WiFi…most travellers consider it to be a pretty basic amenity for your hotel room. If your average Holiday Inn or HoJo can have it, why not Disney’s resorts?  Personally, I’ve always been surprised that even the convention resorts did not have available WiFi. Sure, it was often available in the lobby of convention resorts, but who wants to sit in the lobby to get work done (and by work, of course I’m including actual work as well as sharing that picture of you wearing the Goofy hat on your Facebook profile!).

For a while the in room wired internet service was OK but with more and more guests traveling with netbooks, iPads or the like, it’s about time Mickey brought his resorts in to the 21st century! I admit that my iPad has 3G service and a big reason for that was so that I could use it on our trips. We won’t discuss the fact that the on my last stay the 3G service was so spotty that I was standing outside on a walkway at Port Orleans Riverside holding my iPad up and wandering back and forth muttering to myself while looking for a “sweet spot” so the emails I had written would actually send!

But I digress..not only did in room WiFi roll out today at most Deluxe and Deluxe Villa resorts, to make it even better, it’s FREE WiFi.

The following resorts now offer free in-room WiFi service:

• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
• Disney’s Beach Club Resort
• Disney’s BoardWalk Resort
• Disney’s Contemporary Resort
• Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
• Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
• Disney’s Old Key West Resort
• Disney’s Polynesian Resort
• Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
• Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort
• Disney’s Yacht Club Resort

Rumor has it that the plan will be for WiFi to be available in all rooms across property, but I haven’t been able to officially confirm that!

This is definitely a step in the right direction.  Thanks, Disney! Now if we could discuss coffee quality…

See ya real soon!

Lori Hardegree
lori@magicalmemoriestravel.com