Disney, SeaWorld pressured to allow Segways in parks

Walt Disney World and SeaWorld are being pressured to allow visitors with disabilities to ride their Segway Transporters inside the companies' parks. Much of the pressure is coming from Disability Rights Advocates for Technology,

or DRAFT, an organization that raises money to donate Segways to disabled U.S. military veterans and pushes for their acceptance. Neither park currently allows visitors to the parks to ride their personal Segways inside the parks, citing safety concerns, although Walt Disney World does offer supervised Segway tours of Epcot and the Fort Wilderness resort. "We're not turning people away," Disney World spokeswoman Kim Prunty said. "We're turning away a particular form of transportation." [via The Disney Blog]