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Bus from DTD to MK
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powlessfamily4
Well-Known Member
That's certainly an elitist view.
I completely disagree. How is that elitist? It costs money to run those buses. The reason the buses pick up/drop off at the resorts/parks and not a street corner is because guests who are staying at the resorts are paying for that use. It is built into the price of the room. If that were not the case they would not be considering showing your room card as a requirement. (see below) One of the reasons I choose to pay the higher room rates and stay on property is because of the convienence of the transportation provided. I could easily book a a less expensive room off site, I choose to pay for the transportation.
That may soon change. We are waiting to find out the decision from Corporate on if we are going to start requireing guests to show us their resort room cards to get on the bus at Downtown from MP And PI. They are now already doing this at the Campgrounds to stops guests from parking their cars there to go to the MK or other parks by catching the bus from the Outpost or a boat that goes to MK to get around paying for parking. New speed gates were just installed for our buses to enter and exit the auxilary entrance to pick up guests from the Outpost and the entrance gate only opens by the transponders installed on the buses and service vehicles. Guest vehicles can only enter at the guard shack,and only if they have resort ID or tickets/reservations to the Hoop De Do Revue or Mickeys Backyard BBQ.If you have neither you are instructed to turn around and park at the parks.
Coffeeroasters
Member
Unfortunately that quote does not get us any closer to an answer. Had it said "Complimentary transportation throughout Walt Disney World Resort—including transportation to and from Disney Theme Parks and Disney Water Parks—is available only to Guests of select Walt Disney World Resort hotels." we would have a definite answer.
Coffeeroasters
Member
You are correct, the omission of one word gives the non-resort guests a "loop hole".
The other good question here is the non-resort guests that want to park hop and not pay for parking at each park. I wonder if the "parking ticket" you get when you pay for parking will allow you to re-park at the same park or any of the others?
-Steve
It will. Once you pay to park at one park you are good for the day at all 4 parks.
Pioneer Hall
Well-Known Member
While never enforced, the Policy used to be that transportation was open to Resort Guests and guests with Park Hopper tickets. However, that rule seems to have disappeared and there is no real answer on that either. However, even with a rule in place there wouldn't be enforcement. Unless a truly noticeable abuse of the transport system occured, then Disney won't spend the money or time to enforce the issue. It seems that problems are handled and solved on an ______ needed basis (DTD to Parks for example).
Enforcing a resort guest/park hopper only policy would not be hard or expensive but I really think it is more of a case of Disney doing everything they can to avoid a guest/CM confrontation. It is much easier to nix the DTD to parks route than to have a bus driver deal with a belligerent off property guest. Right or not Disney will look like the bad guy.
cowanfamily
Well-Known Member
That's certainly an elitist view.
I bet you think everyone should get EMH, it's OK to pool hop and fastpasses need to be done away with!
disneymad_123
New Member
not everyone afford to stay at a disney hotel myself included, you pay enough as it is for a 14 day park ticket plus food and drinks and all those extras in their shops!
having said that I wouldnt mind if there was a small charge for use of their buses for non resort guests.
having said that I wouldnt mind if there was a small charge for use of their buses for non resort guests.
Pioneer Hall
Well-Known Member
I agree...truthfully I don't see a huge problem with the way the system works now. The only way I could see a system being enforced is if it was part of the NexGen system. Card readers would eliminate the CM having to do the checking. But, like I said, I don't really see a problem with the way things are now. Disney is making plenty in parking revenue that a few people a day slipping through the cracks isn't breaking them.
Why would you suggest a charge when you already get the service at no cost? No one is stopping any offsite guest from using any form of transportation in Disney.
Agreed. While I would like to have the DTD to park route back it is a small price to pay for not having to worry about showing resort ID or tickets to get on a bus.
peter11435
Well-Known Member
Are you saying that if a guest takes the boat from MK over to FW for lunch at Trails End they will be denied entry to transportation back to MK if they do not have a valid key to the world card.That may soon change. We are waiting to find out the decision from Corporate on if we are going to start requireing guests to show us their resort room cards to get on the bus at Downtown from MP And PI. They are now already doing this at the Campgrounds to stops guests from parking their cars there to go to the MK or other parks by catching the bus from the Outpost or a boat that goes to MK to get around paying for parking. New speed gates were just installed for our buses to enter and exit the auxilary entrance to pick up guests from the Outpost and the entrance gate only opens by the transponders installed on the buses and service vehicles. Guest vehicles can only enter at the guard shack,and only if they have resort ID or tickets/reservations to the Hoop De Do Revue or Mickeys Backyard BBQ.If you have neither you are instructed to turn around and park at the parks.
disneymad_123
New Member
I wasnt suggesting they start charging at all just simply saying i wouldnt mind paying a small fee if thats what they did :hammer:
I havent ever used the disney buses before as I have always gone with someone else who drove but this will be my first solo trip (well im not alone as my son will be with me :lol so im just trying to find out how to get to the parks.
I havent ever used the disney buses before as I have always gone with someone else who drove but this will be my first solo trip (well im not alone as my son will be with me :lol
so im just trying to find out how to get to the parks.
Pioneer Hall
Well-Known Member
I wasnt suggesting they start charging at all just simply saying i wouldnt mind paying a small fee if thats what they did :hammer:
I havent ever used the disney buses before as I have always gone with someone else who drove but this will be my first solo trip (well im not alone as my son will be with me :lol
I know you mentioned you are staying off site. A lot of offsite hotels offer (usually infrequent) transportation to the parks. You might be able to use that to to Disney in the morning and then you can figure out how to get yourself back at night.
landauh
Active Member
Lynx has routes from I drive to TTC. There you have the choice of Monorail (MK and EP), ferry (MK), and Disney buses (DAK and DHS) to all four parks.
TurboCaroline
Is it 5:00 yet?
My dad and his friend stayed at some hotel by sea world and they didn't want to pay to park at the parks so they parked at DtD instead but it was really a huge hassle. It took him a good 45min to an hour to get to the park they were going to. The hotel he stayed at had a shuttle but only offered limited times that it was available which is why he decided to park at DtD. For the record I scolded him for doing that...but for him money talks..
disneymad_123
New Member
thx for that piece of info! its a little scary going it alone but think we will find our way around :lookaroun
My hotel does offer shuttles but at set times and they charge quite abit for it too. Didnt want to go to the parks and be restricted to times to come home (incase my 16mth old had other ideas) plus it was around the same price for their shuttles as a taxi would cost and Im on a budget!
unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
I always find it humorous when a moderator gets censored!
You must be new here if you think that's really how I think.
Why in the world would WDW want to prevent guests from traveling to other parts of the resort to spend their money.
It is just asinine thinking that the transportation system is limited for the exclusive use of 20%* of the guest population.
*percentage guesstimated as it's common knowledge that on-site guests makeup a small percentage of the daily attendance at a given park.