Info Needed: Remaining in electronic wheelchair

[Carrie in AZ]

Thank you in advance for any info you can provide.

My friend is taking her sister to Disneyland next week along with two aides to assist. The sister will be using her own electronic wheelchair. I am reading about accessible attractions, and am trying to assist with providing links to lists of attractions that can be enjoyed by the sister.

Please provide clarification, and my apologies if this sounds silly: If an attraction indicates the guest must transfer to a wheelchair, is she allowed to remain in her own wheelchair?

This section is from the Disney web site:
Transfer from ECV to Wheelchair
These attractions require Guests to transfer from their Electric Conveyance Vehicle (ECV) to an available wheelchair at the attraction.

• Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
• "it's a small world"
• The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
• Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!
• Red Car Trolley
• Toy Story Midway Mania!

What if she already has her own wheelchair, can she remain in it?

Thanks for your help!!

 

[nikkislaght]

This first link is from Disneyworld ... https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/mobility-disabilities/

The second link is for Disneyland ..https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/guests-with-disabilities/

oops I didnt read your post correctly..

These attractions require Guests to transfer from their wheelchair or ECV—by themselves or with assistance from their party—to a ride vehicle. Transfer Access Vehicle The attraction offers a unique vehicle to assist Guests with mobility disabilities in transferring from their wheelchair or ECV to the ride.

 

[Niltiac]

I don't know the answer personally, but I think I've seen someone board in what appeared to be their own wheelchair at Pooh. It might depend on the specific chair, and whether it's a standard size. Some ECV's are quite large and/or heavy so I imagine they have to put the language about transferring in there so people don't expect all devices to be allowed. I know there's a subforum here that deals with disability/access issues so if you try posting there I bet you'll get more specific responses.

 

[nikkislaght]

ok. just found this link of what their transfer chairs look like ..

so it seems that some of the rides a personal wheelchair is just not accessible on the ride. so they have one that can elevate up so that you are on level with the ride.. and you slide across. almost like a transfer bench.. https://wdwnt.com/2017/05/photos-sp...ies-ride-flight-passage-pandora-world-avatar/

when they get to the parks.. get a map and the disability guide which will tell them what rides you can stay or need to transfer to their chairs.. also by looking at the website they will have an idea of which rides they will need to transfer too and at what point in the ride..

 

[Niltiac]

so it seems that some of the rides a personal wheelchair is just not accessible on the ride. so they have one that can elevate up so that you are on level with the ride.. and you slide across. almost like a transfer bench.. https://wdwnt.com/2017/05/photos-sp...ies-ride-flight-passage-pandora-world-avatar/

That link looks like it's specific to the Pandora ride at WDW. I haven't seen anything like that at DLR. I had to use a wheelchair on one trip and the rides I went on you were expected to transfer by yourself or with family's help, no special lifts were offered.

But I believe OP was specifically asking about the rides that can accommodate a wheelchair, and I didn't go on any of those rides on that trip so I don't know for sure if they require everyone to transfer to a special chair, or only the people in over sized ECV's. The wording from the website leads me to believe that it's directed toward people in ECV's specifically, and most likely a regular sized wheelchair would be allowed on those rides, but I don't know for sure.

 

[smartlabelprint]

She will have to transfer. Get out of her own wheelchair or ECV and transfer to the ride.

 

[nikkislaght]

That link looks like it's specific to the Pandora ride at WDW. I haven't seen anything like that at DLR. I had to use a wheelchair on one trip and the rides I went on you were expected to transfer by yourself or with family's help, no special lifts were offered.

But I believe OP was specifically asking about the rides that can accommodate a wheelchair, and I didn't go on any of those rides on that trip so I don't know for sure if they require everyone to transfer to a special chair, or only the people in over sized ECV's. The wording from the website leads me to believe that it's directed toward people in ECV's specifically, and most likely a regular sized wheelchair would be allowed on those rides, but I don't know for sure.

yes you are correct in saying it was about Pandora ,, however the transfer chairs are similar at those rides.. the Disney website does state which rides require you to transfer from a PWC or ECV into their chairs..

 

[starshine514]

I'm pretty sure that I've seen people with their own PWC on some of those. We've only used an ECV or a MWC, so I don't have personal experience with this. I think it would depend on the size of the PWC. I know ECVs can't go on any of those.

 

[Carrie in AZ]

Thank you, everyone!

 

[Geemo]

Thank you in advance for any info you can provide.

My friend is taking her sister to Disneyland next week along with two aides to assist. The sister will be using her own electronic wheelchair. I am reading about accessible attractions, and am trying to assist with providing links to lists of attractions that can be enjoyed by the sister.

Please provide clarification, and my apologies if this sounds silly: If an attraction indicates the guest must transfer to a wheelchair, is she allowed to remain in her own wheelchair?

This section is from the Disney web site:
Transfer from ECV to Wheelchair
These attractions require Guests to transfer from their Electric Conveyance Vehicle (ECV) to an available wheelchair at the attraction.

• Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
• "it's a small world"
• The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
• Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!
• Red Car Trolley
• Toy Story Midway Mania!

What if she already has her own wheelchair, can she remain in it?

Thanks for your help!!

Check out a few videos on YouTube to see how it might be handled for certain rides.
There are several that show the actual loading process.

 

[Carrie in AZ]

Check out a few videos on YouTube to see how it might be handled for certain rides.
There are several that show the actual loading process.

Thank you!!

 

[Wolfinder]

So I just want to clarify, even though this is an old post, because these still come up in google searches. As a wheelchair user and Disney fanatic who actually knows what this means, I want to give a real answer instead of all this speculation everyone else has listed.

What this designation means is that the ride vehicle is wheelchair accessible, but has limited dimentions. Big folks don't need to freak out. I have the biggest ultralight manual they make and I fit on everything. Power chairs are almost always smaller dimentionally than a manual chair of the same size. They fit fine. Even the accessible boats, you just roll on in.

When Disney says ECV, they mean Scooter. So if you are using a mobility scooter, they have a wheelchair you can slide into and take that onto the ride if you can't transfer. This is a very important distinction, because many power chair users literally cannot sit in a different chair without injury, with or without wheels.

Likewise, a manual chair user using a firefly or a freewheel, will have to remove them to board an attraction.

On top of this: Disney employees always just assume you can walk because their are so many old people who bounce up like grandpa joe to get on and off attractions. On attractions where you have to transfer to get on, always tell the cast member helping you board that you need your chair brought to you to get off again. My poor partner had to climb over into the next row to get off pirates and fetch my chair when we learned that the hard way.

If they ask you if you want to use the transfer vehicle or if you want to stay in your chair, just say yes. Every time. I once said no. It was dumb, I bruised my tush getting on Big Thunder, they winced, when I got off, they folded the side down and I just slid off. Sometimes you have to let pride go a bit.

I hope you guys had a magical trip togeather.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

So I just want to clarify, even though this is an old post, because these still come up in google searches. As a wheelchair user and Disney fanatic who actually knows what this means, I want to give a real answer instead of all this speculation everyone else has listed.

What this designation means is that the ride vehicle is wheelchair accessible, but has limited dimentions. Big folks don't need to freak out. I have the biggest ultralight manual they make and I fit on everything. Power chairs are almost always smaller dimentionally than a manual chair of the same size. They fit fine. Even the accessible boats, you just roll on in.

When Disney says ECV, they mean Scooter. So if you are using a mobility scooter, they have a wheelchair you can slide into and take that onto the ride if you can't transfer. This is a very important distinction, because many power chair users literally cannot sit in a different chair without injury, with or without wheels.

Likewise, a manual chair user using a firefly or a freewheel, will have to remove them to board an attraction.

On top of this: Disney employees always just assume you can walk because their are so many old people who bounce up like grandpa joe to get on and off attractions. On attractions where you have to transfer to get on, always tell the cast member helping you board that you need your chair brought to you to get off again. My poor partner had to climb over into the next row to get off pirates and fetch my chair when we learned that the hard way.

If they ask you if you want to use the transfer vehicle or if you want to stay in your chair, just say yes. Every time. I once said no. It was dumb, I bruised my tush getting on Big Thunder, they winced, when I got off, they folded the side down and I just slid off. Sometimes you have to let pride go a bit.

I hope you guys had a magical trip togeather.

Thank you for this "real world" update. You are correct that it does make a difference having a report from someone who's actually "been there"! Sorry about BTMRR, but glad you were not seriously injured.