This seems like such an odd move.
This leaves, what, magical express as the only perk solely for on-site guests? And MBs, i guess.
I love staying on Disney property but with this I can't see how continuing to do so would really make sense.
They'll ditch EMH, extend Early Morning Magic to every park and have a "special" paid event for those who are willing to pay for less crowded access to the parks. With SWGE coming, I can see people lining up for that ability, no matter WHAT the cost.
Completely agree. We pay a significant premium to stay at a Disney property. I don't use ME, so included MBs seems the only remaining perk for me at this point. IMHO, doesn't seem worth it.This seems like such an odd move.
This leaves, what, magical express as the only perk solely for on-site guests? And MBs, i guess.
I love staying on Disney property but with this I can't see how continuing to do so would really make sense.
Yea not a big fan of this, what is the point of staying on site now? This is what disney listed in their press release regarding the benefits of staying onsite "Guests staying at any of the Disney Resort hotels will continue to experience special features offered at a Disney Resort hotel, including legendary Guest service and unique theming, along with benefits like the Extra Magic Hours benefit, the ability to make FastPass+ selections up to 60-days prior to arrival, (both of these benefits require valid theme park admission), the convenience of MagicBands, complimentary transportation (motor coach, buses and ferry boats) around the Walt Disney World® Resort and standard parking at Disney theme parks, Disney’s Magical Express service and the ability to purchase Disney dining plan packages. Those Guests staying in select Disney Resort hotels can also receive other services such as personalized vacation planning, merchandise delivery to their rooms, and easy access to Minnie Van service"
wow you get a magic band, transportation which offsite supplies and once your onsite you can use Disney transportation, buy a dining plan and legendary Customer service yea ok.
Yes, everyone already gets to use the onsite WDW transportation.Doesn't everyone- onsite or not- get this?? They can leave a park and hop on any transportation to get to another park, or dining, or resort...
These moves make me wonder if WDW is throwing around the idea of having other hotel companies run the WDW resorts in the future. And quite frankly, with their downgraded customer service and housekeeping over the last couple of years, I wouldn't mind such a change.
Was there a list of all the good neighbor hotels included? I'm sorry if I overlooked it.
- Best Western Lake Buena Vista Resort
- DoubleTree Guest Suites by Hilton Orlando
- Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Palace
- Hilton Orlando Resort Lake Buena Vista
- Holiday Inn Orlando
- Wyndham Lake Buena Vista
- Wyndham Garden Lake Buena Vista
??? Disney does not own these hotels.Has anyone noted that Disney owns these properties as well?
Great point about Disney Springs being too big now, that didn't even cross my mind. Need lots of bodies to fill those shops & restaurants, surely their rents are sky high!It's a way to sell Disney packages, tying up your money without building more value or moderate resorts. They can focus on DVC. It's a way to put more bodies in close proximity to Disney Springs which is too big now, often not crowded and restaurants usually have availability. Will it lead to outsourcing hotel management? Maybe, but honestly until people stop booking due to housekeeping etc issues, they'll just keep laughing their way to the bank.
Why do you say this?Has anyone noted that Disney owns these properties as well?
I don't know how to upload a screenshot, but here's the Holiday Inn and the Wyndham.??? Disney does not own these hotels.