halloween horror nights for handicap people

[TiggStitch]

Can someone in a scooter or has a hard time walking able to go to halloween horror nights???

 

[macraven]

Can someone in a scooter or has a hard time walking able to go to halloween horror nights???

i was in a wheelchair last year for one night at HHN.
the regular wc can be pushed thru the line but it might be tight in places.
i walked thru the houses and then had someone get my wc to meet me at the exit of the house.
walking thru the houses was not bad at all.
hardly anyone moves fast in that congo line.

the ECV won't make it thru the houses.

 

[Purseval]

One of the houses last year had walls that closed in on you and made you feel claustrophobic. They would collapse those walls for people needing handicapped access. Many people went though that house with no idea that the walls were actually supposed to be a lot closer together.

 

[Narnia]

You might need to transfer to a chair depending on the size of the scooter.The houses as I found that they were a bit too tight fitting. Of course if you end up doing the shows thier will be little time to do many houses, 2 years ago hey got a crazy guy in who could swallow anything then bring it up, from live fish to light bulbs.

 

[inkkognito]

I would definitely opt for a wheelchair vs. the ECV so you can stay in it going through the houses. The people move slowly, but they also tend to run forward or backward and trample others around them. If you have a mobility impairment, you don't want to take the risk of getting knocked down inadvertently. Although it will be tight, you can make it through in the WC.

 

[JLTraveling]

My dad always uses his ECV for HHN. We get Frequent Fear Passes and go a bunch of times, and it's definitely doable. Now, that being said, there are a few caveats.

If you are able to walk through the houses, definitely do so. The ECV will not be allowed inside. Standard wheelchairs are allowed, and you can transfer to one at each house, but a lot of times you'll have to bypass certain things (like the vertigo tunnels or the aforementioned claustrophobia walls). If you need the wheelchair, use it, but if you are able to walk, it enhances the experience. Dad uses a cane when not in the ECV, and it's never been a problem in the houses.

If you qualify for a Guest Assistance Card, get it. If not, get an Express Pass. The lines are usually crazy long, and the standing and waiting can be worse than the walking.

Even using the Express entrances, it can be a long way from the line entrance to the actual house, and you might exit in a totally different area. Sit down with a guide map and plan a route that minimizes walking.

Example: last year The Hallow loaded through the Barney theater, but exited by Men in Black, right by the entrance to Dead Exposure, which circled around and exited by its entrance. So after a few nights' experimentation, we hit on this order. Dad parked the ECV by the Dead Exposure exit and walked to The Hallow. He did that house and then Dead Exposure, and by that point desperately needed to sit down. The ECV was right there, making it easy. Likewise, all of the soundstage houses exit in basically the same location. So he parked the ECV at the exit, walked to the furthest SS house entrance, then did the three in order, then retrieved the ECV.

It definitely takes planning, but HHN with an ECV is entirely doable. Just remember to keep the speed turned down, and expect other people not to notice you exist. Dad was at a dead stop one time when some guy came running along at top speed looking back over his shoulder. The guy collided with the scooter and landed on his stomach in the basket! Crazy nights, but a lot of fun!

 

[phamton]

The lines and houses are all wheelchair accessible but not ECV accessible. As JL said, the crowds may not all be observant of the ECV. It's dark, people are often scared or running, and a little more alcohol in them than the regular daytime crowd.

 

[LOLA2]

We went last year with electric wheelchair through all the houses, my brother has muscular dystrophy and cannot walk. I think they allow these but not scooters because more people use scooters who really don't need them, if you are in electric wheelchair you obviouly need it and it is an extension of ones self. They probably don't want tons of people in scooters in their since more dangerous ( to actors, and guests) unless need be.