i want my trams and i want them now

[Ayla]

As far as I can tell only MK has their trams running at this time. The other parks are certain to follow.

The trams at TTC have been running since December of last year, I believe. There is no reason the others couldn't be up and running, other than $$$.

 

[buckeyegator]

The trams at TTC have been running since December of last year, I believe. There is no reason the others couldn't be up and running, other than $$$.

winner winner, chicken dinner

 

[NickMaio]

If you need a mobility scooter then you show them your handicap placard and they let you park super close (like, first row close), at which point you have the option to get a courtesy wheelchair to use to get to the rental place.

Again, I want the trams (and "you're already tired from walking all day, what's a couple more miles?" is not something I agree with), I just want to clear that up. I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing before covid disabled people were still getting the good parking and not even using the trams (a lot of mobility problems would probably make those steps pretty daunting).

Good to know

 

[FutureCEO]

I vote for parking garages. As long as you can make them visually pleasing as a garage can get it saves space and walking.

 

[Smooth]

I vote for parking garages. As long as you can make them visually pleasing as a garage can get it saves space and walking.

They would just paint them blue.

 

[Por-Favor-Manténgase]

My mother uses a cane, though does not need a handicapped tag. You expect her to walk from the far corners of the parking lots? Not a chance.

I said "most people"

 

[Married5Times]

"i want my trams and i want them now(Daddy)"​

as for this
.....ya, I've gone full "Veruca Salt", too

 

[celluloid]

I vote for parking garages. As long as you can make them visually pleasing as a garage can get it saves space and walking.

The issue with that choice is It would be cheaper to run the parking trams for decades more years than to build a parking garage. Parking garages are an expensive when space is limited.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I said "most people"

So now WDW is for "most" but not for all who come there? The rest can just pound sand,

 

[NickMaio]

So now WDW is for "most" but not for all who come there? The rest can just pound sand,

It's sad and quite pathetic really.

 

[Club Cooloholic]

What, the lot names? There's Unicorn, Dinosaur, Yeti, Giraffe, Peacock, and Butterfly. They've had them as long as I know of.

Love they kept that fantasy beast name for Unicorn even though they never delivered that part of the park.
"will people wonder about why there aren't Unicorns?"..."Ah I'm sure we will change the sign eventually, leave it for now..."

 

[DarthVader]

Late to this thread - so let me get this straight. Disney no longer has trams to take you to/from your car?

Holy cow, that can be a very long walk

 

[drizgirl]

Completely agree that this is a cost saving strategy on Disney's part, and I found it terrible when we visited last month. But at the same time most people spend hours upon hours walking around the theme parks and standing on their feet in lines. Is the extra hike really that bad if you look at it that way?

I just don't get this line of thinking. You're walking tons in the parks, so why not walk some more! That's a reason to help people walk less. Not a reason to justify making them walk more.

 

[Touchdown]

It’s tragic, but an industry trend. Trams are very hard to come by this day. Dollywood and SDC still use them, I assume BGT and BGW still do (although I haven’t been since Covid) and Disney (in a limited fashion.) That’s it around the country from what I remember.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Email, tweet, go to guest relations, tell them how ridiculous this is. Maybe if Josh spent less time taking selfie’s and more time LOOKING at the operations under his responsibility? If I was chairman I’d be absolutely embarrassed that this is still an issue.

 

[buckeyegator]

Love they kept that fantasy beast name for Unicorn even though they never delivered that part of the park.
"will people wonder about why there aren't Unicorns?"..."Ah I'm sure we will change the sign eventually, leave it for now..."

no unicorns? just ask The Irish Rovers why...............

 

[Vacationeer]

If you need a mobility scooter then you show them your handicap placard and they let you park super close (like, first row close), at which point you have the option to get a courtesy wheelchair to use to get to the rental place.

DH gets a scooter because he is wrecked after walking the first few miles (3 vertebrae fusion from decades ago). We don't have handicap placard. They tell us to follow the blue line down to that area and then direct us into what is called Medical Overflow, which is below handicap parking closer to Unicorn. The other parks have Medical Overflow too.

 

[Texas84]

I usually stay at the Holiday Inn behind the parking garage. Now THAT is a long walk.

 

[FeelsSoGoodToBeBad]

I also was under the impression all trams were back.

While to some it might seem a smaller thing to be upset about, to many others it is not. It was said before, but after you walk miles in the park, having to walk another few miles to your car can be torture, especially if you have small children, putting a major damper on the end of what might have otherwise been a pretty magical day. For those who rent wheelchairs or scooters, not all have/use handicap placards. Under normal circumstances in day-to-day life, how much walking does one person typically do? Gonna go out on a limb and say FAR less than they do in a "low walking" day in one of the parks. If you have hip/knee/foot/endurance/whatever issues, it might not be necessary to have mobility assistance on a daily basis, but a visit to WDW might be impossible to experience, much less enjoy, without that help.

While this may a cost-saving measure, it is a very poor decision from a customer service standpoint and I hope it is something that is asked about in the guest satisfaction surveys. That said, WDW isn't really knows for their gold standard customer service and eye to exceeding guest expectations anymore, so I suppose I shouldn't be at all surprised by the situation.

The more TWDC chips away at the "small things" that make a WDW vacation enjoyable, the fewer people will return. Beyond that, fewer people will talk about what a great trip they had and how they can't wait to return. That "free marketing" they've enjoyed for decades will dry up and have an effect on attendance eventually. It may take a while, but I think there will come a point where the bean counters will look up from their cost saving calculations and wonder why the parks aren't filling up like they used to. By that time, it may be too late to right the ship quickly and could take years to bring people back they way they are flocking to the parks today.

 

[WDWJoeG]

Email, tweet, go to guest relations, tell them how ridiculous this is. Maybe if Josh spent less time taking selfie’s and more time LOOKING at the operations under his responsibility? If I was chairman I’d be absolutely embarrassed that this is still an issue.

The fact Disneyland didn't have their trams operational for several months for absolutely no reason after reopening was just embarrassing. Then the mocking of the customers by having them walk the half mile down the asphalt tram route to the parks.

Exhibit A that they absolutely don't care and think their customers are suckers for putting up with it.