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.
This is what I was thinking, lol. The more packed the less I'll move in a crash...if it ever were to happen. Last year during 4th of July week it was pretty packed at closing time of the parks, I always had to stand. I'm 23yr but I have bad knees from sports injuries I didnt let heel right so although my knees can be killing me I always stand on a full bus because I dont wanna be "that guy" that didnt let the 70yr grandma or the women holding the sleeping child sit.Funny, I have not heard of anyone getting injured or killed due to packing into a Disney bus, but what do I know. Besides, if the bus did tip over you would have a nice, soft human body to absorb the impact.
Jimmy Thick- I would have a seat of course because lets face it, Iam Jimmy!!!
I heard that they are going to be putting handrails on the outside to increase capacity.
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Yeah, that makes sense. Have you ever calculated how much money you're burnin'? The gas to and from, and the price of parking - didn't they just raise it? Hey, that's cool money bags, if you have the cash, have at it! But for me (and the rest of everyone else I know), there's just something about hearing those announcements, and being welcomed 'home' by that voice after a long day in the parks. I like to get lost in the magic, escape reality, and like to hear the syncronized background music when I ride up to the park gate. I can't escape reality in a Ford Fusion. :wave:![]()
Yep. This is a problem with guests throughout WDW, not just the busses. The bus driver wouldn't overfill the bus, I'm sure they can get in trouble if they do. They keep telling people to move back because people these days refuse to move. Whether it be on the bus, waiting to enter the pre-show for Rock 'n' Rollercoaster, or in a row in a theater - people these days have an attitude of "F-you, got mine" once they get to where they waited in line to be, and since its all about them, they wont move to make room for other people.
I love it when CMs, after a guest refuses to move and was asked several times, will tell everyone else to go around them. It makes the guest who wouldn't move angry, and rightfully so!
You got it, thats exactly why and then its so crammed because NO ONE MOVES! I took the bus a few times, and mostly at night this happened. The family that was left behind in DHS was stuck in my mind all night afterwards.
:lol:Money bags, that's good. I definitely wouldn't give us that label. It's just a choice we've found works better for us while we have 3 young kids to take into the parks. They are 6, 4, and just over a year. We always shop around and end up with a pretty great deal, since we're only driving to AK and HS we don't use much gas. We get our "Welcome Home" too, either at the resort gate or in the lobby. The little ones have enough waiting for attractions and reservations to make them wait for a bus. But hey, everyone just does what works best for them right? I know lots of young families that also opt for the rental car. :wave:![]()
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?
Yep. This is a problem with guests throughout WDW, not just the busses. The bus driver wouldn't overfill the bus, I'm sure they can get in trouble if they do. They keep telling people to move back because people these days refuse to move. Whether it be on the bus, waiting to enter the pre-show for Rock 'n' Rollercoaster, or in a row in a theater - people these days have an attitude of "F-you, got mine" once they get to where they waited in line to be, and since its all about them, they wont move to make room for other people.
I love it when CMs, after a guest refuses to move and was asked several times, will tell everyone else to go around them. It makes the guest who wouldn't move angry, and rightfully so!
I love when guests do this on the bus when I am out working the load zones for audience control and to dispatch in another bus. I LOVE to walk up and have the driver open the rear door for me. I than use my Disney point,single out those guests and than very loudly exclaim so everyone in the bus and the load zones can hear me and I say " Ladies and Gentleman introducing the strongest man/woman in the world. They are holding up the entire bus!!!!!. This never fails to get them to move then!!!![]()
Who remembers the "cattle cars" from back in the late 80s early 90s. Sure wish I had a picture.
Our RTS,Gillig,and Nova buses are all configured to hold 72 people standing and sitting. Next time you are on our buses and it is packed if you listen you will hear the driver call on the radio "Full Bus"or Signal 72" and how many he/she left behind at the resort or park load zone. And I know someone will ask this.The driver is told by the bus itself when it is full.There is a sensor beam as you enter the door that counts the number of people entering or exiting the bus. When the bus reachs 72 occupants a screen pops up on our Smart Device,(which is the little black box you see next to the driver that controls the speals on the bus among other things) and asks the driver to acknowledge the bus is full and how many guest are left behind.
I love when guests do this on the bus when I am out working the load zones for audience control and to dispatch in another bus. I LOVE to walk up and have the driver open the rear door for me. I than use my Disney point,single out those guests and than very loudly exclaim so everyone in the bus and the load zones can hear me and I say " Ladies and Gentleman introducing the strongest man/woman in the world. They are holding up the entire bus!!!!!. This never fails to get them to move then!!!![]()
It's not Disney, but it's the same buses they used of which you spoke. They were super nice IMO. :wave:
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We always drive our own car. Besides saving on air costs for a family of 5, it is just much easier to get their stuff in and out of a car than the bus. Last trip, we did use the busses but that's only cause my son's chair gets tied down so he was "holding" all of the bags. We still had to fold a stroller under the seats and hold a toddler and 6yr old. In the mornings or midday, it wasn't much of an issue. At night, though, we could have gotten back to the hotel easier by car. The main advantage of the busses for us was not having to do the parking lot fight at the hotels at the end of the night. I think it is so rude when when people take the top spots or handicap spots at the hotel when they know they are bussing the whole time. Frustrates me when I see the same 10 cars in the only 10 HC spots at the hotel that don't move for the entire week when 4 HC cars are circling the parking lot lol
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.
Yeah, that makes sense. Have you ever calculated how much money you're burnin'? The gas to and from, and the price of parking - didn't they just raise it? Hey, that's cool money bags, if you have the cash, have at it! But for me (and the rest of everyone else I know), there's just something about hearing those announcements, and being welcomed 'home' by that voice after a long day in the parks. I like to get lost in the magic, escape reality, and like to hear the syncronized background music when I ride up to the park gate. I can't escape reality in a Ford Fusion. :wave:![]()
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