Originally Posted by
Cinderelley
I agree that scooters that just showed up shouldn't necessarily get on the first bus. If there is a line, there should be some way to hold their place while still allowing the bus drivers to load them first when the bus for their place in line shows up. There is no reason why these people shouldn't be allowed to board the same bus as their families. How would you feel if you showed up to your ADR just to have them tell you that your family is being seated in two different areas at different times?
BUT people don't HAVE to stay in the parks until their kids are so tired that they need to be carried, are cranky and crying, etc. You know what it is like on the buses. Be the proactive adult and take them back to the room before they get to that point. It will be better for everyone. Complaining about it based on the fact that you are tired and sore really doesn't carry much weight with me. You are in control of that, while people who need scooters (and I really don't see much difference between a scooter and a wheelchair in this case) really don't have control over that necessity.
As for the person who saw someone using a scooter and then saw that same person in the pool. Pool therapy is great for people with disabilities. It is less stressful on the body to be in water.
I took my children to Disneyland many times when they were young, and I was able bodied. I always viewed it as my responsibility to gauge when we needed to head back before there was an issue. Did I miss out on a lot of things I wanted to do? You betcha, but it was worth it.
I have been to Disney World when I needed a wheelchair. I was young and looked fine. No one would know that I get injections up and down my neck and back every 3 months in order to function due to a major car accident, just by looking at me. I received many dirty looks and at times really wished I could go through regular entrances to see what people here on Intercot talked about. I would have loved to go on Rockin' Rollercoaster or the "real" Mission Space.
After years of work, I was finally able to do most of WDW with just a GAC card. My recent bout with cancer has set me back quite a bit, so I don't know what I will need when we go next year. I really don't want to use a wheelchair, but I don't plan on letting my physical disability interfere with my family's enjoyment. We are celebrating my oldest son's safe return home and getting out of the Navy along with me being cancer free now. If that means I need a wheelchair in order to get through the parks, then I will get one and just endure the dirty looks.