slappy magoo
Well-Known Member
In reference to this post, and adamthegetupkid's post you quoted, the reason WDW gave up on smoking rooms entirely was that specific requests for non-smoking rooms far FAR exceeded requests for smoking rooms. Think of it this way, with all the families that go to WDW, even if there's one or two smokers in the family, they're usually going to request a NON-smoking room so the rest of the family doesn't have to deal with it. You're a perfect example, as you say you don't smoke in your house or car. The only people who would smoke in their rooms are rooms of all-smokers, or parents who don't care whether or not their families are exposed. I believe only THREE percent of WDW resort rooms were smoking-permitted rooms, and even then, sometimes, non-smokers were getting shafted because there weren't enough NON-smoking rooms to go around.
Furthermore, the complaints of people who smelled smoke coming from balconies or outdoor walkways was always an issue. Someone next door smokes, and you hate the smell of smoke, you're stuck, it's in your room, etc.
As I mentioned before, there are extremeists on both sides, and a non-smoker who'd walk through a smoking area to complain is propbably someone who just enjoys complaining about smokers in general. But there was more of an economic incentive for WDW to just do away with smoking rooms then it was to keep a few.
