tiggspring
DIS Veteran: When I stop talking you'll know I'm d
- Joined
- Apr 18, 2006
I'm not asking for better access merely for a better option for me to wait my turn. There are several mobility impairments for which a wheelchair and/or being stationary are the worst things you can do for them. I move fairly constantly in my daily life and require special accomodations for every day life. I'm not sure how an "accomodation" that will exacerbate my condition is a fair solution. The dirty looks and comments are the least of my concerns. Standing up and falling on someone and/or their child is a much bigger issue. I guess people forget the "fill in all available space" line that is word vomited constantly by CMs. I don't want anything better than anyone else has. No problem waiting my 90 minutes for TSM walking laps.
Nijagirl,
I totally get what your saying. My fibromyalgia, migraines triggered by fatigue and heat, and chronic fatigue syndrome make sitting in a wheel chair a no go. I lose feeling in my legs, feet, hips etc when I sit for too long. I totally crash when I walk too long and standing too long causes same symptoms as sitting only throw in dizzy spells and headaches for good measure . Standing in the heat is also a big nono. Being bumped in line can be excruciating, Exhausting myself or "going off pace" triggers migraines that cause me to lose part of my vision and sometimes impact my speech or cause me to drag my right leg behind me. For those of you that dont understand the issues of an invisible disability these are just a few and a wheel chair fixes none of them. On our three trips to WDW I have always gotten a GAC but because of good planning and some luck have never used it because I believe I should only use it when I have to. By the looks of it the new passes will be useless to many of us with invisible mobility/exhaustion issues. The new FP+ with tier system looks like it will hurt us too. How I got around my issues was planning the time of my trip in May week after Mother's Day when weather was good and crowds were low. Stayed in monorail resort so I could rush back for a migraine and used ridmax (online computer planning program)..It was my secret weapon. It helped me keep a pace of 5 min walk, 5min wait, ride most of day and really let me see what parts of my day needed to be tweeked to avoid doing anything for too long. We went for the taping of the Christmas parade with dd8 and found it to be a fantastic time to go. It was cool and crowds were a 2-3 most of the time no real planning needed. Tapping is always week after thanksgiving. I really cant say enough about ridemax. (there are others but I cant speak to their effectiveness) I think it is a must for anyone trying to manage a disability or just young kids in the park. I do hope they get these passes tweeked a bit so they would be a good fall back for people like us. I cannot imagine going in the summer or during Christmas ect without some of the old accommodations. They will see an increase of visitors to the aid stations for those who try but fail to manage WDW and their disability. I can guarantee it. Those cheaters who used their passes to make money really ruined it for the rest of us WDW was a fantastic place for accommodating those of us with invisible disabilities. Nijagirl consider using ridmax. I think it will be quite helpful.