fatmanatee
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I agree, I wouldn’t expect any issues for non-holidays.
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Yeah that was a blockout date. So is Labor Day.
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Mears Connect and Sunshine Flyer Join Forces for Disney World Transportation
Mears Connect and Sunshine Flyer have announced that they will merge two complementary services into one entity, creating Mears Connect Driven by Sunshine.
Mears Connect and Sunshine Flyer have announced that they will merge two complementary services into one entity, creating Mears Connect Driven by Sunshine.
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Interesting turn of events. Now, if only Disney would contract them for included resort transportation...sounds like a great idea!
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Can the next chapter in this story be "Disney reimplements Magical Express service from MCO?" While I liked both Mears and Sunshine Flyer (I thought Mears was better as they sorted out the customers by resort more efficiently...Sunshine Flyer had us on a bus with the All Stars resorts and we were staying at Boardwalk) there was nothing like getting off the plane onto a bus and having your bags in the room waiting for you.
If bookings are down I can see them implementing it again. And with the discounts being released I think bookings are low. Here’s to hoping!
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Does this mean I’m going to have to start walking to the far end of the transportation level again? Sunshine Flyer’s spot is so convenient!
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Yea ... I see this coming full circle if they need to bump up attendance and resort occupancy. Disney will add complimentary resort transportation from MCO onto your package and basically subsidize the Magical Express for certain times of the year like free dining. I just don't see them doing this year round again (yet)
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I imagine this means pricing will go up.
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thanks! This explains why SF hasn't posted Sept schedule yet, it felt like something was going on
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If they need to manage occupancy, it's much more likely to be done by targeted discounting. More direct, and easier to turn on and off. Bringing ME back will take lead time, and they'd have to giver very ample notice to shut it down again.
From where I sit, Magical Express was never really about increasing occupancy. Instead, it was to help create a captive audience so that all of your vacation time (and, more importantly, dollars) would be spent Inside The Bubble.
In that spirit, I think the demise was mostly driven by the easy ability to get an inexpensive ride share (uber, lyft, etc.)---once enough people started doing that, ME was no longer serving its purpose. In the misquoted words of Tony Soprano: "It's gotta go."
From where I sit, Magical Express was never really about increasing occupancy. Instead, it was to help create a captive audience so that all of your vacation time (and, more importantly, dollars) would be spent Inside The Bubble.
In that spirit, I think the demise was mostly driven by the easy ability to get an inexpensive ride share (uber, lyft, etc.)---once enough people started doing that, ME was no longer serving its purpose. In the misquoted words of Tony Soprano: "It's gotta go."
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This can only lead to higher prices because of less competition.
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And more busses..and drivers... I guess they will save theoretically if they consolidate the area of embarking at MCO.
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eh, hubby and i actually prefer to just catch an uber to our resort since ME left. and honestly if they were to bring it back in some form we'd probably still uber
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Read the last sentence of my post
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Exactly. For evidence, see below:
After reading years of posts that recommended using rideshare (with or without letting DME bring the luggage), I wasn’t surprised when DME ended.
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