Additional Passengers Boarding with Handicapped People

[DisneyF4]

A few months ago, I heard that the WDW transportation service was going to start limiting the number of people who can board the bus with a handicapped person. Can anyone confirm this, and, if this is true, how many additional guests will be allowed to board in addition to the handicapped person?

 

[Robo]

A few months ago, I heard that the WDW transportation service was going to start limiting the number of people who can board the bus with a handicapped person.

Untrue.

 

[lanejudy]

I believe officially only 6 people (person in wheelchair/ECV plus 5 others) should be allowed boarding together through the rear door. Whether this is enforced or not seems to be hit or miss (and more likely not enforced). Common courtesy would indicate not taking a huge party together.

Enjoy your vacation!

 

[lizard1]

I believe officially only 6 people (person in wheelchair/ECV plus 5 others) should be allowed boarding together through the rear door. Whether this is enforced or not seems to be hit or miss (and more likely not enforced). Common courtesy would indicate not taking a huge party together.

Enjoy your vacation!

I agree with this, and thought that it what it states on the signs at the bus stops. As for enforcement, while we have had larger parties than that, we haven't tested it. We would have been one person over during our last trip and still made sure to split up because we wanted to make sure that the bus would board the WC (my parents have had issues in the past where a driver did not pay attention and did not board them even though they were the first to arrive at the bus stop and the bus arrived empty).

 

[DisneyF4]

I believe officially only 6 people (person in wheelchair/ECV plus 5 others) should be allowed boarding together through the rear door.

I believe this is exactly what I heard, and I think it was actually from one of the recent DIS podcasts...

 

[mountdew1]

They have had the signs posted at bus stops for a while now, requesting that only the party of 6 board with the handicapped person, and anyone else wait in line with the other guests. As a PP said, the enforcement of this seems to be hit or miss.

 

[txnana]

I usually wait in the handicapped line with my mobility scooter and the family gets in the regular line, whoever makes it waits at the turnstiles on the other end for the rest of the group. There will be 7 of us traveling in December, 2 on scooters, and 5 others but we usually just take what we get. If I am the one left behind, they usually call another bus which is empty and I am only a few minutes behind them, sometimes even arrive before them.