Broken foot help!?

[Jaimiebear5]

Hey everyone!
In less then three weeks my husband and I leave for Disneyland! Yeah! Only problem is I will be in a boot due to a broken foot... Is there anything I can do to make my trip easier? The walking is what I am most worried about. Because I can walk I dont want to rent a scooter or wheelchair that would make me feel bad for the people that really need them. I heard I could get something a guest services like a line pass our something??? But can not figure if I would need a doctors note or something? Any ideas would be helpful.
Thanks!

 

[Malcon10t]

My daughter has done Disneyland MANY times in a boot. She usually doesn't hassle with getting a GAC. Generally, if you get one, they will allow you to wait in the HA line. The line isn't faster, just a different area to wait where you can sit sometimes. An example is POTC, you wait outside the exit, then the CM will send you inside when the line is shorter inside. The wait is generally longer than the regular line, but there are benches spaced out where you can sit while you wait. You won't need a doctor's note.

Here is a pic of the kids and my daughter's boot... We joke the boot is part of the family! (She wears it THAT often... If you look closely, you will see her other ankle is in a brace. She ALWAYS wears braces due to major ankle issues. But she has to wear the boot when she either breaks a bone in her foot, or further tears tendons.)

 

[Karenann*]

Don't avoid a scooter thinking others need them more - YOU may need one! I went for a week in 2009 in a boot and used a scooter most of the time even though I was mobile. A boot affects the way you walk and is fatiguing in itself compensating for it. Most feet take a beating and an swell by the end of a long day at the parks and swelling for a broken foot in a boot is no good!
By the middle to the end of the day I was very grateful for the darn ECV. After turning it in at night it seemed like a loonngg way to the shuttle to get off my feet again.
The next year in 2010 I did get a GAC because although I wasn't in a chair or boot, after a few days my poor foot still recovering a year later from multiple surgeries was just worn out. Explained my needs to the CM and he provided me with a GAC appropriate for my needs that helped my bypass some stairs and inclines etc.
2011 I was totally mobile and grateful for each step I took in the park.

 

[lana772]

Don't avoid a scooter thinking others need them more - YOU may need one! I went for a week in 2009 in a boot and used a scooter most of the time even though I was mobile. A boot affects the way you walk and is fatiguing in itself compensating for it. Most feet take a beating and an swell by the end of a long day at the parks and swelling for a broken foot in a boot is no good!
By the middle to the end of the day I was very grateful for the darn ECV. After turning it in at night it seemed like a loonngg way to the shuttle to get off my feet again.
The next year in 2010 I did get a GAC because although I wasn't in a chair or boot, after a few days my poor foot still recovering a year later from multiple surgeries was just worn out. Explained my needs to the CM and he provided me with a GAC appropriate for my needs that helped my bypass some stairs and inclines etc.
2011 I was totally mobile and grateful for each step I took in the park.

I agree. Don't be afraid of the scooter or wheelchair. I have seen people not needing them using them (makes me mad) and then seen someone like yourself not using them when they should.
My FIL (with his pride) will not use one and he has major back issues. He is always suffering towards the end of the day. Don't be like that! Let your family enjoy themselves more by not having to worry about your comfort! USE THE SCOOTER! )

 

[jazzatola]

Don't judge anyone that is riding scooter! You do not know what their medical condition is. I rent one from Decker Surgical and the cost is very reasonable. They deliver to your hotel the night before or early of the morning you will need it. My pride gets in the way each time I go to rent one but due to my walking issues I don't have a choice. Well unless I want to be in pain for a couple weeks with some major swelling I also get a GAC because I do need to walk here and there so I park my scooter. Have a magical trip!!!

 

[Malcon10t]

I have seen people not needing them using them (makes me mad)

How did you know they don't need to use them? Did they say "I'm just using it because I like looking people in the backside? Because I like waiting in a longer line?" It makes me mad when people judge others.

 

[lana772]

How did you know they don't need to use them? Did they say "I'm just using it because I like looking people in the backside? Because I like waiting in a longer line?" It makes me mad when people judge others.

We actually saw some teenagers trading off one time. They traded places then the one that had been in the wheelchair took off running pushing the previous rider. They were obviously NOT in need of the wheelchair.

My husband and I saw them several times that day and they repeatedly changed riders.

I am not a judgemental person. This was clearly a case of kids playing with a wheelchair and using it to skip some lines.

 

[lana772]

Don't judge anyone that is riding scooter! You do not know what their medical condition is. I rent one from Decker Surgical and the cost is very reasonable. They deliver to your hotel the night before or early of the morning you will need it. My pride gets in the way each time I go to rent one but due to my walking issues I don't have a choice. Well unless I want to be in pain for a couple weeks with some major swelling I also get a GAC because I do need to walk here and there so I park my scooter. Have a magical trip!!!

Could not have been said any better!

 

[hpfan100]

I would go to guest services and get the GAC just in case and consider the scooter as well. I broke a toe in Florida and the GAC was a lifesaver because there was no way I could climb steps and I also needed to sit so that my injured toe was not next to other people's feet.

Just stop by guest services on your way in and explain what your situation is and they will help you out.

 

[lana772]

Also... One time at WOC a very nice CM noticed that my FIL was having trouble sitting on the sidewalk. The CM took my FIL and MIL and put them in a handicapped spot. That was the best view they have ever had of the WOC.
The CM asked my husband and I if we wanted to join them. We chose to stay where we were with our children. Turns out my FIL (a Vietnam Vet) sat next to a man who had lost his foot in Iraq. I count this as one of our most wonderful moments at DL. My children learned a lot that evening.

 

[SorcerersApprentice]

I had a great trip to Disneyland last summer while wearing my boot for a broken foot. I did not use a scooter or chair, just took it nice and easy. My only advice is to get a comfortable shoe that has the same height sole/heel as the boot. It made walking so easy on the back! Good luck and have a great time!

 

[Malcon10t]

We actually saw some teenagers trading off one time. They traded places then the one that had been in the wheelchair took off running pushing the previous rider. They were obviously NOT in need of the wheelchair.

I still won't judge them. My son has bilateral Osgood Schlatter. He used a wheelchair when he was 15 or 16. And he did let my nieces sit in it and pushed her when his knees were feeling ok. If they were playing in it 1.) very few lines are shorter, so they overall would have waited longer and 2.) what goes around, comes around.

 

[BlueBayou]

Don't judge anyone that is riding scooter! You do not know what their medical condition is. I rent one from Decker Surgical and the cost is very reasonable. They deliver to your hotel the night before or early of the morning you will need it. My pride gets in the way each time I go to rent one but due to my walking issues I don't have a choice. Well unless I want to be in pain for a couple weeks with some major swelling I also get a GAC because I do need to walk here and there so I park my scooter. Have a magical trip!!!

My 70-year-old mom has severe mobility issues and we rented from Deckart and it was a wonderful experience. One night my mom was staying back at the hotel while we went to the Halloween Party at night. My plantar fasciitis was acting up (I had a steroid shot right before the trip) and my husband insisted that I bring mom's scooter. The way we used it that night was to and from the park. But when in the park we would park in a land and then walk all the activities in that particular land - then use it to travel the distance to another land. Anybody watching me get off of it - could tell I needed it (my limp from resting was pretty pronounced) - but I am sure people watching me get on might have thought I didn't need it.

I would strongly urge you to get one. I think our third day in the park would have been pretty miserable had I not used mom's scooter on the second night.

 

[SA mom]

We had a family member that used a knee scooter. It is a four wheeled contraption that you kneel on and push with the other leg. It has handle bars and breaks. Not as bulky as bulky as a scooter and you can sit on it when you get tired.

Another option is a cane with a seat on it. You can buy them in the golf section of Academy for less than $20. My 81-year-old mother used one on our recent trip before she switched to an ECV. The cane helped in lines, but eventually, she just needed the ECV to get through those longer distances.

 

[BryANDJessMom]

I just wanted to agree..don't rule out a scooter. I haven't been to the park with a broken foot but have had my ankle in a cast a couple of times. And, while he may be able to walk around okay in the boot, being on your feet all that time and walking with a limp will really mess up your lower back for weeks!

 

[starshine514]

Just one more vote to not rule out a WC or ECV if you find you need one. DH could not do the parks without one (heck, he probably couldn't make it from our hotel across the street to the entry gate without stumbling and falling). I think that if you can't do the walking you need to in order to enjoy the park, then you should get a mobility device. Just stay open to it, and don't rule it out.

 

[shannonkay]

I would definitely go to Town Hall or Guest Services to get a special assistance pass. If it hasn't changed since I was a CM it's supposed to assure you a more comfortable waiting area and they usually write how many people are with you so you can stay together.

This thread is also a good reminder of different reasons someone might need a wheelchair if they don't look like it! I sometimes see someone that I wonder why they need it, but I always try to give them the benefit of the doubt.

 

[Jaimiebear5]

Thank you everyone for all your advice and help! I am deffinantly going to go get the pass thing from guest services. Its a relief that I dont have to go up and down the stairs at some of the attractions those really hurt! I has another question.... Does anyone know if you pay for parking and go take the car back to the hotel in the middle of the day...do you have to pay again to park later in the afternoon?
Thank you again for all the help and advice!

 

[tffnyjean]

Definitely go get a GAC. We were there in 2006 and my mom was in a boot she tried for the first 2 days and I know she was in pain. Last 3 days had a GAC and it really helped her out!

 

[llump41]

Just a reminder that a GAC is NOT a front of the line pass. It will be very helpful though. You can still get/use FP with a GAC and it will save you even more time. Just let the CM know what kind of assistance you will need and they will give you the proper endorsement.