Mastodawn

𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇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. 🧵

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Neil Robertson Aug 25, 2023

@straphanger
And yet each of the parks and hotels have MASSIVE parking lots.

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Crossbow Aug 26, 2023

@nightscotsman @straphanger Yes, because you can't ride mass transit from your house to Disney.

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Neil Robertson Aug 26, 2023

@Crossbow @straphanger
You absolutely can. I’ve been several times and never with a car. Plane or train to Orlando, shuttle bus to hotel, and Disney’s excellent transportation network on property. People waste money renting a car because it’s what they’re used to and think they can’t live without it.

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Crossbow Aug 26, 2023

@nightscotsman @straphanger Oh, I do WDW several times a year and never get a rental car, but I also never leave the property. Most people vacationing want to hit Universal, the beach, etc. So they rent a car.

Carless is possible, but it's just not the default in the US.

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Dominic 🇪🇺 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦

@Crossbow @nightscotsman @straphanger There is also a peculiarly American “car brain”. I used to travel frequently to an office in San Jose, which had a tram stop right in front. There was another tram stop in front of our hotel, so of course I rode the tram: 25’ trip, $1 or $2 (it’s been a while), and even WiFi on board. US colleagues all rented cars, paid $35 for valet parking, and sat in traffic for an hour or more each way. 🤷‍♂️