Accessibility at "Other" Theme Parks

[Willow1213]

Hi fellow DISers,

Since I know you guys are a wealth of knowledge for everything Disney and otherwise, I figured I would ask here for advice about a trip to another theme park.

My husband is going to a Six Flags park with his cousins over Thanksgiving week (Oh, who am I kidding, he's being dragged as the only adult to chaperone the kids while moms go Black Friday shopping!). He has a knee condition that makes climbing stairs impossible. He uses a GAC while at Disney but has no need for a wc, ecv, or other assistance devices.

Does anyone know how other theme parks treat this situation? Is there a "gac" type pass at other parks? Could he just walk up to the wc entrance without a chair?

He is worried that he will have to sit out all of the rides since he cannot climb stairs.

Thanks for the understanding!

 

[Kat77]

It's probably best to call the park and ask about their policy. Six Flags has a reputation for not being very handicap friendly, especially for those with borderline issues.

 

[WheeledTraveler]

I'm a wheelchair user and have been to a 6 Flags once since becoming so (it happened to be 6 Flags NJ, but I would hope policies are same at all 6 Flags). They do have some sort of card that's similar to the GAC, but I didn't see anyone without a wheelchair or ECV using it.

The two things I really remember about it is that just about all the accessible entrances were through the exit and that it only allowed me and 1 other person to go through that entrance. I'd really suggest calling 6 Flags if he's supposed to be chaperoning and the kids are too young to wait in line without him to see if they'll make an exception to the 1-person rule. You don't want to discover that it's a problem when he gets there.