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[nana50]

I have decided to rent a scooter for my sister when we go to Disneyland. It will be quicker for us to get around. However she really can't walk very far without her walker. How close can she get to the rides with her scooter? I know I often see them parked by the strollers. If for instance we went on IASW she would not be able to walk all the way to the boats if we parked by the strollers. Also Haunted Mansion. She wouldn't be able to walk the hallway. Should I stick to a wheelchair?

 

[llump41]

IASW has a 'wheelchair' boat and I would think that your sister should just be able to ride right on. Most rides require you transfer to the ride vehicle but I'm pretty sure you can get almost right on in most ride instances.

DLR has a web site that may be helpful.

disneyland.disney.go.com/plan/guest-services/mobility-disabilities/

 

[starshine514]

PP is correct. DH uses an ECV. He does not ride all the rides (motion sickness issues, and the fact that he is often not feeling well enough to join us in the park first thing in the morning), but he can get right up to pretty much where we board with it. Don't park it by the strollers, get a disability guide when you enter the park and follow it. It will tell you where to enter each ride.

Oh, I found it online as well: http://adisneyland.disney.go.com/media/dlr_v0200/en_US/help/Mobility_201009.pdf

Stick with the ECV. You don't want to have to push a wheelchair around all day.

 

[Disney Dreams]

I have decided to rent a scooter for my sister when we go to Disneyland. It will be quicker for us to get around. However she really can't walk very far without her walker. How close can she get to the rides with her scooter? I know I often see them parked by the strollers. If for instance we went on IASW she would not be able to walk all the way to the boats if we parked by the strollers. Also Haunted Mansion. She wouldn't be able to walk the hallway. Should I stick to a wheelchair?

It gets a bit tricky with the ECV. In some cases it makes things easier, in other cases, it makes things tricky, especially if she is reliant on a walker when without wheels.

I have spent time in the parks in both and there are plusses and minuses to each.

IASW has a 'wheelchair' boat and I would think that your sister should just be able to ride right on. Most rides require you transfer to the ride vehicle but I'm pretty sure you can get almost right on in most ride instances....

Well, sort of. iasw is the perfect example of what I was referring to above. If you are in a wheelchair, you can roll right on to iasw and they can lock the wheelchair onto the specially-designed boat.

However, if you are in an ECV, you cannot ride it right on to the accessible boat. So, you have to transfer to a wheelchair that they should have available upon request at iasw, park your ECV, and ride on iasw in the DL-provided wheelchair. Of course, if someone else has it at the time you arrive, you may have to wait.

You can see this indicated on the guide linked above with the symbol that corresponds with "Guests must transfer from their ECV to an available Wheelchair." There are a small handful cases where this applies.

HTH,
Dreams

 

[nana50]

thank you, that answers all my questions for this evening. I printed out the guide.