I think the "choice game" doesn't work if your choices aren't similar in scale. Choosing to drive to MK is a much smaller decision than choosing which resort to stay at. People choose to pay a huge premium to stay at monorail resorts because of the convenient transport to MK. People choose to stay at Pop because it's cheap and they still receive bus transport everywhere. In terms of what Disney offers, guests of non-monorail resorts are unaffected. Guests at monorail resorts are affected.
You're still missing the point. The choice of your resort is a much bigger choice than choosing how you'll get to MK. In fact, the former choice encompasses the latter - people choose monorail resorts largely because of the monorail service to MK, while people choose Pop for a really cheap resort that has bus transport to all parks.
The Magic Kingdom actually has its own bus stop at the entrance to the park. There's no second monorail/bus required for people taking the bus. So the only people affected are those that use monorail service to get back to their resort, and any resort guest who decides to drive to EMH.
I don't think your group of people has as much to complain about. You yourself have admitted that your personal experience won't be that affected. In addition, most Disney resort guests take advantage of Disney-provided transport.
Exactly. And with the exception of Contemporary's garden wing building (which is small and often used to place guests attending conventions), the monorail room rates all are higher than the rates of other deluxes. A particularly apt comparison is between Poly and WL. Both are deluxes in the MK area with 2 pools (one rocky pool and one quiet pool) with lively themes that appeal to kids, families, and even people looking for romance. Poly has the monorail and boat. WL has the bus and boat. WL's current rack rate for a standard room is $260, while Poly's cheapest room is currently $395. That's a significantly higher price, considering both resorts are deluxe.
Your points make sense. This decision seemed to be quietly announced, and while there have been heavy discussions on lots of different Disney fan sites, that isn't indicative of the actual guests at monorail resorts. I know we make up a minority. Many of these guests might be first timers and not even know what they're missing, but the number who will actually change plans over this is small. And in a year's time, there will be something else to complain about (and I'm willing to bet it will also affect a minority of guests, making it an easy decision to justify), so the monorail cutbacks will be forgotten by all those who weren't seriously affected by the decision.
From a Disney resort transportation standpoint, Disney has done nothing wrong to you. You're paying $80-100 a night and you still receive the bus service that's always been offered to you. Monorail access is a huge part of why people pick the monorail resorts. Again, people choose those resorts (and pay easily $350-500 a night during many times of the year) for monorail access. You don't choose Pop primarily so you can take the monorail to MK, since the official Disney transport from Pop to any park is a direct bus.
I'm not dancing around your point - I simply disagree with it. Yes, you will be impacted by a few minutes, but in the grand scheme of things I believe you will be far less impacted by the monorail closure than monorail resort guests, and you're paying far less anyway for your accommodation, and you have no official reason to use the monorail to get to and from the parks since you still have the bus that's always been provided to you. As a monorail resort guest, I feel almost wronged by this decision. If I were staying at a non-monorail resort (as I will be doing in a few days), I would be indifferent.
