Free Wi-Fi at the happiest place on earth

Friday, August 3rd, 2012 Annie Livingston, Marketing

Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom has recently launched a free Wi-Fi network for all guests.  With tens of thousands of guests traveling in and out of the park each day, the park is going to need a strong network with sufficient bandwidth to handle all of the traffic.  Now, you may be thinking, who needs to connect to Wi-Fi while at the happiest place on earth?

Well, a recent iPass Mobile Workforce Report states that 30% of mobile workers connect 2 to 5 times a day on vacation, and a CNET article stated that 52% of employees PLAN on working during their vacation.  Not much of a vacation, huh?

As a matter of fact, Disney World set up the Wi-Fi connection for guests that need to work in order to go on vacation.  This way, they have access to their email while in the park, unlike before when signal strength was hard to find and it was common for guests to leave the park periodically to access the internet.

Will there ever be a time when we completely disconnect from technology?  How do you feel about the Magic Kingdom having free Wi-Fi?  Let us know your thoughts.

Tags: travel, vacation, wi-fi access