This is just a fun, brainstorming session about the resort transportation about WDW.
I've often thought about how the hundreds of busses running around the resorts are not only expensive, but loud, environmentally unfriendly, AND expensive. The monorail is way too expensive to take all around the resort so its not the answer either.
Think of a better way that WDW could transport people around between the resorts,, parks and other attractions. Cost shouldn't be a major concern, as we really have no idea how much money is spent annually on busses and other stuff.
Here's my first shot -
I would love to see Disney study light, unmanned rail that ferries guests from zone to zone on the property. You would only have an attendant at each loading station (much like the monorails) to make sure everyone gets on and off carefully in an orderly fashion. A typical zone could be several hotels near each other, with non-stop service going to each park, downtown Disney, etc.
There would also be switching points where you could change cars (such as if you wanted to go from Caribbean Beach to Animal Kingdom Lodge or something like that. A simple car change at a central point would get you there easily).
Great thing about this system is that through the magic of computers, you could track the traffic patterns and apply additional cars when and where needed, shifting more when one park is closing, and move others as required. You'd also have more cars on routes that are longer since the people moving time is longer and their rotation would be less frequent.
What else could we do with this?
(Pardon me, but I have some extra time on my hands.)
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