Sleepy. You weren't at all negative. You stated your opinion and even wished me a magical trip. It's other posters stating that my friends are cheap or that this is somehow causing prices to rise for us all I feel aren't helpful or accurate. Also my post isn't moot as before doc suggested this I hadn't thought of it. Such a fine line I feel, I have room in my villa so they can stay with me and park for free. They don't stay with me and were dishonest cheaters. Would disney make more money if they actually slept in my villa? Also we order our groceries and don't do the dining plan.
I do appreciate your comments, as I try not to appear negative since there are more than enough of those on these forums. Still, what
Doc suggested, though "helpful," is still circumventing the system. You're correct in that there is a fine line, but it is nonetheless a defined line. If your friends stay with you, then they are paying for the ability to not pay parking fees (albeit paying more than they would offsite, more than likely). If they do not stay with you, and you list them, regardless of whether you have a car or not, then you are side-stepping the intent of the guidelines no matter how you care to look at the situation. In essence, they are getting a privilege for nothing--the equation has nothing to do with what money you have paid or what you believe to be fair regarding Disney and their pricing policies. If you personally feel that allowing someone to benefit from a perk for which they have not paid is okay, then I won't stand in some sort of judgment in
absentia. It's not my role, nor truly that of anyone else. Consequently, you shouldn't expect others to jump on your bandwagon and say, "yes, that's absolutely within the rules" when it isn't.
What you seemed to be asking is if someone agrees with you that perks assigned solely to your party can be passed along to others who do not meet the criteria. Yes, certainly there are those who think it is okay. However, the issue remains is such a practice allowed under existing guidelines? The answer is "no." Whether or not Disney makes more money if your friends stay with you in the villa or whether you buy the dining plan or eat in your room isn't applicable to this discussion at all (if your friends stay with you, then they are on the reservation and can theoretically park at theme parks for free; eating in your room is merely a personal choice). There is an on-going discussion on another thread about the ethical nature of hiring someone who is disabled to be a tour guide for your family when they are actually
not part of your family, yet using them to get to the front of the line at rides. Is that doable? Yes. Do people do it? Yes. Is it the right thing to do? No. . .at least not in my mind.
I'm not the righteousness police. I'm not your mother or father. Certainly, this issue isn't important in light of world events, in the face of terrorism, hunger, personal rights we take for granted. Yet, you did ask the original question of whether you could give a parking pass intended just for your family to another who is visiting and not staying onsite. The simple answer is "no." The more complicated answer is one with which only you can live. And I still say, have a magical stay. . .regardless of which option you choose.
