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Disney's free buses leave cabs in lurch
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wannabeBelle
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DCL?? Belle
peter11435
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Disney Cruise LinewannabeBelle said:
slappy magoo
Well-Known Member
jmaxwell007 said:wow, ive never seen "suh-ckas" used so eloquently and diverse. grammar genius i tell you.
secondly, so when you say consistency is necessary, is "go to hell" and "suh-ckas" what you were refering to............... wonderful. im glad we have that cleared up. ill let you hold a counciling session for the cabbies that lost their jobs. you seem like you have your head on straight.
oh, when they come for counciling...... tell them to "suh-ckas"
Oh, excuse me, Professor Henry Higgins, I was hoping my phonetical spelling would be a slightly more amusing way to illustrate my point. So sorry it was lost on you. When I'm the most "street" person in the room, it's bound to look like reuinion night at the Lawrence Welk show, let me tell ya...
"Suh-ckas" = suckers. In other, easier to follow, less colorful words, *I* am not calling anybody a sucker. But those who are showing no sympathy to people who are in danger of losing their jobs are, IMHO, essentially telling them to "Go to Hell" and calling them "Suckers" for not being on the winning Disney team. A slight exaggeration, a little alliterative on my part, to be sure, but again, I assumed everyone would understand the point I was trying to make. You, kindhearted soul, have reminded me what happens when I dare to assume. Point taken, Kiddo.
Wow...why CAN'T the English learn to speak?
wdwishes2005
New Member
its called a good business strategy. whoever came up with M E should be applauded.
Foolish Mortal
Well-Known Member
mkt said:
I've notice'd the slip in service over the last couple of years myself. I remember in years past I never really waited more than about 15 minutes for a bus. But the last couple years it's been about 45 minutes to just over an hour.
As for DME, I can't wait to try it out in Sept. and Nov. Disney's just doing their customers a great service and the others need to get over it. I personally never go off property so a rental car isn't neccessary. And WHY would the seasoned traveler want to pay for a cab from the airport ?
Buzzes Dad
Member
The only time I rented a car in Orland is on our 1st trip to WDW(stayed off site) since then we had used Mears twice with pretty crappy results(long wait time, rude people,etc..) Used another Shuttle company once, they were new at the time and came with my TA package(Gave each of us a can of Soda, Sat us in real comfy chairs, talked to us, and best of all had a 20 min. wait for our shuttle) They were bought out by Mears the next year. Last 2 trips we have hired a Towncar service with great results(close to the same price if we had taken Mears). But this time next trip I would be willing to try DME service seeing it is "free". If I like it I would be willing to use it each trip, if not then I would go back to the Towncar service.
As far as adapting to the business at hand, when my oil company was getting hit hard with competition, I sold it and moved on to a new occupation(went back to school and became a teacher)
Learn to adjust and not blame others for your "bad luck"
As far as adapting to the business at hand, when my oil company was getting hit hard with competition, I sold it and moved on to a new occupation(went back to school and became a teacher)
Learn to adjust and not blame others for your "bad luck"
jordanyosh
Member
I think the other thing that has to be remembered is the the DME is free throughout the 50th celebration--so through 2006. Who's to say that it won't be an add-on in Disney packages after that? I think IF it does come at a price then there will be a balancing out of guests using the DME and then one will be able to see the true effects on cabs, etc......
jholiiday
New Member
It'll be interesting to see if rental cars at the car care center get cheaper to compensate for lost rentals at the airport. I'd still want a car, but if I had a guaranteed ride to the airport, I might only get it for part of a trip, and rent while on property when I needed to...
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
competition will only benefit the customer....... us. well, that is if everything goes as plans and rates/ service only seem to give more to the customer in that "competitive" wayjholiiday said:
yeh for us!
slappy: my deepest apologies, i misinterpreted your angle in your post. no hard feelings. well, except for "kiddo"........ "kiddo" aaahhhhh come on man, that is mean. :lol:
slappy magoo
Well-Known Member
jmaxwell007 said:
Eh, no worries, if being called "kiddo" is the worst thing that happens to you in a day, you're a lucky duck.
As far as the "yeh for us" though, it may only be a temporary "yeh," as others have pointed out. Who knows if DME will remain free after 2006. Worst case scenario, DME puts a lot of companies out of business, and then they opt to make it an add-on option, citing that it's "unfair" to hide the cost of DME in the price of the park ticket or room rate when so many people opt to drive into WDW. Then there's no real competition (or not enough) to keep Disney's prices low.
Look, as a consumer, I would take advantage of DME too, were I not driving down to Orlando on the next trip (spending some time @ Hilton Head on the way back). And I know that people have had problems with Mears or various cab or town cars or rental cars in the past. But you can't tell me that every driver is incompetent, and every car was filthy. Good workers will risk losing their jobs, too, and I just thought the prevailing "tough beans" attitude was unnecessarily harsh. And I'm EXTRAORIDNARILY harsh on a daily basis, though I know what I'm talking about.
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
well, you make a lot of sense, especially the drive everybody away since ours is free, then charge for it later...... i was thinking about this issue yesterday on the way home and was also thinking of the long-term effects. one thing that i was thinking could go wrong would be that competition would get so harsh that quality would be sacrificed for price. then nobody wins.slappy magoo said:Eh, no worries, if being called "kiddo" is the worst thing that happens to you in a day, you're a lucky duck.
As far as the "yeh for us" though, it may only be a temporary "yeh," as others have pointed out. Who knows if DME will remain free after 2006. Worst case scenario, DME puts a lot of companies out of business, and then they opt to make it an add-on option, citing that it's "unfair" to hide the cost of DME in the price of the park ticket or room rate when so many people opt to drive into WDW. Then there's no real competition (or not enough) to keep Disney's prices low.
Look, as a consumer, I would take advantage of DME too, were I not driving down to Orlando on the next trip (spending some time @ Hilton Head on the way back). And I know that people have had problems with Mears or various cab or town cars or rental cars in the past. But you can't tell me that every driver is incompetent, and every car was filthy. Good workers will risk losing their jobs, too, and I just thought the prevailing "tough beans" attitude was unnecessarily harsh. And I'm EXTRAORIDNARILY harsh on a daily basis, though I know what I'm talking about.
wow, i had forgotten that DME may cost in 06. i guess nothing that good can be free.
prberk
Well-Known Member
I am amazingly surprised, though, that I have read this entire thread and heard no one say that they would fear losing their luggage before or during DME.
I usually drive to Walt Disney World from here in Virginia, and thus have my own car on property; but if I were to fly, I would not feel comfortable taking the shuttle service for one reason: I would not really want to leave Orlando International Airport without picking up my own luggage!
I would be afraid that we would get to the hotel, with some or all of my luggage missing. Then I would not even know if it was lost on the flight, or at the airport. At least if you are to pick up your own luggage at the airport and it does not show up, there is only one company (the airline) that could be responsible. Here, you wouldn't know who lost it and where to start to find it.... Furthermore, if it is NOT lost on the plane transfer, but instead left at the airport by the shuttle service, then it would sit there at the airport waiting over an hour to be stolen while you ride unknowingly to your hotel...
I thought of that right off when they announced the program. Surprised more people were not concerned about being miles away from home without their luggage, and even more places it could be than even if the airline alone loses it!
Paul
I usually drive to Walt Disney World from here in Virginia, and thus have my own car on property; but if I were to fly, I would not feel comfortable taking the shuttle service for one reason: I would not really want to leave Orlando International Airport without picking up my own luggage!
I would be afraid that we would get to the hotel, with some or all of my luggage missing. Then I would not even know if it was lost on the flight, or at the airport. At least if you are to pick up your own luggage at the airport and it does not show up, there is only one company (the airline) that could be responsible. Here, you wouldn't know who lost it and where to start to find it.... Furthermore, if it is NOT lost on the plane transfer, but instead left at the airport by the shuttle service, then it would sit there at the airport waiting over an hour to be stolen while you ride unknowingly to your hotel...
I thought of that right off when they announced the program. Surprised more people were not concerned about being miles away from home without their luggage, and even more places it could be than even if the airline alone loses it!
Paul
Magic Maker
New Member
*shrugs* that's business baby! 
jmaxwell007 said:
So what if it does. If its competative and good quality then good for Disney. I mean, Disney is in the Credit Card business, the Cruise business, almost in the Cell Phone business, luggage, apparel, time shares, vacation clubs, and many more. If they can get in the marketplace, are successfull, why not let them do it?