VISITING A Guide for Attendees of the 2019 DISNEY WORLD FOP Family Gathering AND UNIVERSAL STUDIOS 2 THE MAJOR ORLANDO ATTRACTIONS Disney World Universal Studios • Theme Parks • Theme Parks • Magic Kingdom • Universal Studios • Hollywood Studios • Islands of Adventure • Animal Kingdom • Water Park • Epcot • Volcano Bay • Water Parks • Hotels • Typhoon Lagoon Seaworld Orlando • Blizzard Beach • Theme Parks • Miniature golf • Seaworld Orlando • Disney Springs • Discovery Cove • Disney’s resort hotels • Water Park • Aquatica Steve's quick guide to visiting Disney World and Universal Studios 5/31/2019 3 DISNEY SPRINGS • Used to be Downtown • Hot air balloon ride (See Groupon Disney/Disney Village and for discount) Marketplace/Pleasure Island • The Lego Store • Large collection of stores and restaurants • Rainforest Café • Open late • T-Rex • Bus service to all Disney hotels • Ghirardelli's Ice Cream • Free parking • Small carousel and train • Wheelchair and ECV rental • The World of Disney- the largest available Disney store on Earth Steve's quick guide to visiting Disney World and Universal Studios 5/31/2019 4 GUIDEBOOKS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Disney World Other Parks Physical copies of the guidebooks are • Universal Studios and Islands of available at Guest Relations Adventure • Magic Kingdom • Seaworld Orlando • Epcot • Hollywood Studios • Animal Kingdom Steve's quick guide to visiting Disney World and Universal Studios 5/31/2019 5 ACCESSIBILITY EQUIPMENT- WHEELCHAIRS, ECVS, AND STROLLERS Onsite Rentals Offsite Rentals • Must be 18 to drive electronic • Generally must be 18 to drive convenience vehicles • Guaranteed availability • First-come, first served • Most vendors will enter parks to • Cannot be removed from the park replace • $50/day + deposit • Costs vary • Can be replaced easily if there is an issue • Different vendors have different products. Including pediatric • No special needs strollers available wheelchairs • No power wheelchairs available • Contact Steve for more information Steve's quick guide to visiting Disney World and Universal Studios 5/31/2019 MY DISNEY EXPERIENCE AND6 MAGICBANDS A KEYS TO THE KINGDOM OF THE MOUSE My Disney Experience MagicBands • Park hours • Optional • See ticket status/purchase tickets • Available for free if staying at a Disney hotel • FastPass+ reservations • Can be purchased online or at Disney • Dining reservations • Last for several years • On-site hotel information • Serve as a link to your profile on My • Link Disney Experience • No ticket information is stored on the MagicBand • Useful for FastPass+ and Disney’s Access Service Steve's quick guide to visiting Disney World and Universal Studios 5/31/2019 7 DISNEY’S TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING SYSTEM • Transportation Modes • Parking • Buses • $24 per vehicle per day for offsite guests at theme • Monorails parks • Boats • Can go from park to park- save your receipt • Gondolas • Disney hotel guests pay overnight parking, which • All modes are free includes parking at the theme parks • All routes are accessible • Free parking at Disney Springs (valet also available) • On some boat routes, accessible boats alternate with inaccessible boats • With a disabled tag, valet parking at Disney hotels is • Available between all theme parks, all theme parks and free to allow guests to visit the resort. Valet parking at Disney Springs is NOT included Disney hotels, and Disney hotels and Disney Springs • When parking for the Magic Kingdom, the ferry or • Disney transportation runs at least one hour before and monorail MUST be taken to get to/from the parks after park opening • All other Disney parks do NOT have this • Easiest park-to-park transit: Hollywood Studios to Epcot • For Universal, one parks in the garage and goes through • Taxis are available between Disney and Universal CityWalk Steve's quick guide to visiting Disney World and Universal Studios 5/31/2019 8 DISNEY’S ACCESS SERVICE • Provides assistance to individuals with • Guest (or representative) must explain why disabilities who cannot wait on line for they can’t wait in line in simple terms attractions • No doctor’s note is necessary • Not intended for mobility challenges • Information added to individual’s • Does not provide front-of-line access; does allow waiting not in line through getting a profile/MagicBand/Card return time • Up to 6 additional guests may be added to • Return time is standby time minus 10 ,minutes the profile’ must be registered at Guest Relations • Can have one return time at a time • Individuals can be on more than one account • Available through Guest Relations at the four major parks; not available at the water parks • GTTW Genie Pass or Disney Springs Steve's quick guide to visiting Disney World and Universal Studios 5/31/2019 9 FASTPASS+ • Reservations system for rides and • After first set are used, more other attractions reservations may be made • Disney hotel guests can make • Popular attractions go first reservations 60 days in advance • Reservations can become available • All others can make reservations 30 a couple of days before visits days before visit using My Disney Experience • Up to three reservations can be made in advance, per day; must have tickets purchased • All advance reservations must be made in the same theme park Steve's quick guide to visiting Disney World and Universal Studios 5/31/2019 10 DISNEY’S PARK HOURS AND SPECIAL EVENTS Park Hours (Subject to change) Special Events • Magic Kingdom • Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party • 11th (9a-6p!),12th (9a-6p!), 13th (9a-9p), 14th (9a-6p!), 15th (9a-6p!), • Magic Kingdom 16th (9a-9p), 17th (9a-6p!) • Special ticket required • 7pm-midnight (can enter park at 4pm; 2pm if member of Disney’s • Epcot Vacation Club) th th th th th • 11 (9a-9),12 (9a-9p), 13 (9a-9p), 14 (9a-9p), 15 (9a-10p), • November 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 17th 16th (9a-10p), 17th (9a-9p) • Food and Wine Festival • Animal Kingdom • Epcot’s world showcase th th th th th • 11 (9a-8p),12 (9a-8p), 13 (9a-8p), 14 (9a-8p), 15 (9a-8p), • Food samples; beer and wine, and special concerts th th 16 (9a-8p), 17 (9a-8p) • No special ticket required • Hollywood Studios • Galaxy’s Edge opening th th th th th • 11 (9a-9p),12 (9a-9p), 13 (9a-9p), 14 (9a-9p), 15 (9a-9p), • Star Wars-themed area (14 acres) th th 16 (9a-9p), 17 (9a-9p) • Hollywood Studios Theme Park • Hours TBD • 2 attractions (one definitely will be open) • Immersive experience • Food • Shopping Steve's quick guide to visiting Disney World and Universal Studios 5/31/2019 11 TICKETS- A QUICK OVERVIEW • Available at multiple locations • Additional considerations • Conference specials • Ages- Under 3 are free, 3-9, 10+ Disney adult • Florida Resident Pass • Timeshares • MVMCP tickets (all sales final; rain or shine)* • Be cognizant of who you are buying from • Tickets are NOT transferable after first use • Unused tickets MAY be transferred • Expire as stated on ticket • If UNUSED, credit may be granted • The Disney fingerprint Tickets! • ParkHopper vs. single day tickets • Plan for what you need Steve's quick guide to visiting Disney World and Universal Studios 5/31/2019 12 ADVANCE DINING RESERVATIONS (ADRS) • Can be made on the Disney • Must account for all breathing website or through MDE humans, including infants and those • Necessary for popular table service not eating restaurants • Applies to all restaurants on Disney • Can be made 180 days in advance, property a little more if a guest at a Disney • Several restaurants at Disney Springs hotel participate in OpenTable as well • Credit card required • Landry’s card • Penalty for no-show: $10/person if not cancelled by midnight the previous day: if one person shows, penalty doesn’t usually apply Steve's quick guide to visiting Disney World and Universal Studios 5/31/2019 13 FOOD! • Table service @ Disney • Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival • Breakfast- $15 • Food and beverage samples from around the • Be Our Guest- $28 world • Lunch/Dinner- $22-$30 • Open 11-Epcot closes • Counter service @ Disney • Food is typically $4.50- $8.00 • Breakfast- $7 • Alcohol is typically $6.00-$9.09 • Lunch/dinner- $11-15 • Snacks @ Disney • Steve’s favorites • Popcorn bucket $10/$2 refills • Epcot- Tangerine Café • Coffee @ Disney • Hollywood Studios- 50’s Prime Time • Starbucks are in every park • Animal Kingdom- Yak and Yeti • Joffrey's is Disney’s house brand • Magic Kingdom- ? • Disney Springs- Raglan Road. Art Smith’s Homecomin’/Morimoto’s/Jaleo Steve's quick guide to visiting Disney World and Universal Studios 5/31/2019 14 DISNEY’S ATTRACTIONS ACCESSIBLE WITH MOBILITY EQUIPMENT- PART 1 • Magic Kingdom- No transfer from wheelchair/ECV required • Epcot- No transfer from wheelchair/ECV required • Jungle Cruise • Advanced Training Lab • Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room • Innoventions • The Seas with Nemo & Friends® (Turtle Talk with Crush) • Country Bear Jamboree • Journey Into Imagination with Figment • Raft to Tom Sawyer Island • ImageWorks – The "What If" Labs • The Hall of Presidents • Mexico Folk Art Gallery • Liberty Square Riverboat • Stave Church Gallery • Mickey's PhilharMagic® • Reflections of China (movie) • Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress • House of Whispering Willows • Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor® • The American Adventure and the Voices of Liberty • America Gardens Theatre • Magic Kingdom- Transfer to or use of wheelchair required • Bijutsu-kan Gallery • Walt Disney World Railroad • Gallery of Arts and History • The Magic Carpets of Aladdin • Impressions de France (movie) • O Canada! (movie) • "it's a small world"®