What's the deal with all of the scooters?

[stinkpickle]

 

[Eastern]

^^^ lol

 

[POOHsie]

It's hard to believe the OP. He/she spouts the predictable complaints about scooters, and then the clincher. OP stayed at Pop and took Disney buses to the parks, but next time they're going to stay Deluxe at a Monorail resort (just to avoid scooters on Disney buses). Really?

 

[MakiraMarlena]

They'd have to stick to MK and Epcot. I guess some folks do that - I did a whole trip once and only went to Epcot.

 

[kandb]

I have no problem with people using scooters. However, I think they should have to wait in line for the buses just like everyone else. It's not air they get front of the line with a group of people, while others have been waiting as well.

 

[BayouMickey]

I have no problem with people using scooters. However, I think they should have to wait in line for the buses just like everyone else. It's not air they get front of the line with a group of people, while others have been waiting as well.

They do wait in line just like everyone else. there are times that a person on a scooter may be in front of line and still have to wait 2 or three buses because of lack of room/accessibility. PLUS they are ALWAYS the last ones off the bus.

 

[tiggerdad]

In before the lock!
Whew, now that I'm in, lets talk scooters. Disney tries to provide for everyone. This is one reason why they are so poular, because they practically wrote the book on it. If someone is disabled, they try to make every effort to help them out. Yes some of us wait longer at buses to allow for loading and unloading of scooters, but I don't mind.
I've worked in healthcare long enough to know all disabilities are not obvious at first glance, so don't assume anything. Most of the ones using the scooters are embarrased to have to do so, and very ashamed when other people have to wait because of them.

They want to see Disney just as everyone sees Disney. They pay just like I do, and then some for renting that scooter you love so much.

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[tiggerdad]

I have no problem with people using scooters. However, I think they should have to wait in line for the buses just like everyone else. It's not air they get front of the line with a group of people, while others have been waiting as well.

Well, if the original post doesn't ignite this powder keg, this post should do it.

 

[Haley]

I feel like people who aren't too experienced with Disney World and how it works (like news media, people that have been there once, etc) love to make statements like how fat people rent scooters so they can go to the front of the line at Disney! blah blah etc.

When in reality - using a scooter can make waits longer, is costly and can be difficult to deal with.

I think it's just something people talk about to get a reaction out of other people.

 

[3Gsandme]

I have no problems with scooters! I'm so happy that people of all abilities can enjoy Disney parks!

But I hate being run into by stuff; stroller or otherwise. I think that if you can't drive in a manner that will keep you from hitting people, a traditional wheelchair may be a better option.

 

[BayouMickey]

I have no problems with scooters! I'm so happy that people of all abilities can enjoy Disney parks!

But I hate being run into by stuff; stroller or otherwise. I think that if you can't drive in a manner that will keep you from hitting people, a traditional wheelchair may be a better option.

On the other hand people on scooters hate being cut off by walkers and getting the blame because they can't stop in time.

 

[Soccer and Swim Mom]

My 6 year old and I were at Pop from 11/11-11/17. The lines for busses were very long and frustrating.

I told my 6 year old that the other guests on scooters needed extra help and that we should be patient. What frustrated my little girl was that many of these guests on scooters would have 8-10 guests in their group and the whole group got to board ahead of the line. My daughter said that when her friend in her class had a broken leg she got to go to the front of the lunch line at school but that her friend with broken leg only got to bring 1 helper to go to front of the line. Her friends whole class didn't get to cut the entire kindergarten. That was 6 year old logic.

 

[panixx]

We will have a scooter rented this year as I am bringing my mother with me. She was supposed to go with us last year but ended up in the hospital having heart surgery.

This is the make-up trip she missed

That being said, she can get around just fine, but she wont be able to walk the miles required to get around Disney all day, and I don't expect her to. That's why we are renting a scooter.

 

[MonorailCentral]

I work with individuals with disabilities, and often, you can't immediately see their disability with the naked eye. Dealing with the stigma is often very difficult.

That said, I have 2 relatives who use scooters on occasion, and we try to get them in wheelchairs for travel when possible. They are terrible scooter drivers, and it isn't fun trying to play traffic cop all day to a scooter and the people surrounding the scooter at any given moment.

Sometimes it isn't easy, but the best thing you can do is let any momentary frustration roll off, and focus on your next bit of fun.

 

[BlackMagicWoman]

My fiancé is a seemingly able bodied young woman but the reality is that her foot was crushed in a car accident so the type of walking that is required in Disney is really out of the question for her.

 

[gilby]

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[Magpie]

Some of the parks make scooters and wheelchairs go through the main bus queues, with everyone else, and then pull them off to the side when they get to the end. I saw it once, while waiting for a bus to Pop. There was a woman in a small rented electric wheelchair ahead of us, and directly behind us was a pair of truly obnoxious creatures who kept carrying on loudly about "those people" and how "they should have a separate bus" so that they didn't hold up "normal people" trying to get onto the bus. The poor girl kept sinking lower and lower into her chair.

We chatted with her a bit, in a friendly way, but she was clearly feeling miserable about the jerks in line behind us. When we got to the front, the cast member directed her over to the side, behind two other families with scooters. It was clear she was going to have to wait for at least two more busses, before she'd get a chance to get on.

We thought we wouldn't get on either, so we hung back. But then the bus driver gestured to my husband and me and said, "Squeeze in!" So we did, and people made room for us. Then the Ugly Stepsisters charged up and said, "HEY, WHAT ABOUT US!?"

They definitely could have fit in with us, even though I saw my husband step back a pace to try to fill the spot behind him. But I guess their tone annoyed the bus driver, because he looked right at them and said, "NO ROOM!" and closed the door right in their shocked faces.

Disney really IS a magical place! Though it would have been nice if the poor girl in the electric wheelchair could have gotten back to the Pop sooner, too.

 

[Missyrose]

There will probably be an uptick in scooter use with the new DAS system in effect. Some people used to get Guest Assistance Cards to help with their mobility issues. Disney has clamped down on that with the new system by insisting that all mobility issues will be solved by a wheelchair or ECV. So there may be more scooters than before.

 

[Karbase8]

No they just check their manners out the door. They use their lack of the english language to be rude, push you, butt in line and use their language as a crutch for rude behavior. Not all, but some. There is an international language of courtesy and excuse me.

Yeah, this.

I've also seen another big group of fakers - people pretending to be from another country. When I went to WDW years ago, most of the people were good ol 'Muricans. Now, it seems like half of the people are international visitors! I'll bet most of them are faking their skin color and facial features, and just pretending to speak in other languages!

 

[Jenny Sanders]

Bottom line, don't judge, because it may be you in a scooter one day. You wouldn't want people whispering about you or pointing at you, or making you feel uncomfortable...