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Disney's new shuttle service to Universal Orlando. Photo by Disney Tourist Blog, used by permission.

New Minnie Vans destinations: Universal, Sea World, and more!

Disney decides if you can't beat 'em, transport 'em. ORLANDO, FL -- It's almost heaven: Main Street West, Blue Ridge Big Thunder Mountain, Shanandoah Rivers of America. Life is old there, older than the trees that dot the landscape of Walt Disney World. The mountains are young there, never growing more than 199 feet. But those country roads will not only take you home, where some of you belong, but maybe even to West Orlando. Or maybe to Mountain Mama's Cafe and Horseshoe ... Read more
Universal Orlando's new Vans Vans car service. Photo by qwesy qwesy [CC BY-3.0] via Wikimedia Commons.

To counter Disney’s Minnie Vans, Universal introduces Vans Vans

"You see, they're like the Vans shoes. But a van." ORLANDO, FL -- Always trying to one-up their resort rival Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando announced today their own car service. Mimicking Disney's successful "Minnie Vans," Universal's fleet of vehicles will be patterned after Van's shoes, and will be known as "Van's Vans." Uncle Walt's reached out to Universal (the company) spokesperson Junie Versal (no relation) for the inside scoop. "The mindset is, if Disney has it, we should, too," Versal (no relation) ... Read more