you can also catch a monorail to Epcot. There are over two dozen restaurants to select from and two dinner shows. The shows are the Hoop Dee Do Review over at the Wilderness Campground and the Disney’s Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show at the Polynesian. Each resort offers plenty of programs to keep their guests occupied when not in the theme park including exploration walks, a Princess afternoon tea, cookie decorating, campfires, outdoor movies, organized pool games and more – check out current offerings at your resort concierge desk or HERE (https:// disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/).