Originally Posted By Hista98 Actually the Guests would have to carry down the wheel chair members of their party as the cms are not allowed to touch guests when it comes to helping them in and out of vehicles. It's to avoid lawsuits if we are holding them and they fall. they can sue the park. once at autopia we had a guest with a bad leg who could not get out of the car all we could do is stand there with our foot on the brake... 20 minute slater they got out.
Originally Posted By dlkozy It would be impossible for most guests to carry down a member of their party who was wheelchair bound. Disney has other plans I am sure.
Originally Posted By Hista98 I've seen some youtube videos and in most cases, the vehicle has a return to station button which gives the car enough power to fly back to the station.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Perhaps the fire dept. in the case of Peter Pan. And CMs DO touch guests to help them in and out of attraction vehicles... The Jungle Cruise.
Originally Posted By Hista98 yes they grab them by the elbow but we are not allowed to pick them up or touch them else where. Jungle Cruise is the only ride where the cms can touch guests
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Any reason that they grab by the elbow? I feel like that's the most awkward place ever. I understand why they don't touch in other places, but why pick that one? It's not like they're really giving that much extra support (for me, at least) by doing it, so it's kind of like they're just there to squeeze your elbow to wake you up and see if you're paying attention. The "official" places that we're allowed to touch at my work are hand, shoulder and upper back, all of which seem like they would be appropriate for most circumstances. We are also told that other circumstances may occur when we're allowed to touch in other ways (like a hug). I would expect that unloading a disabled passenger from a suspended boat would probably be one of those "other" circumstances.
Originally Posted By Hista98 the reaso nfor the elbow is that it is the only place you can touch a person and have it not be sexual harrasment. it's to avoid lawsuits
Originally Posted By FerretAfros What about the hand, wrist, or forearm? None of those seem particularly sexual to me. Getting grabbed by the elbow when you're not expecting it definately causes people to do a double take, as if they are being touched in an inappropriate spot. I'm sure it's what the lawyers decided was best, but I still think it isn't the best way to do it.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 Not to mention that Disney would probably be sued if they left a disabled person hanging in the air in a boat because they couldn't touch them...I am sure there has to be exceptions to the touching rule; rescue situations would be a sensible exception to that rule.
