Fast pass for wheelchair user when "pusher" not going on the ride

[DisneyFanPatrick]

Hello,

I will be visiting WDW in January and bringing my mother for her 70th birthday. After watching a number of videos about the seating and ride experience, she would love to go on Flight of Passage. We will be using a wheelchair to assist with the long distances in the park, and I will be assisting her around the park. I am not interested in going on that ride, and she does not want to wait for hours to get on it, so we will try for a fast pass.

My question is if I will still be able to accompany her through the queue if I don't have a fast pass for the ride so that I can use mine on something like Everest or Dinosaur that she is not interested in riding. If not, does anyone happen to know what the walking distance is for the fast pass queue to get to the seating area? Standing is not too bad, it is the walking we are most concerned about.

Thanks!

 

[Joanna71985]

Everyone who goes through the FP line requires a FP

 

[MooseBucks]

FP line for flight of passage is pretty long

 

[DisneyFanPatrick]

Thanks for the info - sounds like the best bet is to just try and get the FoP for both of us, and just try and get other ones as early as possible in the day to try and snag a 4th later on, or rope dropping a less popular attraction if we can get the ones we want for later on.

Thanks!

 

[MooseBucks]

Any particular reason you’re not interested in riding?

Rope dropping EE or dinosaur is a good idea!

 

[DisneyFanPatrick]

In Disney terms, I am pooh-sized and I think I will have issues with getting the back to latch. I don't have a problem with any of the over head harnesses or the lap bars, but from what I have seen, I think that the restraints will be an issue. Assuming we are able to get them, I may try out the test seat out front and be pleasantly surprised, but I didn't want to waste one if not able to ride.

 

[MooseBucks]

In Disney terms, I am pooh-sized and I think I will have issues with getting the back to latch. I don't have a problem with any of the over head harnesses or the lap bars, but from what I have seen, I think that the restraints will be an issue. Assuming we are able to get them, I may try out the test seat out front and be pleasantly surprised, but I didn't want to waste one if not able to ride.

Gotcha! Definitely try out the test seat I’ve traveled with some Poohs and they were surprised by the seats flexiblity and the CMs ability to get them closed

 

[SueM in MN]

I would definitely suggest checking out the trial seat. Some people were very pleasantly surprised to find they did fit.
It’s really more about proportions than exact weight or size.

À YouTube poster called Pammie Plus Parks has a really good video that shows the area and the video of the seating instructions. She wasn’t able to fit, but the video is still helpful:

 

[RaySharpton]

Thank you, Sue for the link to YouTube.

I would definitely suggest checking out the trial seat. Some people were very pleasantly surprised to find they did fit.
It’s really more about proportions than exact weight or size.

À YouTube poster called Pammie Plus Parks has a really good video that shows the area and the video of the seating instructions. She wasn’t able to fit, but the video is still helpful:

 

[kaytieeldr]

Thanks, Sue. I'm heading to youtube to subscribe to her channel. What a pleasant person!

 

[zorro77]

Rider switch

 

[DisneyOma]

Rider switch

For whom? The OP doesn't want to ride. the OP's mother needs an assist in the queue. Not sure how rider switch is going to help them out?

 

[SueM in MN]

Rider switch

For whom? The OP doesn't want to ride. the OP's mother needs an assist in the queue. Not sure how rider switch is going to help them out?

I’m going to make a guess on how this could help, and could be very helpful.
Since the OP’s mother needs help pushing the wheelchair in the queue going in, she will also need help pushing it hoping out.
The queue out is a fairly long and steep switchback ramp.

So, the OP would go thru the line (even thru the 2 preshow parts) and then walk thru the actual ride vehicle to wait in the exit area that is used for Rider Switch.
Children who don’t meet the height requirement for the ride are not allowed in the queue at all. Taller non-riders can wait in a room just after coming out of the ride room.

 

[kaytieeldr]

But wouldn't the OP still need a Fastpass to get to that waiting area?

 

[AnneK]

But wouldn't the OP still need a Fastpass to get to that waiting area?

Yes she would. No matter the circumstances if you want to go into the FP line you need a FP. OP could use this strategy if they go through the standby line.

 

[DisneyOma]

I’m going to make a guess on how this could help, and could be very helpful.
Since the OP’s mother needs help pushing the wheelchair in the queue going in, she will also need help pushing it hoping out.
The queue out is a fairly long and steep switchback ramp.

So, the OP would go thru the line (even thru the 2 preshow parts) and then walk thru the actual ride vehicle to wait in the exit area that is used for Rider Switch.
Children who don’t meet the height requirement for the ride are not allowed in the queue at all. Taller non-riders can wait in a room just after coming out of the ride room.

So nothing really to do with a rider switch just waiting on the exit side. I thought rider switch happened outside the queue at WDW?

 

[LongLiveRafiki]

So nothing really to do with a rider switch just waiting on the exit side. I thought rider switch happened outside the queue at WDW?

With a child too short to enter the queue, a rider swap will be added to the magic bands of the riders in Group 2 who will wait outside the queue. For someone who is tall enough but doesn't want to ride, everyone waits in line together and the swap is performed at boarding, with the non-rider and adult waiting off to the side of the boarding area or in the path towards the exit (it's different for each ride). For OP's situation, she could push her mom through the queue, then wait for her in that area so she could push her out. She may need to let a CM know that's what she'd like to do so they can show her where to wait and don't try getting her to exit as a non-rider. Doesn't really help the FP situation though as she still couldn't enter the FP queue without a FP, even if she's not riding.

 

[SueM in MN]

But wouldn't the OP still need a Fastpass to get to that waiting area?

It was already pretty well established in the thread that anyone entering the line needed a Fastpass.
I was just commenting on how the OP would proceed.

 

[toocherie]

Not a guarantee, but when I was not able to ride FOP with my group (seat part fit--my problem was the leg restraint) I was given fastpasses for my entire group and I have heard of this happening with others too. So you might be able to do those other rides with those (assuming they are still giving them out).

 

[Simba's Mom]

I only know that if you can't go through the queu, a CM will most likely offer to push your Mom. Whenever I've been solo, and had a FP+, a CM would offer to push me at the attractions requiring transfer to a wheelchair (like Pooh and Pirates). My guess would be that they'd probably prefer to let you push Mom through the queu than to tie up a CM for the period of time (on Pooh, the CM waited for me to ride, then pushed me back to my ECV).