Does anyone WANT do laundry at Walt Disney World?
No, but sometimes it’s necessary.
During a trip last year there were a few ‘mishaps’ where I needed to change outfits a few times one day. It might have been chocolate icing from my cupcake, mustard from my burger or my Pina Colava (okay, it was all 3), but they ended up on my clothes. I knew I needed to do laundry.
I gathered up all of the dirty clothes and headed to the laundry room at Bay Lake Tower where I was staying. I purchased my soap from the machine for $1 each with my credit card. So far so good.
I loaded up two machines (might as well wash all of the dirty clothes we had), then I saw the sign.
Disney laundry is high tech!
Using the website laundryview.com/Disneyworld I was able to view the progress of my washing. I could set up an alert to let me know when it was done, or I could just keep checking online. No need to sit in the room or remember what time I put the load in. My vacation brain does not let me monitor time well and this was exactly what I needed.
Doing laundry was a great excuse to have some down time outside of the parks and enjoy the pool or resort. I chose to enjoy my balcony with an afternoon cocktail and relax in the sun.
About 40 minutes later, I checked the status and the laundry was ready to move to the dryer. I could see online that there were 4 dryers available for use before I went back to the laundry room. I purchased my dryer sheets from the machine, turned on a couple of dryers and had another little break.
Before I knew it, the site was saying the dryers were done. Within 20 minutes I had folded the clothes, brought them back to the room and put them away. I felt relieved, now I didn’t have to worry about any ‘spills’ during future meals. Doesn’t that happen to everyone? Put on a white shirt and immediately spill ketchup on it? Happens to me ALL THE TIME, especially on vacation.
While I dreaded the thought of laundry while on vacation, it turned out to be a relaxing afternoon that we now plan for almost every trip. If I know I’m going to do laundry on vacation, I don’t pack extra clothes for the inevitable spills. I save valuable space in my suitcase for all of the stuff I buy, and I’m guaranteed a couple of hours at my resort, sitting in the sun with a drink in my hand. Somehow doing laundry at Disney isn’t as painful as it is at home!
Do you do laundry on your Disney vacation?
We did laundry at the Fort Wilderness Campground last October and they didn’t have a website like that. I wish they had though, it sounds great! Hopefully next time they’ll have upgraded 🙂
Thanks for the info!
Keep an eye out, they’re always upgrading things and the website is the best part!
We do laundry every time. We have little ones so there is bound to be laundry. Next time, if you have a laundromat near you, buy the small boxes of detergent & bring fabric sheets in a zip lock bag. They also now have bleach in powder packets that I bring also.
Agree – with little ones, you can’t avoid the laundry!
We brought detergent and dryer sheets with us and did laundry half way through our vacation at All Star Sports! Cuts way down on what you have to bring! I loved not coming home with a suitcase full of dirty clothes too!
It is so nice to come home and not have piles of laundry to do!