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For The Transit Fans: Company Profile: Disney Transport


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Disney Transport is the transit service offered by Walt Disney World Resort. Connecting the main resort to Disney's numerous other parks, hotels and attractions.

 

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Disney Transport New Flyer Xcelsior XDE60 Articulated

 

Quick Facts:

 

Type: Private

 

Fleet Size: 325 Single Deck and Articulated Buses

 

Routes: None, Direct Service from every Hotel to Every Attraction and park is provided.

 

Manufacturer and Powerplant: Disney Transport sources its fleet from various manufacturers to include TMC, Novabus, Gillig and New Flyer. Disney Transport ordered several New Flyer Xcelsior Articulated buses as a trial to see if they would be effective at increasing capacity.

 

 

 

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Disney Transport Novabus LTS

 

Fare Collection: None, Complimentary

 

Livery: With the addition of new Gillig Advantage and New Flyer Xcelsior buses Disney Transport re branded itself departing away from the older unpainted white livery to new Silver and Red livery. The wheel arches are painted to look like a 1940's/50's highway coach.

 

 

 

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Disney Transport Gillig Advantage Low Floor

 

Innovations: Disney Transport only operates 1 transit center to act as its hub. This is known as the the Transportation and Ticket Center stop. Disney Transport avoids creating its own hubs by providing direct service from each hotel to each attraction avoiding the use of "stations". This causes longer wait times if guests need to transfer buses. The service was intended to keep tourists from using their own vehicles creating traffic and paying for parking more than once. The service is also used to move employees or "cast members" from various locations. Disney Transport drivers are often instructed to use the wheelchair ramps regardless of wheelchair presence to make loading and unloading children faster.

 

Uniform: Disney "Cast Members" are each given a distinct uniform or "Costume". Most of which are notoriously unsuitable for the hot Florida weather. Disney Transport Costumes revived the Bus Driver uniform in the tradional sense.

 

 

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Disney Transport Costume

 

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Disney Transport TMC RTS in older livery

 

Driving Dynamics: Following a set route and schedule, Disney Transport operates more as a shuttle/circulator service as there are no set times for arrival. Most driving is done on Disney owned property unless public roads must be used. Large amounts of excited tourists and children create a noisier than usual driving workplace.

 

 

 

Disney Transport Buses at the Disney Transit Center

 

 

Disney Transport LTS Articulated

 

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