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Wow, this is a tough one. Your friend has a right to enjoy her Disney vacation despite her mobility issues -- but keep in mind that YOU have the same right. Because you say that you don't relish the idea of pushing her in the wheelchair, I think that it's probably a bad idea to go that route...

:( I encountered a similar situation recently. Sort of. I'm disabled and require a HA room. Normally I travel alone but this summer I'm bringing my little sister along. We're staying at Pop, and it turns out that there are no rooms at Pop that are HA and have two beds. The only...

:rotfl2: I'm not worried that much about what people think... it's more that I don't want to be the reason that some poor family with exhausted young children has to wait an extra half an hour in the queue for another bus to come, because my ECV is taking up their seats. And I also don't want...

Thank you so much for posting. :) I'm relieved to hear I won't have a problem with toes -- that was my main concern. I can deal with being glared at; I already get a lot of that anyway simply because I don't "look" disabled (if people only knew how much metal is in my body, lol). My main...

Ugh... I almost wish I hadn't read this thread. I'm booked at Pop for 10 days in May\June and I'm disabled so I'll have an ECV. If the buses are normally standing room only, not only am I going to have incredible trouble getting the scooter onto the bus without running over someone's foot (I...

This thread has sparked a lot of opinions, that's for sure! My two cents: When I first heard about DVC, I added it to my mental Dream List and hoped that someday I could afford a membership. That was a little over a year ago. I visit Disney once every year, and last year, I had the...

My guess is that some of the Mousekeeping staff really love their jobs and enjoy taking extra time for the towel sculptures and other cute things in every room they service. Other staff are less Disneyesque and just want to get in there, do what they're paid for, and get to the next room. I...

I know, but I kinda figure that if a CM actually saw me trying to bring the hot dog onto the ride, they'd feel obligated to tell me I couldn't -- whereas once I'm on board and out of range of the loading platform, it's not worth it to yell "Stop the ride, that girl has a hot dog!" and yell at me...

I just got off the phone with Disney Dining. :D All I can say is... WOW!!! I'm so glad I gave it a try. You're not going to believe this, but I was able to get my first choice of restaurant, date, and time. Yes, you heard me. I got Le Ceilier on May 30th at dinnertime. Hahahahahaha...

For me, the magic of being at Disney is just that -- being at Disney. There's no specific ride or show or park or hotel or restaurant. As soon as my plane touches down in Orlando, I'm in my happy place and it doesn't matter what I do or where I go. I'll sometimes bring a good novel into the...

OMG, I love this thread! Here are some of mine... I especially love that I'm not going to be the first person to say #1, lol. 1. I LOVE Disney World, but I don't like children! Naturally my own young cousins are kind of cute and sweet, but other people's children are all obnoxious brats...

Nah, I'm fairly flexible on places. It's the date and time that I can't hedge all that much. I know I could always declare it a "birthday week" and go some other day, but... (shrugs) We always go out for dinner on my actual birthday, ever since I was a little kid. And this year I won't be...

Well... I'm going to give it a try tonight and see where I get! Unfortunately keeping my dates open isn't going to work; I only have one birthday every year and it's on a specific date, LOL. I did check out the menus for various Disney restaurants and came up with a fairly long list of places...

Hey folks :) So... I recently booked this year's Disney vacation, May 25th through June 3rd. I don't normally do a lot of TS restaurants during my trips so I'm not familiar with how difficult it can be. I know the window is typically 90 days out -- and my trip is only 60 days away. Should I...

Like everyone else... I'm not sure what you want Disney to do for you in order to accommodate your needs. We have a lot of people with different disabilities here on the DIS; I'm sure we can come up with something that would help get what you want! We just need to know what that is. In your...

I'm honestly not expecting much of a response on this one, but I have to ask. Is there anybody else out there who's been on long-term prednisone therapy? I mean -- as in 10+ years. Pred is a nasty drug that's definitely NOT recommended to be taken for long periods unless absolutely necessary...

I gave the Special Reservations folks a call today! Unfortunately, it turned out that my information was correct. The Pop Century does not have rooms that include a roll-in shower AND a double bed. :( All the roll-in shower rooms come with king-sized beds. They can provide a rollaway bed...

Hi Tara :) Don't worry -- Disney is very responsive to the needs of disAbled guests. You can get something called a Guest Assistance Card or GAC that will help your son do Disney without pain. It's not a front of the line pass, but it will address any particular needs that he has. If he...

Yes, this. I apologize for not realizing that families with small kids are no longer pre-boarded -- but the rest of what I said still stands. No matter which group you're in, when you arrive at your gate, talk to the SW employee at the desk about the fact that you're traveling with an autistic...

Just to clear something up... As I understand it, the OP is upset NOT because she wants a free cake, but because Disney won't even allow her to start the planning process and hear which cakes are available until she forks over her CC number. What the OP wants is to talk to somebody who can...