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    Walt Disney World's golf courses have received a tech upgrade:

    Quote Originally Posted by Disney Parks & Resorts

    If you’ve ever walked around an 18-hole golf course carrying your clubs or using a push cart, you know that can be exhausting. Disney Golf aims to ease that hardship with the Robo-Cart, a small robotic golf cart that uses GPS and Bluetooth technology to transport your clubs safely around the course.



    Golfers merely clip on the cart’s small transmitter, load your golf bag on it and then the autonomous cart follows a few paces behind you wherever you go. If you stop, the cart stops. If you start walking, the cart starts moving (max speed is approximately 7 mph).

    Obviously you have to be a little careful when you’re walking across narrow bridges or along any lakes on the course, but Disney Golf officials report the GPS technology in the carts is very accurate and, as a result, they have not had any incidents of golfers leading the carts into any trouble.

    The Robo-Carts, designed by Club Car, are also equipped with all of the amenities that golfers need – beverage cooler, cup holder, sand bottle and even a USB port so you charge your smartphone while you play. The front of the cart has a color GPS screen that gives you all of the standard yardage information typically available on full-size riding golf carts.

    Walt Disney World Resort is one of only a few places in the surrounding area where you’ll find these robotic carts in use. They are ideal for Disney’s Oak Trail golf course, a 9-hole walking course that appeals primarily to families and younger golfers, however they are also available if you want to walk the 18-hole Magnolia and Palm championship courses.

    The best part is the Robo-Carts rent for only $10 in addition to your green fees. They are available only at the Palm, Magnolia and Oak Trail courses. Check out the Disney Golf website to learn more.

    And here’s another tip for you: If you’re interested in playing on Saturday or Sunday mornings, you can book your tee time at least six days in advance to get a 10 percent discount on your green fees ($49 plus tax). It’s part of a new “Early Bird’’ program for weekend tee times before 11:30 am.

    Just book your tee time at www.golfwdw.com and ask about our Hole-In-One Club and our Early Bird program, or rent a Robo-Cart when you check in at the clubhouse.
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    Can they putt?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hoop de do View Post
    Can they putt?
    Just let them play the game while you sit at the 19th hole.
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    That actually looks really cool. However, it's only at the Oak Trail course. Put it on one of the big-boy courses, and I'm all in.
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    On the Saturday and Sunday morning special, where you get 10% off if you book at least 6 days in advance, how can you take advantage of this if you're a solo? Last time DH golfed, they wouldn't let a single book more than 3 days in advance Prior to that stay, they'd always let him book 60 days out and pair him with others Now, he would still be paired with others, but he couldn't book more than 3 days in advance

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    That would be great! So much easier than the alternative.
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    Quote Originally Posted by azcavalier View Post
    That actually looks really cool. However, it's only at the Oak Trail course. Put it on one of the big-boy courses, and I'm all in.
    Doesn't it say in the article that they have them at Palm, Magnolia and Oak Trail?

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