The one thing you become very aware about when using an electric scooter are accessibility policies. Now, accessibility has always been a big thing for me, especially around washrooms. I’m still waiting for more washrooms to have a small place to put medical supplies so I’m not balancing them on toilet dispensers.
Though Disney was a bit better because all of their accessible washrooms have their own sink. So I used the edges of the sink to balance my supplies, granted something I can only do because I don’t sit to use my supplies, which is not usual for biological females. Still probably needs shelving near the toilet is what I’m saying.
That being said, Disney is far more accessible than Universal, but part of that (I suspect) was due to need rather than want.
If you’ve never been to Disney over two decades ago (or ever) you might not realize this, but Disney used to have an alternative boarding policy for those with mobility needs. In fact, it’s a policy you can kind of still see around Universal though it’s not used evenly across the board. If you indicate you have mobility needs that require a transfer from a wheelchair Universal has an alternative line because frankly their line set up is not accessible by wheelchair (such less a scooter). However, that line was much shorter.
And way back then, before the lightning passes and genie plus of Disney, there had been cases of people hiring those with disabilities to go with them so they could skip the line. There had actually been a whole article on it, when I was in middle school.
Disney’s answer to this was to remove their boarding policy, but to do so, they had to make their lines accessible. Granted, it’s a very tight corner to navigate in an electric scooter in those lines, but you can, if you’re very careful, take an electric scooter into those lines. A fact I found out by accident by accidentally getting into line on an electric scooter for Rise of the Resistance, which was great because after an hour and a half the ride broke down completely, so at least I wasn’t suffering needlessly in line (because that would have killed my hips and feet).
And the thing is, I loved this. When I was a kid, despite the fact I couldn’t make it that fair without being pushed in a wheelchair, I didn’t actually like the boarding policy. It made me a bit sad to be in a wheelchair, because I loved to look at all the set dressing that was in the lines. I would have normally missed that, whereas I could see all the set dressing without having come away from that line limping from standing too long.
Now I did end up standing in line sometimes anyway because I didn’t want to do those tight turns, but the fact that I have that choice is really nice to be honest.