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All aboard! Getting around Central Florida might be getting a little easier.
Brightline train
Traffic is no joke in Florida, so we’re always looking for different means of transportation that can get us where we need to go efficiently, and this new project might help.
We’ve got a major update on the potential train between Disney World and the Orlando International Airport.
Orlando International Airport
Recently, the Orlando City Council voted to approve $500,000 for a study on a potential expansion of the SunRail system to include stops at Orlando International Airport, the Universal Orlando Resort, the Orlando Convention Center, and Disney Springs. And, Universal Orlando has announced that they’re also ponying up some change for the study.
A potential public transportation update that could have massive ramifications for Disney World and Universal Orlando just got a massive boost from the city of Orlando.
Disney Springs
Earlier this week, the Orlando City Council voted to approve $500,000 for a study on a potential expansion of the SunRail system to include stops at Orlando International Airport, the Universal Orlando Resort, the Orlando Convention Center, and Disney Springs.
Ever since Disney World got rid of its complimentary Magical Express airport transportation service, fans have been searching for alternate ways to get to the resort.
Walt Disney World
When traveling from the airport, there are several different paid services you could take, and there was once talk of a Brightline rail station at Disney Springs, though that project was scrapped. But now, it turns out that the idea of a train station in Disney World might not be impossible.
Plans have been in the works since 2018 for a high-speed train that would run from the Orlando Airport to Disney World, but it appears that those plans are not going to come to fruition.
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After long debates about the route the train would take, it was decided in May that the Brightline would share tracks that currently house the SunRail Commuter system, and take it from the airport, to the Orange County Convention Center, and then down International Drive before going to Disney World, where a station was expected to be built near — but not on — Disney World property.
Disney’s Magical Express is gone, which has left guests with a few different options for getting from the Orlando International Airport to Disney World. There are a couple of bus services (similar to Magical Express), including Mears Connect and Sunshine Flyer. Or you can choose to use rideshare or rent a car. But many guests are looking forward to the proposed high-speed train that will take people straight from the airport to a stop in Disney Springs!
©Brightline
This train has been in the works for a while now, with several updates about the possible routes, the vehicles themselves, and the construction progress. The project has hit a few bumps along the way, and its completion date has been pushed back by a few years. But now we’ve got a new update on this train’s progress! [Read more…]
It’ll still be QUITE some time before anyone hops on a Brightline train to go from Orlando International Airport to Disney World, but some progress on this future transportation method is being made.
©Brightline
Last year, things came to a stop and decisions regarding the train’s route from the airport to Disney World were indefinitely delayed. But things have started to move forward and a special plan has been proposed that would include a shared space between Brightline and SunRail. Now, things look like they’re continuing to move forward.
Looking to get from the Orlando airport to Disney World? Really wish that airport train they keep talking about was already available?
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Well, while some of the plans for this train had hit a BIG stumbling block when it comes to train routes, it looks like things might be CHANGING!
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