Absimilliard
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- Nov 15, 1999
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I took my parents to Paris in January and we spent a day and a half at Disneyland Paris, experiencing both parks. My mom travels in a wheelchair, so I was curious to see how they accomodate us.
First, there is no ADA law there, so, in order to get a "blue card" (GAC that provides access by the exit) in the Disneyland Paris park, foreigners require either a handicap parking placard or a letter, signed by the doctor, preferably less than 3 months old! The Blue Card is restricted to 3 people plus the guest. Disabled guests get 10% off admission when you purchase your ticket there.
Walt Disney Studios is the newer park and is mostly shows and is all mainstream access. There is 5 physical rides: Rock n Roller Coaster, which has the same set-up at WDW, Flying Carpets (same as WDW), Cars 4 Wheels Rallye (spinning tea cup ride where you sit in a small 4 passengers car, transfer looks to be very hard), Tower of Terror and Crush Coaster.
Tower of Terror does not use the same ride system as WDW. Whenever you use the stand-by line (which normally get sent to the left library, which then have stairs to the boiler room second line) or fast pass, you will get sent to the right library, which is flat and you board on the ground level. Don't worry about leaving the wheelchair where you board, cause you get off at the same place.
Crush Coaster is one of the 2 remaining "must walk in order to ride" attraction. Meaning, that in order to ride, you must walk the lenght of the station, on your own, then board the moving cars, without the help of a moving conveyor belt, like at Haunted Mansion... Here is what the cars look like: http://www.rcdb.com/ig3306.htm?picture=12
Disneyland Paris is all access through the exit, except for Buzz Lightyear, which has a main stream line and fast passes. Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast and Its a Small World have wheelchair accessible vehicles.
Peter Pan's Flight is the other "must walk in order to ride" attraction.
At Star Tours, proceed to the entrance and the cast member will take you through a door and up an elevator to the boarding gates. If there's no cast member at the entrance, wait there, as he/she is assisting someone else already (we had to wait 5 minutes with my mom).
Space Mountain is a very turbulent and rough looping rollercoaster, featuring 3 inversions and a 40 mph launch up the cannon. It is accessible through the exit, but keep in mind, that chances are, you will suffer a LOT of headbanging and remove large earrings before riding. My mom didn't do any of the 5 coasters, but loved Tower of Terror!
All in all, they're doing their best with the new attractions, but they still got a lot of work to do.
First, there is no ADA law there, so, in order to get a "blue card" (GAC that provides access by the exit) in the Disneyland Paris park, foreigners require either a handicap parking placard or a letter, signed by the doctor, preferably less than 3 months old! The Blue Card is restricted to 3 people plus the guest. Disabled guests get 10% off admission when you purchase your ticket there.
Walt Disney Studios is the newer park and is mostly shows and is all mainstream access. There is 5 physical rides: Rock n Roller Coaster, which has the same set-up at WDW, Flying Carpets (same as WDW), Cars 4 Wheels Rallye (spinning tea cup ride where you sit in a small 4 passengers car, transfer looks to be very hard), Tower of Terror and Crush Coaster.
Tower of Terror does not use the same ride system as WDW. Whenever you use the stand-by line (which normally get sent to the left library, which then have stairs to the boiler room second line) or fast pass, you will get sent to the right library, which is flat and you board on the ground level. Don't worry about leaving the wheelchair where you board, cause you get off at the same place.
Crush Coaster is one of the 2 remaining "must walk in order to ride" attraction. Meaning, that in order to ride, you must walk the lenght of the station, on your own, then board the moving cars, without the help of a moving conveyor belt, like at Haunted Mansion... Here is what the cars look like: http://www.rcdb.com/ig3306.htm?picture=12
Disneyland Paris is all access through the exit, except for Buzz Lightyear, which has a main stream line and fast passes. Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast and Its a Small World have wheelchair accessible vehicles.
Peter Pan's Flight is the other "must walk in order to ride" attraction.
At Star Tours, proceed to the entrance and the cast member will take you through a door and up an elevator to the boarding gates. If there's no cast member at the entrance, wait there, as he/she is assisting someone else already (we had to wait 5 minutes with my mom).
Space Mountain is a very turbulent and rough looping rollercoaster, featuring 3 inversions and a 40 mph launch up the cannon. It is accessible through the exit, but keep in mind, that chances are, you will suffer a LOT of headbanging and remove large earrings before riding. My mom didn't do any of the 5 coasters, but loved Tower of Terror!
All in all, they're doing their best with the new attractions, but they still got a lot of work to do.
