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From the Orlando Sentinel today.....
"Walt Disney World said this afternoon that it has decided to offer free admission to travelers stuck in Orlando, as flights to and from Europe continue to be canceled because of an erupting volcano in Iceland.
Disney said it will offer one-day park hoppers on both Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The complimentary passes will also include admission to Disney’s two water parks.
Guests seeking the ticket will have to show a canceled plane ticket or expired boarding pass and a photo ID. Disney says it will also waive its $14-per-day parking charge.
Disney follows SeaWorld Orlando, which began offering free tickets to stranded travelers on Sunday. The International Drive water park Wet ‘n Wild is also offering free admission."
That is good news Rosie, but many of us don't have boarding passes. I wonder if the original sheets I printed up with our flight details will be okay and if Universal are doing the same. I think a call to them tomorrow might be needed [msnsmile2]
floridadreamvilla.co.uk
20-04-2010, 06:59
Great. We've got expired boarding passes from last Friday so might pop along and enjoy Hollywood Studios tomorrow for a few hours [msnsmile]
steph_goodrum
20-04-2010, 10:57
Karen
I would imagine when they say a cancelled plane ticket that they would mean a ticket for your original flight which has been cancelled so if for example you were due to fly on 19th then your existing ticket would be ok but if you were due to fly on say 23rd (Thurs)then they would not know if it had been cancelled. Just guessing from the expired boarding pass. If you hadnt got as far as check in before fligth was cancelled you may not have had a boarding pass issued.
SteveandJan
20-04-2010, 15:26
My son was not very happy when I told him about Seaworld offering free admission, he said why didn't we go at Easter mum!
How are you Karen?
That is great news![clap]
luckylady
20-04-2010, 17:15
Thank you Rosie forward the info to my stranded guests [msnsmile2]
I heard Universal are also offering free addmission.
floridadreamvilla.co.uk
20-04-2010, 20:57
Just at Hollywood Srudios at the moment. It's the one day Ultimate ticket they are giving away for free [msnsmile]
Just to let you know we had a lovely day at Epcot and did Soarin and Test track which we have never done B4 We used our itinerary and that was fine. We spent about $80 or so on food and drink so Disney did okay out of us and have a very gratful family here. Thanks Rosie for the heads up [msnsmile2]
Off to bed now as just possibly our flights will be off tomorrow
We also did Epcot today (it was very busy!) courtesy of Disney's offer - no problem using original e-ticket and passport id - even had parking charges reimbursed[msnsmile]
Impressed with Disney's offer - though I couldn't find anything about it on their website, so relied on this forum for the relevant info.
does anyone know if Disney only allowed for free admision on just the two days? as I have guests who were due home on the 15th and now cant get home until the 1st may using continental. I have only just seen this thread so was unable to pass this on to them .
I did pass on the details for Sea world Busch gardens and aquatica to them ...
Also does anyone know what the deal is with universal are they doing anything similar
steph_goodrum
23-04-2010, 03:05
Universal are but don't know dates involved. Sea World have extended theirs to 25th so there is a good chance the others will follow suit. My guests phoned Universal today as I wasnt sure and they confirmed they were giving free admission. If they arent sure Id say tell them to go to guest services at whichever park and see what they say (with their cancelled flight tickets of course to prove they are stranded.