Hotel Tips and Hacks
Image: DisneySomething to keep in mind about Disney’s Boardwalk Villas is that the hallways are notoriously long. Due to the circuitous nature of the building design, many of the rooms are a looooooong way away from the elevator. The DVC portion in particular has this problem since the elevator hub is in a single location. Always request a room by the elevator when you stay here.
One advantage this hotel has over the rest of the DVC lineup is its location. In addition to being a few hundred steps away from Epcot, it’s also the only property within walking distance of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It’s not a short walk by any stretch. Most folks can travel the walking path from the hotel to the theme park in 10-15 minutes. Whether that’s something you’re willing to do when you’re already walking a brutal amount at Walt Disney World is up to you. The good news is that Disney illuminates the walkway at night, which makes the journey something of a serene trip.
Finally, keep in mind that the Boardwalk offers a bit of nightly entertainment reminiscent of Pleasure Island from back in the day. Jellyrolls is a piano bar complete with dueling pianos. As far as Orlando nightspots go, it’s G-rated but lively. The bar also has a cover charge.
Image: DisneyMy favorite spot at the Boardwalk is Atlantic Dance Hall, at least back when it was a swing dancing place. Today, it offers the greatest dance hits of the 80s and 90s, which makes those of us in Generation X the target demographic. The interior of this place is spectacular, even by Disney theming standards. You absolutely must visit at some point. And you have no excuse, either. Atlantic Dance Hall doesn’t have a cover fee, so it’s free to walk in and look around.
Disney’s Boardwalk Villas offers a strong combination of location and convenience. The food and shopping nearby are tremendous, and it’s within a 15-minute walk of two different Disney theme parks. What really sells the place, however, is its style. You’ll feel like you’ve taken a step back in time when you enter the hotel lobby.
David Mumpower is the author of the Disney Demystified series, which you can buy here.
Comments
Doe ESPN still have the gift shop? I was afraid it got removed with the arcade when they added Ample Hills.
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Glazier
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For the surname, see Glazier (surname)
A glazier at work, 1946
This Deutsche Bundespost postage stamp, issued in 1986, commemorates glaziers
A glazier is a skilled tradesman responsible for trimming, installing, and removing cup (and materials used as substitutes for glass, such as some plastics) [1 - Glaziers may work with glass in various surface types and settings, such as home windows, doors, shower doorways, skylights, storefronts, display cases, mirrors, facades, interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops [1 - [2 -
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1 Duties and tools
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3 Occupational hazards
4 In the United States
5 See also
6 Notes
7 External links
Duties and tools[edit -
A couple of glazier tools
The Occupational Perspective Handbook of the U S Department of Labor lists the next as typical duties for a glazier:
Follow specifications or blueprints
Remove any old or broken glass before installing replacement cup
Cut glass to the specified form and size
Make or install sashes or moldings for cup installation
Fasten cup into sashes or frames with clips, moldings, or other types of fasteners
Add weather seal or putty around pane edges to seal bones [3 -
The National Occupational Analysis recognized by the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship separates the trade into 5 prevents of skills, each with a summary of skills, and a list of tasks and subtasks a journeyman is expected to have the ability to accomplish:[4 -
Block A - Occupational Skills
1 Uses and maintains equipment and tools
2 Organizes work
3 Performs regular activities
Stop B - Commercial Door and Screen Systems
4 Fabricates commercial door and screen systems
5 Installs commercial door and home window systems
Block C - Residential Door and Windows Systems
6 Installs residential windows systems
7 Installs home door systems
Stop D - Niche Products and Cup
8 Installs and Fabricates specialty cup and products
9 Installs glass systems on vehicles
Block E - Servicing
10 Services commercial door and screen systems
11 Services home screen and door systems
12 Services specialty products and glass
Tools utilized by glaziers "include reducing boards, glass-cutting blades, straightedges, glazing knives, saws, drills, grinders, putty, and glazing compounds "[1 -
Some glaziers work specifically with glass in automobiles; other work specifically with the security cup found in aircraft [1 - [3 -
Education and training[edit -
Glaziers are typically educated at the senior high school diploma or equivalent level and find out the skills of the trade via an apprenticeship program, which in the U S is typically four years [3 -
In the U S , apprenticeship programs are offered through the Country wide Cup Association as well as trade associations and local companies' associations Construction-industry glaziers are frequently associates of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades [1 -
In Ontario, Canada, apprenticeships are offered at the provincial level and authorized through the Ontario College of Trades [5 -
Other provinces manage their own apprenticeship programs
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The Trade of Glazier is a designated Red Seal Trade in Canada [6 -
Occupational hazards[edit -
Occupational hazards encountered by glaziers include the risks of being trim by glass or tools and dropping from scaffolds or ladders [1 - [3 - The usage of heavy equipment may also cause injury: the National Institute for Occupational Security and Health (NIOSH) reported in 1990 that a journeyman glazier died within an industrial incident in Indiana after wanting to use a manlift to transport a thousand-pound case of glass which the manlift didn't have capacity to transport [7 -
In the United States[edit -
According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, there are a few 45,300 glaziers in the United States, with median pay of $38,410 per yr in 2014 [3 - Two-thirds of Glaziers work in the foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors industry, with smaller numbers employed in building provides and material working, building finishing contracting, automotive maintenance and repair, and glass and glass product manufacturing [2 - [3 -
Among the 50 states, only Connecticut and Florida require glaziers to carry a license [3 -
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Architectural glass
Glazing in architecture
Insulated glazing
Stained glass
Glass manufacturing
Glassblowing