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[Tha Realest]

Lol. Yeah, they should definitely make sure the transportation is sufficient for guests staying at the Polynesian.

Easy (and unpopular) solution: implement resort key/MB check at security checkpoint onboarding the resort monorail. Only permitted to be used by resort guests or those finishing a dining reservation.

 

[Disneylover69]

Easy (and unpopular) solution: implement resort key/MB check at security checkpoint onboarding the resort monorail. Only permitted to be used by resort guests or those finishing a dining reservation.

That would require a lot more staff as Disney does not want that task to fall upon the security staff who do the screening. It would require at least 20+ more staff at all hours to operate that

 

[Bocabear]

but like Wilderness Lodge, Animal Kingdom Lodge and several others, SOG has their own transportation... If the road is expanding to 4 lanes, am sure they do not want guests trying to cross what id basically a highway to go over to another resort... That just makes sense... and would have nothing to do with how much people are paying... One of those big pedestrian bridges would most likely be in excess of a million dollars to encourage guests to not use their resort-specific transportation... which again would make no sense...

 

[nickys]

Easy (and unpopular) solution: implement resort key/MB check at security checkpoint onboarding the resort monorail. Only permitted to be used by resort guests or those finishing a dining reservation.

What about those going to a dining reservation? Or meeting a guest?

How do they identify an offsite guest without MDE who is going to / returning from an ADR? Or someone not named on an ADR (only the lead guest need be named)?

 

[prberk]

I mean, it seems like the proper target for anger here is the company charging the insane price of $900 for a product that isn’t remotely worth that and not the family of “outsiders” who would like to ride the monorail.

“Resort hopping” used to be one of the great pleasures of Disney resorts and added a lot of value to staying on property. The barriers they’ve thrown up to prevent that practice hurt the overall Disney resort experience and it’s sad to see guests celebrating those measures because they’re afraid “undeserving” people might enjoy things they shouldn’t.

I cannot agree more. WDW used to be a true resort, with beautiful things to visit across the property.

 

[nickys]

Easy (and unpopular) solution: implement resort key/MB check at security checkpoint onboarding the resort monorail. Only permitted to be used by resort guests or those finishing a dining reservation.

To add to this, there are some people both on this forum and others, who think that ALL resort hopping should be banned.
No booking resort dining at a resort you are not staying at, nada.

Disney would never implement that. They have restricted access for certain events, like July 4th beach access at the Poly, or visiting Fort Wilderness for a few days over Halloween.

But generally they want people to go to other resorts and actively encourage it as long as you use Disney transport to do so for casual visits (ie without an ADR).

 

[larryz]

The way some of the posters have been defending the decision for Disney to do that really makes me think they truely believe the people staying at SOG are riff raff!

 

[plutofan15]

I mean, it seems like the proper target for anger here is the company charging the insane price of $900 for a product that isn’t remotely worth that and not the family of “outsiders” who would like to ride the monorail.

“Resort hopping” used to be one of the great pleasures of Disney resorts and added a lot of value to staying on property. The barriers they’ve thrown up to prevent that practice hurt the overall Disney resort experience and it’s sad to see guests celebrating those measures because they’re afraid “undeserving” people might enjoy things they shouldn’t.

What are these "barriers" you speak of? I have had zero issues visiting resorts other than the one in which I am staying. If you are referring to limiting some guests from driving their personal vehicles, perhaps that might be a slight inconvenience. I would say using Uber/Lyft makes it easier these days than previously. Not to mention Skyliner opening up the ease of traveling between the connected resorts very easy. The elimination of one crosswalk certainly does not ruin resort hopping.

 

[James Alucobond]

I cannot agree more. WDW used to be a true resort, with beautiful things to visit across the property.

You still can, but the unfortunate reality is that certain amenities have become so popular that access needs to be restricted somewhat in order to first accommodate paying guests. Note that the Polynesian pool is far more strictly policed than the Grand Floridian and Contemporary pools, for instance.

 

[Disneylover69]

but like Wilderness Lodge, Animal Kingdom Lodge and several others, SOG has their own transportation... If the road is expanding to 4 lanes, am sure they do not want guests trying to cross what id basically a highway to go over to another resort... That just makes sense... and would have nothing to do with how much people are paying... One of those big pedestrian bridges would most likely be in excess of a million dollars to encourage guests to not use their resort-specific transportation... which again would make no sense...

They don’t mind doing that at Disney springs and pretty sure some of those bridges go over more than 4 lanes of traffic. At the end of the day this is done to keep the riff raff from SOG out of the poly

 

[Disneylover69]

What are these "barriers" you speak of? I have had zero issues visiting resorts other than the one in which I am staying. If you are referring to limiting some guests from driving their personal vehicles, perhaps that might be a slight inconvenience. I would say using Uber/Lyft makes it easier these days than previously. Not to mention Skyliner opening up the ease of traveling between the connected resorts very easy. The elimination of one crosswalk certainly does not ruin resort hopping.

Well in regards to SOG the barrier is they literally removed a perfectly fine walkway and refuse to replace it with anything. They could have incorporated a crosswalk or bridge of some sorts into their plans but Disney didn’t want to

 

[larryz]

You still can, but the unfortunate reality is that certain amenities have become so popular that access needs to be restricted somewhat in order to first accommodate paying guests.

Sadly, that's never been a consideration for restaurants. Ask anyone who's stayed at the Beach Club.

 

[plutofan15]

They don’t mind doing that at Disney springs and pretty sure some of those bridges go over more than 4 lanes of traffic. At the end of the day this is done to keep the riff raff from SOG out of the poly

No, the bridges at Disney Springs allow access to thousands of people per day from the parking garages and hotels. The expensive bridge that would go between SOG and Poly would serve a very tiny amount of people. Nothing and nobody is stopping the guests of SOG from visiting the Poly.

 

[peter11435]

Well in regards to SOG the barrier is they literally removed a perfectly fine walkway and refuse to replace it with anything. They could have incorporated a crosswalk or bridge of some sorts into their plans but Disney didn’t want to

You keep ignoring the realities of the situation. They could not have incorporated a crosswalk. A bridge would be overkill and unnecessary. SOG offers transportation. SOG guests are still more than welcome to visit any WDW resort through the appropriate means and use WDW transportation.

Ironically SOG itself actually does restrict access and prohibit non SOG guests from using their transportation.

 

[Bocabear]

They don’t mind doing that at Disney springs and pretty sure some of those bridges go over more than 4 lanes of traffic. At the end of the day this is done to keep the riff raff from SOG out of the poly

Disney Springs is a very different animal...it is a gigantic shopping and dining venue that counts on hundreds and thousands of visitors in order to keep the doors open... The Polynesian Resort really only counts on Resort Guests and some dining reservations... SOG has it's own restaurants and amenities... SOG guests can take a bus to the Ticket and Transportation center (Like Every Other Hotel on Property) and walk into the Poly or take the monorail over... If you were responsible for the well-being of your resort guests you would not necessarily want them playing chicken on a 4 lane highway either... Take the proper transportation for safety... SOG guests are not being kept out of the Poly...

 

[plutofan15]

Well in regards to SOG the barrier is they literally removed a perfectly fine walkway and refuse to replace it with anything. They could have incorporated a crosswalk or bridge of some sorts into their plans but Disney didn’t want to

I get it, your upset that the crosswalk was removed and not replaced with what would be a expensive bridge that tens of people would use each day (probably less in the summer months). Options still exist for guests to get to the Poly and the intent was certainly not to keep SOG from visiting.

 

[plutofan15]

I cannot agree more. WDW used to be a true resort, with beautiful things to visit across the property.

What actually can you not visit across the property anymore?

Ironically, the one place that all guests cannot visit is SOG.

 

[Disneylover69]

You keep ignoring the realities of the situation. They could not have incorporated a crosswalk. A bridge would be overkill and unnecessary. SOG offers transportation. SOG guests are still more than welcome to visit any WDW resort through the appropriate means and use WDW transportation.

Ironically SOG itself actually does restrict access and prohibit non SOG guests from using their transportation.

That is ironic actually lol, bet they claim it would be a safety concern or something

 

[Disneylover69]

I get it, your upset that the crosswalk was removed and not replaced with what would be a expensive bridge that tens of people would use each day (probably less in the summer months). Options still exist for guests to get to the Poly and the intent was certainly not to keep SOG from visiting.

I’m more upset about the principle it sets. I’ve never stayed or used the SOG walkway. I just keep worrying WDW will continually bring less assessable

 

[Disney Analyst]

Take a shot every time someone has used the term "riff-raff" in the thread. Time to get the holidays started!!!