Just a vent about people on the buses

[n2mm]

OP, no flames from me.

Glad I don't use the buses, less stress for me. I pay for my rental car with a huge smile, knowing I don't have to deal with stuff like this. I always get a seat!

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

Personally, I have nothing against kids either, its the adults who play the, "I don't have kids so I'm taken advantage of" card that I have a problem with.

lol! No kidding. That attitude is nuts. I didn't have kids until I hit 30, and I never remember being that snotty with others over their choices.

I do agree that a car makes all the sense in the world at the world, though. I wouldn't go without. We tried my mom's ecv on the bus system one year and you never met so many rude people.

 

[ClareH37]

No flames from me. There are times when I give up my seat and then there are times I don't. No one needs to know my business of why I can't stand and let someone else sit.

Totally agree - I get fed up of people *looking* at me as if I should give up my seat on a crowded bus - err, hello, it's no-one elses business why I am sat in a seat on a bus whilst others stand, I don't walk around with a sign on my forehead explaining my various complex medical conditions. At the end of the day, if a person does not want to stand and they can see there are no seats free on a bus, they have 2 choices, either get on the bus and make do with standing, i.e. don't expect anyone else to give up a seat because you do not know if others who are sitting have issues not immediately apparent, or wait for the next bus.

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

JFTR, the busybody should have kept her mouth shut.

It isn't anyone's responsibility to be kind to others.

 

[waltskids]

We just came back from WDW last week with a 2.5 year old and 3 month old. Although my husband always gives up his seat on a full bus for anyone, I am always holding DD so I usually sit if I can find a seat. The buses were crowded from Saratoga Springs and many times we had to stand. I knew holding a baby and standing may not be the best idea so we sometimes waited for another bus. But sometimes you really don't know how many seats are available (especially on the newer buses with the wide aisles) until you get on. One time DH had to hold DS since there wasn't a place for DS to hold on to that he could reach. One time I was standing with DD and a woman got up and told me to sit, even after I said it was ok. We will teach our son as he gets older to give up a seat for someone in need, simply b/c we are very grateful to be very healthy and be able to stand when others cannot. I think it's a common courtesy and to be honest, it's not that long of a bus ride.

 

[kristytru]

Can't stand pushy, nosy people. Maybe you should have leaned over to her really close and said, "I'm sorry, but I'm just getting over the Swine Flu and I'm still a bit weak. cough, cough"
sorry, sometimes my sick mind takes over...

 

[maxiesmom]

Can't stand pushy, nosy people. Maybe you should have leaned over to her really close and said, "I'm sorry, but I'm just getting over the Swine Flu and I'm still a bit weak. cough, cough"
sorry, sometimes my sick mind takes over...

I agree with ClareH 37, and will suggest another option for when the busses are full. If you are uncomfortable or unable to stand on a bus, you can always grab a taxi.

 

[bgohre]

You're kidding right?

Yes.

 

[hsmamato2]

Well,I do have kids,and I agree with this! too many people feel entitled to step on other people,including other peoples kids,to get what they think they 'deserve.' No one should be as rude as those people were.I don't know what I would have done

 

[GEB@okw]

For me, it's a question of safety. If the bus seats are full, I wait for the next bus. At that point, if the bus fills up, the persons without a seat can decide to stand or wait for the next bus. I will not give up my seat. If the bus is involved in an accident, then all the standing are injured.

 

[goofy4tink]

For the record....buses do very well in crashes. Yes, people may be injured but usually not severely. It is everyone's own choice as to whether or not to get on a bus...if they are going to be uncomfortable standing, then they shouldn't board the bus to begin with if there is a large group before them. No, I am not saying that able bodied sitters shouldn't give up their seats if someone in need gets on the bus...of course they should. For crying out loud, I'm 60 and give up my seat all the time. It makes me laugh when some nice young man tries to give me his seat...no, I tell him, I'm fine. Let someone in need have it.
But what I am saying is this.....do not ever depend on the goodness, or good manners, of others in getting a seat. You may very well be on a bus, that is full, but with no one that is willing to give their seat to you. I have an issue with very young kids on the buses anyway...way too many germs in such close quarters but that's just me. I think that if I had kids under the age of 5, I would rent a car, but again, that's just me.

I really don't want to see this turn into bashing of those who don't give up seats. My dh looked very able bodied but with the knee he had before replacement surgery...well, you didn't want him standing on a moving bus!!! Or my idiot father, who with his inner ear issues, would still get up and give you his seat....just because he looks drunk when walking around due to that inner ear issue, doesn't mean he is drunk. But he sure as heck shouldn't be giving up his seat to anyone!!!
We just have no idea who is able and who isn't. Let's just assume that those who don't give up seats, have a valid reason for their actions (or inactions depending on how you look at it).

As for the rude woman in the OP post....I think she was wrong. She could have stood up and given up her seat, rather than hold the stroller. She had no business putting her nose into someone else's business. Forget about it, and her...not worth the effort to give it any more thought.

 

[Ciciwoowoo]

Crowded buses and tired cranky people are always such a horrible mix. I wish they would go back to using a bus that had a lot of seats. Those always seemed so much better to me!

 

[smcdaniel4688]

I am so glad I found this post!!! We have totally stopped using the buses at Disney. They used to be a convienance, but now they are a pain in the backside. The pack you in like sardines! It is utterly miserable. We drive to Disney most of the time so we just take our van to the parks. If we fly, we rent. It is totally worth the $$$ to avoid the aggrevation. It drives me insane when people get on with small children and then let the kids each have their own seat. I put both my kids (DD8 and DS4) in my lap and my DH always stands up and gives his seat to someone that is either elderly, pregnant, disabled, or holding a baby....but people don't appreciate the gesture and actually expect it and get an attitude if they don't get it....The final straw for us was when we stood in line for well over 30 minutes one night at the MK. We were the 2nd family in line behind a couple with a young toddler and an infant, plus 2 strollers....We had been waiting and waiting and when the bus pulled up, a woman on a scooter pulled up to the handicapped loading area with, and this is no joke, 12 people with her. The driver loaded her and then let her entire group on. This process took well over 15 MINUTES because the woman couldn't get the scooter pulled in right. That brought our wait to 45 minutes at this point. After all this, some of the groups behind us that had been waiting just as long as us weren't able to get on the bus...

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

Have you evertried to load a scooter onto a bus? Even if you drive one everyday, as my mom does, it is a pain in the butt. I had to do it for her the couple of times we attempted bus riding. Our experience was being first at the bus stop with 6 people total. The first bus's ramp wouldn't lift after we had the scooter on. Wait for another bus. Second bus driver didn't know how to work the ramp on his bus. They call in another bus, and load us on, finally and the people standing in line were giving us the evil eye for being loaded on first.

 

[goofy4tink]

Do NOT go down the scooter on the buses road...don't go there. That topic gets way too heated and people just get plain nasty, no matter how good their intentions are. Nobody can say for sure, 100% sure, that someone isn't entitled to use a scooter. You just never know what someone else's situation is. Therefore, we just won't 'go there'.

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

sorry. I guess it brings a reaction when people get mean about them.

 

[goofy4tink]

sorry. I guess it brings a reaction when people get mean about them.

I completely understand. And that's why we aren't going there. Way too many people get too impatient when having to wait for scooters to board. I know that while I was at MK last August, it was about 4ish, when we decided to head back to the resort. We got into the bus line, actually the second group there. I started talking to a nice older couple who were seated on scooters. They were not happy campers. It seems that they had already been waiting for about 45 mins...the first bus came and didn't have the ability to board them. A second bus came along and it was broken, so they had to wait for a third bus. Ours came along, about 15 ins later (now, those poor people had been sitting there, in the heat and humidity, for over an hour. And guess what??? They weren't able to board our bus either!! The seats were broken and not able to be put up. I can't imagine their frustration. They could still be there for all I know...poor things.
But, I have to tell you...they 'looked' okay, nothing obvious. But it seems they both have heart issues that don't allow them to walk for very long. So...it's not always obvious.
And that's why I don't like to see that particular subject come up. While it's not a perfect system, it's one that works pretty well, most of the time.

 

[elmo2wdw]

This is one of the many reasons I hate using Disney's bus service!!! Did it once...never again!!! We always get a rental car now...no waiting in line, no standing, no evil eyes to give up my seat, no stinky people...LOL

 

[smcdaniel4688]

sorry. I guess it brings a reaction when people get mean about them.

Sorry if you felt I was being mean because that was not my intention! I was just referencing our experiance as a reason that we have chosen not to use the Disney Transportation System....

 

[mckinley]

To OP i am sorry

We love riding the Disney transportation, its so much easier to let them get you to and from places. We have tried the car thing once, but for us it was more of a hassle. Yeah we have ran across some rude, stinky, and also some nice people while riding the buses. We have given our seats up many times on past trips. But there have been many times that we didn't.