How to travel with Mom and her medication collection

[Nik's Mom]

Hi,
This is the first time that we are travelling with my elderly Mom. She has a huge plastic container of medications that she takes. She puts them in one of those daily pill sorters. Can she travel with those, or will TSA want to see prescriptions. Also, can she travel with her diabetic tester on her carry-on?
Thanks!

 

[freckles and boo]

Here is a link to the TSA site for travelers with special needs.

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/specialneeds/editorial_1059.shtm

ETA from that site
Non-liquid or gel medications of all kinds such as solid pills, or inhalers are allowed through the security checkpoint once they have been screened. We recommend, but do not require, that your medications be labeled to assist with the screening process.

 

[Dis1978]

We had so many meds with us that I photocopied all the prescriptions just in case of any problems.

 

[Selket]

The diabetic testing stuff - no problem. If we couldn't take that on the plane you'd have planes landing every day with medical emergencies.

 

[MickeyPooh]

This the first time I am takin' diabetic mom as well and have same questions in ref w/meds...also she is in wheelchair and we will be traveling on ME, how is the set up?
Please help!

 

[Nik's Mom]

Thanks everyone! Maybe we'll make copies of the prescriptions just to be safe.

 

[BCV23]

This the first time I am takin' diabetic mom as well and have same questions in ref w/meds...also she is in wheelchair and we will be traveling on ME, how is the set up?
Please help!

When you made your ME reservation, did you note that your mother was in a wheelchair? If not, call back and let them know.

If your mother can transfer and step up the rather steep stairs into the bus, you'll be sent through the same queue as others for your resort from what I understand. If not, you'll wait off to the side a bit. When they're ready to start your bus run, your mother will be the first to be boarded using a lift. Then others will eventually board too. It may have beena coincidence but the two times we used ME with our daughter in a powerchair, our resort was the last stop and we were the last ones off.

Have a great trip.

 

[MickeyPooh]

yeah we did let them know , so I guess everything shall be OK on the bus, now how abouth the fireworks and fantasmic show...does anyone know how that works?....being that she's i wheelchair and I'm sure people will stand IFO her and she wont be able to see everything, and for the show, do they have a desognated area for wheelchairs?

 

[SueM in MN]

yeah we did let them know , so I guess everything shall be OK on the bus, now how abouth the fireworks and fantasmic show...does anyone know how that works?....being that she's i wheelchair and I'm sure people will stand IFO her and she wont be able to see everything, and for the show, do they have a desognated area for wheelchairs?

The wheelchair seating for Fantasmic is the entire back row of the amphitheater. You get in line with everyone else; before the line gets to the amphitheater seating, you will be pulled off and a CM will show you to the wheelchair area.
There are spots for wheelchair and ECVs users to park intersperced with a few seats for people accompanying them. The rest of the people from the wheelchair parties sit in the 2 rows directly in front of the wheelchair/ECVs. Whether or not all the wheelchair spots fill up before the other seats is really variable. We have been at Fantasmic when all the spots were filled a while before the show started and other times when they were not all filled when it began.

There are a few wheelchair spots down at the very front of the theater. You need to get there early for those spots because there are only a few. Also, be prepared that you may get wet from the water spray during the show.

For Illuminations and parades, there are wheelchair viewing areas. They are marked on the park maps and managed by CMs so that no one can get in front of you. For Illuminations, we usually just find a spot along the fence by the WS water. No one can get in front of you because you are along the fence.


For other fireworks (like Wishes), there are no wheelchair spots. The assumption is that since the fireworks are up in the sky, you can see where ever you are.

 

[OneLittleSpark]

There are a number of good places to view Wishes from, if you're in a chair / ECV. One of our favourites is the bridge between the hub and Tomorrowland. You can roll right up against the railing and no one can stand in front of you, though the fireworks don't line up centrally with the castle. We were there last September (fairly quiet time, but not silent by any means) and when we arrived five or ten minutes before Wishes, we were the only ones there. A few minutes later we were joined by a lady in an ECV and her family, and we all got a wonderful view!

Have a great time!