Order for rides with wheelchair??

[annieb727]

I am looking for suggestions on ride order for Disneyland and DCA using an ECV Scooter...I know the lines differ a lot than normal...so any help would be appreciated...we've only ever gone in the off season...not high summer season like this trip!

 

[samkj]

Pirates first. This line will be a nightmare by late morning. After that I'm not sure. We usually just stay and finish off that end of the park then move on from there.

 

[chrissiecutie]

We always start with Indiana Jones and wind down to Splash Mtn and BTM then cross over to Tommorrowland for lunch and more rides. However we have always had adults in our party while using a wheelchair. This will be the first year with my son and most likely we will start one day in Fantasyland. Which is good because most rides in Fantasyland you have to actually wait in the queue vs. other rides where you enter through the exit and save a ton of time!

I'd have to say it really depends on the ages of those going and what you want to see and of course, how long you are staying. I've found that the line/wait for Indiana Jones is longer then others (the queue for wheelchairs includes an elevator and lots of winding and turning!!) and the Mtns load very quickly. If there are kids in your group, I would head to Fantasyland first since many of these are long waits for us all!

Have you printed out Disney's Guidebook for Guests with Disabilities? This tells you all the rides and how you enter/exit. Which can be helpful in planning your ride strategy.

 

[disneyfaninaz]

Actually, the queues in FL are very narrow and almost all the rides you have to enter through the exit for handicapped accessiblity (Peter Pan, Snow White, Pinnochio, Storybook Canal, Casey's Train, Tea Cups, Mr. Toad, Carousel and Dumbo). At least that's true with a wheelchair, I would assume an ECV would be the same.

 

[chrissiecutie]

Sorry, I thought we were talking about Disneyland in CA.

Alot of them are narrow too but for some reason, they always have us split up. So what usually happens is my sister (the one in the wheelchair) waits by the exit while the rest of the group wind our way through the queue. So in reality, you still have the same wait time as other folks. I wonder why they don't do this for all the rides?? I've always felt a little bad that we get to go right in while others waits so long!

 

[annieb727]

Sorry, I thought we were talking about Disneyland in CA.

Alot of them are narrow too but for some reason, they always have us split up. So what usually happens is my sister (the one in the wheelchair) waits by the exit while the rest of the group wind our way through the queue. So in reality, you still have the same wait time as other folks. I wonder why they don't do this for all the rides?? I've always felt a little bad that we get to go right in while others waits so long!

I am talking about CA.

And that has not generally been my experience...though maybe you were with a large group - because I know they have a limit to how many. Of course, this wouldn't work for us since it's going to be me (in the ECV) and my 4 & 6 year old.

 

[disneyfaninaz]

I'm sorry, I used FL as an abbreviation for Fantasyland, not Florida. Sorry for the confusion.

When we travel with my neighbors, their DD is handicapped and uses a wheelchair. She is allowed to bring a certain number of guests with her through the handicapped entrances. Nobody has ever asked us to split up and go through the queue while she waits at the exit. Maybe because she's a child.

However, they do limit how soon you can come back and ride again, especially on busy days.

 

[sameyeyam]

I was there in May and had to use an ECV. If you rent the one from Disney, you can park it outside some of the more crowded exit areas and just show the cast member the key bracelet/tag for the ECV and they will let you in without having to bring the entire ECV into the exit lines which are sometimes very narrow and crowded, esp. in Fantasyland.

When I rented the ECV at Disney they gave me a little pamphlet telling you how to access each ride. Because DCA is newer than DL you will end up waiting mostly in the regular lines that were built wide enough to accomodate wheelchairs. My understanding is they will allow up to up to 5 people to accompany the handicap person.