Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
MAPS
The free
Walt Disney World Resort Map
has a transportation-network chart. You'll get a
free map of each individual park, color coded according to thematically divided lands, and
a
Times Guide,
with character greeting and show times, when you enter each park. Don't
lose these because, strangely, they're not easily available beyond the entrance gate. Guest
Services have multilanguage maps.
MEDICAL SERVICES
Medical facilities are located within each theme park and at both Disney water parks. The
closest hospital is
Florida Hospital Celebration Health
. If you need care at your hotel
room,
Doctors On Call Service
provides medical service 24/7.
Lake Buena Vista Centra Care
MEDICAL
Apopka Vineland; 8am-midnight Mon-Fri, to 8pm Sat & Sun)
Nonemergency-care medical facility, offering adult and pediatric care, x-rays, and free
transportation to and from area hotels and attractions.
MONEY
You will find ATMs throughout Walt Disney World. Guest Services at each park offer lim-
ited currency exchange.
OPENING HOURS
Theme park hours change not only by season, but day to day within any given month.
Generally, parks open at 8am or 9am and close sometime between 6pm and 10pm. Every
day one of the four theme parks opens early or closes late for guests of Walt Disney World
hotels only - these 'Magic Hours' are a major perk of staying at a Disney resort hotel.
PARKING
If you're staying at a Disney resort, parking at all the theme parks and hotels is free; other-
wise, it costs $17 per day. Parking tickets bought at one park are good all day for all Dis-
ney parks. Parking lots sit directly outside the gates of all the parks except for Magic
Kingdom; if you're driving to Magic Kingdom, you have to park at the Transportation &
Ticket Center and take a monorail or ferry to the park. Parking at Downtown Disney, the
water parks, ESPN Wide World of Sports and all the golf courses is free, but there is no
