We have great news for Guests of Shades of Green at Disney World!

If you have a trip to Disney World soon, and you are staying at Shades of Green, be sure to read this great news!

Doing Laundry on Vacation

Chores on vacation sounds like an oxymoron, but I (Monica) love to do laundry while I’m on vacation. No, the actual act of hauling a bag of dirty clothes is not fun, but doing so allows me to pack less clothes for my family of 6.

If you are lucky enough to have a villa with in-room laundry facilities or very close to a shared laundry room in your hotel, this can make the process of doing laundry so much easier. The hard part for me is usually finding time to do laundry in between all the fun!

All Disney World resorts and on-property hotels (ie: Shades of Green, Swan/Dolphin) have laundry facilities. Unfortunately, Shades of Green closed its laundry rooms without much notice. You can read the email I got from them in this post.

Closed…but not for long!

For Guests staying at Shades of Green, the perks of staying there are slowly fading. First, they closed the walkway from the hotel to the Polynesian Resort in May. This was a huge blow because many Guests (especially those who use mobility devices like ECVs or wheelchairs) like to use the Monorail to get to Magic Kingdom and Epcot.

Then, the laundry facilities closed with almost no warning. Supposedly, Shades of Green had a dispute with the supplier of the laundry machines. Guests have been reporting trouble with using the machines for months.

Shades of Green now shares that Palm Laundry Room is now open! And, they have brand new machines! This is great news for

More Details

There is something pretty important you need to know about before you use these machines. Laundry detergent pods should NOT be used in these machines. You should only use liquid or powder soap.

If you need to purchase some, be sure to head to The Exchange to get some.

Do you do laundry on vacation? What do you think of this news? Let us know in the comments below and share this post with others so they know, too!