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BUENA VISTA, Fla., September 12, 2002 - Disney
Cruise Line ships are the first locations in the
world where guests can ride and experience the
Segway Human Transporter (HT).
This
innovative short-distance transportation technology
can be experienced firsthand by guests, ages 16
and older, aboard the Disney Magic and Disney
Wonder cruise ships, as well as at Disney's private
Bahamian island, Castaway Cay.
Available
on each day of Disney's three-, four- and seven-night
cruise vacations, guests receive a brief introduction
on how to operate the Segway HT before maneuvering
it around a specially designed agility course
at Disney's Wide World of Sports Deck onboard
or dockside at Castaway Cay.
At
other times, the Segway HT is used by the ship's
captain and officers to efficiently travel across
the 964-foot-long ships, each featuring 11 passenger
decks of theaters, age-specific areas and unique
dining locations.
Castaway
Caya 1,000-acre tropical island visited
three times a week by Disney shipsprovides
yet another practical application for the Segway
HT, allowing officers to efficiently travel between
different beaches reserved for families, adults
or teens.
The
Segway HT is the world's first self-balancing
human transporter that allows people to go anywhere
a person can walk. Its advanced technology uses
gyroscopes and tilt sensors to emulate human balance.
When a person leans slightly forward, the Segway
HT moves forward. When leaning back, the Segway
HT moves back. Riders can comfortably cruise at
seven miles per hour, which is nearly three times
walking speed with a distance that ranges from
11 to 17 miles on a single charge.
Disney
Cruise Line offers guests an exciting new way
to vacation with Disney. In addition to seven-night
Caribbean cruise vacations aboard the Disney Magic,
the Disney Wonder offers one-of-a-kind land and
sea vacations that combine the fun and excitement
of the Walt Disney World Resort with a three-
or four-night Disney Cruise Line voyage to the
Bahamas.
To
learn more about Disney Cruise Line or to book
a Disney Cruise Line vacation, guests can contact
their travel agent, visit www.disneycruise.com
or call Disney Cruise Line at (888) DCL-2500.
Travel agents can call Disney Cruise Line at (888)
325-2500 or visit www.disneytravelagents.com.
About
Segway
Segway
LLC is a Manchester, NH, based business founded
by renowned inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen
to provide a solution to short-distance travel.
The company has created the Segway Human
Transporter (HT), the first self-balancing, electric-powered
transporter designed to enhance the productivity
of people by increasing the distance they can
travel and the amount they can carry. Segway is
funded by: Credit Suisse First Boston Private
Equity, one of the largest managers of alternative
assets in the world, through Credit Suisse First
Boston Equity Partners, L.P. and associated funds;
Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, the leading
venture capital firm helping entrepreneurs build
sustainable technology businesses; and individual
investors. For additional information about Segway,
please visit our web site at: www.segway.com.
Press releases and digital images are available
at Segway's press center at: www.segway.com/news.
Segway
is a trademark of Segway LLC in the United States
and in other countries.
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