That comparison is grossly exaggerated and pretty unfriendly. I don't expect Disney to cover my every move, but if I am transferring between resort hotels for the purpose of spending money, it's not inconsistent with their transportation system to provide this service. (And clearly Disney is contemplating doing so, albeit at an additional cost.) While it's a different branch of the corporation, Disney Vacation Destinations provides a fleet of shuttle vans to transfer guests between resorts for the purpose of soliciting Disney Vacation Club sales. Animal Kingdom Lodge has a dedicated shuttle van to transfer guests between Kidani Village and Jambo House. Disney has encouraged captive, carless guests with the advent of Magical Express, and it's to their advantage given the size of some resort parking lots. Disney is now realizing the audience exists for resort-to-resort transfers and instead of providing a transportation channel for free (like the resort hotel to park buses) it is deciding whether to offer this service and what price, if any, to charge.
I, too, ride the bus if I am visiting destinations where it is relatively simple (and a short ride) to make the transfer and I take advantage of Uber (a $6 ride last visit) when it's inconvenient for me to make bus transfers (like at park closing time, when the monorail and boats were mobbed with people and I needed to travel from the Grand Floridian to Coronado Springs). I would not be willing to pay Disney more than $2-3 per person for resort hotel to resort hotel shuttle service as that is what I pay Uber - and I think we all know Disney doesn't charge $2-3 for anything these days. That was my point. I will stop beating that drum now. Thanks, Ryan, for indulging this topic so long.
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