Internet Access on Property

This Article Was Contributed by Keith

Many of us bring our laptops to WDW so we can keep in touch with our friends through e-mail, make use of the internet to get information or make on-line bookings or review the day's pictures from your digital camera's SD card or media stick.

All Disney's hotels have hard-wired hi-speed internet access that is available, at time of writing, for a daily, 24-hour charge of $9.95. If you pay up at 6:00 p.m., your access is good until 5:59 p.m. the next day. Disney has Tech Support staff on-site that can help the technically challenged among us that have difficulty synching-up. In the writer's opinion, considering that you are paying probably between $100 to $500 a night for a Moderate through Concierge Deluxe room, that's an unnecessary gouge.

There are also Wi-Fi spots scattered throughout the lobby areas of the "convention" hotels for, at the time of writing, a charge of $4.99 per hour and $9.99 per 24-hour period.

The "convention" hotels are: Beach Club, Boardwalk, Contemporary, Coronado Springs, Grand Floridian and the Yacht Club.

If you venture off-site Panera Bread, Starbucks and several other coffee spots have free Wi-Fi access.

Thanks to Goofyme and Justafigment for the following additions:

Fee: $4.99 for the first 60 minutes or $9.95 for 24 contiguous hours. The vendor that provides this Wi-Fi service, Smart City, will bill you using a secure credit card/room key transaction via the on-screen internet connection.

Disney Vacation Club Members have free wired broadband internet access when staying in a Disney Vacation Club Resort on points.

A Local Area Network (LAN) cable, or in-room connection can be found in the closet or drawer of your resort room.

Wi-Fi is available in the following locations:

Disney's Beach Club Resort
     Main Lobby
     Stone Harbor Club Concierge Lounge
     Stormalong Bay Pool Area

Disney's BoardWalk Inn
     Convention Center Hallways/Common Areas
     Main Lobby
     Luna Park Swimming Pool Area
     Inn Keepers Club Concierge Lounge
     Bellevue Lounge

Disney's Contemporary Resort
     Main Lobby
     Tower Club 14th Floor Concierge Lounge
     Outer Rim Bar
     1st Floor Convention Center Lobby
     2nd Floor Convention Center Lobby
     Main Pool

Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
     Main Hotel Lobby
     Convention Center Lobby area
     The Dig Site Pool
     Francisco's Lounge

Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
     Reception Outpost Internet Cafe
     Meadows Trading Post
     Crockett's Tavern

Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
     1st Floor Lobby area including Garden View Lounge
     Convention Center Lobby area
     Royal Palm Club 4th Floor Concierge area

Disney's Yacht Club Resort
     Main Lobby area
     Regatta Club Concierge Lounge
     Convention Center Lobby area
     Stormalong Bay Pool

Walt Disney World Dolphin
     Lobby Bar
     Outside at Cabana Grill (near pool)

Walt Disney World Swan
     Wi-Fi in the lobby area across from the Business Center Desk.
This service is through a separate vendor that charges per minute or through a longer-time plan. Ask at the hotel's Business Center for details.

Last Updated: May 16, 2009