Disney bus transportation etiquette rant

[NCO91590]

Just because people don't have children doesn't mean that they might not HAVE to get back to the room just as badly as someone with kids. Adults get sick/have emergencies as kids do. I've had to leave the park due to being very very sick and needing to get back to the room (it was either that or vomit all over the park; I chose to go back to the room - as quickly as possible). You can bet I was sitting on that bus ride back, and I wouldn't have offered my seat to someone with a small child because I felt I needed it just as badly or more.

My point is, you can't judge if someone needs to be sitting or not. People have all kinds of invisible illnesses and conditions; you simply CANNOT tell just by looking at someone whether they're in good shape or not. Even if they were able to walk back to their room after and "looked fine", you don't know what is going on inside.

Yes, some people are rude a******s, and people in general should try to be courteous when possible. But it is also important not to make assumptions about people based on appearance only.

Of course, and I wholeheartedly agree. I was really replying to the post that parents can just "wait for another bus". Sometimes, you just can't wait for another bus to come along. I am fully aware that people have lots of disabilities and conditions that would preclude them from being able to stand for long periods of time even though they seem perfectly normal.

 

[BJones82]

Just because people don't have children doesn't mean that they might not HAVE to get back to the room just as badly as someone with kids. Adults get sick/have emergencies as kids do. I've had to leave the park due to being very very sick and needing to get back to the room (it was either that or vomit all over the park; I chose to go back to the room - as quickly as possible). You can bet I was sitting on that bus ride back, and I wouldn't have offered my seat to someone with a small child because I felt I needed it just as badly or more.

My point is, you can't judge if someone needs to be sitting or not. People have all kinds of invisible illnesses and conditions; you simply CANNOT tell just by looking at someone whether they're in good shape or not. Even if they were able to walk back to their room after and "looked fine", you don't know what is going on inside.

Yes, some people are rude a******s, and people in general should try to be courteous when possible. But it is also important not to make assumptions about people based on appearance only.

I 100% agree with your point though I would point out you probably looked like death at that point lol so I don't think people would have questioned you sitting

 

[J_Carioca]

I 100% agree with your point though I would point out you probably looked like death at that point lol so I don't think people would have questioned you sitting

Come to think of it, I was sitting at the back of the bus and I seem to remember that that section stayed strangely empty. I guess people were actually trying to stay as far away from me as possible!

 

[J_Carioca]

Of course, and I wholeheartedly agree. I was really replying to the post that parents can just "wait for another bus". Sometimes, you just can't wait for another bus to come along. I am fully aware that people have lots of disabilities and conditions that would preclude them from being able to stand for long periods of time even though they seem perfectly normal.

Yes, and in fact I think the whole idea of "waiting for another bus" is unrealistic, with or without children. If you need a seat badly, the option of waiting for the next bus (which will mean standing in line for what could be 15 minutes or more) is not going to be appealing either.