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Disney World

📍 Orlando, Florida
2 stories · First covered Mar 30, 2026 · Latest 7h ago
Related: Revenue Management 1 Loyalty Programs 1 Grand Floridian 1 Occupancy Management 1 Disney Springs 1 Guest Experience Segmentation 1 Mears Connect 1 Magical Express 1 fuel surcharges 1 airport transfers 1 amenity unbundling 1 third-party vendor costs 1
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Magical Express
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Disney World Coverage
Gas Prices Just Hit $3.99. Your Guest's Airport Shuttle Added a Fuel Surcharge. Your Room Rate Is Next.
Operations Primary
7h ago

Gas Prices Just Hit $3.99. Your Guest's Airport Shuttle Added a Fuel Surcharge. Your Room Rate Is Next.

Mears Connect slapped a 3% fuel surcharge on every Disney World airport transfer this week, and the stated reason is $3.99 gas. If you think this stops at shuttle buses, you haven't checked your laundry vendor's contract lately.

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Rav Patel 3 min read · 7h ago
Disney Just Built a Velvet Rope Around Its Bus System. Every Resort Operator Should Be Watching.
Operations Primary
3d ago

Disney Just Built a Velvet Rope Around Its Bus System. Every Resort Operator Should Be Watching.

Disney World is now checking credentials before you can board a bus to its hotels, and they're calling it temporary. It's not temporary. It's the clearest signal yet that the biggest operator in hospitality is done pretending all guests are equal.

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Mike Storm 3 min read · 3d ago