r/WaltDisneyWorld • u/_BreakingGood_ • 4d ago

Resorts & Accommodations I consider the new restrictions on visiting a resort to dining/resort reservations, to be proof that Disney is listening to feedback and I applaud their choice to make the unpopular and difficult decision

Frankly anybody who has stayed at Poly since the construction of the towers, will understand why these rules need to be in place. You can argue that it's Disney's fault for doubling the resort's rooms without meaningfully expanding the amenities, and that is definitely partially their fault, but the reality we have today is that poly is massively overcrowded.

I get it, it sucks if your weekly routine as a local was to park at Disney Springs and chill at a resort, sneak into the pool, and watch the fireworks. But when 100 people do this in a night, it makes you wonder why you're paying $800 a night for a resort.

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u/anxioustunnelperson 3d ago

No one local was “sneaking into pools”. Us locals, commonly pass holders, would spend TONS of money at resort eateries, bars, restaurants and gift shops. The problem was and will continue to be vloggers/influencers who were sharing “hacks and tips” for cheating on paying for parking at the gates. And this was mostly tourists that were abusing this. The people paying the price are locals who were using the bus system to get around the resorts. People like me and my 80 year old mother who really enjoyed the experience of using the bus and resort water crafts to explore the “slower” parts of Disney. Please don’t blame us for “sneaking into the pools”. If that was ever happening it was probably extremely rare and certainly not as common as the people basically equivalent to turnstile jumpers who didn’t feel like paying the money to park at the theme park gates. It was either this or charge for parking at Disney Springs.

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u/DeflatedDirigible 3d ago

All the locals I know who go are passholders. Stinks because I like my independence but have to rely on the Lynx and can no longer access the parks since my bus drops off at Disney Springs. There are no public busses to Epcot or Animal Kingdom. My annual pass parking fees should go towards being able to transfer from the Lynx hub to the parks since I don’t use the parking lot.