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Event Site Information

Address: Downtown Disney® Area.  Address for GPS: 1494 N. Buena Vista Drive, Orlando, Florida, 32830.

Site Map:
Click here to view the 2009 Event Site Map!

Downtown Disney:  Come together to indulge in big-city fun in an area alive with excitement, unique shops, restaurants and entertainment! Explore Downtown Disney® Marketplace, home to the largest Disney character store in the world and Downtown Disney® West Side, with its top-notch restaurants, theaters, shows and amusement. Click here for more information about Downtown Disney®.

Map Of DOWNTOWN DISNEY® Area:  On the link above to Downtown Disney®, click on "View Map" (located on the top right horizontal navigation bar underneath the picture).  This will permit you to view a bird's eye view of the venue!

Parking and Shuttle Services

Parking:
Parking at Downtown Disney® is free.  Please park in O, P or Q, as they are the closest lots to the event site entrance.

Transportation:
Transportation is NOT provided. You will be responsible for your own transportation to and from the event.
On the event day, there will be morning shuttle buses (time TBC) scheduled to pick up at the Disney's All Star Sports Resort hotel only.

Magical Express Airport Shuttle Bus:
For those participants/spectators staying at a Disney Resort/Hotel, there is the Magical Express free airport shuttle bus.  Travel time is approximately 45 to 75 minutes. Motor coaches may make multiple stops before arriving at your Disney Resort hotel.
Reserve the service when you make your Disney Resort reservation prior to arrival at Orlando International Airport.
Reservations: (407) WDW-MAGIC or (407) 939-6244.
For more information, click here.

Complimentary Resort Transportation:
Complimentary transportation throughout Walt Disney World® Resort—including transportation to and from Walt Disney World® Theme Parks and Water Parks —is available to Guests of select Walt Disney World® Resort hotels. For more info, click here.

 

Accommodations

Specially priced hotel rooms are available for participants and their friends and family. You are invited to stay "where dreams come true" by booking a room at the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort. The following resorts are currently available:

Disney's All-Star Sports Resort $78 per night 
Disney's Port Orleans-Riverside Resort    $116 per night
Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort*$248 (studio) per night
$259 (1 bdrm) per nigh
$343 (2 bdrm) per night

All standard rooms sleep up to four guests.

*Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort is across the lake from Downtown Disney®.
Studio room: Queen bed and pull-out sofa, sleeps 4.
1 Bedroom: King bed and sleeper sofa, sleeps 4.
2 Bedroom: King bed, 2 queen beds, and sleeper sofa, sleeps 8.

To reserve a room, please call (407) 938-4868.

Please Note: For those participants staying at a Disney Resort/Hotel, see above for information regarding the Disney Airport Shuttle Bus and Resort Transportation.


Exclusive Theme Park Ticket Information


As part of the Festival, GWN is pleased to offer exclusive theme park ticket pricing. These specially priced theme park tickets must be purchased in advance (we recommend purchasing them at least 2 weeks prior to your group's departure date) and are valid for 14 days from the first time of use. Tickets expire on December 31st 2010.

NOTE: In order to purchase these tickets, you must be participating in the event or have a family member or friend participating.  This will be validated at time of purchase.
Please note that tickets are an already discounted product, therefore additional savings will not be reflected.

Purchase your exclusive Walt Disney World® Theme Park Tickets by visiting www.dstickets.com
You will require a password, please contact GWN at info@gwndragonboat.com.

2010 Theme Park Ticket Prices and Descriptions*:
WP = water park
PH = park hopper

Description Price Description Price
2-Day Magic Your Way Ticket$110.00  5-Day Magic Your Way Ticket $212.00
2-Day Magic Your Way Ticket w/Hopping 
$126.00 5-Day Magic Your Way Ticket w/Hopping
 $228.00
2-Day Magic Your Way Ticket w/WP Fun & More$126.00 5-Day Magic Your Way w/WP Fun & More $228.00
2-Day Magic Your Way PH and WP Fun & More$142.00 5-Day Magic Your Way PH and WP Fun & More $244.00
 
    
3-Day Magic Your Way Ticket  $150.00 6-Day Magic Your Way Ticket 
 $222.00
3-Day Magic Your Way Ticket w/Hopping $166.00 6-Day Magic Your Way Ticket w/Hopping   $238.00
3-Day Magic Your Way Ticket w/WP Fun & More$166.00 6-Day Magic Your Way Premium Ticket $238.00
3-Day Magic Your Way PH and WP Fun & More$182.00 6-Day Magic Your Way PH and WP Fun & More $254.00
     
4-Day Magic Your Way Ticket $183.00 7-Day Magic Your Way Ticket 
 $232.00
4-Day Magic Your Way Ticket w/Hopping$199.00 7-Day Magic Your Way Ticket w/Hopping $248.00
4-Day Magic Your Way Ticket w/WP Fun & More$199.00 7-Day Magic Your Way Ticket w/WP Fun & More $248.00
4-Day Magic Your Way PH and WP Fun & More$215.00 7-Day Magic Your Way PH and WP Fun & More $264.00


* Prices are inclusive of any taxes - and is for ages 3 and up (no child pricing)

Directions to Event Site

Take the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort Interstate Exit #67

BY CAR:
If you're traveling by car, it's easy to find the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort. We're located southwest of Orlando, off Interstate 4, west of the Florida Turnpike.

Routes from some major US cities are as follows:

  • Atlanta, GA: I-75 South to the Florida Turnpike South toward Orlando to Interstate 4 West to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • Boston, MA: I-95 South to I-4 West to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • Chicago, IL: I-65 South to I-24 East to I-75 South to the Florida Turnpike South toward Orlando to Interstate 4 West to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • Columbia, SC: I-26 East to I-95 South to I-4 West to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • Dallas, TX: I-20 East to I-49 South to I-10 East to I-75 South to the Florida Turnpike South toward Orlando to Interstate 4 West to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • Hilton Head Island, SC: US 278 West to I-95 South to I-4 West to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • New Orleans, LA: I-10 East to I-75 South to the Florida Turnpike South toward Orlando to Interstate 4 West to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • New York, NY: I-95 South to I-4 West to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • Raleigh, NC: I-95 South to I-4 West to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • Washington, DC: I-95 South to I-4 West to Walt Disney® World Resort Exits

Routes from some major Florida starting points are as follows:

  • From Interstate 95, U.S. Highway 1 or southbound on the Florida Turnpike: take I-4 West to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • From southbound Interstate 75: take the Florida Turnpike South to Interstate 4 West to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • From northbound on the Florida Turnpike: take Osceola Parkway which connects with U.S. Highway 192 and the Walt Disney World® Resort
  • From the Daytona area: take I-4 West to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • From the Tampa area: take I-4 East to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • From Miami/Ft. Lauderdale: take the Florida Turnpike North to Osceola Parkway West (Exit 249) to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • From Northeast Florida: take I-95 South to I-4 West (Exit 260B, old 86) to Walt Disney World Resort® Exits
  • From Northwest Florida: take I-75 South to Florida Turnpike South (Exit 328, old 65), to I-4 West (Exit 259) to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • From the Ocala Welcome Center: located at I-75 (Exit 350, old 68): take I-75 South to Florida Turnpike South (Exit 65), to I-4 West (Exit 259) to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • From Orlando International Airport: take OIA South Exit (FL 417S - Toll) to the Osceola Parkway West (Exit 3) to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits
  • From Sanford Airport: take Lake Mary Blvd. West to FL 417 South to the Osceola Parkway West to Walt Disney World® Resort Exits

Click here for Transportation FAQs to, from and within Walt Disney World® Resort.