GAC and handicapped viewing area

[Notatourist]

I'm in treatment for cancer right now and have a simple, legit question. Does a GAC allow you to sit in the handicapped section for the Main Street Electrical Parade? I want to go and am very happy it's at night.

 

[KPeveler]

I'm in treatment for cancer right now and have a simple, legit question. Does a GAC allow you to sit in the handicapped section for the Main Street Electrical Parade? I want to go and am very happy it's at night.

I believe that the GAC (some of them anyway) does allow access to the handicapped section, but I am not sure how this would help you unless you are also using a wheelchair. There are no seats in the handicapped section, and people with wheelchairs are put in the front, and everyone else stands behind them. It is actually MORE crowded than some other spots in my opinion. If you MUST have a seat, I would rent a wheelchair (even if you push it empty to where you want to sit).

 

[SueM in MN]

I agree with KPeverler.
Except for a few of the handicapped viewing areas, there are no seats at all unless you have a wheelchair or ECV.
And, for the few that do have benches at the back of the viewing area, you will have all the guests with wheelchairs and ECVs parked in front of you. The rest of their parties will be standing in back of them, so you will have an obstructed view.

 

[ILoveMyGirls]

let us know when you return as i would like to know the answer to this question too.

 

[KPeveler]

let us know when you return as i would like to know the answer to this question too.

I know people who have used a GAC to enter the handicapped viewing area, so that is not the issue. But having been in nearly every handicapped viewing area in the park, and there is generally no where to sit in any of them. I do not see how this would be helpful to someone in cancer treatments unless that person also uses a wheelchair or ECV.

These areas are also more crowded and fill up MUCH earlier that other parade viewing areas. For a parade in a VERY not crowded time during the week in Oct, handicapped viewing was full an hour early.

 

[blondietink]

I agree that the handicapped areas fill very quickly and can get very crowded. They are also not located in the best areas, in my opinion. For example, the 3 in MK: the one when you first enter the park is the best of the 3, the one in front of the castle is on a curve and most of the characters wave the opposite direction and the one in front of the Hall of Presidents is way too close to the loudspeakers and is VERY LOUD. It drives my DS with Autism crazy! As others have said, there are better places ... if you can snag a place on the curb anywhere along the route you are allowed to sit on the curb for the duration.

 

[SueM in MN]

I agree that there is no question about whether guests with Guest Assistance Cards without wheelchairs/ECVs are allowed to use the handicapped viewing areas.
I can say for sure they are, but as was posted, most of the handicapped viewing areas:

• have no place to sit unless you have brought a wheelchair, ECV or walker with a seat with
• get quite crowded by the time the parade starts
• are arranged so the wheelchairs are parked very close together across the front of the viewing area with the rest of those guests’ parties standing right behind them

So, it’s not a question of will you be allowed, but of would it be helpful for you.