When I was at OKW waiting for a MK bus, I saw everyone standing around the Magical Express bus trying to figure out how to make the lift...lift.
The lift was located on the side, near the rear. Since these buses are much, much taller than the regular WDW buses, the lift was only used for this purpose and not for regular boarding.
It looked like a very heavy duty, and complicated piece of equipment.
I don't think that the bus driver knew how to use the new lift.
The had about ten WDW people out their trying to figure it out. A lot of administration people from the look of the ties.
I think that they would have been happy just to close the lift back into the bus. It was sitting solidly on the brick pavement. I could see them fold and unfold the drive on part, but the heavy metal part that did the lifting would not move from the pavement.
There was a line of seven WDW regular buses behind this bus waiting to pick up and drop off.
I felt so sorry for the person having to wait in the wheelchair, because she was receiving those eyes from from several people.
I drove up next to her to keep the family company until the other buses drove around to the parking lot to load/unload. I wished her luck and a safe trip.
When I go back that night, I saw the traditional WDW yellow curtain and poles surrounding the same area of the pavement where the lift was.
I wonder if they tried to drive the bus out of the way with the lift down.
The repair to the brick pavement took about five days.
They set up a tent in the parking lot and made that the pickup/dropoff point until the pavement was repaired.
I go the distinct impression that the bus driver did not know how to operate the lift.
But neither did any one else at the time.
I'm sure that they have all been instructed on how to use it now.
I have never seen a lift on a bus like that before. It looks like it might lift you about ten feet off of the ground.
I'd be curious to hear anyone else's experience with the lift on that particular bus.
I don't have to use it since I drive to WDW.
Sincerely, Ray