How can the idea of packing people into a disney bus at night like SARDINES be safe. You literally can not move an inch. And it seems the more packed it gets the more insistant that the driver is to KEEP MOVING BACK. Theres little kids crunched up against mom and dad...babies..what the hec happens god forbid theres an accident or a rollover, etc...CAN NOT BE SAFE!
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This is safe?
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TomHendricks
Well-Known Member
Like anywhere, if you feel that it is unsafe you are free to get off the bus and wait for the next one. Or if the bus looks pretty full and you think it's unsafe, not get on and wait for the next one. If that one feels unsafe, not ride a bus until you get a bus that meets your satisfaction of occupancy to be safe.
wvdisneyfamily
Well-Known Member
I've often thought it was unsafe, too. That's why I think it is important to be polite and offer seats to parents with small kids and babies as well as to people that look like they have a physical condition making it unsafe for them to stand.
stratman50th
Well-Known Member
Let me guess, park just closed and these buses are headed back to the resort?
mickeysshoes
Well-Known Member
This is what taxi's are for!!!!!
sweetpee_1993
Well-Known Member
Along with a peaceful, quiet ride. I've been struck by how stark the quiet is when you leave a park and take a taxi. With the background music and sounds of people around you literally all day long, when you sit down in a taxi & close the door with it's utter silence the contrast is quite noticable. It's a reminder of how "full" your ears have been all day.
SleepingMonk
Well-Known Member
And yet, the same scene takes place in subways and buses everyday in thousands of cities across the country without incident.
Of course no one forces you to wedge yourself onto the crowded bus. You are in fact perfectly free to stand and wait until the empty bus of your choosing arrives.
joel_maxwell
Permanent Resident of EPCOT
Well, you can either wait for another 2 or 3 buses to rotate so it is a safe number and probably wait another hour, or you can drive your own car/rental. There are taxi's too.
Ill take the packed like sardines. Just get me back to my resort asap. Besides, the more crowded the bus, the less distance I fall if the driver slams on brakes.
Ill take the packed like sardines. Just get me back to my resort asap. Besides, the more crowded the bus, the less distance I fall if the driver slams on brakes.
cowanfamily
Well-Known Member
The last time I checked, riding the WDW buses was not a requirement. Get off the bus and wait for another one.
The other option is to get in line to ride the boat or monorail back to the TTC, take the tram to your car and drive back to your resort. Of course you might want to wait for an empty boat, monorail or tram so that you feel safe.
The other option is to get in line to ride the boat or monorail back to the TTC, take the tram to your car and drive back to your resort. Of course you might want to wait for an empty boat, monorail or tram so that you feel safe.
powlessfamily4
Well-Known Member
Buddy you can drown in your bathtub. It's as safe as you make it.
ArtieJim
Well-Known Member
All the buses have limits as to how many people they're allowed to carry, and they're actually quite high, probably around 60 or 70. The buses Disney uses aren't much different from the buses in New York City when it comes to configuration. It's more of just a pain really when it comes to having so many people packed in at the end of the night heading back to the resort, but it beats being on a crowded monorail.
Did Knee
Active Member
It strikes me that this is a cultural thing in a way. I have lived in the middle of a large city, in suburbia and in the country. I accept the Disney bus ride on the way back from Fantasmic or right after Illuminations without thought. It reminds me of my commute many years ago in San Diego. Sure it can be uncomfortable, but it is quick and cheap. I think any working class folks from Chicago, NYC, SF, LA or any other city of size wouldn't think twice about it. It's normal to them. But if you have lived all your life in suburbia or in a rural area, then it is natural to see it as an invasion of your personal space and a trying experience at best. To the OP and others who feel that way, keep in mind when you say that in these forums, your city-raised brethren are reading your post and smirking. To them you are complaining about something that is almost as normal as breathing. I understand this is not part of your experience, but WDW is in its own way actually a city, and the busses are not at all unlike the public transportation in any city. Truth is...they are in most ways better than those found in the big cities. Thaks for reading my vent!!
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stratman50th
Well-Known Member
It strikes me that this is a cultural thing in a way. I have lived in the middle of a large city, in suburbia and in the country. I accept the Disney bus ride on the way back from Fantasmic or right after Illuminations without thought. It reminds me of my commute many years ago in San Diego. Sure it can be uncomfortable, but it is quick and cheap. I think any working class folks from Chicago, NYC, SF, LA or any other city of size wouldn't think twice about it. It's normal to them. But if you have lived all your life in suburbia or in a rural area, then it is natural to see it as an invasion of your personal space and a trying experience at best. To the OP and others who feel that way, keep in mind when you say that in these forums, your city-raised brethren are reading your post and smirking. To them you are complaining about something that is almost as normal as breathing. I understand this is not part of your experience, but WDW is in its own way actually a city, and the busses are not at all unlike the public transportation in any city. Truth is...they are in most ways better than those found in the big cities. Thaks for reading my vent!!
I've lived in a suburb all of my life and I look at the Bus ride back to the resort as part of Disney life. Doesn't bother me a bit. Well, unless I'm just completely exhausted and wouldn't mind sitting, but that's just an old fart tired thing! :lol: Nope, I take the buses in stride and am glad I have a ride back.
Pioneer Hall
Well-Known Member
It strikes me that this is a cultural thing in a way. I have lived in the middle of a large city, in suburbia and in the country. I accept the Disney bus ride on the way back from Fantasmic or right after Illuminations without thought. It reminds me of my commute many years ago in San Diego. Sure it can be uncomfortable, but it is quick and cheap. I think any working class folks from Chicago, NYC, SF, LA or any other city of size wouldn't think twice about it. It's normal to them. But if you have lived all your life in suburbia or in a rural area, then it is natural to see it as an invasion of your personal space and a trying experience at best. To the OP and others who feel that way, keep in mind when you say that in these forums, your city-raised brethren are reading your post and smirking. To them you are complaining about something that is almost as normal as breathing. I understand this is not part of your experience, but WDW is in its own way actually a city, and the busses are not at all unlike the public transportation in any city. Truth is...they are in most ways better than those found in the big cities. Thaks for reading my vent!!
Very true. I'm just glad the Disney buses don't smell like the NYC subway and no one asks me for money like they do everyday on my way to and from work :ROFLOL:
Dukeblue1227
Well-Known Member
It's funny because... I spent a year living and working in Boston and taking public transportation as my commute to/from work...
My last trip, everytime the buses loaded up with people after the parks closed and they "packed" as many people in the bus as possible... I've always been like "Oh we can definitely squeeze another 30-40 people on this thing!"
:lookaroun
Hahahaha I'm always very cordial when I'm in Disney, and would never act like it's a city commute... So I don't mind...
I just think it's funny because I'm always thinking the exact opposite...
I mean... if this is safe; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjJ3g_wv8H0 then I'm sure it's fine! :lookaroun
My last trip, everytime the buses loaded up with people after the parks closed and they "packed" as many people in the bus as possible... I've always been like "Oh we can definitely squeeze another 30-40 people on this thing!"
:lookaroun
Hahahaha I'm always very cordial when I'm in Disney, and would never act like it's a city commute... So I don't mind...
I just think it's funny because I'm always thinking the exact opposite...
I mean... if this is safe; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjJ3g_wv8H0 then I'm sure it's fine! :lookaroun
thecompman
Member
It's funny because... I spent a year living and working in Boston and taking public transportation as my commute to/from work...
My last trip, everytime the buses loaded up with people after the parks closed and they "packed" as many people in the bus as possible... I've always been like "Oh we can definitely squeeze another 30-40 people on this thing!"
:lookaroun
Hahahaha I'm always very cordial when I'm in Disney, and would never act like it's a city commute... So I don't mind...
I just think it's funny because I'm always thinking the exact opposite...
I mean... if this is safe; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjJ3g_wv8H0 then I'm sure it's fine! :lookaroun
I agree with this completely. I'm from NYC and we packem' in here on the buses and subways. In fact, I always remark to my wife that I don't understand why a lot of the buses pull away being only half full. They can definitely get a lot more people on especially at the end of the day when you want to get back to your hotel.
People standing seem to stop in the middle of the bus and the driver doesn't do anything about it. I have many times taken it upon myself to shout "please move down there's plenty of room and more people waiting to get on", this usually does the trick.
I just don't understand why I'm doing it and not the bus driver.
loveofamouse
Well-Known Member
while I understand that we can kinda get sick of the bus debate, I don't think the OP was looking for smart remarks. I think the simple question was just is it safe? Regardless of how a system is designed, there comes a point where something crosses over from safe to unsafe. Everything has an occupancy limit. What is the limit of these busses?