Disney Bans Segways for Safety Reasons
11 February 2004 - 10:00am
Disney theme parks--traditionally sensitive to the needs of people with disabilities--have banned the popular transportation machine.
The next time the 42-year-old computer programmer from Plano, Texas, goes, he wants to bring his Segway, which allows him to stand up as he scoots about on its platform and battery-operated two wheels.There's only one problem: Disney World doesn't allow visitors, even those with disabilities such as Exum, to use the self-balancing transportation machines. The policy has angered some Segway owners with disabilities and surprised others because the Disney parks have a reputation for accommodating people with disabilities.
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The Kansas City Star, February 10, 2004
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