Minnie Van with a wheelchair

[medicjch]

I've got a member of my party who will be in a wheelchair, but can transfer out if needed. If we use a Minnie Van, will we have to use only the accessible vans, or do you think we can use the regular ones as well?

 

[lanejudy]

How many in your party? Will you be using the carseats? If you don’t have kids using carseats, those take up most of the cargo space. If you don’t need all 3 rows of seats it may be possible to put a folded wheelchair in.

 

[medicjch]

Total of 6 adults. No carseats.

 

[fla4fun]

With six adults you will need all three rows of seating, so there probably wouldn’t be cargo space for the wheelchair. One passenger can sit up front, three will fit in the second row, and the remaining two will need to sit in the third row.

Another thing to consider is that the standard Minnie Van has higher seats, and although your passenger can transfer, will they be able to climb up into the vehicle? The accessible MV (from my understanding, we have not used one yet) allows the person to stay in their chair if needed. As three fairly mobile people, we sometimes have a little difficulty climbing up into a MV since our personal vehicles are closer to the ground.

 

[medicjch]

With six adults you will need all three rows of seating, so there probably wouldn’t be cargo space for the wheelchair. One passenger can sit up front, three will fit in the second row, and the remaining two will need to sit in the third row.

Another thing to consider is that the standard Minnie Van has higher seats, and although your passenger can transfer, will they be able to climb up into the vehicle? The accessible MV (from my understanding, we have not used one yet) allows the person to stay in their chair if needed. As three fairly mobile people, we sometimes have a little difficulty climbing up into a MV since our personal vehicles are closer to the ground.

Thank you, that is helpful. Sounds like space would definitely be a problem!