Interesting article from the New York Times entitled "
Is a Disney Theme Park Vacation Still Worth the Price?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/disney-theme-park-vacation-still-151309559.html
Even for the New York Times, this article is embarrassing as they got so many facts wrong.
1) They write" Since his last visit, the company had gotten rid of the Magical Express, a free bus that for more than 15 years shuttled people from Orlando International Airport to their Disney resorts. Guests must now take a shuttle that costs $23 to $30 per adult each way, depending on the time of year, use a ride-share service or rent a car."
That is incorrect. The Mears Sunshine Flyer Standard Shuttle costs $16 per adult each way - it says so right on their website.
2) They write " In June,
Genie+ became
Lightning Lane Multi Pass, which makes it possible for people to reserve rides ahead of time, instead of on the day they are in the park. The new system, which starts at $30 a day, is an attempt at mixing Genie+ and FastPass, but only those willing to pay extra can use all the features."
Again, that is incorrect. Lightning Lane Multipass was ANNOUNCED in June but did not begin until July 24. Also, it does not start at $30 a day - we purchased it for Wednesday of this week at Epcot and it is $19 and for Magic Kingdom next Sunday it is $25.
One thing I will agree with (and I wrote about this at the time) is that I thought getting rid of the Magical Express was one of the worst moves that Bob Chapek made when he was Disney CEO. It just made lots of people move to off Disney hotels.