Disney World Confirms Closing of Free Parking Loophole via New Bus & Boat Rules
Walt Disney World has confirmed permanent and expanded rules restricting the use of free transportation between Disney Springs and the resort hotels after a successful test earlier this spring. Here’s the start date for the new policy, full details, why this is happening, along with our potentially unpopular opinion that WDW should implement harsher rules of this nature.
As you might recall, Walt Disney World limited who could utilize the Disney Springs bus service bound for the resort hotels back during Spring Break and New Year’s. We visited Disney Springs on Easter and covered the then-temporary restriction at the time. It was lifted shortly after our reporting, exactly as expected.
Fast-forward a few months later, and Walt Disney World has confirmed with us that these rules are returning on a permanent basis and will soon be implemented. Not only that, but they’re going to be expanded beyond just the buses to also encompass the Sassagoula River Cruise.
There’s been a lot of pearl-clutching about this policy on social media, so we’d strongly encourage you to read the new rules before reacting. This includes who it impacts and doesn’t, why it exists in the first place, and what is not changing.
Again, our view of this restriction is positive. Perhaps you’ll disagree; that’s fine. But at least have an informed opinion as opposed to reflexively reacting to a headline. (Also, most questions you might have are answered below.)
Here’s what we know about the permanent Disney Springs transportation restrictions…
New WDW Transportation Rule Starts June 28th
Starting June 28, 2026, Walt Disney World will be restricting transportation from Disney Springs with an expanded guest ‘verification’ system.
With this new rule, Walt Disney World is limiting use of transportation from Disney Springs to the resort hotels to guests who have business to be there. Meaning they have an active reservation at a resort hotel of some sort–a hotel stay, Advance Dining Reservation, or some other booking.
The big difference now versus the previous test is that Walt Disney World has confirmed that it’s not just bus transportation that will have the restriction. Disney will also implement the same guest verification to board the Sassagoula River Cruise, which transport guests by boat to Old Key West, Saratoga Springs Resort, along with Port Orleans Riverside and French Quarter.
During the previous test, Guest Relations Cast Members worked as gatekeepers to the bus loops, scanning MagicBands, Key to the World Cards, or reviewing My Disney Experience bookings to ensure eligibility. Guests who do not have a valid reason to use the transportation were politely informed that buses to resort hotels are currently only available for resort guests, and are turned away.
It’s worth noting that the reservation checkpoints are before the various sets of bus loops, and not at the specific stops. Once you’ve proven you’re an on-site guest or have an eligible reservation of some sort, you’re free to access whichever bus stop you’d like. In other words, any on-site Disney resort guest can go to any other on-site Disney resort.
That’s good news for impatient people like me, who would board the first bus bound for any Crescent Lake resort when staying at Yacht & Beach Club or BoardWalk, Art of Animation and Pop Century, etc. You’ll still be able to pick whichever bus you want.
Resort Hopping NOT Banned
Contrary to some click-baity headlines and social media claims, this rule does not end resort hopping for on-site Walt Disney World guests.
This means the restriction also does not prevent off-site Annual Passholders from resort hopping. We’ve heard from a lot of locals who are worried about this restriction, but you will still be able to park at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and take the Skyliner to Riviera Resort or walk to Crescent Lake, park at the TTC and take the monorail to Grand Floridian, etc.
The ban is aimed at those staying off-site who were attempting to exploit the free parking loophole. When it comes to visiting the resorts, Walt Disney World encourages off-site guests to park at the theme parks and then use the transportation network. Even off-site guests are still encouraged to resort hop–they just need to pay for parking first!
UPDATE: Additional Transportation Policies
Officially, Annual Passholders without the aforementioned reservations will not be eligible to board buses or boats at Disney Springs. Rather, they will be directed to park at one of the theme parks and resort hop from there.
As a reminder, all Walt Disney World APs (including the Pixie Dust, Pirate, Sorcerer, and Incredi-Pass tiers) include complimentary standard theme park parking. Annual Passholders are also eligible for free park to resort transportation.
Guests who are accessing resort transportation via an Advance Dining Reservation or other reservation (that’s not a hotel stay) will be able to access the buses and boats up to 2 hours in advance of their eligible reservation.
We are still waiting for official confirmation about any policy quirks as they relate to the Swan & Dolphin, Shades of Green, or the Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels. In light of the AP answer provided by WDW, our assumption is that there are no exceptions for any of these guests, either.
Aimed at Preserving Capacity for Paying Guests
Although not stated officially, Walt Disney World is implementing this crackdown to ensure that there’s ample transportation capacity available to guests who are staying at the resort hotels or guests who have a legitimate purpose for being there. The idea is reducing lines and wait times for the buses.
Awareness of this rule also helps increase parking availability at Disney Springs, which is actually the scarcer resource right now, although that’s part of the longer game. Even with multiple massive parking structures, Disney Springs can have limited spaces during peak periods.
The more immediate impact is shorter lines for the buses. During our visit on Easter, Disney Springs was an absolute madhouse, including the roads to get in and the parking structures. Meanwhile, the lines for the buses were virtually nonexistent. While I was waiting for my Pop Century-bound bus to arrive, I saw several parties turned away.
Closes Free Parking Hack
The reason this rule is being made permanent is to close a loophole. It’s another one of many restrictions aimed at preventing guests from taking advantage of free parking and free resort transportation.
Similarly, you can’t simply drive up to the Contemporary and park without any business for being there. Or, more recently, why even Caribbean Beach has become a “locked down” resort, when it was never that way pre-Skyliner.
There’s also the fact that bus service doesn’t go from Disney Springs to the theme parks. This is nothing new, and has the exact same underlying motivations. That reason, of course, is because parking is free at Disney Springs but costs $35 at the theme parks.
For the two decades that I’ve been active in the Walt Disney World fan community, it’s been a controversial hack to park at Downtown/Disney Springs in order to circumvent parking fees. I vividly recall the flame wars on the frontlines of the forums as people debated the ethics of this–it was right up there with reusing reusable mugs! (IYKYK.)
Prior to this crackdown, you could save money by parking your car at Disney Springs and taking a bus or boat to a resort that is close to the park you’re intending to visit, and then walking or taking another bus from there.
This was a well-known exploit ages ago, and I can only imagine how much worse it’s gotten in the social media era where every little guest courtesy is exploited and abused to the point that it becomes a problem for Disney.
Our Commentary
Our reaction to Walt Disney World making this a permanent restriction and verification system is largely the same as it was back when this was a test. The one thing we’d note is that, since this is a labor-intensive process (and thus costly for the company), that test clearly yielded positive results. If it didn’t, they wouldn’t be implementing it year-round.
While some fans have long considered this parking hack morally reprehensible, and others have recoiled at “defending” the multi-billion corporation for charging for parking in the first place or closing loopholes. I honestly couldn’t care less about the ethics of this. We’ve never recommended this not because it’s morally good or bad, but because it’s a colossal waste of time.
If you have the financial resources to visit Walt Disney World in the first place, your limited vacation time has enough value not to jump through pointless, time-consuming parking hoops. Just pay the $35 and be done with it. Alternatively, stay on-site at a Value Resort; the perks alone are worth it.
Nevertheless, when I’ve seen the social backlash to this rule, this tidbit about the free parking hack is omitted. Which is odd, because it’s entirely the point of banning off-site guests from Disney Springs transportation. That’s who is most impacted by this crackdown. Not on-site guests, not Annual Passholders, and not those with a legitimate purpose for being at one of the resort hotels.
There’s a lot of bluster about Walt Disney World being “cheap” by doing this, but that’s not my perspective. That sounds like people telling on themselves; why else would someone have a strong opinion on this unless they are trying to circumvent parking fees?
There’s no doubt other niche valid use cases, but they’re going to be rare and pretty much any valid purpose involves a reservation. Other than that, it seems like a large amount of the backlash is being driven by confusion, with Annual Passholders and other on-site guests erroneously assuming this ends resort hopping.
I’m very much a “don’t hate the player, hate the game” kind of person. As much as I dislike eBay pirates, my perspective has consistently been that Disney could shut that down in an instant if they so desired. Or that people could just stop buying overpriced junk at a colossal markup. The pirates are certainly bad, but they’re going to prosper until Disney acts or the market speaks.
It’s a similar story with circumventing parking fees. It’s stupid and a waste of time, but to each their own on that. At the same time, that “don’t hate the player, hate the game” mantra works in reverse. The player cannot hate the game when the game gets them, and closes a loophole that they’d exploited. And that’s what this is.
If you think $35 is an unreasonable price for parking and Disney is greedy or whatever, again, you have the option to stay on-site and get free parking. Or you can vote with your wallet and visit a different theme park. Universal charges $35 at the gate (or $32 in advance) for parking. SeaWorld charges $37.
I will present the flipside to this frustrating rule restricting access to buses and the Sassagoula River Cruise, which is that I’ve been in a long line for buses at Disney Springs. I’ve “missed” a bus to my resort because the line got cut in front of me. That happened while attempting to get back to the Contemporary at a time when most other bus stops had minimal lines.
As someone whose DVC dues were quite literally paying for that transportation, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little perturbed by the situation. Although it’s not as direct for other on-site guests, the same principle applies with parking and transportation being baked into room rates.
Based on reader comments to our post about Walt Disney World testing transportation restrictions earlier in 2026, I’m far from the only person who has had this frustrating experience. This happens at peak travel times, and disproportionately with resorts in close proximity to the parks. Guests staying at All Star Sports or Coronado Springs are largely not encountering this issue. It’s monorail loop, Crescent Lake, and Skyliner resorts.
In addition to transportation woes, we also had frustrating experiences with a lack of parking at Disney Springs when we were locals. This has only gotten worse, so I can’t fault Walt Disney World for wanting to limit parking to guests who actually plan on patronizing Disney Springs. I’d hazard a guess that the third party tenants are not upset about this rule.
The response from some fans is that Disney Springs should charge for parking like CityWalk at Universal Orlando or Downtown Disney at Disneyland. The distinction here is that Disney Springs is not within walking distance of parks (like CityWalk or DtD), and implementing parking fees (even with validation) would introduce needless friction that would discourage many locals from visiting Disney Springs. I’d hazard a guess that the third party tenants would not like that.
My potentially unpopular opinion is that Walt Disney World restricting access is a good thing that should happen more often.
Honestly, I don’t really think this is even a particularly unpopular opinion. It’s not well-received among a vocal minority of guests, but it’s probably not really on the radar of most tourists except to the extent that they encounter crowds and other friction.
The problem is that capacity is finite. This is pretty well understood when it comes to Walt Disney World as a whole, as opening the floodgates means higher attendance, and in turn, higher crowd levels. Nobody likes heavy crowds and long wait times, even if they may not appreciate the means to accomplishing lighter attendance.
An illustrative example of this is with the Island Tower at the Polynesian, which is home to terrace gardens with fantastic fireworks views. Because of these, elevator access requires a room key.
Those terrace gardens are incredibly low capacity, and if they were open to the public, people would loiter around in them, and paying guests with limited/valuable vacation time wouldn’t have a chance at using them.
Even though our stays at the Island Tower will be few and far between, I can recognize that as a practical reality, prime fireworks viewing in these spaces is a scarce resource that should be treated like it is–as an amenity for registered guests who are staying in the Island Tower. This is a recurrent problem not just in those terraces, but also at the beach of the Polynesian, and one that badly needs addressing.
Expensive hotels ration and reserve amenities for registered guests pretty much everywhere. I’m not sure why this concept is controversial among Walt Disney World fans. People paying Poly prices/points should have priority over visitors.
It’s a similar story with security being stringent and not allowing guests without stays or dining reservations to park at certain hotels. While there needs to be a better solution to this for locals wanting to spend money at the resorts (parking validation with minimum purchase), my general belief is that common areas of several Walt Disney World resorts are already overcrowded and those hotels need to be more restrictive, not less.
I’m not exactly sure how Walt Disney World resorts accomplish that from a practical perspective given how porous arrival points are, but it’s not unprecedented. Tokyo Disney Resort does exactly this with Toy Story Hotel and Fantasy Springs Hotel. Disneyland Paris does the same with Disneyland Hotel. It sort of happens at the Grand Californian, but only via the curb front walkway.
Locals and off-site guests have expressed annoyance at all of this, asserting that they do spend money at hotels, buying drinks at the bars, etc. I can appreciate this to an extent, and understand the frustration.
It’s an outgrowth of the infamous ‘unfavorable attendance mix’ comments the former CFO once made on an earnings call. No one who is already spending a lot of money wants to be told by Disney that, actually, they aren’t spending enough money to justify their presence in these pricey spaces.
At the same time, I’ve been around the block and have a lot of experience with Disney hotels; there’s a small minority of people who monopolize these spaces to the detriment of paying guests. The locals stopping in on occasion for a drink and to wander the grounds aren’t the issue. It’s a small handful of power users.
I’m not sure what the answer is to all of this, but space is scarce at some resort amenities and the paying guests should be prioritized and the atmosphere of those spaces preserved. I also know this is a distinctly Disney problem; it’s not something I’ve encountered at other high-end hotels in the real world.
I can understand why this is more controversial, and I’m certainly not suggesting that every Walt Disney World hotel should be on total lock-down to the point that you can’t set foot in the lobby without spending thousands per night. That’s too extreme.
At the other end of the spectrum, there are certain lobbies and lounges that are teetering on having a Starbucks vibe. As someone who has been a local on both coasts, my hope is that Disney finds a way to thread the needle and balance access.
The ‘vacation bubble’ of Walt Disney World is something special, and as Central Florida’s population continues to grow, this could turn into a bigger problem over time. That’s separate from the permanent rules on resort bound transportation from Disney Springs, though.
As for Walt Disney World restricting bus and boat access to guests with reservations at a resort, that is a net positive from my perspective. It’s good for on-site guests. It has minimal impact on Annual Passholders or even off-site guests with a valid purpose at a resort.
The majority of people it’s adversely impacting are those trying to exploit a free parking loophole. If you’ve read to this point in the post, hopefully the ‘why’ of this controversial change makes sense, or at least understand why this crackdown is happening.
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YOUR THOUGHTS
Thoughts on this Disney Springs boat and bus rule? What are your deep thoughts on Walt Disney World restricting access to the resorts, or otherwise allocating amenities to paying guests? Do you agree or disagree with our assessment? Any questions? Hearing your feedback about your experiences is both interesting to us and helpful to other readers, so please share your thoughts or questions below in the comments!
Staying offsite, parking at Disney Springs to save a few bucks, and then heading to a park was always an extraordinarily bad use of both time and money. Disney theme park tickets are expensive and maximizing your time in the parks is impossible if you’re parking at DS and then heading to a resort before finally getting to a park. It’s also impossible to rope drop.
Locals might have a bit of a gripe, but not much.
I agree. Time is money at WDW and that seems like a waste, considering how much a daily ticket costs. And you’re putting yourself through a whole lot of unnecessary extra stress, and lines, before you’ve even entered a park. The juice is just not worth the squeeze if you ask me.
Just another money grab with Disney. As someone who has been visiting for over 40 years and enjoys hotel hopping to our favorite gift shops, beignets, lounges, we will be forced to pay at a park and have to take multiple modes of transportation to get around instead of driving to each hotel. They never had this issue when parking was free at the parks. They created their own chaos when they started charging to park.
Parking has never been free at the WDW theme parks.
Andy
Yes it was,very VERY early on.
Jack
Nope. Unless by “very early on” you mean “when it was still a swamp?”
https://mouseplanet.com/walt-disney-world-november-1971/4542/
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https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2021/03/31/disney-world-at-50-compare-1971-prices-to-todays-costs/
Andy.
Interesting. We’ve been going to Disney since 1971, driving at times since 1988, once with the grandchildren. First time I remember a fee to park at a park or hotel was about 15 years ago, more or less, but that’d be sineage only because we’ve always stayed on property to be part of the “bubble” with no parking charges. Vaket at other places is free if you’re dining there. Of course I’m not keeping records, just going by memory, which might be faulty as before we got tired of waiting for crowded busses after the place started to expand, we used them for transportation from hotel to park. Back then we’d stay at the Floridian. (We were in on the soft opening which was in 88 as I remember) (Our first in-park stay was at Shades! Watched Contemporary being built) took busses and then used the rail. Now we stay at the AK lodges or the Tree Houses fir the animals and the peace and quiet, and use our rental car or our car to commute. No parking charge at either. In fact, again if memory serves, we’ve never paid to park at any Disney facility.
About time! As someone who frequently stays at POFQ the boat lines have always bothered me. The beignets are delicious but when we’re having to plan to be at the boat 2+ hours before a dinner reservation because of the volume of people, it becomes a nuisance and sometimes an added expense since we’ll just call an Uber to avoid the hassle.
I feel like having a cast member telling people they can’t get on a bus is negative experience. Why not just offer parking stickers to DVC, APH and locals (who can prove they live in the county) all others pay a parking fee. Give these people a certain parking garage or floors. When it’s full it’s full. They do this in my town for the beach parking. Locals get a window sticker after proving their address on their car registration and can park at county lots for free. We pay for these amenities so we should be able to enjoy them. Then you’re not leaving a bad impression on everyone who has to “prove” they have legitimate business to ride a bus. Then all they have to do is pay a security guard to check passes on the car. No pass and your towed. This is a passive form of instituting a rule not actively questioning everyone who is there to shop and enjoy the magic of WDW.
Also, just make a reservation for breakfast somewhere. Boom. Done.
Am I understanding this new policy correctly?- As long as you are a WDW resort guest you will still be able to use transportation to other resorts at Disney Springs? We always stay on property and love taking a boat from DS to French Quarter for beignets. Will this be impacted?
Yes, as long as you have a reservation of any kind at any Disney hotel (you’re staying at one, you have a dining reservation, etc), you are free to use ALL of the transportation departing from Disney Springs.
This policy comes just in time for the 4th of July fireworks. In the past years, many local area families would park at Disney Springs and then take the bus to the Polynesian or Grand Floridian resort to watch the fireworks show.
Kudos to Disney. Guests staying on site should have a pleasant (as possible) transportation experience. I get perturbed when folks can’t follow rules— but, as you state, Disney has to enforce or they are pointless (ahem- vaping/smoking in non-designated *crowded* areas)
Do you know if Club 33 members have access to special parking when going to WDW resorts? I have seen some popular vloggers clearly walking into the parks from Boardwalk or Contemporary while they are staying offsite (at a true luxury hotel). I assumed they have access to special parking due to Club 33 membership, but don’t know for a fact.
Hi Tom. As always thanks for all your hard work to keep us updated . I do agree that the Benefits of staying in the Disney resorts should be monitored. The one thing I’m not understanding is that if Disney is still encouraging resort hopping for guests after they’ve paid for the parking isn’t that still going to keep the buses busy? I’m thinking I missed something .
I don’t think it has anything to do with bus capacity at Disney Springs. If that were the case, they’d add more buses. It’s that the buses aren’t really free. You either pay via your hotel reservation or your parking fee.
It mentions verifying Advance Dining Reservations as being “allowed”. Although I understand once you are past the checkpoint you can go anywhere it will take time for the word to get out so what if you just want to grab a meal at a quick service at another resort. Will they allow that?
If you have a dining reservation at ANY Disney hotel, you will be allowed to take a bus from Disney Springs to ANY Disney hotel.
If you have a dining reservation at Wilderness Lodge, you are free to take the bus to the Polynesian.
Does that answer your question?
I applaud this decision as fair and prudent. I think most people are jumping to conclusions reading the headline, not realizing that if they are staying on-property that this is a non-issue.
True, and Tom did mention that being an issue with folks who hadn’t really looked at the details.
It’s about time. Disney needs to implement a LOT more restrictions like this so that guests who are paying top dollar to be on property can feel like they’re getting at least some of the experience they expected. We recently stayed at the Boardwalk and many of the amenities and events we wanted to enjoy were far too public and quickly became crowded by non-resort guests: movies under the stars, performers on the boardwalk, quick serve restaurants, even chairs around the pool – all that is open to anybody without any verifications and that’s crazy considering we what we were paying to be there. (Beach club’s nice pool is controlled access, why aren’t others?) At the BW, we noticed a lot of S&D guests coming over to presumably use the amenities at a nicer resort & that too is frustrating, seeing non resort guests get better pool chairs or a better view of something just bc WDW doesn’t opt to bother with verification. Resort hopping is fun but should be limited (unpopular opinion) to equal tier resorts – deluxe guests get deluxe access, moderates get moderate & the value people stay south of the skyliner. Don’t like it? Remember you get what you pay for, or at least you should.
You literally want to keep people who you think are less worthy than you on the “other side of the tracks” at an amusement park??? That’s not what I feel Walt would want or promote.
@Juju Did you actually read Troy’s comment? He wrote a paragraph about how the venues and amenities at the Boardwalk HOTEL are overrun with people who are not staying at that HOTEL. That’s a completely separate notion from “sides of the tracks” inside a theme park.
I’m all for this. Now implement strict rules for pool usage. splurging for a grand Floridian stay and not finding a chair at the pool was not good. Especially seeing bloggers posting how they do it without staying there. Not cool .
The same issue exists at the Riviera’s Voyageurs’ Lounge. It’s become a popular spot for locals and remote workers to spend hours using the free Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and quiet atmosphere. As a DVC member, it’s frustrating when resort guests can’t find a seat to relax, enjoy a coffee, or wait for their room because the lounge is occupied all day by people who aren’t staying at the resort. Again, Disney could easily take care of that matter they choose not to, but I have to be honest. I wish they would. It’s rather frustrating with the amount of money I pay per year, not to be able to sit in that lounge.
Yeah. I’ve had fun striking up conversations with people in this and similar lounges and 98% have been locals not staying at the venues.
I’ve also noticed that issue at the Riviera, and likewise hope something is done. That space is so small that all it takes is a handful of remote workers to monopolize the area to the detriment of paying resort guests and DVC owners.
I’m glad they are doing this. They have to do what they can to push back on entitled guests who want to get around the rules. It’s these types of guests who abused DAS, which also led to a crackdown (which now may be going too far the other way.) But in this case, a crackdown is warranted. In addition to stopping entitled guests this should free up spaces on the buses for people who are actually paying for the free transportation benefit of staying at a WDW hotel.
I totally agree with you, especially regarding the new DAS restrictions. Having DAS for three years and now being told that I’m not disabled enough is completely wrong. Disney stated that people were abusing it by bringing in too many guests. But, Disney could have easily limited the number on each DAS guest’s pass. Instead they have punished all of us, senior citizens especially.
Great article and I agree completely – if I’m staying at a hotel anywhere else in the world I wouldn’t expect to be able to use the amenities of another hotel down the road – why in WDW?
This is all due to the rise of social media, Disney Influencers and the people who want to cheat the system by using pools, not paying for parking etc
– it’s the reason for the introduction of the prix fixe menu at California Grill (Vloggers shared widely that you could just have a flatbread to share between you and tap water and could then watch the fireworks), the DAS changes that have impacted people (all because people wanted to not pay for Lightning lanes and then shared how to do it on their vlogs) and many other examples…
I have a love hate relationship with bloggers and influencer culture. on one hand, I like learning new hacks, new things etc. but then something gets shared and goes viral and the “hack” or benefit gets restricted. I too believe this is too little too late and should have been done a while ago. there is nothing saying you can’t hotel hop just gotta pay to come to the parks or make a dining reservation. how do people who want to get donuts from French quarter get them now? there’s no table service restaurant.
Excellent article and well explained….but my take is…ABOUT FREAKING TIME. I cannot wait until this goes property wide. Many, many moons ago this used to be the case….you had to show your room key to get on a bus. Disney Transportation was COMPLIMENTARY for RESORT GUESTS….not everyone. Well done Disney….Well done! If you want complementary service….stay on property.
Of course if you really want to go to the trouble of using free parking at DS and still taking bus transportation to the parks, you can just walk over to Saratoga Springs.
I think it would be a mistake to assume a checkpoint won’t be added there, too. Perhaps not initially, but eventually.
In fact, it’s my understanding that all of this, while permanent at Disney Springs, is considered a test for other restrictions elsewhere.
Normally we would never have occasion to violate the WDW transportation rules. However we happen to have relatives who live in the Orlando area and occasionally like to meet them in the Disney Springs area for evening drinks and/or dining. Our normal routine would be to spend the afternoon at a park (except AK), then walk over to the nearest resort and catch a bus to the Springs. Usually we’d be staying at a Disney resort, so no problem. But not always. Occasionally we’re at a nearby hotel or resort — so now this scenario would be a problem. Even though we would be spending money at the Springs – we still wouldn’t qualify to ride the transportation.
there’s an easy solution: get your relatives to drive you back to where you parked
As local APs, we often go to a park in the morning, the ride a bus to DS to eat and shop and maybe have an adult beverage or two. Since we obviously won’t want to drive, now we’ll have to pay for a Lyft to get back to the park. It would be nice if there was an exclusion for guests who could show they’ve parked at a park and used Disney transportation to DS. Even a hand stamp or wristband.
I’d suggest an AP return bus that only goes to TTC, but I feel like it would be empty most of the time
Good article Tom, I think this policy also adversely impacts guests staying on WDW property at the Disney Springs area hotels.
Guests of those hotels can use the shuttles those hotels provide, that’s what their resort fees are for. It’ll require transferring but actual Disney resort guests can’t take buses straight to another resort either.