Disabled people are suing Disney because they are not permitted to bring their Segways into the parks. The guests can stand, but apparently cannot walk very far.
Now I mean NO offense to those who are disabled, but I take issue with this because...
1. Segways could cause accidents. From someone who has been on a Segway multiple times AND has gone on both tours at WDW, I can tell you that it isn't uncommon to see people bump into one another by accident. On the tours, they take you around for the most part in places where there are no people, such as World Showcase before 11:00 openning and the Fort Wilderness trail. In close quarters, a PERFECT driver could accidently bump into something or someone! Imagine a crowded walkway where there are people everywhere, such as a parade route or a narrow path..anything could happen!
2. Segways need to be leaned on something, like a wall or rail.
3. Disney HAS provided alternatives in the form of ECVs, which are easier to maneuver in a crowd because you are not elevated above everyone else. I have traveled to WDW with someone who can stand and not walk very far, and they did just fine with an ECV. Because of these alternatives, this lawsuit seems frivolous.
4. Is it fair to all of the children that they can't see shows because people on Segways tower over them?
5. I'm pretty sure that a Segway doesn't have the power to last a day at WDW, especially if you're hopping.
6. Crash with an ECZ, it's a little bump and you stop immediately. Crash with a Segway, and a person who can stand but not walk (who would surely have poor balance) would fall with their Segway ONTO a person.
Your thoughts?
Now I mean NO offense to those who are disabled, but I take issue with this because...
1. Segways could cause accidents. From someone who has been on a Segway multiple times AND has gone on both tours at WDW, I can tell you that it isn't uncommon to see people bump into one another by accident. On the tours, they take you around for the most part in places where there are no people, such as World Showcase before 11:00 openning and the Fort Wilderness trail. In close quarters, a PERFECT driver could accidently bump into something or someone! Imagine a crowded walkway where there are people everywhere, such as a parade route or a narrow path..anything could happen!
2. Segways need to be leaned on something, like a wall or rail.
3. Disney HAS provided alternatives in the form of ECVs, which are easier to maneuver in a crowd because you are not elevated above everyone else. I have traveled to WDW with someone who can stand and not walk very far, and they did just fine with an ECV. Because of these alternatives, this lawsuit seems frivolous.
4. Is it fair to all of the children that they can't see shows because people on Segways tower over them?
5. I'm pretty sure that a Segway doesn't have the power to last a day at WDW, especially if you're hopping.
6. Crash with an ECZ, it's a little bump and you stop immediately. Crash with a Segway, and a person who can stand but not walk (who would surely have poor balance) would fall with their Segway ONTO a person.
Your thoughts?