So what are expecting Disney to do? Have buses that only hold scooters or wheelchairs? Or if there are scooters waiting for the next bus, no one else can board? That no one who showed up after you did should be able get on a bus until you’re able to?
Honestly, having a separate line for scooters and wheelchairs makes the most sense and don't ever require them to wait in the standard queue. Sometimes they will get on faster than everyone else and sometimes they won't, but it balances out in the end. But if people are waiting at the bus stop, I think the next bus should arrive before the bus that just loaded can leave, yes this means there needs to be a lot more buses.
Why?
And, what, the next bus leaves with the three people that didn't make the previous bus? Or sits there until it gets full?
Was what appeared to be a family group not the driver or CMs. Driver was helping me and at same time helping husband get special needs runner grandson on the bus
To force Disney to run more buses, when there is a line of 200 people waiting to board the bus and the buses are coming 20 minutes apart, that is a problem and yes, that happens a lot.
The point is to get to Disney to run buses more frequently, 200 people waiting and 20 minutes between buses is not reasonable
How many times have you actually seen 200 people waiting for the next bus?
And then that 2nd bus has to wait for a 3rd bus to show up before it can leave? Slowing down the buses and holding up those on the first bus helps how? Every minute that a full bus sits there waiting, is another minute delayed for its return.
I’m not sure how Universal does it (aside from the fact that they have very few hotels so it’s logistically less complicated), but from a CM/staffing perspective this would be a nightmare. Think about it this way - driving a bus is a specialized skill. And “surge” demand only happens at limited times of the day. So you are effectively proposing that Disney staff 4x as many bus drivers for an hour or two in the morning and then again at park close. What are these CMs supposed to do the rest of the time? Do they permanently work a split shift (early morning/late night)? How hard would that be for their families? It’s impractical to think that Disney should be running 2 full time shifts/day at 4x the “normal” demand just to satisfy the surge times.
We usually go to the parks early with my daughter who is severely disabled and medically involved and uses a wheelchair ( I have to push her and it is exhausting )usually are the first at the bus stop but we had an experience at AK Jambo house ( and this has happened more than once) in the early morning when the bus driver refused to take us ( he was too lazy to load her) as he said he was in a rush so we had to wait for another bus. People complain about waiting and think wheelchair users are going ahead but don’t forget we are the last to get off the bus and they don’t realize how long we have to wait for accessible ride Vehicles in the parks. Also, my daughter doesn’t have it easy and has endured a lot so what is one little perk !!! Getting on the bus first when we are usually their first anyways!!! And we also have had to wait for the boats as they fill the wheel chair spots with those big strollers when they should make them fold them up !!!This!
How horrible! I would absolutely have gotten the bus driver’s name and written to Disney explaining what happened. We’ve definitely had our share of grouchy bus drivers but never one so blatantly rude and lazy!! And you’re absolutely correct in how the boat system is. Strollers should have to fold up if there are wheelchair/ECV users waiting to board the boats.
This really is the most practical and streamlined way. The only benefit to making people in ECVs struggle through the standard queue is to keep some able-bodied people from getting butthurt. Preventing the occasional instance where someone in a wheelchair gets on with little or no wait while walking people have to wait significantly longer doesn't justify all the rigmarole.
I have seen it quite a few times, especially at Magic Kingdom for the All Star Resorts.
Yes, but busses also need to arrive .ore frequently than they do now do this to work. I mean when there is a long line and the buses are only coming every 20 to 30 minutes you will have people upset no matter what. There was a time when buses would come more frequently, especially when busy.
