πšƒπšŠπš›πšŠπšœ π™Άπš›πšŽπšœπšŒπš˜πšŽ πŸš‡Aug 25, 2023

Walt Disney World has significantly better transit than most cities in the US.

Its 12-train-set monorail, 325 buses would make it the 16th most ridden transit system in the nation.

America's fantasy world, it turns out, is a place you can get around without getting into a car. 🧡

Show threadGrinch-stanAug 26, 2023
@straphanger Wait, i could have sworn somebody told me public transit wasn't cost effective or efficient? πŸ€”
Show threadA Slightly Orange CatAug 26, 2023
@Karstan @straphanger Although I admire the WDW transportation system, in fairness it should be noted that the resort operates it as a way to keep visitors on the property instead of visiting other attractions. This creates an incentive to invest that most municipalities don't have.
Show threadJocelynephiliac Aug 26, 2023

@mbrailer which makes me ask β€œwhy not?” Tax revenue is tax revenue. Keeping people in the area means more money for businesses and higher property values.

@Karstan @straphanger

Show threadA Slightly Orange Cat

@twipped @Karstan @straphanger I don't think the WDW transportation system is funded by taxes. While the roads are maintained by the special taxing district*, the buses, boats, monorails and sky gondolas are operated by WDW itself.

WDW runs them at a loss because doing so helps the resort monopolize tourists' time. Most mass transit systems don't have that advantage, because taxpayers hate subsidizing things they don't use.

(* and WDW is the largest taxpayer in the district.)

Aug 26, 2023 at 4:09pmWeb