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If your kids appreciate experiences a bit out of the ordinary, ask if you can co-pilot
the Disney monorail for a spin around the kingdom. Being a monorail pilot
doesn't mean that you get to drive the train, but your family will get to ride up
front with the real pilot. It requires a little patience because no more than four or
five people can do it per ride, so ask a cast member at the monorail stations at the
Grand Floridian, Polynesian, Contemporary, or Bay Lake Tower resorts if there's
room for you in the cockpit. You may not have much luck during peak seasons or
busier times of the day (at park opening and closing), or if there's a pilot trainee on
board. But at other times, especially if you're patient enough to wait for the next
train, you may be treated to the best seats aboard. Best of all: It's free.
TIP BOARDS Each park has a tip board that tells visitors the approximate waiting time
at all of the major rides and attractions. In Magic Kingdom, it's at the end of Main Street
on the left as you face the castle; in Epcot, the digital board is in Innoventions Plaza; at
Hollywood Studios, it's at the intersection of Hollywood and Sunset boulevards; inside
Animal Kingdom, you'll find it just over the bridge to Discovery Island.
WHEELCHAIR RENTAL A wheelchair is $10 per day. Electric wheelchairs rent for
$45, with a $20 refundable deposit.
FOR TRAVELERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
WDW does a lot to assist guests with disabilities. Its services are detailed in the Guide-
book for Guests with Disabilities. You can get one from Guest Relations in the parks, other
information areas, at Disney resorts, or online at www.disneyworld.com and www.
disney.go.com/disabilities . You can also call & 407/824-4321 with questions regard-
ing other special needs. Some examples of other services: Almost all Disney resorts have
rooms for those with disabilities, and there are Braille directories inside the Magic
Kingdom—in the front of the Main Street train station, and in a gazebo in front of the
Crystal Palace restaurant. There are special parking lots at all parks. Complimentary
guided-tour audiocassette tapes and players are available at Guest Relations to assist visu-
ally impaired guests, and a new audio description service (added just this past year) now
offers guests (via a handheld wireless device also available at Guest Relations) a detailed
narrative of the rides and attractions as they move through the ride and as their experi-
ence unfolds (rather than a simple description). The new service is also available for those
with hearing impairments. Personal translator units are available to amplify the audio at
some Epcot attractions (inquire at Earth Station). For hearing-impaired information, call
& 407/939-7670 or for information regarding Telecommunications Devices for the
Deaf (TDDs) call & 407/827-5141 (TTY), or the main number listed above.
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3 THE MAGIC KINGDOM
The Magic Kingdom still attracts millions from around the world, drawn here by the
opportunity to experience the fun and fantasy that only Disney can deliver. Attendance,
at slightly more than 17 million, makes this America's most popular theme park. The
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