Broken ankle and rides

[Disneynut1971]

My daughter has been wanting to take her boyfriend to Magic Kingdom for her birthday. We go all quite often but he has never been. I planned the whole trip and will be going also to supervise. Problem is, he just broke his ankle. Are there any rides he won't be able to ride with a boot/cast?i plan on renting a wheelchair to keep him off of it. But wasn't sure if there was anything they won't let him do. The trip is 3 weeks away.

 

[Itinkso]

As long as he can maneuver himself on and off rides, he will be fine.

You seriously should consider renting an ECV from an off-site company. No one will want to keep pushing around a wheelchair. We always went to DL with DD's boyfriend who required an ECV. The ECV was waiting for us at our hotel when we arrived and all we had to do was leave it in the lobby when we checked out. So much better than a wheelchair.

 

[M5ward]

ECV rental is age dependent.

 

[Itinkso]

ECV rental is age dependent.

A medical supply company will supply one. DD's boyfriend had physical impairment due to spina bifida and there wasn't any problem renting for him when he was 17.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

My oldest son was in a walking cast for an ankle injury 2 years ago. He made do with crutches and/or a cane and was fine getting on/off all rides.

 

[disnut8]

As long as he can maneuver himself on and off rides, he will be fine.

You seriously should consider renting an ECV from an off-site company. No one will want to keep pushing around a wheelchair. We always went to DL with DD's boyfriend who required an ECV. The ECV was waiting for us at our hotel when we arrived and all we had to do was leave it in the lobby when we checked out. So much better than a wheelchair.

I don't agree with the bolded opinion. I've pushed my husband around for a weekend in a manual wheelchair (the issue has been diagnosed and he's much better now) and he did the same for me last year (again, issue has been diagnosed and I'm much better now). My stepmother pushed my father around in a manual wheelchair for all their visits after my father couldn't walk anymore but couldn't operate anything mechanical. Each person did what needed to be done and each trip was a success because we were together.

I would, though, follow the opinion to rent from offsite. That way, you have the wheelchair available 24/7. Disney rents for the parks, not for the resorts. And offsite will drop off and pick up from your resort (even if not on Disney property).

With my father, he could transfer from wheelchair to attractions even with moving as slowly as he did at the time. Disney was great with everything. Most queue lines are wheelchair friendly so everyone can stay together.

Quite honestly, all of you can have some fun with this. Take a ton of pictures and turn the situation into a positive one. Laugh about it because it's not a life long thing for him. It's a bump in the road.

 

[TreeSapp]

I don't agree with the bolded opinion. I've pushed my husband around for a weekend in a manual wheelchair (the issue has been diagnosed and he's much better now) and he did the same for me last year (again, issue has been diagnosed and I'm much better now). My stepmother pushed my father around in a manual wheelchair for all their visits after my father couldn't walk anymore but couldn't operate anything mechanical. Each person did what needed to be done and each trip was a success because we were together.

I would, though, follow the opinion to rent from offsite. That way, you have the wheelchair available 24/7. Disney rents for the parks, not for the resorts. And offsite will drop off and pick up from your resort (even if not on Disney property).

With my father, he could transfer from wheelchair to attractions even with moving as slowly as he did at the time. Disney was great with everything. Most queue lines are wheelchair friendly so everyone can stay together.

Quite honestly, all of you can have some fun with this. Take a ton of pictures and turn the situation into a positive one. Laugh about it because it's not a life long thing for him. It's a bump in the road.

Agreed. Two of us took turns pushing my FIL in a manual chair and never had any real issues

 

[Willa]

I did a week at WDW with a newly broken ankle a couple of years ago. It was just DH and me, and he pushed me the whole time in a manual wheelchair, which worked just fine for us.

I had no trouble with any of the rides. You guys will be fine, have fun!

 

[Annie78]

I would watch out for jolts, including on rides you wouldn't think of as rough. A family member broke a bone in his foot a few days before arriving at Disney. He had a walking boot but was in pretty serious pain if pressure was put on the foot. We rented an ECV and getting into/out of ride vehicles wasn't an issue, but there were a few times that a "mild" ride had a bump/jolt that bounced his foot and really hurt. IASW and other boat rides were the worst (but he did not attempt coaster rides).

Also, if he can't put much weight on the ankle, make sure someone rides with him and is on-call to help him out of rides like Space Mountain where you sit really low to the ground. It can be hard enough to climb out of those cars without trying to do it balanced on one leg!