Power chair

[Ruthie5671]

We're a loooooonnnnngggg way from our vacay, but I'm so excited to finally have a ticker. We're in the initial planning stages. My mom will be joining us. She is completely non-ambulatory and will be bringing her power chair with us. It is a Power Scoot chair, so it can turn on a dime and she can park it in a spot with relative ease. I know that several rides (I'm specifically thinking of the Safari in AK) require transferring from the ECV to a wheelchair that can be strapped down on the ride. However, I really think that her power chair will easily fit into that designated spot with no problem. Is this allowed? Here is a picture to get an idea of what her chair looks like.

 

[SueM in MN]

In general, wheelchair accessible means manual and power wheelchairs.

The reason that some lines and accessible ride cars require guests with ECVs to transfer is that ECVs are not as maneuverable as manual or power wheelchairs are. My daughter's manual and power wheelchairs both can turn in the the same space they are parked in. ECVs can't turn as sharply.

Manual or power wheelchairs that are no wider than 30 inches and no longer than 48 inches within the 'footprint' of the wheelchair space in accessible ride cars.

The specific attraction you mentioned, the AK Kilimanjaro Safari, won't be a problem. I can see from the picture that she travels on accessible transportation. The tram on the AK Safari uses the same kind of tiedown straps as buses and wheelchair accessible vans do, so she would use the same tiedown points on her wheelchair as she uses to travel at home.
The only other attraction I can think of offhand that uses tiedown straps is Toy Story Mania.

One that might be a little more difficult may be Ellen's Energy Adventure. That is an old ride car (? From when the park first opened). It has a narrower and shorter than average space and a steeper ramp than more modern ones. I don't know if they are allowing power wheelchair on there or not at this time. There was apparently a tipping incident at one point involving a power wheelchair and they only allowed manual wheelchairs after that.

Any attraction with a wheelchair accessible ride car has manual wheelchair available for guests who need to transfer.

 

[SueM in MN]

This is a link to the disABILITIES FAQs thread, which is located near the top of this board and in a link in my signature.

Posts 18-22 should be helpful to you. They include information about attractions with accessible ride cars and also dome information about attractions that require a transfer. Some are easier transfers than others and might be viable, even if she is not ambulatory.
I'm specifically thinking of Soarin' and Haunted Mansion, where a wheelchair can be parked tight next to the ride car and the guest transfer over.

 

[Ruthie5671]

Thanks Sue! You rock!

 

[SueM in MN]

This is the Imagination ride car.
The companion gets in first, then the person using a wheelchair goes up the ramp to get in. The part where you see the silver grab bar turns to the front to face the wheelchair forward , the ramp is closed and you are on your way.

This one is a bit tight lengthwise
Because a power wheelchair is a lot heavier than a manual one, some guests in power wheelchairs may be too heavy for the little turntable.

 

[SueM in MN]

Little Mermaid attraction at Magic Kingdom. The companion enters first then the guest using a wheelchair goes up the ramp and the ramp is folded up behind them.

 

[SueM in MN]

Wheelchair boat on Small Workd. The CM us removing the back gates to make more room for the wheelchair to get on.
You turn and go down the ramp to the front of the boat. Park between the 2 lines on the floor.

 

[SueM in MN]

This is my daughter in the Safari tram riding in her wheelchair.

This shows the (now closed) Backstage Tour loading area. Except for theming, The ramp is identical to the
Safari loading area. The first part is a concrete ramp. There is a metal ramp that folds down from that to complete the path into the tram.

 

[SueM in MN]

This is the Jungle Cruise accessible boat at MK.
It has a lift that elevates to dock level, then turns and has a part lower to make a ramp.
Once the guest in the wheelchair is aboard, it turns and lowers into place.