Ultimately whether or not you can park at a resort of which you are not a guest is up to the people at the guard shack.
And who cares really what Jelly Rolls, a tenant with no authority over WDW policy and procedures, posted on their website? If i am jelly rolls, sure I might want people to be able to park close and walk to my business. Doesn’t mean that’s WDW policy.
The boardwalk used to be a busy place with a lot of nightlife. They have slowly killed that off cause resort guests want their beauty sleep
We're talking about an Uber drop off to patronize a Boardwalk business. Technically may also be landlord tenant issue.
And Disney spent $20 million lobbying/advertising for the law that banned new casinos in FL. They view anything fun in Orlando as competition.
Til the last few years, Disney obviously thought it made sense to have the Boardwalk be a night time draw for those staying at the resorts around the Boardwalk. Catering to those staying at the hotel would be having restaurants and things to do at the resort. Not everyone wants to go to bed at dusk
Disney sure seems to think it’s their policy.
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My memory of the resort's development is that it was pitched as part of the effort to broaden WDW's appeal beyond families with young children. Part of that was attracting more convention business, but also providing more bars, nightlife, and restaurants for adults. This was not too long into Pleasure Island's life and around the same time the ill-fated Disney Institute opened, and my memory is that the Boardwalk was also supposed to be a place particularly older guests could go in the evenings.
None of these efforts, or Disney's efforts at regional venues, were true failures. Had they been actually kept up in terms of investment/vision (most businesses lose money early on after all), they'd all probably be thriving (or at least existing) today. Leadership and strategic vision failure, not financial. Disney decided they had other priorities (DVC, DCL, theme park expansion)...
Rights are regulations? To refute this would be to get political, at least political/philosophical. That's all beside the point anyway.
Again, it’s not the property owner’s actual desire or rule. So yes, it’s quite obsequious to make up a rule to follow and yelling at others for not following it.
I assume he was under the assumption that the security guard correctly represented the rules.
The person spent time and, more importantly, money to take an Uber to the hotel in order to spend more money at the Boardwalk which they should have been allowed to do, only to be turned away by a security guard who, at least according the poster, was especially rude about enforcing a non-existent rule. Given those circumstances, I know I would have been annoyed. Even if it was an official rule, I would not have then been inclined to walk over to the Boardwalk to give Disney any more of my money. Perhaps I am also just a whiny person, though.
You said it there, catering to people staying at the resorts around the boardwalk. This whole sub-discussion began regarding the concept of people coming into the area. The boardwalk itself for a pre/post firework spot and/or resort day area for people staying in the area serves a great purpose. But it’s not Disney springs. Nor should it be a late night loud party area. It’s not worth the time to recreate but someone in past on this thread I did a post noting the various bars/restaurants in the hotels in this area that are open until 11/12 or later. All locations where people who so chose can get a drink or a later meal, and not be right under the windows of people who are sleeping. And that leaving aside of course that those people could go to Disney springs if they want.
When I was a CM I heard countless stories about people getting turned away by security guards at various resorts (and the Boardwalk area too) for the same rule that, as far as I was told, does not actually exist. People want to spend their money but keep getting turned away because they want to use their private vehicle versus Disney transportation... Which makes zero sense to me. If you want to spend your money at Disney, Disney should be very welcoming of that! Guests being turned away from spending money is exactly the opposite of what the shareholders and finance team should be wanting right now...
Disney sure seems to think it’s their policy.
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