DTD Marketplace Bus Stop Closed

[LarryJ]

The way I understand it is they closed the stop so they can build a conveyor belt system that runs the length of the entire park. It will go through every store, up and down every aisle, thru the mens room and ladies room and then directly back to the bus stop. There will be shopping carts that move along side it so noone has to carry any packages, and at the end there will be a CM that will lift everyone up and carry them to their assigned seat on the bus. The only drawback so far is that everyone has to use a visa credit card so the cashiers do not have to slow the conveyor for cash paying customers.

Larry

 

[doconeill]

The way I understand it is they closed the stop so they can build a conveyor belt system that runs the length of the entire park. It will go through every store, up and down every aisle, thru the mens room and ladies room and then directly back to the bus stop. There will be shopping carts that move along side it so noone has to carry any packages, and at the end there will be a CM that will lift everyone up and carry them to their assigned seat on the bus. The only drawback so far is that everyone has to use a visa credit card so the cashiers do not have to slow the conveyor for cash paying customers.

I heard heard the same thing, except it was only Disney VISA cardholders, all others had to walk. And DVC members get to use a special FastPass lane at each register.

 

[TDC Nala]

The way I understand it is they closed the stop so they can build a conveyor belt system that runs the length of the entire park. It will go through every store, up and down every aisle, thru the mens room and ladies room and then directly back to the bus stop. There will be shopping carts that move along side it so noone has to carry any packages, and at the end there will be a CM that will lift everyone up and carry them to their assigned seat on the bus. The only drawback so far is that everyone has to use a visa credit card so the cashiers do not have to slow the conveyor for cash paying customers.

Does it go to the Adventurers Club? Or can they just beam me over there so I don't miss the show.

 

[seashoreCM]

How did you manage to quote me with a statement that is NOT in my post? I did not say those words, read my post again.

Fixed it. Thanks for catching my mistake.

... so they can build a conveyor belt system that runs the length of the entire park.

(copied from another post) I thought that a Tomorrowland Transportation Authority people mover* would be a good thing to have running from Marketplace to Cirque de Soleil. The purpose was not for the subject of this thread but rather to reduce the time and salaries of bus drivers sitting in Buena Vista Drive traffic.

*Or a Chicago Loop style El or a subway or a monorail or even a bus ramp system.

 

[maxiesmom]

I know it's not a long way to walk as compared to how much we walk in the parks but I'd guess that Disney's best case scenerio is that we all leave the Marketplace with bags of merchandise. I feel that it would be more considerate to place a temporary stop within the parking lot entrance.

As it is only a 2 week closure, it was probably not cost effective to build a temporary stop somewhere. And then try to communicate to people where it was. And then deal with the confusion it would cause to people trying to find the new bus stop, and people trying to park and not hit the people now wandering around looking for the bus stop.

It is only closed for 2 weeks, and it is only a 6 minute walk. This is not a big deal.