Cerebal Palsy Riding rides?

[daystar91]

My family is visiting WDW in Feb 2014. My sisters boyfriend has Cerebral Palsy will he be able to ride any rides at Disney?

 

[Gracie09]

Yes! You may want to post in disabilities board with more info about his specific issues. Cp is a spectrum disorder. Dd has a very mild form but others have a much more severe form

 

[SueM in MN]

Please follow the link in my signature to the disABILITIES Board.

As Gracie09 mentioned, CP affects people in a wide variety of ways.
My youngest DD has severe CP (spastic quad, mixed type with dystonia to be specific). She is not able to walk or stand by herself and in a single day, her muscle tone can be as loose as a rag doll or she can be as stiff as a Barbie doll.

Despite that, she has been on everything at WDW except Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Rock N Roller Coaster and Expedition Everest.
If we could figure out how to get her on those and hold onto an excited young woman with legs and arms flying all over for the whole ride, we would try those too.

Someone with milder CP might find there is nothing thy need to avoid. Someone else might be able to do less than my daughter, but there is still lots to see and do. Some attractions even have ride cars that are wheelchair accessible.

 

[daystar91]

Thank you..I think he has a mild case...He can walk with a cane but if he over does it he needs a chair..We are renting him a electric chair to make it easier for him to get around the parks.

 

[Brian_WDW74]

I've moved this thread to the disABILITIES! board.

 

[darthtatty]

As Gracie09 mentioned, CP affects people in a wide variety of ways.
My youngest DD has severe CP (spastic quad, mixed type with dystonia to be specific). She is not able to walk or stand by herself and in a single day, her muscle tone can be as loose as a rag doll or she can be as stiff as a Barbie doll.

Despite that, she has been on everything at WDW except Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Rock N Roller Coaster and Expedition Everest.
If we could figure out how to get her on those and hold onto an excited young woman with legs and arms flying all over for the whole ride, we would try those too.

Someone with milder CP might find there is nothing thy need to avoid. Someone else might be able to do less than my daughter, but there is still lots to see and do. Some attractions even have ride cars that are wheelchair accessible.

My sons CP sounds very similar to your DD, he can not sit unaided.
He hasn't been on Space Mountain, my husband and I went on it last time and thought it was too bumpy for him. Also as the rider is sitting by himself, I would worry. I haven't been on RNR, so cant tell if he could go on that.
He has been on BTMR, we manage to get him on and off ok.
we also manage to get him on EE, theres a test vehicle and we tested getting him on and off quickly. I know youre meant to get on very quickly, we usually manage ok. However he's 13 now and getting bigger and heavier, I can imagine it being more difficult to ride these in future.

OP, sounds like he has a mild case.
I think you will be fine on all the rides, cant really think of anything youd have any major problems with.
Good luck.xx

 

[bopper]

Think of it this way...I think of all the theme parks in the world, Disney probably has the most attractions he CAN ride. Disney is not thrill ride oriented like, say, a Six Flags park.