forbidden Journey queue/ride & wheelchairs/ecvs

[muffyn]

have any of you ridden this have any eye witness eports on how wheelchairs & ECV's are handled on the queue?
can they navigate the WHOLE queue?
is there a special place to park inside where the ride boards? do you pick up your vehicle where you left it? or is there an exit point your vehicle is moved to?

thanks!!

 

[bouncy54]

Thanks for posting this. Hope you get some answers as I'm disabled too.

 

[muffyn]

Thanks for posting this. Hope you get some answers as I'm disabled too.

yea I am also concerned about exiting the ride through the shop!
most exits I can manouver around/thru the crowds, but this sounds like these shops are gonna be a bear!
also would like to know from anyone, how the other shops fare with WC/ECV's .
please , even if you just SEEN people in WC/ECV's report how they are handling this!
thanks.

 

[phamton]

The stores are a really tight fit for walking guests let alone those traveling in ECVs / Wheelchairs. As far as the ride this is how the experience should go. As at any attraction, the guest will be asked at greeter (the person who is stationed at the front of the entrance to the ride) to transfer into a normal wheelchair. This wheelchair can navigate the entirety of the queue and experience the entire castle up until the second set of test seats. Express access for wheelchairs is handled by an elevator which also has an access right back to Filches. Single Riders does not accommodate wheelchairs. Once at the upper test seats the guest is asked if they will have concerns or issues with the moving load platform. If they don't, they will be sent up the sorting hallway to board the ride and their wheelchair moved to the exit. If the moving load platform will cause them any difficulty or they ask for more time to board they are taken to a secondary non-moving load area and their wheelchair taken to the exit of the ride.

 

[muffyn]

The stores are a really tight fit for walking guests let alone those traveling in ECVs / Wheelchairs. As far as the ride this is how the experience should go. As at any attraction, the guest will be asked at greeter (the person who is stationed at the front of the entrance to the ride) to transfer into a normal wheelchair. This wheelchair can navigate the entirety of the queue and experience the entire castle up until the second set of test seats. Express access for wheelchairs is handled by an elevator which also has an access right back to Filches. Single Riders does not accommodate wheelchairs. Once at the upper test seats the guest is asked if they will have concerns or issues with the moving load platform. If they don't, they will be sent up the sorting hallway to board the ride and their wheelchair moved to the exit. If the moving load platform will cause them any difficulty or they ask for more time to board they are taken to a secondary non-moving load area and their wheelchair taken to the exit of the ride.

but do you have 1st hand knowledge of this?
I have been able to drive my ECV through most every ride queue at US & never once was asked to transfer to a wheelchair.

I'd like to know if the ECV is allowed to go through the whole queue, without by=passing the interesting stuff.
or is the ECV etc put through another line? (express access?) where does the elevator come in?
I certainly do not want to 'put my family out' by having to push me! I can certainly handle a line about 60 minutes ( if I MUST) but longer than that I gotta sit.

 

[glocon]

We did not see any wc or ecv's in the regular line during any of our 6 rides. Maybe you'll get a fastpass straight to the ride. Good luck!

 

[phamton]

but do you have 1st hand knowledge of this?

Yes, actually I do. Normal ECVs are not accomodated at all throughout the queue on FJ. The only type of ECV that may be let in the queue are the specialized models that are the size of a normal wheel chair.

 

[bouncy54]

Yes, actually I do. Normal ECVs are not accomodated at all throughout the queue on FJ. The only type of ECV that may be let in the queue are the specialized models that are the size of a normal wheel chair.

Thanks for the info. Guess my husband or one of my sons will be pushing me through the queue. I can't stand for nearly that long of time. Sounds like all my guys will be really buff by the time we get back home.

 

[Erin12303]

My friend is only able to transfer to a ride when her mother and I assist her and the car is stopped. Would this be permitted at the non-moving area? Would her wheelchair be moved to the exit for her to get right into off the ride? She cannot walk at all.

Thanks in advance for any info.

 

[dan-tot]

The elevator and the non moving platform is where. Will we be able to see the
whole que?

Dan

 

[lasdisney]

The elevator and the non moving platform is where. Will we be able to see the
whole que?

Dan

I am very curious about this too as my father just announced yesterday that he wants to join us next March to see everything that they have done with HP. From the reading I did last night on the HP wait time thread, he will want to be in the regular queue to see the inside of the castle.

I have only been to US/IOA once so I do not know anything about how they handle ECV's there. Can you rent a scooter at Universal? If so, where abouts? Am I better off to arrange a scooter to be delivered to his hotel room so he can scoot over from the hotel? He can only walk maybe 15-30 mins max.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

 

[phamton]

The elevator and the non moving platform is where. Will we be able to see the
whole que?

Dan

It's at the end of the queue. If you are in a wheelchair, you will still see the entire queue.

I have only been to US/IOA once so I do not know anything about how they handle ECV's there. Can you rent a scooter at Universal? If so, where abouts? Am I better off to arrange a scooter to be delivered to his hotel room so he can scoot over from the hotel? He can only walk maybe 15-30 mins max.

You can rent them at the park but, on very busy days, they might run out of ECVs. You can rent them at the front of the park on the left side after you enter the turnstiles at either park. The prices are on this page: http://www.universalorlando.com/Res...tal.aspx?ComponentId=6526&SourcePageId=9004#5

 

[lasdisney]

Thank you Phantom!

 

[dan-tot]

Thanks for the information. The non moving platform is this easy to transfer?
At the end of the ride what happens.

Dan

 

[pbrim]

Thanks for the info. Guess my husband or one of my sons will be pushing me through the queue. I can't stand for nearly that long of time. Sounds like all my guys will be really buff by the time we get back home.

Bummer. I will be alone and I doubt that I can push myself through in a manual chair. Does anyone know how long the lines are now that the attraction is not so new? I can stand for a while, but if the line is even 30-45 min, I don't think I can do that.

With all I'm hearing about WWOHP being unfriendly to ECVs, I'm about to drop US from my upcoming trip altogether. I was primarily going to see the WWOHP, but if I am going to have to go back to the hotel in excruciating pain after an hour or two, it's not worth it.

 

[DISdreamin']

Bummer. I will be alone and I doubt that I can push myself through in a manual chair. Does anyone know how long the lines are now that the attraction is not so new? I can stand for a while, but if the line is even 30-45 min, I don't think I can do that.

I don't know about currently, but on the 6th of January the queue was probably 45 minutes or so at around 11am. It wound all around and back and forth outside the greenhouse area (I'm sure that isn't the right name for it, but can't recall what the name was). Anyways, I cannot imagine trying to navigate a wheelchair through that area solo. Even pushing it would have been an ordeal, as you would have been stopping and going on ramps for a fair while.

I hope the news is good for when you are traveling, but we went at what we anticipated would be a quiet time and it was still a fairly lengthy wait.

 

[Schmeck]

Another thing to note - this ride is very jerky and intense - it tips you up and down, forward and backward, etc. Even with the harnesses and siding on the seats, there is a lot of force on the neck, and your legs are dangling. If there are any issues of body control/stamina, you might want to watch some clips on Youtube, etc, to see if your body can handle the ride. I was very surprised at how forceful it was.

 

[ducky_love]

One other word of warning: the non-moving boarding area drops you into the ride.. literally.

I was lumped in with another single rider that requested to use the non-moving platform. We were taken upstairs, loaded, and pretty much dropped into the first "classroom" on the ride (after the floo powder section). I love FJ and it never bothers my tummy but I really thought I was going to be sick, the drop just killed me. Even closing my eyes didn't help.