prisoner
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Why monorail.
I didn't vote for the monorail, but I'll tell you why I almost did.
Because, as a visitor to WDW, busses suck and should be wiped off the face of the cosmos.
Busses are a prime example of where the magic has gone out of WDW. As clear an example as burnt out lightbulbs, faded paint, and off-the-shelf rides. In fact, it is an off-the-shelf ride, and we should criticize it the same way we have criticized those rides.
We tell Disney that it should spend its money where it is important - on the guest experience. The transportation system as a whole, the Monorail, trams, boats, roads, and even the busses, are a significant part of the guest experience.
As a guest experience, busses are at the bottom of the list. Almost every visitor to WDW will have ridden a bus in their past. Many, adults and kids alike, probably ride them daily. How many ride a monorail (not a train, a monorail) or a boat? Some, certainly, but far fewer. Other forms of transportation at Disney are special in this way, and this contributes to making the place and the visit special.
What is the queueing experience like for a bus vs monorail? What is the loading experience like with a stroller or wheelchair in a boat or monorail vs a bus? What is the loading experience like even for people without these? What is the average wait time at the Yacht Club for a bus compared to the wait time at the Poly for a monorail? What is it like standing packed into a bus vs standing packed into a monorail? With questions like these, the bus falls far short in every way.
I will not deny that busses have advantages - they scale well, are cost effective at most levels of scale, and do not require significant additional development or infrastructure to use. But choosing something besides "monorail" based strictly on cost is as soulless as choosing to eliminate fireworks, parades, rides, or basic maintenance based solely on their cost. And I suspect most people here would want to continue said fireworks, parades, rides, and maintenance.
Now... see my other answer for why I voted against monorails.
Thrawn said:
I didn't vote for the monorail, but I'll tell you why I almost did.
Because, as a visitor to WDW, busses suck and should be wiped off the face of the cosmos.
Busses are a prime example of where the magic has gone out of WDW. As clear an example as burnt out lightbulbs, faded paint, and off-the-shelf rides. In fact, it is an off-the-shelf ride, and we should criticize it the same way we have criticized those rides.
We tell Disney that it should spend its money where it is important - on the guest experience. The transportation system as a whole, the Monorail, trams, boats, roads, and even the busses, are a significant part of the guest experience.
As a guest experience, busses are at the bottom of the list. Almost every visitor to WDW will have ridden a bus in their past. Many, adults and kids alike, probably ride them daily. How many ride a monorail (not a train, a monorail) or a boat? Some, certainly, but far fewer. Other forms of transportation at Disney are special in this way, and this contributes to making the place and the visit special.
What is the queueing experience like for a bus vs monorail? What is the loading experience like with a stroller or wheelchair in a boat or monorail vs a bus? What is the loading experience like even for people without these? What is the average wait time at the Yacht Club for a bus compared to the wait time at the Poly for a monorail? What is it like standing packed into a bus vs standing packed into a monorail? With questions like these, the bus falls far short in every way.
I will not deny that busses have advantages - they scale well, are cost effective at most levels of scale, and do not require significant additional development or infrastructure to use. But choosing something besides "monorail" based strictly on cost is as soulless as choosing to eliminate fireworks, parades, rides, or basic maintenance based solely on their cost. And I suspect most people here would want to continue said fireworks, parades, rides, and maintenance.
Now... see my other answer for why I voted against monorails.
