06 January 2009

Traveling to the correct destination

When I was a child, transportation around Walt Disney World regularly required passage through the Transportation and Ticket Center. The monorail would carry guests from the Contemporary and Polynesian resorts to either the Magic Kingdom or the Transportation and Ticket Center. Similarly, Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground used a boat to transport guests to the Magic Kingdom, and all of the resorts had buses that would carry guests to the Transportation and Ticket Center. In order to reach the proposed future of EPCOT Center, guests had to make their way to the Transportation and Ticket Center and then either board a bus or monorail.For many guests who were not staying on Walt Disney World property, the Transportation and Ticket Center was the central port of entry. Ferries, monorails, buses, and parking lot trams all departed regularly from its various stations. It had a small gift shop, a kennel, and a line of ticket booths, most bustling with activity.Over the past twenty-five years, with the introduction of dedicated bus lines to and from the various parks, the Transportation and Ticket Center has become less and less of a familiar stop for families visiting Walt Disney World. The ferries are never quite as full as they used to be, or as full as the buses are now, and the throngs of crowds are smaller than they once were, but the monorail still departs on time and the Transportation and Ticket Center is still as vital to the locomotion of Walt Disney World as ever.




2 comments:

CheriBibi said...

yep, getting there. one of the highlight of the day :)

Princess Fee said...

Memories of the TTC...oh so many! Those pictures made me feel like I was there!