Quirky Secrets of WDW

Post by **Len90** » Mar Mon 15, 2010 2:07 pm

timekeeper wrote:
happysneakers wrote:Heres a pretty cool one i learned about last year: While taking the WDW buses for transportation listen to the music. During the day as you go from resort to resort or to different parks the music changes to include the theme of where you are heading. At night the music is soft and kind of jazzy to help people unwind. I just never noticed this before and thought id share
We love this, Dd listens for figment music on the way to Epcot. I never paid attention at night. The bus is always so crowded but now I will try to pick out a tune.

That is one of the great things about the bus music system. I have always enjoyed listening to how the music can vary so much but many people never hear it.

NaCler · Post by **NaCler** » Mar Mon 15, 2010 2:19 pm

Len - That's what's so great about Disney... they pay attention to details. The music they play on bus rides, while you're in the restrooms and just general area music.

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Mar Wed 17, 2010 10:34 am

Len90, many people are just too tired when they board buses to pay attention to the music, or they are talking loudly amongst themselves the music just can't be heard.

Post by **Len90** » Mar Wed 17, 2010 11:11 pm

mindflipper wrote:Len90, many people are just too tired when they board buses to pay attention to the music, or they are talking loudly amongst themselves the music just can't be heard.

I personally think, coming from the NYC area, that many people don't classify the bus ride as part of the "experience". Disney incorporates the bus ride into your theme park experience via the use of the music and the on board prompts. At Rutgers, on the MTA, or any other mass transit system there is no music and it is just viewed and understood as mass transit. There is nothing to pay attention to and I really think that is why I am so keen to the bus music.

theBIGyowski · Post by **theBIGyowski** » Mar Thu 18, 2010 10:44 am

After staying at POFQ, I noticed how the music on the bus was themed to the Port Orleans resorts when they got to those areas. It was really cool and gave me that "at home" feeling that I was about to be able to relax and lay down to recharge.

OMG...I hope I can make it until my trip down there! I am so ready!!!

boilerbabe · Post by **boilerbabe** » Mar Fri 19, 2010 10:32 am

I've always noticed the different music on the buses. I love it! Just another Disney touch!

Polynesian Princess · Post by **Polynesian Princess** » Mar Fri 19, 2010 4:47 pm

The bus music is great! I always love it when I ride a different resort's bus so I can hear what music it has. I haven't noticed a difference between day and night though. Guess I'll have to be more observant next time.

rphillips14 · Post by **rphillips14** » Mar Sun 28, 2010 11:07 am

If you see the character Ariel in a parade. She waves her hand in a mimic of rolling waves, whereas other princesses wave differently.

No detail is too small for Disney.

Pluto23 · Post by **Pluto23** » Mar Sun 28, 2010 1:24 pm

All these bus posts have me wanting to hop a ride. We ALWAYS drive, but now I feel like I missing out.

boilerbabe · Post by **boilerbabe** » Mar Sun 28, 2010 8:24 pm

rphillips14 wrote:If you see the character Ariel in a parade. She waves her hand in a mimic of rolling waves, whereas other princesses wave differently.

No detail is too small for Disney.

I never knew that! I'll have to pay closer attention nex time!

Post by **Len90** » Mar Sun 28, 2010 8:51 pm

boilerbabe wrote:
rphillips14 wrote:If you see the character Ariel in a parade. She waves her hand in a mimic of rolling waves, whereas other princesses wave differently.

No detail is too small for Disney.
I never knew that! I'll have to pay closer attention nex time!

That is interesting. I really don't recall ever noticing that! I will have to pay a lot more attention next time we go.

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Mar Sun 28, 2010 9:24 pm

Pluto23 wrote:All these bus posts have me wanting to hop a ride. We ALWAYS drive, but now I feel like I missing out.

We drive too, but I make my own Disney music cd so it can feel like being one of the buses.

Pluto23 · Post by **Pluto23** » Mar Mon 29, 2010 5:59 am

mindflipper wrote:
Pluto23 wrote:All these bus posts have me wanting to hop a ride. We ALWAYS drive, but now I feel like I missing out.
We drive too, but I make my own Disney music cd so it can feel like being one of the buses.

I'm putting together a surprise mix for our trip. Too bad Subsonic is not an XM station!!

Post by **Len90** » Mar Mon 29, 2010 8:54 am

Pluto23 wrote:
mindflipper wrote:
Pluto23 wrote:All these bus posts have me wanting to hop a ride. We ALWAYS drive, but now I feel like I missing out.
We drive too, but I make my own Disney music cd so it can feel like being one of the buses.
I'm putting together a surprise mix for our trip. Too bad Subsonic is not an XM station!!

It would be amazing if they did have disney theme park music on a satellite radio service provider. However, the next best thing is to broadcast it through a blackberry, droid, or iPhone into your car.

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Mar Mon 29, 2010 9:00 am

That's presuming you have a blackberry, droid, or iPhone; believe it or not, not all of us are that into all-in-one phone technology - some of us still have boring cell phones that are just phones.