They've got one - the Wonderland Cafe at DisneyQuest. Food by the Cheesecake Factory, unlimited use of the terminals (provided it's not too busy), and protection by MS Proxy Server. (Some stuff is blocked) It's $30 to get in, or included some of the more fancy passes. I had to get some directions off Mapquest the other day and stopped by DisneyQuest to use those terminals for 10 min. (Got one of the Premium Annuals, unlimited admission to everything) I'm not sure what the guy meant about no Internet Cafe's, they've got the DQ one, and even tried sticking pay kiosks in two places at Epcot less than a year ago. They lasted a very short while, and were pulled.
Guess I'm a typical Slashdotter when I say I've used my laptop at Disney World before. I'm a local and spend quite a bit of time in the parks, especially Epcot. On more than one occasion I've hauled the laptop in when it's rainy and there's not much else to do. If you look, you'll find access points at kiosks all over the place. Look harder and you'll find RJ-45 jacks too. Fear of the mouse police has stopped me from plugging in, but I must admit this artice is almost an invite. Too bad I've got a Cisco Aironet card, which AirSnort doesn't support. Don't care about CC numbers, but they've got some cool stuff on the intranet. They're searching all bags after the 11th, and with this article, I don't think bringing the laptop would be such a great idea anymore.
As mentioned in another comment, they used to have unrestricted access at more than one exhibit in Innoventions, including Apple. Nowadays the only way to get access there is if you know someone at the IBM exhibit. Access at the computer centers at the resorts is dialup and priced like highway robbery, though I heard they're planning to get DSL. You can get access at the Wonderland Cafe at DisneyQuest, but that's protected by MS Proxy Server.
Disney's been trying out some high tech stuff recently, like palm-esque GPS navigators at Animal Kingdom and blinky LED buttons triggered by IR. Even better, they're planning interactive "Park Pal" toys, with over 100 trigger points in the Magic Kingdom alone.
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They've got one - the Wonderland Cafe at DisneyQuest. Food by the Cheesecake Factory, unlimited use of the terminals (provided it's not too busy), and protection by MS Proxy Server. (Some stuff is blocked) It's $30 to get in, or included some of the more fancy passes. I had to get some directions off Mapquest the other day and stopped by DisneyQuest to use those terminals for 10 min. (Got one of the Premium Annuals, unlimited admission to everything) I'm not sure what the guy meant about no Internet Cafe's, they've got the DQ one, and even tried sticking pay kiosks in two places at Epcot less than a year ago. They lasted a very short while, and were pulled.
Yep - they tried it with Palm VII's, and it was a nightmare. They use alpha-pagers to update the wait boards too.
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They tried it at Animal Kingdom a few months or so ago.
Guess I'm a typical Slashdotter when I say I've used my laptop at Disney World before. I'm a local and spend quite a bit of time in the parks, especially Epcot. On more than one occasion I've hauled the laptop in when it's rainy and there's not much else to do. If you look, you'll find access points at kiosks all over the place. Look harder and you'll find RJ-45 jacks too. Fear of the mouse police has stopped me from plugging in, but I must admit this artice is almost an invite. Too bad I've got a Cisco Aironet card, which AirSnort doesn't support. Don't care about CC numbers, but they've got some cool stuff on the intranet. They're searching all bags after the 11th, and with this article, I don't think bringing the laptop would be such a great idea anymore. As mentioned in another comment, they used to have unrestricted access at more than one exhibit in Innoventions, including Apple. Nowadays the only way to get access there is if you know someone at the IBM exhibit. Access at the computer centers at the resorts is dialup and priced like highway robbery, though I heard they're planning to get DSL. You can get access at the Wonderland Cafe at DisneyQuest, but that's protected by MS Proxy Server. Disney's been trying out some high tech stuff recently, like palm-esque GPS navigators at Animal Kingdom and blinky LED buttons triggered by IR. Even better, they're planning interactive "Park Pal" toys, with over 100 trigger points in the Magic Kingdom alone.