question about wheelchair

[hannamaehound]

I have a wheelchair,and wondering if any one has a suggestion on hoe to secure when im on a ride or something. i have a bad heart diabeties. highblood pressure and alot more. So i'm not sure how ill fair there we are going in Feb.Im also on oxigen 24/7





Hannamaehound:

 

[Nanajo1]

Is your concern getting to the ride or that your w/c will "disappear" while your on the ride? If you are able to transfer to the attraction car then you would ride your w/c up to the boarding area then get on. If the end of the attraction is a way from the loading area a CM will have moved your w/c to that area. For this reason you should not put a lock on your chair so it can't be moved. The first time this happened I thought someone took my ECV but a CM quickly helped me find it. I never leave anything in my ECV that I would be distressed to lose. I would have some form of ID on the chair so you can find it easily,like a bright ribbon. There are some attractions which you can stay in your w/c,there are special cars you roll in. For the O2 I assume you have a portable tank that you can keep with you at all times. I don't know if there are rides that prohibt bringing the O2 on board. Have you requested the Disability booklet from Disney. It might help you.
Disney really goes out of the way to make things easier for w/c users. If you know your limits and pace yourself I'm sure you'll have a great trip.

 

[Absimilliard]

I know only of RnRC that you cannot bring a O2 tank on.

 

[SueM in MN]

Here's a link to the DIS page of information on touring WDW with mobility disabilities. It has a list of rides where you can stay right in the wheelchair for the entire ride like Nanajo mentioned.
And here's a link to the official Disney site FAQs page about touring with special needs. That page also has a link for downloading a copy of the WDW Guidebook for Guests with Disabilities for each park. The Guidebooks don't address oxygen, so I'm glad that Absimilliard knew something. There are some rides with cautions that say you need to be in good health to ride. They are all clearly marked on the park maps, signs as you are entereing and before boarding and also in the Guidebook for Guests with Disabilities. Most of the rides that don't have any health warnings are pretty tame and I can't see that oxygen would be a problem on them.

 

[hannamaehound]

Thank you all for your help.Yes I can Walk without the wheel chair
but i didnt know that a cm will move it I have no problem with that,i have portable tanks they are small and i have equipment for me hotal room that refills them and while in my room i can get oo2 direct from my machine. Thanks again and if you need info on 0o2 maybe i can help. I hace tanks that are conservers they work real well.
hannamae

 

[Talking Hands]

If you go through the line in your wheelchair they do not move it far. They just move it out of the traffic area to where you exit the ride. For example, on Star Tours they take it from the entrance area to the exit area and park it by the pod you are in so when the ride ends you can move to it or they can bring it right to the door for you. You won't have to look for it because it is right there. I have a power wheelchair and have never had a problem. They even allow my power chair to go through the Winnie the Pooh ride because it is basically the same size a a manual wheelchair. Tried to refuse me a few times but I got that straightened out and have a Guest Assistance Card that states they are to treat my power chair as a regular wheelchair and not an ECV.

 

[hannamaehound]

Thanks Talking hands. I also have an electric wheelchair brand spanking so I was Just alittle worried about someone takin off with it.
Thanks again for the links and web sites
hannamae

 

[Talking Hands]

What brand do you have? My Jazzy has a plug that can be used to disable it. I carry it at Disney in case I need to leave it somewhere that it might be tampered with. Rarely use it but do if I am at the pool or some place like that.

 

[SueM in MN]

My Jazzy has a plug that can be used to disable it. I carry it at Disney in case I need to leave it somewhere that it might be tampered with. Rarely use it but do if I am at the pool or some place like that.

That's kind of cool so that you can disable it. We haven't gone to WDW yet with DD's power wheelchair yet. She has an Invacare Arrow. Even though it doesn't have a key or pluF, you can disable it by disengaging the wheels. IF both are disengaged, it is free wheeling and can be pushed, but the power won't work. If only one is disengaged, you can't move it. That would do the trick to keep people from tampering with it. Unless they knew where and how to re-engage the wheels, it's not going anywhere.