Use of Segways by visitors

An Appeals Court panel recently told Disney that it needs to study whether visitors should be able to use Segways.  This is based on a case where a disabled girl was refused permission to use a Segway at Disneyland.  See more details of this story in the Orlando Sentinel.

"As new devices become available, public accommodations must consider using or adapting them to help disabled guests have an experience more akin to that of non-disabled," Chief Judge Alex Kozinski wrote for the court.

Disney must show, based on actual risks, why Segways would be unsafe in the park, the panel said. The case now returns to district court.