BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Walt Disney World has announced that FREE WiFi service is now available at the Magic Kingdom theme park.Cellular carriers supported include AT&T, Spring, Verizon, T-Mobil and MetroPCS.Guests with WiFi enabled devices can connect by locating the network "Disney - Guest".Once selected, you then need to agree to the terms and conditions to connect.If you've already connected to the WiFi network in your Walt Disney World resort hotel, you will not be prompted to agree to the terms and conditions again.Disney is planning to make the complimentary WiFi service available at Downtown Disney and all Walt Disney World Theme parks - including Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom - in the next few months. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 That is awesome!! I may now seriously consider getting one of those wi-fi camera chips now. It would be awesome to be able to use the good camera at the park and instantly have all my pics in photobucket!! instead of switching to the phone for those "I need it posted to fort fiends now" pics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Cool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted August 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 If nothing else the battery on my Droid will last longer if I switch it over to WiFi in the parks. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caveat lector 181 Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Great news. Last year at Christmas, there were several times that apps requiring cellular data to update, wouldn't work at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dollface...CindyC 18 Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Just in time for my trip! Yippee!!! Now the ride wait time Apps will hopefully work in the park. :rofl3: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
devores 382 Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Hmmm, I was just in the MK yesterday, and did check for a wifi network (even before reading this thread) and there was not a Disney guest wifi connection available. There were 3 networks detected, all of them being the CM network used to perform thier daily duties. None of which are open networks and require a password.Just a first hand experience...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 hmmm... maybe they don't have every corner of the park covered yet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 This will be nice for those live on the scene fiend reports! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Some more reported hands-on experience from WDW Magic...Hands-on with the new Magic Kingdom Wi-Fi internet serviceAug 02, 2012 Disney has been installing Wi-Fi all over the property in the last few years, with all Walt Disney World resorts now featuring in-room and common area internet access. Yesterday's introduction of the Magic Kingdom service marks the first time that Disney has made available to guests full park-wide internet access. So how does it perform?The Wi-Fi service became active on our iPhone 4 just before the turnstiles at the main entrance. Those of you who are familiar with the resort internet access will know exactly how it works. The Wi-Fi network is detected, 'Disney-Guest', and your device displays a login screen with some terms and conditions for you to accept. Once done, the service is activated, and remains active through the park. You do not have to continually login when moving from area to area. We walked the entire park, and did not have to login again at anytime.Connection speed was impressive. The fastest speed that we saw was at the Haunted Mansion queue area with a massive 9.37Mbps download, and a 7.58Mbps upload, with a 98ms ping time. The slowest performance we saw was on Main Street at parade time, with a 0.2Mbps download, and a 0.1Mbps upload with a 171ms ping. Average speeds tend to be around 5Mbps, which is roughly similar to what you may experience at home on an ADSL or cable connection.Along with impressive speeds, we also saw very consistent coverage throughout the park, with only brief outages as we walked around. In each case, the service was reconnected quickly. There was service inside most shops and restaurants, but in most cases, no service at all inside attractions. Good news for those of you who may have been fearing that you would be riding your doom buggy with someone playing a Lady Gaga video on YouTube in the buggy behind you.The service is obviously filtered, with some sites being blocked. We tested this by trying a site that would be classified by most as perfectly acceptable, but the Victoria Secret website was blocked (you can see a screen shot of this below). This gives an indication of how tight the service is locked down. Access is available to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and all of your regular sites. For the technical amongst you, non-standard ports are blocked, so trying to access things on for example port 8081 would not be allowed.As well as being a guest convenience, the new service is obviously being introduced to power the new NextGen components of Disney's massive investment in technology at the Walt Disney World Resort. The soon to be introduced 'My Disney Experience' apps, along with the new ticketless FASTPASS service will all require fast, reliable connectivity for guests. 3G service struggles with capacity, so this Wi-Fi solution appears to be Disney's best option for implementing some very ambitious plans. The tests we did today were carried out on day one of the service, so obviously more users will tax the system going forward, but Disney will hopefully also be able to respond to that by adding more capacity as needed. The service will be rolled out to the other parks and Downtown Disney over the next few months.Here is the full rundown of our test locations and performance at each. Results were recorded with the Speedtest.net app on an iPhone 4.Main Entrance - 124ms ping, 4.94Mbps down, 8.42Mbps upTown Square - 125ms, 0.75Mbps down, 0.37Mbps upTomorrowland - 167ms, 2.70Mbps down, 2.82Mbps upSpeedway - 108ms, 7.85Mbps down, 7.48Mbps upFantasyland - 166ms, 6.77Mbps down, 3.86Mbps upHaunted Mansion queue - 98ms, 9.37Mbps down, 7.58Mbps upPecos Bill - 97ms, 3.75Mbps down, 5.19Mbps upAdventureland - 130ms, 1.85Mbps down, 4.56Mbps upMain Street Casey's Corner - 171ms, 0.2Mbps down, 0.1Mbps uphttp://www.wdwmagic.com/Other/Internet-Access/News/02Aug2012-Hands-on-with-the-new-Magic-Kingdom-Wi-Fi-internet-service.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted August 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 From WDW Magic... Typhoon Lagoon now testing the in-park complimentary guest Wi-Fi Internet serviceAug 18, 2012 | 7:09pm EDTShare on facebookShare on twitter Share on emailShare on print More Sharing ServicesReports from guests in Typhoon Lagoon today are reporting that the free Wi-Fi Internet service is now running at the water park.Since introducing Wi-Fi first in the Magic Kingdom a couple of weeks ago, Disney is now rolling the service out to the remaining parks and Downtown Disney.Thanks to @TheDavidHarriso for the tip today.http://www.wdwmagic.com/other/internet-access/news/18aug2012-typhoon-lagoon-now-testing-the-in-park-complimentary-guest-wi-fi-internet-service.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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