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Winter Storms Cancels Thousands of Weekend Flights, 100+ at MCO

Orlando International Airport

As another winter storm rages across the North East, airlines find themselves canceling thousands of flights once again. Over 3,000, to be exact, including over 150 in and out of Orlando International Airport. According to WESH2, Boston’s Logan airport, which is a hub city for JetBlue and Delta Air Lines, has 300 cancellations. For Saturday, JetBlue has axed 50% of ...

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1,000+ More Flights, Dozens to Orlando, Canceled due to Winter Storm

Orlando Flights Canceled

As severe winter weather continues to pound the North East and the Mid-West United States on Monday, January 17, over a thousand more flights are being canceled, including dozens destined for Orlando International Airport (MCO). According to Orlando NBC affiliate WESH: “Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, an American Airlines hub, continues to be the hardest hit. More than ...

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Why Doesn’t Walt Disney World Build Its Own Airport?

The Walt Disney Company has quite a history involving aircraft of various types, from Walt Disney’s personal plane to former official airlines of Walt Disney World, and more. Even with the recent discontinuation of Disney’s Magical Express service between the Orlando International Airport and Walt Disney World, the resort continues to work in close partnership with the airport through special ...

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Flying Into Orlando? Here’s How to Get to Walt Disney World Without Disney’s Magical Express

For just over 15 years, Disney’s Magical Express had been transporting Walt Disney World Resort Guests from the Orlando International Airport to their Disney hotels as a complimentary add-on to Disney vacation packages. Disney’s Magical Express provided motorcoach service from the airport and even included luggage service, allowing Guests to head right to the bus to their Disney resort without ...

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Price Increases for Mears Connect Express Service, Replacement for Disney’s Magical Express

Just about one week into life without Disney’s Magical Express in operation, we are seeing the first price increase to one of the system’s major replacements. Disney’s Magical Express offered Walt Disney World Resort Guests complimentary transportation between the Orlando International Airport and their resorts since the service began in 2005. For the majority of the time Guest could use ...

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Disney’s Magical Express to Offer Return Trips to the Airport Only for a Limited Time

Bring Back Magical Express

Disney’s Magical Express has been a favorite amenity for Guests staying at Walt Disney World Resort hotels since the service launched in 2005. The service provided complimentary (read: included in the cost of your resort stay) transportation between your resort and the Orlando International Airport. For the majority of its run, Disney’s Magical Express even picked up Guests’ luggage from ...

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New Sunshine Flyer to Replace Disney’s Magical Express Airport Transportation Service in 2022

Sunshine Flyer

Disney’s Magical Express has provided complimentary transportation for Guests staying at Walt Disney World Resort hotels both to and from the Orlando International Airport for a number of years. When Disney announced that this service would conclude on January 1, 2022, fans wondered what replacement would be offered, and if it would be comparable to the service they experienced aboard ...

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International Air Travel to the US is Back – With New Regulations in Place

One major reason why we have seen less crowds at the Walt Disney World Resort since the park’s reopened earlier this year, is that international air travel has not yet returned to the United States. International visitors, particularly those from the U.K. but really from all over the world, make up a fair percentage of Guests who typically visit the ...

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Reservation Lanes Coming to Security Checkpoints at Orlando International Airport

The Orlando International Airport just shared some exciting news for families and “single riders!” We’re always interested in learning new ways to shorten our time in line while visiting theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort, and now we are excited to share the news that a program to shorten security wait times is coming to the airport. The ...

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New Walt Disney World 50th Anniversary Displays Greet Travelers at the Orlando International Airport

Orlando International Airport 50th display

Arriving into the Orlando International Airport for your next Walt Disney World vacation soon? You may come across some familiar faces as the airport is now sporting special displays for the 50th anniversary of the Walt Disney World Resort! The new displays will put Guests right in the center of “The Most Magical Celebration on Earth” from the moment they ...

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