The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin has today switched from using Walt Disney World bus transportation to Mears for all routes.
The third party Mears charter buses are transporting guests to the theme parks every 20 to 30 minutes according to signage at the hotel.
Mears is the main bus operator for the Central Florida area, providing service for Disney's Magical Express and Disney Cruise Line. Mears have also in the past been called into Walt Disney World Resort hotels to provide additional capacity to the theme parks during extremely busy times.
It isn't clear if the Mears service is a more cost effective option for the hotel, or if Disney is unable to provide the service as layoffs across Walt Disney World get underway.
Possible implications of the move to Mears may be that the Swan and Dolphin will not be able to use the main Walt Disney World transportation bus stops at the parks, and instead may have to use the charter bus stops which are typically further away from the entrances.
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