dvlmycr said:
I'm looking for some info from some of you Disney veterans out there. I have recently started to use a 4 wheel walker with a seat because of degenerative spine disease and I was wondering if most of the attractions are set up so that I can use the regular lines. I may use one of the resort wheelchairs on some days if one is available on days I am really exhausted. But my doctor wants me to use the walker whenever I can. I don't want special treatment unless I am really in agony so I'm hoping most of the attraction lines are spacious enough that I can just wait with my walker.
Most of the standby (regular) lines and all of the Fastpass lines are Mainstream Accessible.
This means the lines themselves are wide enough for a wheelchair or
ECV to fit and don't have stairs or other obstacles.
Here is a
link to WDW parks Guests with Disabilities general page. This page is general info, but on the top of the page, there are links to specific information on each park. This includes a short description of each ride/attraction.
This is a
link to Mobility Page on the official Disney site. This page includes a list of rides/attractions with Mainstream Access
Another question. When I get on the ride is there going to be a safe place I can leave the walker when I'm actually on the ride.
The CMs will be able to see from your walker that you need to be at the place where wheelchair users board in order to be able to board. For attractions where wheelchair users leave their wheelchairs, the boarding is usually at the exit. (you usually wait in the regular line until just before boarding). The wheelchair (or in your case, the walker) is left at the exit and when you are done riding, it will be waiting for you at the exit. If your walker can be easily folded, or if the ride car is large, you might be able to bring it on with you (for example, you could ride the MK train with a walker).
This is a link to a DIS thread about
boarding rides, specifically about boarding rides with moving walkways.
This is a link to
another DIS thread about ride accessibility.
Also, because I have the walker, will the CM's not let me on some of the rides. such as Expedition Everest. That would be TERRIBLE. I am REALLY looking forward to that. Thanks
The CMs will not prevent you from riding anything. There are icons telling what the warnings are for individual rides/attractions on the park maps, on signs before you enter the queue and again before boarding. It's up to you to read the warnings and decide whether or not an attraction is a good idea for you. No one will stop you from riding.
My youngest DD uses a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy. She has been on things as wild as Test Track and TOT and no one said anything to her. It's up to us to decide if she will ride.
