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  1. Steve

    First come, first serve. That is how lines work. You can always wait for the next bus.

    If I get a seat, I am only moving for someone that looks like they need it, not someone who feels entitled to it. Entitlement will not be supported.

    1. Rob

      I bet you are a huge beta male

      1. Steve

        The beta males are the ones like you who expect everything to be handed to you with no effort.

  2. Halle

    Now that my kids are grown, we always give up seats to families. It is a kid park, after all. I know many adults enjoy Disney (we do), but let’s be honest, they’re not the targeted audience. We’ll give up to elderly too. But like Steve said, we have had instances of adults getting on with their kids and instantly throwing a temper tantrum. Like the dad our last trip loudly saying RIGHT when he got on the bus, “This is BS! No seats for kids? How are they supposed to stand?” Which prompted someone nearby to give up their seat and him saying, “thanks but I’m not going to leave my son alone without me” (he could have stood in front of him) Which then prompted the person next to them to give theirs up for him. He got exactly what he was setting out to accomplish. So yeah, entitled people like that are on their own. I’ll give it up for the kid, not the adult. I will admit, if you’re staying at a value resort or Pop Century, that bus from Magic Kingdom is brutal after a day in the heat and all that walking (such a loooong ride!) I groan internally when I’m lucky enough to have a seat and see someone get on that I know I’m going to give it up for. But I buck up and offer it always, lol! Jerk opinion though, I won’t give it up just because the person is overweight. I’ve seen those people throw tempter tantrums too.

    1. Scott Lee-Ross

      Walt Disney World is not “a kids park” and was never designed to be a kid’s park. It is the Vacation Kingdom of the World and for 51 years has been an adult’s playground.

      1. Halle

        Um…ok? Your argument to my comment is that it’s actually an adult playground?What does that have to do with seats on a bus? Lol! There’s still lots of kids there. I’ll give up my seat up to a little kid. Or the elderly. Or disabled. No matter what type of park you think it really is.

  3. Kelvington

    I’m 60 and I still stand up the moment an elderly person or a woman gets on the bus when there are no other seats. It’s just common courtesy. I remember telling some teenagers they had to stand up and let the elderly woman that just got on the bus sit down. They didn’t listen at first… it did not end well for them. LOL

  4. Funny/sad how what used to be ‘Common Courtesy’ has become ‘Liberal Woke Entitlement’.

    1. Steve

      You wanted equality, didn’t you? Equality means you can wait in line like everyone else.

      1. Sure. I wait in line like everybody else.
        But I don’t go out of my way to make everybody ELSE miserable for the sake of ‘equality’ just because my feet hurt.

        1. Steve

          No one is going out of their way to do anything. That is the point. We are equal now, non special treatment needed or given.

  5. Mickeymouse3

    Proud moment for me when my 14 year old son stood up from his seat and offered it up to a very elderly, and grateful lady.
    Pregnant ladies and the elderly have a hard enough time trying to balance themselves, but on an unstable bus ride, it can be worse. A little courtesy can go a long way. Make “magic” happen at Disney, or anywhere else.

  6. mike

    I’m 73 and use a cane and whenever I see any women standing of any age or someone obviously worse off than I am, I get up and offer my seat. It’s no one else’s concern but mine. It’s just the way I was raised, good, bad, or not.

  7. Tonya

    Just got back from a week at Disney World yesterday. If you can’t walk or stand for long a long time than don’t go to Disney. Sorry you are having a hard time but at the end of a long day at any Disney park we are all having a hard time. You can call for a taxi or a minute van, then you will have a seat guaranteed. We all spend thousands at Disney, if you have to have a seat than make sure you do and get a Lyft car or van. Equality is a double edge sword my friends.

    1. Bee

      Off topic, but Tonya, how did the hurricane affect Disney? Was there flooding?

    2. What does equality have to do with it?
      The Golden Rule is “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
      This does not mean, “At the end of a long day at Disney we are all having a hard time, so why should I bother making things a little better for somebody ALREADY worse off than me?”

      1. Steve

        The “Golden Rule” would mean they ought to give up their seat to me, doesn’t it?

  8. Jaxx

    Properly brought up children (and adults) will always offer their seats to pregnant women and older people. If they don’t, it shows that their parents didn’t bring them up right.

    If they do offer their seats and the person declines the offer, that is a different story. But nowadays, kids don’t even offer 99% of the time because they are spoiled brats.

  9. Georgia

    I’ve had it go both ways. I’ve had someone be incredibly kind and offer me a seat, and I’ve offered my seat to someone more in need (a mom with baby). I’ve also witnessed someone turning down that kindness. I am aware that everyone on that bus has had a long tiring day. So I’m grateful when anyone offers kindness.

  10. Deb

    I like to be kind to others if need be,but no way would I have given my seat to the mouthy dad with a kid,I’ve had to stand next to my kids it’s not a biggie

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