WDW Transportation Question

[shilohmm]

We're heading for Orlando next spring, not staying onsite or getting tickets to the parks, but middle daughter and I will be hitting the resorts, possibly doing some shopping, definitely hitting the lounges or CS restaurants for something to eat and/or drink. Middle daughter eats like a bird, which is to say, she eats her weight in food most days. and she has a whole list of things she wants to try. I can't always match her for appetite but usually order something anyhow.

Daughter and I thought we like to take a day and take the monorail around the monorail resorts, maybe take the boat from MK to the Wilderness Lodge, but I dunno if that's legit or not. I've heard everything from "you have to be a hotel guest to use the on-site transportation" to "anyone can use any form of Disney transportation anytime." Hubby can drop us off and pick us up, or he can drive us from place to place while hanging out with us, so we have other options, but it's not really his thing.

What's the real scoop on that? When it comes to transportation, is a "Disney guest" someone who is there buying stuff, or only someone with a park pass/room key/whatever?

[Shorty82]

Anybody can use Disney Transportation.

[Big Wallaby]

The places I've worked in Transportation, we only start asking for a room key when you start making trouble.

Since you're here on this site, I'm going to hope you wouldn't be in that group. :D:

[shilohmm]

The places I've worked in Transportation, we only start asking for a room key when you start making trouble.

So is the room key a "get out of jail free" card? Have to keep that in mind for future trouble making. ;)

From past experience I was pretty sure no one was going to say anything, I'm just trying to figure out what Disney's policy is. I know there are people who stay in the resorts who get all wound up about people staying offsite using the transportation system, but I haven't a clue what The Powers That Be think is okay. Someone somewhere posted a picture of a sign (I think for one of the boats) saying that it's for "Disney resort guests only", arguing that this meant only those staying onsite could use it, but since the official site seems to use "resort guests" to refer both to those staying onsite and those going to the parks I didn't feel his argument was particularly powerful. But really I have no idea.

Thanks for your responses, though. :)

[Zazu]

So is the room key a "get out of jail free" card?

No, it's just as close as cast members can come to asking for ID. SGs realize they're about to be identified -- with unknown consequences -- and they elect to keep their key in their pocket and start behaving themselves.

Yup, just the mere suggestion that they might be held accountable for their behavior is enough to change it.

Ain't humans weird critters?

[shilohmm]

Yup, just the mere suggestion that they might be held accountable for their behavior is enough to change it.

Ain't humans weird critters?

Hey, I just wish my cats were responsive to hints that they need to clean up their acts, so I wouldn't have to get up and physically restrain them every time. :p: Although I suppose people are less responsive to getting squirted, so maybe it balances out.

[Nobleman]

No, it's just as close as cast members can come to asking for ID. SGs realize they're about to be identified -- with unknown consequences -- and they elect to keep their key in their pocket and start behaving themselves.

Yup, just the mere suggestion that they might be held accountable for their behavior is enough to change it.

Ain't humans weird critters?

And for the closed minded, if you tase one of the adults, they start behaving.

[PatchOBlack]

Hey, I just wish my cats were responsive to hints that they need to clean up their acts, so I wouldn't have to get up and physically restrain them every time. :p: Although I suppose people are less responsive to getting squirted, so maybe it balances out.

Well, you see, you are assuming that cats understand the concept of "being in trouble".... :cat1:

[Big Wallaby]

And for the closed minded, if you tase one of the adults, they start behaving.

Well, I don't think they start behaving, but most of the time they can no longer misbehave.

[shilohmm]

Well, you see, you are assuming that cats understand the concept of "being in trouble".... :cat1:

They understand it well enough not to pull stuff when I'm in the room. And that they can totally get away with it if eldest daughter's sitting there. Although they haven't figured out the range of the sprayer and I'm not sure they realize it's me wielding it.