Be Careful with Finding Nemo @ Epcot

[aclov]

Rented a ECV for my mom and she had a accident inside Finding Nemo. There is no separate entrance and it's very curvy and dark inside so she accidently hit the wall! She had to pull over to the side meanwhile lots of people were just flying by and than to get back on route was difficult because no one wanted to stop!
She was able to get on the ride, beware of the moving walkway! When we finished the ride we ask a CM where First Aid was located (all the way by Mexico). My mom's leg was scratched and bleeding so the CM, very nice woman, insisted she call the paramedics and manager. They came patched her up, took a report and we were back on our way.
I felt so bad that her leg was so bruised and scratched up!

 

[Talking Hands]

Rented a ECV for my mom and she had a accident inside Finding Nemo. There is no separate entrance and it's very curvy and dark inside so she accidently hit the wall! She had to pull over to the side meanwhile lots of people were just flying by and than to get back on route was difficult because no one wanted to stop!
She was able to get on the ride, beware of the moving walkway! When we finished the ride we ask a CM where First Aid was located (all the way by Mexico). My mom's leg was scratched and bleeding so the CM, very nice woman, insisted she call the paramedics and manager. They came patched her up, took a report and we were back on our way.
I felt so bad that her leg was so bruised and scratched up!

You can enter through the exit area at Finding Nemo. Avoids that twisting entrance queue. While I didn't hit anything I found it very hard to see the turns before I was right on them. Fortunately my powered wheelchair has a very small turning radius and I am experienced enough to make those sharp turns easily. Still prefer to go in the exit.

 

[jmartinez1895]

Wow, I am so sorry that this happened. When we went in Nov. we used a stroller as a wheel chair and they had us go to an area near Turtle talk and took us in the exit. They also told a lady behind us that the ECV's are not allowed in the standard que.
Is this something that has changed over the past few months or did the op's mom get directed into the wrong line by a CM that may not have known what to do, or was the CM wrong when we went in telling the people that EVCs could not go through? ( just curious and hoping to clarify for others)
I am very happy to hear of the way the CM reacted to a report of injury.

 

[DvcDoc]

When we were there in August, I was directed into the normal queue. It is dark and very curvy in there, but I managed to make it through.

 

[chloelovesdisney]

They sent us through the regular line as well with a stroller tagged as a wheelchair, it is supposed to be a mainstreamed line I believe. I think one of the issues with the Nemo ride may be there is not much of line usually, if at all, and so the crowd races to get to the boarding area. You can take your time and proceed at your own speed, there's no line at the boarding area and really no need for the crowd to rush.

 

[ttintagel]

They sent us through the regular queue last summer, and it was indeed very difficult. I could barely see at all after coming in from the bright light, and the corners were extremely tight. And there was no room to get off to the side and give my eyes time to adjust. It wasn't really safe for me or the other guests, especially when parents let their small children run and climb around unsupervised.

 

[SashaFarce]

I can easily see how that would happen. I'm just now comfortable enough with an ECV to take it into the line, and I wouldn't do it with a Disney-rented ECV at all since they are larger and harder to maneuver than one rented from Apple Scooter (where we always rent from).

 

[aubriee]

They sent us through the regular queue last summer, and it was indeed very difficult. I could barely see at all after coming in from the bright light, and the corners were extremely tight. And there was no room to get off to the side and give my eyes time to adjust. It wasn't really safe for me or the other guests, especially when parents let their small children run and climb around unsupervised.

They sent us through the regular queue last week too. We asked the CM standing there at the entrance if there was a separate entrance for ECVs and he told us no, that the aisles were plenty wide enough for an ECV and pointed for us to go through the main entrance. My mom had trouble seeing those turns in there too, but thankfully did not hit anything.

 

[FBDM66]

Sorry to hear this still happens. My grandmother had the same experience in 2004 with a Disney ECV. She was parking it at the entrance (short distance walking was ok for her then) when a cm told us she could drive through. It was just as described by the PPs - very hard to navigate the twists and turns. She was quite embarrassed when everyone behind us got stuck behind her. It wasn't until we left the pavilion when we saw others in ECVs entering at the exit. Gramma wasn't happy!

 

[KPeveler]

I cannot stand that queue - not only is it dark and twisty, but it slopes up and down. Seriously dangerous all the way around. Even for people who do not have a GAC, I would ask CMs if you can enter through the exit and avoid the queue. Just tell them that the queue is dangerous for you with it being dark/twists/turns/etc, and generally they will understand. The first Key is Safety, and when a guest tells a CM something is dangerous, they generally listen.

 

[JennyDrake]

They sent us through the regular queue last summer, and it was indeed very difficult. I could barely see at all after coming in from the bright light, and the corners were extremely tight. And there was no room to get off to the side and give my eyes time to adjust. It wasn't really safe for me or the other guests, especially when parents let their small children run and climb around unsupervised.

I travel sometimes as a companion to a senior in an ECV. This queue was a NIGHTMARE!!!! She only drives at ECV at WDW so she's not a terribly adept driver AND she wears tinted lenses that took *forever* to adjust to the dim lighting.

We asked at the entrance and were sent into the regular queue.

Never Again.

 

[jodeeee4]

I found this queue very difficult too! I was in a wheel chair and can usually handle it by myself, but my dh had to push me very carefully through the queue. We almost hit several people and the wall a few times. It's so dark and winding! The park was very busy that day and the line was packed with people. So maybe that's why it was so tough. It was so uncomfortable for me, that we haven't been back since and that was a few years ago. I'd rather avoid it all together.

 

[Orangeandwild]

I bring my own ECV which I am very familiar with it and it is difficult to drive it through that line, no matter how good you are and I get complimented on how good i drive it everywhere I go. I have a couple of tips to share that may help ECV drivers next time you go..

One hint that makes it easier I have found is turn the headlight on before you enter the building, this will help you see the floors and walls better. Have someone in your group with light colored clothing walk in front of you and then you can kind of follow them which makes it a lot easier.

I bought a three wheeled scooter this time just because of our many trips to WDW, as the 4 wheelers are harder to manuever through lines and cannot turn as sharply through the lines.

The scooter I had before this was a very large 4 wheel one and just would not turn sharply enough to go through Nemo, so I always went through the back area near Turtle Talk with Crush and just told them my scooter does not fit through the line and they let me get on that way.

Hope this helps some of my fellow scooter riders here

 

[dvc one day]

It is very dark in there, and it's made worse because you are coming from bright sun into a dark space.

Someone in front with light colored clothes is a good idea.

Another possible help to those using ECV's would be turning down the speed for queues.

 

[cmwade77]

We went just after it had opened, they said at least one member of our party needed to go through the regular queue (we were a party of 7, so that may be why, but from what we saw it was more the fact that they wanted us to all wait the entire time as it was about an hour wait) and that the others should wait by the exit and they would put us all on at the same time.

 

[dburg30]

wow, I cannot remember if mom transferred and just walked or if we pushed her thru that line.. I think if we pushed it thru either we couldnt forget it, or have totally blocked the memory because it was so bad.. That is a nasty, dark, twisty queue. I actually understand that your eyes need to dark adapt for that ride, but they should dim the lights slowly as you progress not noonday sun to pitch dark...

 

[aclov]

OP here - When they did the report they really questioned my mom about the incident and I understand they need the details but than the manager's manager said "so you continued onto the ride and enjoyed the show" (after we spoke to the CM, she suggested we watch Crush that was about to start since we had to wait for the paramedics) We had no other choice but to continue onto the ride at that point! He offered us fast passes on Soarin which we already had anyway.