peter11435
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Yes, I know you were trying to reserve renting recreation watercraft. But the graphic you quoted was talking about transportation watercraft (MK resort launches, friendships, sassagoula)
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Minnie Vans Gone For Good?
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nickys
Premium Member
You can rent kayaks from FW, but you don’t need advance reservations for them.
I would rather rent a jet ski. In a kayak at Fort Wilderness I could be the gator's midday snack.
Tomi-Rocket
Well-Known Member
I wanted to use them, I thought they were so cute. But, then I compared prices and found they weren’t THAT cute, lol. That being said maybe they weren’t as cost effective as Disney likes.
CastAStone
5th gate? Just build a new resort Bob.
That’s...actually incredibly cruel. Lying to see if someone else will believe you makes one a bad person. That’s what middle schoolers do.
Or, perhaps the petulant man-child (his words) could stop trying to post “breaking news” stories that are glorified rumors and actually develop some sources of his own....
CastAStone
5th gate? Just build a new resort Bob.
Both things can be true.
nickys
Premium Member
Probably true.
However let’s not forget this is a guy that Disney themselves got so fed up with that they publically denounced a couple of his “breaking stories” last year (The Seas & Country Bears). And rumour was that possibly one of those or one of his other ”notable” stories was leaked to him by Disney to see whether he would verify anything before publishing.
His main source used to be the forums here, which he then claimed as his own success when they proved right. So I have zero sympathy with him and, cruel or not, I laughed out loud at this.
esskay
Well-Known Member
"Gone for good" is a silly thing to say in the current situation. It's like when someone posted saying all character dining was gone for good.
The cars were aging so needed replacing - no point doing that if nobody is visiting right now. Makes more sense to suspend it for a couple of years until the parks start to recover. It's already pretty clear the parks and the company as a whole are going to suffer pretty badly for the forseable future, so things like this are the obvious sacrifice to make.
The cars were aging so needed replacing - no point doing that if nobody is visiting right now. Makes more sense to suspend it for a couple of years until the parks start to recover. It's already pretty clear the parks and the company as a whole are going to suffer pretty badly for the forseable future, so things like this are the obvious sacrifice to make.
Aging? How old is the service?
I've seen the Minnie vans. They were brand new models.
YankeeMouse
Well-Known Member
The one time we used Uber at Disney from WL it was super early (going to DHS for RotR) it was foggy and the driver was going way over speed limit. Thankfully, there were not many cars on the road due to being 5 a.m. but NEVER AGAIN.
Figments Friend
Well-Known Member
Wow...
This totally looks like something out of the world of the 'Blade Runner'.
Does this fly, too..?
RIP Syd Mead - futuristic designer extraordinaire...
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esskay
Well-Known Member
Some of them date back to 2017. Not old but old by Orlando rental/hire car standards. Plus they likely leased them - 3 year leases are standard.
Goofnut1980
Well-Known Member
We liked them until they became like $40 for a one way ride... That gets a tad bit expensive. Yes they were awesome. But the cost was a tad bit excessive.
Talk about leaving money on the table -- can you imagine how much a true Disneyholic would pay for a used Minnie Van?
That's a good point. It takes a special Disney fanatic to think about buying a used Minnie Van. I'm sure someone has asked about the price of one.
No Name
Well-Known Member
The appeal of a paid service like this is largely fueled by Disney’s inability or unwillingness to provide a good free service. This creates a conflict of interest that I don’t like. It’s the same problem that charging for a fastpass-like option creates at amusement parks around the country.
Losing that fantastic pun will be the unfortunate part.
Losing that fantastic pun will be the unfortunate part.