15 year old Daughter dislocated Patella and is now in an immobilizer.

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We are going to Magic Kingdom for a day. My daughter can not bend one leg at all but she can put some weight on it and can use crutches. We are getting a wheelchair for the the park but I'm not sure what rides she will be able to ride. I looked at the website but it doesn't really help me with this. https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/mobility-disabilities/

Can she get inside a space mountain ride with one leg straight. She's a petite 5'2. There are so many rides I am wondering about because she really has to have her leg propped up and or straight. She's so disappointed and I just want her to have a good time.
 
We are going to Magic Kingdom for a day. My daughter can not bend one leg at all but she can put some weight on it and can use crutches. We are getting a wheelchair for the the park but I'm not sure what rides she will be able to ride. I looked at the website but it doesn't really help me with this. https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/mobility-disabilities/

Can she get inside a space mountain ride with one leg straight. She's a petite 5'2. There are so many rides I am wondering about because she really has to have her leg propped up and or straight. She's so disappointed and I just want her to have a good time.

I wouldn't risk Space Mountain - it's a jarring ride, and with it being in the dark, you can't always brace beforehand. Even if she can put 'some weight' on it, she could end up hurting it even more on that ride, even with an immobilizer on it.

7DMT is tight - tall people tend to barely/not fit.
 
We are going to Magic Kingdom for a day. My daughter can not bend one leg at all but she can put some weight on it and can use crutches. We are getting a wheelchair for the the park but I'm not sure what rides she will be able to ride. I looked at the website but it doesn't really help me with this. https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/mobility-disabilities/

Can she get inside a space mountain ride with one leg straight. She's a petite 5'2. There are so many rides I am wondering about because she really has to have her leg propped up and or straight. She's so disappointed and I just want her to have a good time.
I am 5'1 and a half ( on a good day) and I can be in space with my lags straight and can not touch anything in front of me so she might be able to get in but it is bumpy

7DMT will be a no go for her unless you can talk to a CM and she can have her own row they may let her do this

I would stop at GR and talk to the CM there were the CM can see her and they maybe able to say what rides she will have a hard time with ( you can also do this with the CM at the rides as they know the rides the best and they may make some accommodation for her as long as it is safe ( not sure if it would be safe for her to have her lag over on 7DMT, I know at pooh you have to be on one side of the bar so this is why I am thinking no.)
 
Definitely reach out to her doctor, and make sure s/he has no restrictions.
 

One of the most difficult things about not being able to bend your leg (I have managed to permanently disabled my right knee and can't bend it enough to be able to walk down stairs without taking one step at a time-picture a toddler walking down steps-very frustrating) is not always the leg room, per se, but not being able to get into a sitting position if the seat is low. Just something to keep in mind that she may need help getting in, and out of, rides from someone traveling with her.:crutches:
 
There's actually a post for that in the disABILITIES FAQs thread (page 2)

I copied the post for you:
If it is a rigid cast, that is a little different and harder to get into things than full leg brace (braces have at least some flexibility.

Someone who is not able to bend the leg at all might have very few attractions they can ride and may have to settle for shows. The wheelchair space In most of the wheelchair accessible ride cars is around 48 inches long.
So, if someone is using a wheelchair and has their leg extended out in front of them, they are likely to be longer than 48 inches.
My DD's personal wheelchair from the tips of her toes to the back of the push handles is almost 40 inches ( and she has little feet). Add a packed backpack, and her wheelchair is about 46 inches. Someone with longer feet or an extended leg might be longer than 48 inches in a wheelchair.
The attractions listed below might have room for someone out of a wheelchair in a regular seat.
Wheelchairs can be brought all the way to the boarding area of most attractions.

Peter Pan and Tomorrowland Transit Authority have moving walkways which can't be slowed or stopped, so would not be accessible to someone with a long leg cast.

Disney used to have a FAQs on their website where they did list the attractions that had more room for a leg cast.
Besides size, you would need to check with the doctor for some - like Tower of Terror. Don't want to risk damage by jostling the leg too much. I removed the things that no longer exist, added the replacement in its place, if the ride car is the same/similar and added some notes about ride cars.

The following attractions have additional space on aisle ways or next to the seating areas and should be able to accommodate a full leg cast. Please speak with a Cast Member at each of these locations for additional information.

Magic Kingdom



    • Walt Disney World Railroad (has a wheelchair space in the front car and should fit)
    • The Jungle Cruise (has a wheelchair boat and should fit)
    • Liberty Belle Riverboat (permanent ramp to get in and open space for parking, so will fit)
    • "it's a small world" (has a wheelchair boat and should fit)
    • Cinderella's Golden Carrousel - would be difficult to get on because of several steps
    • Stitch's Great Escape (has wheelchair spots and should fit)
    • Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor - show
    • Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress -show
    • Tiki Room -show
    • Magic Carpets of Aladdin -has a wheelchair car, but it is quite tight. Some wheelchairs do not fit even with out elevating footrests.
    • Country Bear Jamboree -show
    • The Hall of Presidents -show
    • Laugh Floor -show
    • Mickey's Philharmagic -show
    • Winnie the Pooh has a wheelchair car and a wheelchair should fit with a full leg cast. You may want to ask them to turn the motion off to avoid being jostled.
    • Little Mermaid ride in be Fantasyland has a wheelchair car and someone with an extended leg may fit, especially if the are able to angle their leg down.
    • Enchanted Tales with Belle - show
Epcot



    • Ellen's Energy Adventure (Universe of Energy - has a wheelchair car, but kind of tight and wheelchair with elevated footrest probably will not fit)
    • 3 Cabelleros (Mexico - wheelchair boat should not be a problem.
    • Wonders of China - 360 movie
    • The American Adventure - show
    • America Gardens Theater - outdoor theater with periodic shows
    • Impressions de France - theater
    • O Canada! - 360 movie
    • Imagination Theater - 3D movie. Wheelchair space is not very deep, so he may have to angle himself
    • Turtle Talk - interactive show (children interact with Crush who appears in a window in front of the theater)
    • The Living Seas with Nemo and Friends - does have a wheelchair car, but it's kind of tight and someone with an extended leg will probably not fit
    • Attractions at Living Seas
    • Living with the Land (The Land) - has a wheelchair boat and should be no problem.
    • Circle of Life movie (The Land) -movie
Disney-MGM Studios



    • Star Tours (check with doctor) - would need to transfer to a ride seat
    • Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (check with doctor)
    • Muppet*Vision 4D - movie
    • For the a First Time in Forever - A Frozen Singalong
    • Great Movie Ride (has wheelchair car and may fit. There is a tight turn to get into the wheelchair accessible ride car. There is one ride car the holds more than one wheelchair - someone with a long cast might fit better in that ride car)
    • Voyage of the Little Mermaid - show
    • Playhouse Disney, Live on Stage - show
    • Star Wars - movie and wheelchair accessible walk thru displays
    • Walt Disney, One Man's Dream - museum like attraction
    • Toy Story Mania - has a wheelchair accessible car, but it is fairly tight and wheelchair with leg extended will not fit. If able to get on, beware of the bar that holds the pop gun used during the ride; my daughter has ended up with it crashed into her knee while it was being secured.
Animal Kingdom



    • Kilimanjaro Safaris - wheelchair accessible ride car may fit
    • Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
    • Wildlife Express to Conservation Station
    • Conservation Station
    • It's Tough to be a Bug
    • Safari Village Trails
    • Festival of the Lion King
    • Maharajah Jungle Trek
    • Flights of Wonder
    • Nemo, the Musical

For MKSomeone with a long leg cast may not be able to get into Splash Mountain or possibly Pirates because the ride cars are pretty tight. Pirates, possibly is not an easy step in, but might be doable with a long leg cast or brace.
Splash has a very high step over the side, so would probably not work.
Haunted Mansion would probably not work - possibly would work in his own ride car.

Buzz Lightyear and Aladdin have wheelchair cars, but both a tight and the regular car does not have much leg room, although someone with a long leg cast might fit in a row by himself, sitting partly sideways.
The Great Goofini is a small short roller coaster and does not look like it would have space.

For Epcot, Mission Space ride car is fairly tight, so he may not fit and would not have the option of a ride car for himself, but maybe it would work if there were less than 4 in the ride car and if OK with his doctor (even green version can move you around).
Spaceship Earth is also fairly tight, although the walk in is flat.
Maelstrom in Norway is about the same to get into as Splash Mountain - tight and high step over the side.

For the Studio, Toy Story Midway Mania has a wheelchair car, but someone may not fit with a long leg cast. My DD's wheelchair is a fairly tight fit.
They may or may not fit if transferring to the regular ride car, but would have to use the accessible boarding area anyway to avoid the stairs in the regular line.

For AK, if he gets the OK from his doctor and has a waterproof cast, a person with a long leg cast may be able to ride Kali River Rpids. It won't be easy in or out, but they have a special boarding area for guests with disabilities where they trap a boat so it stays still. I would not recommend it though - the water in the boat makes things slippery and the chance of getting totally soaked is great.

Expedition Everest is another one to ask the doctor about. The ride car is pretty tight, but there is a practice car guests can try to see if they would fit.
Dinosaur is very rough and fairly tight.

I would highly recommend skipping Primeval Whirl. It is rough and jostles riders around a lot. Without binging able to use the leg, the rider would not be able to brace very well and would be jostled more than usual.

For most of the rides that require a transfer, the person will be getting in and out on the same side. So, if they are stepping in with the 'bad' leg going in last, they will step out with the bad leg coming out first. This is important to keep in mind because getting in may be easier than getting out (or vice versa).
 












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