New Disney Buses

15 mins to wdw · 11-12-2004

Disney recently purchased a new series of buses and have already started to take delivery of them, I saw they were out in service today. They are a Low Floor bus meaning there are no steps to get in the bus. I have not been in one of the new disney buses but I have been in that particular model of bus and it is slightly different proably the most noticeble change is the steps behind the rear door to get to the rear seats. this should mean there will be more buses around and with the opening of POP and Saratoga this is something disney needed.

**Dana** · 11-13-2004

Awesome! More busses means less waiting to me.

karliebug · 11-13-2004

Wow, that's great. And the low floor means easier to get on for the elderly,disabled and pack mules like me who are carring a back-pack umbrella stroller and usually a kid asleep on one shoulder!

chris5568 · 11-13-2004

Well I hope these have more seats, I noticed some of the Disney buses have more seats while the others have more standing room, so they can pack you in like cattle. I've got my fingers crossed for more seats.

Erin · 11-13-2004

I'm just glad there are MORE busses! More busses is great :c)

Buzz & Woody · 11-13-2004

I have to agree, the low busses would be great, especially with kids & strollers!

disneyguy · 11-13-2004

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Originally Posted by 15 mins to wdw

Disney recently purchased a new series of buses and have already started to take delivery of them, I saw they were out in service today. They are a Low Floor bus meaning there are no steps to get in the bus. I have not been in one of the new disney buses but I have been in that particular model of bus and it is slightly different proably the most noticeble change is the steps behind the rear door to get to the rear seats. this should mean there will be more buses around and with the opening of POP and Saratoga this is something disney needed.

That is great!!! I have ridden on similar busses, that operate in the Philly airport and they can hold A LOT of people. Maybe even a few more than the current busses. However, I think that there are fewer seats on this bus. These new busses also will probably be easier for people using a wheelchair, because I believe they have kneeling stairs, and can come to almost curb level.

15 mins to wdw · 11-13-2004

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Originally Posted by chris5568

Well I hope these have more seats, I noticed some of the Disney buses have more seats while the others have more standing room, so they can pack you in like cattle. I've got my fingers crossed for more seats.

The reason for that is to aomdate handicap passengers and you loose the space over the wheelwell in a low floor bus. my guess is these buses will have a similar layout to the current Nova low floor buses at wdw.

15 mins to wdw · 11-13-2004

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Originally Posted by disneyguy

That is great!!! I have ridden on similar busses, that operate in the Philly airport and they can hold A LOT of people. Maybe even a few more than the current busses. However, I think that there are fewer seats on this bus. These new busses also will probably be easier for people using a wheelchair, because I believe they have kneeling stairs, and can come to almost curb level.

Its a one step operation, there really are no steps you just have to step onto the floors and that is about it. the wheelchair ramps on these buses will be a system disney has never used before but we have them on a few buses where I work and they are the best wheel cahir lift ever. event if the lift fails and I have never seen it happen yet on this style of lift a bus operator can manually deploy the lift with minimal effort, the whole ramp weighs about 15 lbs.

disneyguy · 11-13-2004

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Originally Posted by 15 mins to wdw

Its a one step operation, there really are no steps you just have to step onto the floors and that is about it. the wheelchair ramps on these buses will be a system disney has never used before but we have them on a few buses where I work and they are the best wheel cahir lift ever. event if the lift fails and I have never seen it happen yet on this style of lift a bus operator can manually deploy the lift with minimal effort, the whole ramp weighs about 15 lbs.

Yep, seen it all in action.

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15 mins to wdw Big Cheese Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 938	New Disney Buses Disney recently purchased a new series of buses and have already started to take delivery of them, I saw they were out in service today. They are a Low Floor bus meaning there are no steps to get in the bus. I have not been in one of the new disney buses but I have been in that particular model of bus and it is slightly different proably the most noticeble change is the steps behind the rear door to get to the rear seats. this should mean there will be more buses around and with the opening of POP and Saratoga this is something disney needed.

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Dana Super Mod/Packen' Kracken Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Joisey Posts: 22,693	Re: New Disney Buses Awesome! More busses means less waiting to me. __________________ 82 off-site ~ 91 off-site ~ 97 ASMusic ~ 00 ASMovies 02 Wilderness Lodge ~ 04 Animal Kingdom Lodge 05 Animal Kingdom Lodge & Polynesian 05 Port Orleans French Quarter~06 Old Key West 07 Port Orleans French Quarter ~ 08 Old Key West~ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 10 day WDW blowout bonanza! 624 days 12 hours 37 minutes

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karliebug Queenbee of MB Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Pocono Mts. PA Posts: 2,310	Re: New Disney Buses Wow, that's great. And the low floor means easier to get on for the elderly,disabled and pack mules like me who are carring a back-pack umbrella stroller and usually a kid asleep on one shoulder!

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chris5568 Big Cheese Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Va. Posts: 827	Re: New Disney Buses Well I hope these have more seats, I noticed some of the Disney buses have more seats while the others have more standing room, so they can pack you in like cattle. I've got my fingers crossed for more seats. __________________ Chrissy http://www.myspace.com/chrissy505 http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZchris5568_2007

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Erin Holiday Investigator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: North Central Florida! Posts: 9,732	Re: New Disney Buses I'm just glad there are MORE busses! More busses is great :c) __________________ Team Jake! Avatar: Wishy and me! www.myspace.com/daisygirl77

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Buzz & Woody Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Posts: 201	Re: New Disney Buses I have to agree, the low busses would be great, especially with kids & strollers! __________________ Buzz & Woody, AKA Buzzy!

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