JoeCamel
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I would drive my ECV as far as the margarita bar
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Grand Floridian to Magic Kingdom Walkway
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MonorailCoral
Active Member
Think of it as the walk we take on Thanksgiving night after stuffing our faces with turkey leg...except it's not actually Thanksgiving, and it's probably not actually turkey.
ToTBellHop
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None of the people whining about no parking trams to haul their fat butts to the park so they can immediately wait 30 min in line for a Frappuccino.
Tori
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I'd walk it to avoid having to take a ferry or monorail.
Me! We love to walk on vacation. I’d walk anywhere they would allow. I don’t walk too too much at home but we love strolling around at wdw .
I tell myself all the walking is much needed exercise and then I not only don't mind walking far when in WDW, but feel good about it.
Plus, it helps digestion for huge portions at all the sit-down restaurants, for which I feel shame... a little bit.
Twirlnhurl
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If I was staying at Grand Floridian, the walkway is an obvious benefit. If my destination was the Poly, I could imagine using it after the fireworks dump in the evening. Finally, as a low speed alternate to the boats or monorail in the event of a service disruption, I'd that a 45 minute walk to my car over a 45 minute wait any day (same reason that a 10 minute wait for TTA never feels as long as the 10 minute wait for Philharmagic).
Twirlnhurl
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The Grand Floridian Station is about 20 years younger than the station for the Poly.
I wish the refurb was prep for new trains (platform level boarding would allow shorter dwell times, less staff requirements, and better level of service for all riders, including those in wheelchairs). But I don't think that is likely. For one thing, if the fleet were to be converted to have platform level boarding-capable trains, you would need to get the new trains first, before modifying the stations. Otherwise, the old plug-type doors on the current trains wouldn't be able to open at the Poly.
I think it is more likely that the building just needed a refurbishment due to age and the elements.
DznyGrlSD
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
A group of us are already trying to figure out a "7 seas 7k" route - the holdup will be going to through security at MK unfortunately
scpergj
Well-Known Member
My wife and I would.
we used to (before the current mess) walk/jog through Saratoga Springs, Disney Springs, to the Port Orleans resorts, just for some exercise before hitting the parks, especially when it was just the two of us going to Epcot for food and wine.....
muddyrivers
Well-Known Member
Is there a way to walk between Contemporary and Poly via TTC? Or do you have to double back and go Contempo -> MK -> GF -> Poly? If there was a full path, I would definitely do that whole walk, it's good exercise!
Tuvalu
Premium Member
There is no connection between TTC and Contemporary.
And the walking distance between MK and TTC is a lot farther than people realize. Google maps may provide an estimate but does not take the quirks of having to walk around resort buildings, etc. into account.
Horizons1
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Wait, you can walk from DS to Port Orleans?
Makes you wonder why they don't just bite the bullet and put in one of these across the lake...
HarperRose
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No. There are no walking paths.
Creathir
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JoeCamel
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You could stock the lake........I'm not quite so sure the view would be so spectacular...
Maybe not, but that's not an unusual occurrence at WDW...I'm not quite so sure the view would be so spectacular...
Most fresh water lakes in Florida are filled with tannic acid. Go down just a few feet and visibility drops to near zero. When you can see it is like looking through a glass of iced coffee.