Last week on Sunday, January 16th, at Animal Kingdom I saw a far worse incident involving a scooter. A little girl who was lagging behind the rest of her family dashing to get to Kilimanjaro Safari was literally ‘run over’ by a lady with a scooter behind her. The whole crowd stopped and gasped.
The poor little girl had her legs trapped under the front wheel or front of the e-scooter, that was now stopped, and was clawing at the ground and pulling unsuccessfully trying to free herself. I don’t think she knew what had her. She wasn’t even screaming, but I know it had to really hurt. The lady on the scooter did very little, but slightly let off the throttle and just look disgusted.
Finally, the little girl’s father, I assume, ran back and lifted the front of the scooter up off her leg. He was joined by the mother by then, who yelled a few benign exclamations at the scooter driver like, “Really? I mean, really?”
Then the parents and little girl rushed away to the standby queue I assume. Not much confrontation about it. I just felt really sorry for the little girl who didn’t deserve to be run over by an adult who should at least be able to operate the rented device without harming others in the park.
Noticed you used the words “little girl” numerous times. I think an additional word should have been included…”unsupervised”. Also most of these scooters don’t come with a braking system.
As someone who has used a mobility scooter for 7 years now and having just spent over a week at WDW, I witnessed too many occurrences of inexperienced scooter users unfamiliar with the controls endangering themselves and others. And their attitude that they are entitled to be “king of the road”.
Most scooters will stop almost instantly once the throttle is released, I suspect that people panic a little and grip the throttle tighter when confronted with a potential situation.
I witnessed a woman nearly flip her scooter on top of herself while going up the ramp of a Disney bus. She turned too tight at the top of the ramp and caught the guard rail and started to climb the rail. Instead of releasing then throttle she tried powering through. If myself and bus drive hadn’t intervened, the scooter would have flipped back especially since most are rear heavy due to battery placement
As a scooter user myself in WDW, I’m constantly watching out for others. Most people do not pay attention to their surroundings and a scooter doesn’t change direction on a dime, nor does it stop on one.
But when someone decides to stop in the middle of the walkway in front of me, I’ve got nowhere to go except right into you. At walking speeds a casual bump from a person is a potential injury with a ECV. Running right in front of an ECV isn’t the same as running right in front of some pedestrians walking.
While I was at Disney World the week of Jan 17th, it was incredibly crowded. More scooters were in use than I had seen in years past. I use one for mobility issues, and really appreciated the cast members help. That being said, people walking and those on scooters don’t follow much of a traffic flow. Adults and kids would dart in front of me and never care that I could have easily hit them. I’m sorry those people were injured but someone on a scooter is a large object to see.
I have been almost run over, but, worse than that had adults climbing over my daughter in her wheelchair trying to get in front of her in line. They didn’t even apologize.
I complained in Hollywood studios about the speed at which these scooters are allowed to go. Of course people need mobility aids that is not in question but if they go faster than walking pace they are a danger to all around, especially small children who are running around excited. I was also badly injure in Epcot when in very low light a lady did a u turn with her buggy and I was right behind her and went flying over it. There just needs to be some awareness of people and surroundings and a speed limit on mobility vehicles
I have used scooters and here’s a view point from that. I have had people nearly knock me, and the scooter over by slamming into me, stepping RIGHT in front of me hundreds of times and then getting mad when the scooter wouldn’t stop on a dime. One poor little girl slammed into me and I ran over her foot with my back wheel and there was absolutely nothing I could do. I usually drive about half the speed people walk and no one will let me into a walkway or street. Someone has to go in front of me or I’m stuck. So, while what happened was awful people on the scooters are not always at fault. An no, I’m not fat.
As someone who uses a scooter and a DAS I have had people land in my lap because they weren’t watching where they were going, have had teens grab my handlebar and vault over me, been forcedly dumped off my scooter by a guy who’s wife rammed me with her stroller and wedged the wheel under my floorboard, been spit on, called names, and still managed to know where my children were. Let’s look at the inattentive parents who are the real problem instead of the disabled for a change.
I was at Magic Kingdom on January 19th and I was almost run over by a scooter. My son had to push me out of the way. We were not walking slow, this old biddy was in a hurry to beat us to the Carousel of Progress. But the same thing happens with strollers. They use them like battering rams to cut through the crowds.
I was full on hit in my Achilles by an out of control scooter one time. The lady lost control and hit me and I think she was more shaken up than I was. She was very apologetic and I wasn’t hurt so we went on with our days.
It wasn’t a scooter, but my daughter standing next to me boarding the ferry had her leg run over by a woman pushing a stroller onto the ferry. She was left with scratches and bruises. It was ridiculous. I just wish people would be kinder.
My Friend was at Disneyland on Main Street, she just got into the Park & was ran over by a EVC by a small lady who did not know how to use it & she was on the sidewalk with it. Trying to turn it & broke my Friends Foot
My Friend was at Disneyland on Main Street, she just git into the Park & was ran over by a EVC by a small lady who did not know how to use it & she was on the sidewalk with it. Trying to turn it & broke my Friends Foot
A couple years back we
had a stroller and were walking to Hollywood Studios for our paid early morning magic hours. The low crowds were moving at a decent pace. An older couple ran in front of us, cutting us off and I had to stop so as not to hit them with the stroller. They wanted to be that one person closer to the line. I just shook my head knowing that there wasn’t a rush because the event had low crowds and nearly walking rides amd wasn’t worth rushing and hurting someone. I watched as they were turned away by cast members. Seems they thought they could rope drop Hollywood Studios that early and didn’t realize it was a special upcharge event. I smiled at them as I strolled past while they muddled around the outdoor merchandise area waiting for the next 2 hours until the park opened for everyone.
I’ve been on property for years at WDW- besides children being run into and their feet run over by reckless scooter drivers, there was also an instance where a lady didn’t know how to control her vehicle and ran into myself and colleagues. She literally drove into our easels and work space at Animal Kingdom, managing to move our storage boxes, supplies, and heavy chairs. It was scary! We were essentially trapped and at risk of being injured. Please be safe if you are renting a scooter, and read the instructions completely. And please don’t zoom around. We want everyone to have a great time and not get hurt. ❤️🙏
My family and I were at DisneyWorld January 17th thru January 20fh.Each and every day there were so many scooters .They actually get to take them up to the ride however there are stroller parking areas quit a bit away from the ride.Then depending on the wait time you may have to hold a sleeping child or entertain them while you wait! They should have medical reasons for scooter rentals some of the people we saw should have never had a scooter to begin with.They could hardly operate a shopping cart little on a scooter!
My family and I were at Disney World the week of January 17th and there were so many scooters! They should have stricter rules for those things!There are stroller parking areas and they are not close to most attractions and you can’t take them past there.This may result in having to hold a child for the entire wait or entertain them for the entire wait.They tell you the strollers take up too much room and the scooters don’t?I realize there are probably many that Need them however many of the ones we saw seemed just fine they hoped on and off of those things with no worries.
Comments for Guest “Run Over” By Scooter In Mad Dash To Disney Park
Dan
Last week on Sunday, January 16th, at Animal Kingdom I saw a far worse incident involving a scooter. A little girl who was lagging behind the rest of her family dashing to get to Kilimanjaro Safari was literally ‘run over’ by a lady with a scooter behind her. The whole crowd stopped and gasped.
The poor little girl had her legs trapped under the front wheel or front of the e-scooter, that was now stopped, and was clawing at the ground and pulling unsuccessfully trying to free herself. I don’t think she knew what had her. She wasn’t even screaming, but I know it had to really hurt. The lady on the scooter did very little, but slightly let off the throttle and just look disgusted.
Finally, the little girl’s father, I assume, ran back and lifted the front of the scooter up off her leg. He was joined by the mother by then, who yelled a few benign exclamations at the scooter driver like, “Really? I mean, really?”
Then the parents and little girl rushed away to the standby queue I assume. Not much confrontation about it. I just felt really sorry for the little girl who didn’t deserve to be run over by an adult who should at least be able to operate the rented device without harming others in the park.
Edward
Noticed you used the words “little girl” numerous times. I think an additional word should have been included…”unsupervised”. Also most of these scooters don’t come with a braking system.
CaneJockey
As someone who has used a mobility scooter for 7 years now and having just spent over a week at WDW, I witnessed too many occurrences of inexperienced scooter users unfamiliar with the controls endangering themselves and others. And their attitude that they are entitled to be “king of the road”.
Most scooters will stop almost instantly once the throttle is released, I suspect that people panic a little and grip the throttle tighter when confronted with a potential situation.
I witnessed a woman nearly flip her scooter on top of herself while going up the ramp of a Disney bus. She turned too tight at the top of the ramp and caught the guard rail and started to climb the rail. Instead of releasing then throttle she tried powering through. If myself and bus drive hadn’t intervened, the scooter would have flipped back especially since most are rear heavy due to battery placement
PeteeP
As a scooter user myself in WDW, I’m constantly watching out for others. Most people do not pay attention to their surroundings and a scooter doesn’t change direction on a dime, nor does it stop on one.
But when someone decides to stop in the middle of the walkway in front of me, I’ve got nowhere to go except right into you. At walking speeds a casual bump from a person is a potential injury with a ECV. Running right in front of an ECV isn’t the same as running right in front of some pedestrians walking.
Debby
While I was at Disney World the week of Jan 17th, it was incredibly crowded. More scooters were in use than I had seen in years past. I use one for mobility issues, and really appreciated the cast members help. That being said, people walking and those on scooters don’t follow much of a traffic flow. Adults and kids would dart in front of me and never care that I could have easily hit them. I’m sorry those people were injured but someone on a scooter is a large object to see.
Diann Pryor
I have been almost run over, but, worse than that had adults climbing over my daughter in her wheelchair trying to get in front of her in line. They didn’t even apologize.
Pat
I complained in Hollywood studios about the speed at which these scooters are allowed to go. Of course people need mobility aids that is not in question but if they go faster than walking pace they are a danger to all around, especially small children who are running around excited. I was also badly injure in Epcot when in very low light a lady did a u turn with her buggy and I was right behind her and went flying over it. There just needs to be some awareness of people and surroundings and a speed limit on mobility vehicles
Kathy
I have used scooters and here’s a view point from that. I have had people nearly knock me, and the scooter over by slamming into me, stepping RIGHT in front of me hundreds of times and then getting mad when the scooter wouldn’t stop on a dime. One poor little girl slammed into me and I ran over her foot with my back wheel and there was absolutely nothing I could do. I usually drive about half the speed people walk and no one will let me into a walkway or street. Someone has to go in front of me or I’m stuck. So, while what happened was awful people on the scooters are not always at fault. An no, I’m not fat.
Amy
As someone who uses a scooter and a DAS I have had people land in my lap because they weren’t watching where they were going, have had teens grab my handlebar and vault over me, been forcedly dumped off my scooter by a guy who’s wife rammed me with her stroller and wedged the wheel under my floorboard, been spit on, called names, and still managed to know where my children were. Let’s look at the inattentive parents who are the real problem instead of the disabled for a change.
Dulcie
I was at Magic Kingdom on January 19th and I was almost run over by a scooter. My son had to push me out of the way. We were not walking slow, this old biddy was in a hurry to beat us to the Carousel of Progress. But the same thing happens with strollers. They use them like battering rams to cut through the crowds.
Jep
This doesn’t happen just at Disney. These massive heifers do the same at the grocery store.
Tommy
I was full on hit in my Achilles by an out of control scooter one time. The lady lost control and hit me and I think she was more shaken up than I was. She was very apologetic and I wasn’t hurt so we went on with our days.
Tracey
It wasn’t a scooter, but my daughter standing next to me boarding the ferry had her leg run over by a woman pushing a stroller onto the ferry. She was left with scratches and bruises. It was ridiculous. I just wish people would be kinder.
Mac
My Friend was at Disneyland on Main Street, she just got into the Park & was ran over by a EVC by a small lady who did not know how to use it & she was on the sidewalk with it. Trying to turn it & broke my Friends Foot
Mac
My Friend was at Disneyland on Main Street, she just git into the Park & was ran over by a EVC by a small lady who did not know how to use it & she was on the sidewalk with it. Trying to turn it & broke my Friends Foot
Stephanie
A couple years back we
had a stroller and were walking to Hollywood Studios for our paid early morning magic hours. The low crowds were moving at a decent pace. An older couple ran in front of us, cutting us off and I had to stop so as not to hit them with the stroller. They wanted to be that one person closer to the line. I just shook my head knowing that there wasn’t a rush because the event had low crowds and nearly walking rides amd wasn’t worth rushing and hurting someone. I watched as they were turned away by cast members. Seems they thought they could rope drop Hollywood Studios that early and didn’t realize it was a special upcharge event. I smiled at them as I strolled past while they muddled around the outdoor merchandise area waiting for the next 2 hours until the park opened for everyone.
Another girl
I’ve been on property for years at WDW- besides children being run into and their feet run over by reckless scooter drivers, there was also an instance where a lady didn’t know how to control her vehicle and ran into myself and colleagues. She literally drove into our easels and work space at Animal Kingdom, managing to move our storage boxes, supplies, and heavy chairs. It was scary! We were essentially trapped and at risk of being injured. Please be safe if you are renting a scooter, and read the instructions completely. And please don’t zoom around. We want everyone to have a great time and not get hurt. ❤️🙏
Melissa
My family and I were at DisneyWorld January 17th thru January 20fh.Each and every day there were so many scooters .They actually get to take them up to the ride however there are stroller parking areas quit a bit away from the ride.Then depending on the wait time you may have to hold a sleeping child or entertain them while you wait! They should have medical reasons for scooter rentals some of the people we saw should have never had a scooter to begin with.They could hardly operate a shopping cart little on a scooter!
Melissa
My family and I were at Disney World the week of January 17th and there were so many scooters! They should have stricter rules for those things!There are stroller parking areas and they are not close to most attractions and you can’t take them past there.This may result in having to hold a child for the entire wait or entertain them for the entire wait.They tell you the strollers take up too much room and the scooters don’t?I realize there are probably many that Need them however many of the ones we saw seemed just fine they hoped on and off of those things with no worries.
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