Buyer Beware

[rosiep]

http://information.travel.aol.com/deals/disney-travel?ncid=AOLCOMMtravdynlprim0337

I hate this. the little blurb says: Get all the perks of staying onsite.
Well for one thing you can't ride DME, for another no EMH and still no DDP. While I've stayed in two of the DTD hotels I knew what I was buying. I hate that this is so misleading.

 

[sdenis]

Wish they would be a bit more explicit on that! Thanks for posting.

Hope it alerts people.

 

[dalt01]

DME? thought i knew em all. edit: oh magical express

 

[Sleeping Becca]

Also the transportation is NOT Disney transportation.

 

[dalt01]

Also the transportation is NOT Disney transportation.

careful with that one, they are or were better busses

 

[Robo]

careful with that one, they are or were better busses

The off-site resort buses don't run with the high frequency of WDW buses.

If you don't catch your bus to WDW at the right time, you could be in for a long wait.

And, generally, forget about going directly to the park you happen to want that day.

 

[Sleeping Becca]

The off-site resort buses don't run with the high frequency of WDW buses.

If you don't catch your bus to WDW at the right time, you could be in for a long wait.

That was my point.

 

[Robo]

That was my point.

I knew we were having a Vulcan mind-meld.

 

[rosiep]

careful with that one, they are or were better busses

Do you mean the DTD buses were better? I disagree. While they were easy enough to use, and I didn't mind the schedule..the bus stops were often out in no man's land at the parks. One park has the bus stop in the MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT! Extremely dangerous in my opinion.

 

[Sleeping Becca]

live well and prosper

 

[dalt01]

The off-site resort buses don't run with the high frequency of WDW buses.

If you don't catch your bus to WDW at the right time, you could be in for a long wait.

And, generally, forget about going directly to the park you happen to want that day.

stayed on the blvd several times before we became on site snobs never had to wait for a bus and they were more comfortable than the disney busses, more like the magical express busses.

Do you mean the DTD buses were better? I disagree. While they were easy enough to use, and I didn't mind the schedule..the bus stops were often out in no man's land at the parks. One park has the bus stop in the MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT! Extremely dangerous in my opinion.

you are right about the "assigned parking grid" for this transportation i had forgotten that aspect of it. end of a hot day sitting on the hot pavement out in the middle of nowhere. i take the comment about "better" back.

 

[bytheblood]

 

[bytheblood]

live well and prosper

I really enjoy your one-liner near dry posts!

 

[princesswendy720]

hah! Took me a second.

 

[Mad Hattered]

I think those hotels could draw more people in by stating "SAVE 3 TO 4 THOUSAND DOLLARS BY NOT STAYING ONSITE"

 

[TLinden16]

I'm going to move this over to our Orlando resorts and attractions board.

 

[rosiep]

I think those hotels could draw more people in by stating "SAVE 3 TO 4 THOUSAND DOLLARS BY NOT STAYING ONSITE"

Or by not going at all for that matter

 

[Mad Hattered]

Or by not going at all for that matter

Huh? Surely you don't imply that I can't visit Disney and NOT stay on property? I don't get it.

 

[rosiep]

Nooooo. The idea is that if you ( or I ) could save thousands of dollars by staying offsite...you (or I) could save even more by not going at all. My vacation costs me big time It's supposed to be funny.

 

[Mr. & Mrs. Smith]

Just what onsite perks do they offer anyway? I can't think of a single one.