Guest Information and Public Internet Access Devices Coming to the Magic Kingdom

from the Kingdom Kryer

The Guest Information and Public Internet Access Devices that are appearing across property are now being installed at the Magic Kingdom. These are touch screen multimedia devices available for Guests to gain access to WDW information, check their e-mail and browse the web; to include Disney World.com. Our Guests can also use the device to directly call and speak with our WDW Guest Services, Recreation Services, and/or Dining Services representatives via a touch screen speed dial button located on the device.

There are 8 Device locations: (all devices are located in public payphone banks)

-Guest Relations Window *

-Main Street Train Station *

-Plaza Ice Cream Parlor *

-Pirates Of the Caribbean (near the rest rooms)

-Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe

-Ursa's Major Minor Mart

-Splash Mountain (near the rest rooms)

-Verandah Breezeway

* These locations were installed 5/23; all others will be complete by 6/1

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Guests who encounter difficulties in accessing WDW information or who experience technical difficulties may be directed to Guest Relations/Guest Services for personal assistance with services or information. Guests who require a refund may contact NetNearU Refund Hotline at (1-877) 412-8324. Additional service recovery will be handled on a case-by-case basis.


The following services are currently being offered:

E-mail: MSN Hotmail, AOL mail, and other popular e-mail services
Web Browser: Free access to Disney web sites , and paid access to the internet via Go.com (cost is $.25/minute, with a 4-minute minimum)
Guest Services: Ability to speak directly to a Guest Services representative
Dining Services: Ability to speak directly to a Dining Services representative
Recreation Services: Ability to speak directly to a Recreation Services representative

I'm glad to see that Disney is not afraid to take steps to join this brave new century

This is pretty cool. My Mom and Dad visited WDW last week, and my Mom sent me an email from one of these stations...pretty cool.

Originally posted by DisneyHog6
This is pretty cool. My Mom and Dad visited WDW last week, and my Mom sent me an email from one of these stations...pretty cool.

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How much did it cost...?
mktiggerman posted it is .25 cents a min...but is that to check your e-mail...and do other non-disney stuff?

Cool...you can file your trip reports on here now...when you are in the park..

Now you can e-mail your pals telling them: "You wish you were here". Bwahahaha.

-->LUAU

Thats really cool, I am going in July and was wandering if there was a place that I could send emails.

This is AWESOME! I always want to get my e-mails while I'm down there, but never could, this will be GREAT!:sohappy: :sohappy:

It really is a good idea, but I want to clarify something. With this, I can check Dining Reservations and see if there are times available, like directly to the computer instead of talking to someone?

Originally posted by MKCustodial
It really is a good idea, but I want to clarify something. With this, I can check Dining Reservations and see if there are times available, like directly to the computer instead of talking to someone?

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So as I´m understanding, you can make your own reservations? Wouldn´t that be a mess? I mean, anyone could come and block seats for dinner under different names and not show up. If every restaurant hostess can do that for me, I don´t see why I would bother doing it myself when I can just walk to the nearest one and ask for a reservation at any other restaurant! :animwink:

A Blast from the past?????

This stuff sounds really cool as long as they do it with some theme. But dose this not sound just like the stuff they had at E.P.C.O.T. Center years ago?????? I remember 2 or 3 places where you could make your reservations and get guest service, they had touch screens and a camera so you could talk to a cast member.......... Or am I just thinking of the old thing they had in the Wonders Of Life area??? Or do I have the two things mixed up?

Jerm

I can´t remember the name of that, but you are right, it was at Epcot, they had a line of screens next to GR in Future World. and they had another stand in front of the WSC Plaza, across from the Odyssey Building, and another one in Germany. Those were touch screens, you are right, and you could talk to a GR hostess. They were discontinued in 99.

Yep, that was the first test of "a high speed communications network of computers" They were known as WorldKey, Epcot's first test of "a high speed communications network of computers" for a pratical use. Now they are outdated. Too bad, it may have really developed into something. :lol: Yep, Disney was the first to test the internet, not Al Gore.