Queues that are not scooter friendly?

[robinb]

I searched the DIS' DAS/Genie+ FAQ, I looked over on Disney's website and searched the board but I couldn't find the answer to my questions.

I am planning my May trip. It will be the third time I have rented a scooter, once with FP+ and once without FP at all (covid). This will be my first time at WDW with Genie. I can walk but I can't walk a long way or stand in lines for more than 30ish minutes before my knee complains even with a cane. I understand that I am not eligible for a DAS because I can "scoot" into most queues.

I recall that the MK has some queues that are not scooter/ECV friendly. Can someone remind me which queues those are? Also, can someone remind me of the protocol for the queues? Are there other "unfriendly" queues in other parks? I think I read somewhere that Tower of Terror, Rock n Roller Coaster and Test Track also had queues that don't accept ECVs but I don't remember what I did for them. Maybe the lines were short enough that I just walked through the queue with my cane.

I remember some of it. I remember just getting in line for Splash and they'll pull me out right before the stairs and then I wait in the ECV/wheelchair line. I remember transferring to a wheelchair for Pirates. I remember talking to a CM at an blue umbrella at Space Mountain and Jungle Cruise and getting a "DAS-Lite" return time. I remember both Haunted Mansion and Big Thunder having a back entrance, but I don't remember if I needed a "DAS-Lite" return time. I know there are others, but for the life of me, I can't remember them.

Last question, if I get a return time for a ride without accessible queues, where would it show up if I don't have a real DAS?

Thanks everyone!

Edited: My questions pertain to both Genie+ LLs and to stand-by lines.

 

[tseitel]

I know that Tower of Terror they did not allow my mom to ride her scooter up, you have to park. They said they had a wheelchair if needed.
It is a long uphill line
Test Track you can take scooter through. My FIL who doesn’t use one at home did have some problems with the outside line turns.

 

[gap2368]

At the MK. Buzz and space mountain are two I know of.

 

[Simba's Mom]

I don't think the Pirates queue, Pooh, and Magic Carpets of Aladdin are either.

 

[bluecruiser]

I know that Tower of Terror they did not allow my mom to ride her scooter up, you have to park. They said they had a wheelchair if needed.
It is a long uphill line

If you push the issue at Tower of Terror, they do have an alternate way to access the attraction if you are are in an ECV and unable to use a WC.

On my last trip, I was solo in an ECV and explained to them I had tried the "park your ECV and walk" method before and that would not work for me any more due to worsening arthritis in my knees. Also, since I was solo, I had no one to push me in a manual WC. They mentioned there was an alternate access path that I could use. I planned to do that when I came back for my LL that afternoon, but ended up changing plans that day so I didn't get a chance to experience the alternate path this time around.

 

[k5xs]

As I pushed my spouse in a wheelchair to the queue at Jungle Cruise a CM grabbed us, saying the line wasn’t convenient for wheelchairs (and I assume ECVs). She gave us a return time as though we were on DAS.

 

[robinb]

If you push the issue at Tower of Terror, they do have an alternate way to access the attraction if you are are in an ECV and unable to use a WC.

On my last trip, I was solo in an ECV and explained to them I had tried the "park your ECV and walk" method before and that would not work for me any more due to worsening arthritis in my knees. Also, since I was solo, I had no one to push me in a manual WC. They mentioned there was an alternate access path that I could use. I planned to do that when I came back for my LL that afternoon, but ended up changing plans that day so I didn't get a chance to experience the alternate path this time around.

They would probably bring you through the back door up the chicken/baby swap elevator.

I assume you don't have a DAS. Did you go now with Genie and get return times for some rides?

 

[bluecruiser]

I assume you don't have a DAS. Did you go now with Genie and get return times for some rides?

Correct. Since my only issue is mobility, I don't qualify for a DAS.

I was trying out Genie+ on that trip. For future trips I might do G+ for DHS and MK again. Not worth it for Epcot and AK.

For non-Genie+/LL situations where the queues were not ECV-accessible, I remember getting a return time at the attraction. Kind of similar to the DAS process, but only in situations where my ECV couldn't go through the queue. Although I may be getting WDW and DLR confused - I know they do this at Disneyland but not sure if I'm remembering it also at WDW or not.

 

[ttintagel]

Big Thunder has steps in the standby queue. And I had a lot of trouble navigating the tight turns in the queue for The Seas with Nemo, especially because it’s very dark in there. There is a more accessible entrance, but it’s up to the discretion of the cast member whether or not they’ll let you use it. They wouldn’t let me; they just kept telling me I could bring the ECV through the queue (even though it should’ve been obvious by watching me try to do so that I couldn’t.)

 

[Groot]

I don't think the Pirates queue, Pooh, and Magic Carpets of Aladdin are either.

Well for Pirates, I think one of the reasons is that the elevator, lift, or ramp they use to get the scooter down to the exit level ain’t big enough to fit scooters compared to manuals (both regular and custom made) and SOME SMALLER powerchairs (think Fold and Go type).

Pooh has a separate lane for mobility devices (iirc, they have at least one wheelchair accessible ride car) and Aladdin is outside and I also think they have a wheelchair accessible car, but I doubt they have a separate lane.

 

[philharmagic fan]

Well for Pirates, I think one of the reasons is that the elevator, lift, or ramp they use to get the scooter down to the exit level ain’t big enough to fit scooters compared to manuals (both regular and custom made) and SOME SMALLER powerchairs (think Fold and Go type).

Pooh has a separate lane for mobility devices (iirc, they have at least one wheelchair accessible ride car) and Aladdin is outside and I also think they have a wheelchair accessible car, but I doubt they have a separate lane.

If you're talking about WDW, not Disneyland, Pooh DOES NOT have a separate line for mobility devices. Both standby and LL are wheelchair accessible and they have a roll-in car, but scooters can't go in (they have wheelchairs at the podium you can transfer to).