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[mickey+minnie91]

Hi, I will be traveling with an "E" boot during our vacation. I am unable to stand or walk on my ankle for long periods of time. It's basically like being in a walking cast.What things does DL do to help handicapped guests?

 

[tlovesdis]

I owuld suggest you rent an ECV. It's $55 a day, but you get $20 back when you return it each day so it's only $35. Most of the rides at Disneyland allow the ECV and your party up to 6 people in through the exit and they help you on the rides. I was there two weeks ago and rented one and it was a lifesaver for me. We never waited in line, except for Pirates! There were about 15 ECV/wheelchairs ahead of us.

It will really help you! I don't think you want to walk miles and miles in a boot!

 

[thedarksyde]

I owuld suggest you rent an ECV. It's $55 a day, but you get $20 back when you return it each day so it's only $35. Most of the rides at Disneyland allow the ECV and your party up to 6 people in through the exit and they help you on the rides. I was there two weeks ago and rented one and it was a lifesaver for me. We never waited in line, except for Pirates! There were about 15 ECV/wheelchairs ahead of us.

It will really help you! I don't think you want to walk miles and miles in a boot!

What did you do about nemo?

 

[tlovesdis]

What did you do about nemo?

I didn't go on Nemo!

 

[JenDisneylandlver]

For Nemo they are supposed to have an area for those in wheelchairs to watch the ride, but not go in the subs. It would be WAY too hard to get in to those subs otherwise!

We'll be having my brother with us in Oct. who is in a wheelchair (he has his own that we have to push for him). We've taken him in the past and they were very nice about it.

Now I did notice a few years ago they made a lady in a wheel chair go through the Buzz line. Anyone know about that one?

 

[tlovesdis]

Yes, they have what is called the observation room! My friends went on the ride and one of them is terribly claustrophobic so she went into that room. She said it was cool. I guess you see and hear everything the people in the subs are hearing. She said the room was freezing cold though!

 

[Blackunicorn]

For Nemo they are supposed to have an area for those in wheelchairs to watch the ride, but not go in the subs. It would be WAY too hard to get in to those subs otherwise!

We'll be having my brother with us in Oct. who is in a wheelchair (he has his own that we have to push for him). We've taken him in the past and they were very nice about it.

Now I did notice a few years ago they made a lady in a wheel chair go through the Buzz line. Anyone know about that one?

Well, on the more up-to-date rides they've been able to include a queuing area which is wheelchair-accessible. I think the only reason wheelchair users are able to skip the lines on other rides is because they aren't able to go through the regular line.

 

[Albort]

For Nemo they are supposed to have an area for those in wheelchairs to watch the ride, but not go in the subs. It would be WAY too hard to get in to those subs otherwise!

We'll be having my brother with us in Oct. who is in a wheelchair (he has his own that we have to push for him). We've taken him in the past and they were very nice about it.

Now I did notice a few years ago they made a lady in a wheel chair go through the Buzz line. Anyone know about that one?

New rides, aka, all of DCA, Buzz, etc have the lines made wider so you have to go through the line... I think its only fair to other guest... Then as you enter usually right to get on the ride, there is a handicap door to which you go into it into the exit and park your ecv there.

 

[Barbday62]

Now I did notice a few years ago they made a lady in a wheel chair go through the Buzz line. Anyone know about that one?

Yup for buzz you go in regular line then at the end where you board the ride you go through a door to park your wheel chair at the exit of the ride. You get on and they will slow the belt for you to load. They may even have a wheel chair car if my memory serves me right?

 

[cyberdeb]

For Nemo they are supposed to have an area for those in wheelchairs to watch the ride, but not go in the subs. It would be WAY too hard to get in to those subs otherwise!

We'll be having my brother with us in Oct. who is in a wheelchair (he has his own that we have to push for him). We've taken him in the past and they were very nice about it.

Now I did notice a few years ago they made a lady in a wheel chair go through the Buzz line. Anyone know about that one?

A friend that i was with last week rented a ECV or whatever they are called and we did not get on any rides any faster for the most part. There were a few but most of them we waited as well. Buzz was one of the ones that had plenty of room and we waited in the regular line. We did do the subs because my friend could walk and get in and out of sub ok. She just could not be on her feet for long periods of time because of recent foot surgery. At the time we did the nemo subs, i was already in line during the EE day and my friend was renting the cart. By the time she got there, the line was pretty long and they put her in a different line and allowed us to join her. Honestly we waited just as long as we would have if we had stayed in line but i would assume if we were farther back maybe not.

Debbie

 

[JenDisneylandlver]

New rides, aka, all of DCA, Buzz, etc have the lines made wider so you have to go through the line... I think its only fair to other guest... Then as you enter usually right to get on the ride, there is a handicap door to which you go into it into the exit and park your ecv there.

Well unfortunately my brother is not only physically handicapped, he's also severly mentally handicapped. He can become really impatient, and won't understand why he has to sit in a line for long periods of time. It's not something you can explain to him. Imagine a 2 year old, only he's 250 pounds and is 6'2". Pushing him in the chair isn't exactly an easy thing either, but he could never know how to operate an electric one. You find out just how many uphill slopes DL has when pushing a heavy person in a wheelchair!

Personally it NEVER bothers me when a disabled person just goes through the exit. For me I feel lucky that I CAN stand in that line, so I don't view it as being unfair to me.

Now if I just had a hurt foot, or some other minor injury, I wouldn't mind going through the line with an electric chair at all. But our situation is a little bit different then that, and I think those that have been so robbed of a normal life deserve that special treatment at DL.

 

[cyberdeb]

Well unfortunately my brother is not only physically handicapped, he's also severly mentally handicapped. He can become really impatient, and won't understand why he has to sit in a line for long periods of time. It's not something you can explain to him. Imagine a 2 year old, only he's 250 pounds and is 6'2". Pushing him in the chair isn't exactly an easy thing either, but he could never know how to operate an electric one. You find out just how many uphill slopes DL has when pushing a heavy person in a wheelchair!

Personally it NEVER bothers me when a disabled person just goes through the exit. For me I feel lucky that I CAN stand in that line, so I don't view it as being unfair to me.

Now if I just had a hurt foot, or some other minor injury, I wouldn't mind going through the line with an electric chair at all. But our situation is a little bit different then that, and I think those that have been so robbed of a normal life deserve that special treatment at DL.

Yeah I know what you mean. I have two mentally disabled sons as well and we just didnt go anywhere when they were kids. They may have seemed ok to others on the outside but waiting too long in the heat was a recipe for disaster. It became very isolating for us.

 

[JenDisneylandlver]

Yeah I know what you mean. I have two mentally disabled sons as well and we just didnt go anywhere when they were kids. They may have seemed ok to others on the outside but waiting too long in the heat was a recipe for disaster. It became very isolating for us.

Yeah, I know what you mean, it can be very isolating. Unfortunately it's not gotten any easier with my brother now that he's 28. Actually it's worse because people are more understanding of a little kid having an outburst, not so much with an adult man. He LOVES DL though, and is just a big kid. So were not going to have him miss out on the account of what other people think. As it is we've planned it for a cooler time of the year, as he has breathing problems, and even sitting in the heat would be a problem. Were also staying onsite to make it easier for him, doing all we can to help make it easier.

Odds are we will skip rides that have a very long line, if they don't allow us to go through the exit. But if they make us go through a line, and he acts out because of the wait, we will have to leave the line. Which will just be so much fun trying to go backwards in a line full of people, with a wheel chair! Those new lines aren't THAT wide! No doubt they are having to do this because there are so many people who are "faking" problems, so that they don't have to wait. That is what is unfair, that people are doing that, and ruining it for those that really need to go through the exit for their disability.

I have pictures from when we took him in 2003, being next to Buzz and Woody (his absolute favorites). Those pictures are priceless! He believes they are real and there is just so much joy in his face. So we just do the best we can when we take him. Because he deserves that fun too.

 

[Cali_Sparrow]

I have pictures from when we took him in 2003, being next to Buzz and Woody (his absolute favorites). Those pictures are priceless! He believes they are real and there is just so much joy in his face. So we just do the best we can when we take him. Because he deserves that fun too.

I know this is kind of irrelevant to the topic...
But this just warmed my heart.

 

[Danauk]

Cyberdeb and JenDisneylandlver, in your circumstances would Disney give you guest assistance passes as your relatives have a genuine reason that they can not wait in lines? As you have said Disney might have widened the lines for wheelchairs to stop people faking the need to go to the front of the line, but in your situations surely they can see you need some sort of assistance pass. I know at WDW I have read about people being given these (only for circumstances similar to yours.)
I hope you all have great trips with your families.

 

[cyberdeb]

Cyberdeb and JenDisneylandlver, in your circumstances would Disney give you guest assistance passes as your relatives have a genuine reason that they can not wait in lines? As you have said Disney might have widened the lines for wheelchairs to stop people faking the need to go to the front of the line, but in your situations surely they can see you need some sort of assistance pass. I know at WDW I have read about people being given these (only for circumstances similar to yours.)
I hope you all have great trips with your families.

It really isnt an issue for me. My sons are both now adults and living independently. They are doing wonderfully and not as impaired as JenDisneylanlver brother is. I did take them to WDW twice when they were children although at seperate times. THe second time i was with my now ex sister in law who was/is a cast member so she was able to help a little. But we just took it easy and did what we could. Any trips i take now are with dh and dd so it isnt really an issue for me anymore.

 

[JenDisneylandlver]

Cyberdeb and JenDisneylandlver, in your circumstances would Disney give you guest assistance passes as your relatives have a genuine reason that they can not wait in lines? As you have said Disney might have widened the lines for wheelchairs to stop people faking the need to go to the front of the line, but in your situations surely they can see you need some sort of assistance pass. I know at WDW I have read about people being given these (only for circumstances similar to yours.)
I hope you all have great trips with your families.

I don't know, it's something we'll have to talk to them about when we go I guess. The last time we took him Buzz wasn't there yet, but since Buzz is a favorite of his, I'm sure he'll want to ride it a few times! The rest of the rides (he really only goes on the more "mild" rides anyway) we didn't have any problems last time. For the HM they had us wait in the fast pass line if I remember correctly (Oct. holiday edition), which he did good in. We were greatful, stand by was VERY long, and I don't think he would have handled that well.

Like I said I do understand why they are doing this, and I would have NO problem with waiting in line with the wheel chair if it was me with an injury or something. I certainly wouldn't want to be unfair to anyone if I could help it!