handicap/line

[here757]

we have an upcomming disney trip comming up.
my father in law has had handicap tags for years.
and i have them on my car to.
i cant stand in line for long periods of time. i cant even sit for long periods of time.
if i stop at customer service and inform them. what verification will i need.
and how many people can ride with each?

 

[Chuck S]

They will ask for no verification, but there really isn't a Guest Assistance Card (GAC) for bypassing lines. They will either have a quiet place to wait, or an alternative entrance with a waiting area, otherwise they will recommend using the fast pass system to avoid long lines. Sometimes you wait longer in the designated quiet waiting areas than you would in the regular queue. You may want to consider one of those walkers with a folding seat built in, then you can alternate between standing and sitting.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

The official and normal recommendation from Guest Relations for any mobility and/or stamina concerns is the suggestion that the Guest rent a wheelchair or ECV.

If you click on where it says "disABILTIES" at the top of this page it will take you to the Index. One of the top items is the "disABILTIES FAQ" which will gives lots of useful information. Post #2 discusses mobility and stamina and gives rental incformation. Post #6 discusses the Guest Assistance CArd.

Or, if you want an easier route to the FAQs, click on the link in my signature.

 

[SueM in MN]

They will ask for no verification, but there really isn't a Guest Assistance Card (GAC) for bypassing lines. They will either have a quiet place to wait, or an alternative entrance with a waiting area, otherwise they will recommend using the fast pass system to avoid long lines. Sometimes you wait longer in the designated quiet waiting areas than you would in the regular queue. You may want to consider one of those walkers with a folding seat built in, then you can alternate between standing and sitting.

That was what I was going to recommend too.
They are called rollators and you can find them for sale for prices from under $100 to about $600. The price difference is mostly in things like how cushioned the seat is, brakes, quality of wheels.

Using one of those would allow you to sit when you need to sit and stand when you need to stand.

Besides Fastpasses, another thing you may want to look into is touring plans like Tour Guide Mike or RideMax. Those plans can help you to be in the quietest part of the quietest park. Many people have written that by using Fastpasses and touring plans, they got into everything without waiting more than 10 minutes.

The other thing to think about is how big WDW and how many miles the average guest walks per day - most are 3-6 miles, but can be up to 9!
That’s the reason that WDW recommends using a wheelchair or ECV if guests are worried about walking and standing in line. The lines are only a small amount of the walking and standing a guest does during a day at WDW.
Just to walk around World Showcase in Epcot is over 1 mile. Some lines are a long distance - from the line entrance at Soarin’ until you get to the boarding area is 1/4 mile. That is just to get in and it is an equal distance to get back out. A GAC won’t do anything to shorten those distances.

And, there are many attractions where guests DO have to stand with no place to sit.
Here is a link to a thread about attractions where guests wait and there is no place to sit.

 

[PatMcDuck]

Also, MOST of the lines at WDW do not involve STANDING in line. You are usually always moving, shuffling along slowly, which might be the best thing. (since you have trouble standing, and sitting, but not walking?)

 

[KPeveler]

There is no card to bypass any of the lines, and there is no such thing as a "handicap line." Almost all lines are mainstreamed, so wheelchairs and scooters can go in the regular line.

Can your FIL walk 3-9 miles a day? If not, he will need to rent a wheelchair or scooter. His handicap tags have no bearing on the park other than where you can park in the parking lot.

I suggest looking into off-site wheelchair and scooter rental. Care Medical may even rent a walker (their info is in the FAQs)

You should know that if you ask Guest Relations for help with things such as a quiet sitting area for those few rides that have one, you may end up waiting LONGER than the stand-by time. As is stated right on the GAC card, it is not intended to shorten wait times.

Last time I waited 45 minutes for Jungle Cruise when the standby time was 5 minutes!!