Are smartphones becoming a problem at theme parks like Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm?

California has banned texting while driving on the state’s roads. Is it time for Disneyland and local theme parks to ban texting while walking, too?

As much as fans like to complain about strollers, people whose gaze is focused on the screen in their hands instead of the pathway ahead of them are responsible for clogging a lot of the foot traffic around the parks, too. And with Disney introducing its new MaxPass system, allowing people to manage Fastpass ride reservations with their cell phones, I suspect the problem is only going to get worse.

Walking behind someone texting reminds me a lot of driving behind people on their phones. They slow down. They don’t react to others around them. They become a slowly tumbling rock in the stream, rather than flowing like water with the rest of the people on the street.

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