Does anyone know of.....

[bookgirl]

Does anyone know if there is a list of mobility issues at the rides?

Which ones have stairs in the que, or moving walkways or other mobility challenges?

Mom can't do stairs (or at least more then a couple) and even really steep ramps are hard. She also can have trouble on the moving walkways (better if they can stop for her). She's not in a chair or anything, she just has an unstable knee that can send her tumbling so it's better to keep her on flat ground and to move slowly.

 

[Geemo]

One thing a list like you are asking about won't have is info about the parks general terrain.
Each park may seem like it's on flat ground but there are places with gradual inclines. And some with steeper inclines.

You might want to consider getting a scooter or wheel chair for her time in the parks.
If you rent from an off-site rental agency, she'd have it to use for going to and from the parks.

 

[figment_jii]

This page has some information that might help as a starting point:
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/au/plan/guest-services/mobility-disabilities/

It doesn't list stairs or ramps, but it at least gives you a sense of which rides can easily accommodate wheelchairs/ECVs (which would indicate either no stairs or an alternate route that bypasses the stairs). I would guess that attractions listed under "Ambulatory Requirements" are ones where there is no elevator or other bypass method, so you may want to avoid those with your mother if she can't do stairs. (For Nemo, there is an alternate viewing option which basically has you watching a video in a room that they pretend is on the base and watching a live feed from one of the subs.)

 

[bookgirl]

One thing a list like you are asking about won't have is info about the parks general terrain.
Each park may seem like it's on flat ground but there are places with gradual inclines. And some with steeper inclines.

You might want to consider her getting a scooter or wheel chair for her time in the parks.
If you rent from an off-site rental agency, she'd have it to use for going to and from the parks.

Actually she manages the parks themselves rather well (WDW at least). She just walks slow and sits when needed (she's in the in between stage where she can't sit too much because then her legs stiffen, but requires more frequent breaks to sit than a younger person would).

It's mainly knowing which rides to tell them that she needs to go around the stairs, or which ones to avoid all together because the moving walkway doesn't slow down (actually she's at the point where she is avoiding some of these as well because going from the vehicle to the belt way makes her nervous, because she's stumbled a couple of times), or the cars are too deep for her to get in and out of easily. (her knee/legs are not strong enough to lift her out of a deep vehicle and her arms aren't strong enough to lift herself without the legs helping so she just skips those)

We got a wheel chair on some of our days at WDW in Oct and it didn't actually do much more than we could do ourselves just having the info so we could plan accordingly which rides to skip. Really we just want to avoid her going through the line and coming up to a set of stairs, or finding out that getting into the ride means a moving walkway. As far as the parks themselves we had to stop a few times to let her rest before or after a hill, but in the park that's easy to do, in a line she can't stop for a few minutes while she waits to regroup. Again she usually just chooses to skip the ride. Because she has to walk the scooter is not a good fit and the wheelchair, while nice to always have a handy seat, actually means she spends a lot of time pushing it, and maneuvering an empty chair in a crowded park or the que is awkward for her and she'd rather not do it.

 

[bookgirl]

This page has some information that might help as a starting point:
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/au/plan/guest-services/mobility-disabilities/

It doesn't list stairs or ramps, but it at least gives you a sense of which rides can easily accommodate wheelchairs/ECVs (which would indicate either no stairs or an alternate route that bypasses the stairs). I would guess that attractions listed under "Ambulatory Requirements" are ones where there is no elevator or other bypass method, so you may want to avoid those with your mother if she can't do stairs. (For Nemo, there is an alternate viewing option which basically has you watching a video in a room that they pretend is on the base and watching a live feed from one of the subs.)

I saw that Nemo had that. Honesty she's also claustrophobic and wouldn't go into something that small that shuts anyway LOL. I can be claustrophobic but I'm totally planning on riding that.

 

[bookgirl]

I keep asking her why she wants to go back with me so often.

1. The whole stamina thing
2. The Knee thing
3. Claustrophobic (including her having to leave an area if there are too many people up in her space which I know actually kind of falls under DAS but she doesn't feel like she needs one of those when she can just walk away and choose to skip a show or ride if it's crowded or has a really long line)


But she really enjoys just being at Disney and taking in the atmosphere and if we can get enough information and avoid any surprises she's happy with whatever attractions she gets to do and more than willing to give up some attractions because of her issues.

 

[Geemo]

I saw that Nemo had that. Honesty she's also claustrophobic and wouldn't go into something that small that shuts anyway LOL. I can be claustrophobic but I'm totally planning on riding that.

I say I'm kind-of okay with a few tight spaces, even though others say I'm not.
No problem with elevators. Get me in a cave, in a low small tunnel area and I'll loose it.

When I rode Nemo, as you reach the front of the line where the CM is counting off people to enter the sub, I asked for an extra seat. They had no problem with my request. The extra seat gave me a little more room.

I also saw some one ask to board the sub last and the CM honored the request.

I don't know it these are options you'd need but it's nice to know.

Geemo

 

[bookgirl]

I say I'm kind-of okay with a few tight spaces, even though others say I'm not.
No problem with elevators. Get me in a cave, in a low small tunnel area and I'll loose it.

When I rode Nemo, as you reach the front of the line where the CM is counting off people to enter the sub, I asked for an extra seat. They had no problem with my request. The extra seat gave me a little more room.

I also saw some one ask to board the sub last and the CM honored the request.

I don't know it these are options you'd need but it's nice to know.

Geemo

Thanks, I kind of the same way. Mom however won't even ride a half full elevator, so between that and the stairs, she'll for sure sit that one out.

 

[Eeee-va]

You might be best off asking in the DISabilities forum. I THINK all of the walkways at DL can slow down to board (but probably not the sidewalk at the END of Haunted Mansion...which would make a big hill even for her if it stopped anyway).

I don't know if she might need to get a DAS pass so that the CMs will know to honor her request for the moving walkways to slow down/stop, or if they'll just do it for anyone who asks them. I assume at the least, she'd need a pass if she wanted to ride Haunted Mansion but not take the moving sidewalk, because I don't think she'd be able to leave the ride the "normal" way but would have to go backwards through the stretching room.

Besides Nemo, the ones I can think of with stairs that you might not expect are Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Indiana Jones, and California Screamin' (in the regular queue), and Space Mountain (also steep ramps), Toy Story Midway Mania, and Radiator Springs Racers. There are ways around all of those stairs, but I don't know how they handle stairs if you are not in a wheelchair. I know they have a way to do it, but I don't know what it is or if you need a DAS. Space Mountain (and rides like Pirates) might be too deep for her to get into anyway; I don't know her situation. (Space Mountain DOES have a special car that lets people with mobility challenges board at their leisure, though, so if she really wants to ride it, it would be a possibility.)

In many lines, if your mom had to stop a few minutes to regroup but can still stand, she could find a place to wait off at the side a bit in the line. (Sitting down would be a challenge, but most people are happy to go past someone if you explain that you're resting, waiting for someone else, etc.)

 

[DisneyDreamer1229]

There was another thread that someone had mentioned the moving walkways can be slowed/stopped, and they brought up the fact that the Haunted Mansion cannot be stopped at the end, but that if someone has to board with a slowed/stopped belt they would stay in the car and get out in the loading area instead.

 

[disneymum58]

I have the same issues as your mom and I have asked and been refused a DAS because mobility issues are not really what the DAS is intended for. There are a few attractions with stairs.
Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain and Splash Mountain will all give a return time if the wait at the exit is lengthy. I prefer the exit at Space Mountain for boarding because there is a special vehicle that allows more time for boarding.
If the park is busy, they may be using the upstairs que at Jungle Cruise. I check before getting in line and if that is the case, I ask for a return time at the exit. There is a step down into the boat, but the CM is usually able to take my arm to help in or out if needed and there is a handrail as well.
Star Tours has quite an uphill incline during the entrance line and a downhill incline at the exit.
At Indiana Jones, use the regular line but when you get close to boarding they will let you use the elevator to avoid the stairs.
It goes without saying that I avoid the Treehouse!
If I think of anything more, I will add to this thread.

 

[bookgirl]

I have the same issues as your mom and I have asked and been refused a DAS because mobility issues are not really what the DAS is intended for. There are a few attractions with stairs.
Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain and Splash Mountain will all give a return time if the wait at the exit is lengthy. I prefer the exit at Space Mountain for boarding because there is a special vehicle that allows more time for boarding.
If the park is busy, they may be using the upstairs que at Jungle Cruise. I check before getting in line and if that is the case, I ask for a return time at the exit. There is a step down into the boat, but the CM is usually able to take my arm to help in or out if needed and there is a handrail as well.
Star Tours has quite an uphill incline during the entrance line and a downhill incline at the exit.
At Indiana Jones, use the regular line but when you get close to boarding they will let you use the elevator to avoid the stairs.
It goes without saying that I avoid the Treehouse!
If I think of anything more, I will add to this thread.

Thanks that the kind of stuff it helps to know.

We weren't planning on asking for a DAS. Waiting outside the line isn't as important as knowing the terrain of the line.

 

[Gisele]

If y'all are interested in seeing Aladdin in CA, you may either take the elevator upstairs, which makes for an especially nice view, in my opinion, particularly of the carpet ride. Or the other option of sitting downstairs may be chosen instead. You just walk right in at ground level. I don't know if the show interests you and your family. Or have been. Just thought I would mention it. The show I had seen recently, was really nice. Very professional and wonderfully theatrical. Would love a ride on that magic carpet! The costumes are beautiful too.

 

[SplashMo]

TSMM has stairs but discuss with a CM and they can get you around them...