I moved this for you from the disABILITIES Community Board to the disABILITIES Board.
WDW has marked some attractions with warnings. They are marked with a red triangle on the map and also on a sign at the entrance to the queue.
The wording for the general warning is:
WARNING! For safety, you should be in good health and free from high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems, motion sickness, or other conditions that could be aggravated by this adventure. Expectant mothers should not ride.
WDW does not list anything about oxygen, so there are some he may be able to ride and some not. It will probably depend on the exact equipment he has, how far it can be located away from him and what exactly the set up for that attraction is. You will probably need to talk to a CM at each attraction for a final decision.
You may want to take the specific information about the rides to your childs cardiologist for more specific advice.
For some of them, there is a height requirement, so he may not be able to ride anyway. I listed the height requirement for those that have a minimum height.
I do not have experience with oxygen, but have ridden these attractions. Other posters may be able to add actual experience with oxygen, although many people using oxygen would have other conditions that keep them from riding these.
Even if he cant ride any of these, there are still plenty of things without warnings and without height requirements.
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Epcot here are the attractions with warnings:
- Mission Space - Minimum height 44 inches. There is a warning for both the more tame (green side) and the more wild (orange side). They are both turbulent with the biggest difference that the orange side spins on a centrifuge as well as moving back and forth. Sudden changes of direction that jerk you around a lot. This is a very turbulent ride and my guess is that oxygen would not be allowed.
- Test Track - Minimum height 40 inches. This has sudden stops, swerves and goes fast. Little neck support. It is not really that rough, so oxygen might possibly work.
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Magic Kingdom:
- Splash Mountain - Minimum height 40 inches. This has several small drops and one very large drop. The big drop takes you down at a very extreme angle at a high rate of speed (I think you get to 40 mph). At the bottom, your ride car stops abruptly. Most of it is fairly smooth, but during the drops, you can get jostled. It is also difficult to get in and out of because the ride car has very small openings and you would need to lift him up quite far over the side. Oxygen might work on this if it can be on the floor of the ride car because backpacks are put there and stay in place.
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - Minimum height 40 inches. This is a roller coaster. Has no head or neck support and you get jostled a lot side to side. Sudden changes of direction that jerk you around a lot. I am quite certain that oxygen would not be allowed here because there is so much movement.
- Tomorrowland Indy Speedway - Minimum height 32 inches. Small, low to the ground gas powered cars. They are loud and smell of gas. Because kids are driving some of the cars, you can get bumped from behind. Even if you dont get bumped, it can be a jerky ride if you hit the guide bar that keeps the cars from going off the path. No neck support. Oxygen would need to fit in the car and not interfere with steering or using the gas pedal.
- Space Mountain - Minimum height 44 inches. This is a roller coaster in the dark and passengers sit one behind the other. I am quite certain that oxygen would not be allowed.
- Goofys Barnstormer - this is being renovated. It is a short roller coaster.
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Disney Studio
- Star Tours - Minimum height 40 inches. A simulated spaceship ride with sudden dips and other movements. Sudden changes of direction that jerk you around a lot. No neck support. Purses and other items are required to be placed in a net bag under the seat; nothing loose is allowed. My guess is that oxygen would not be allowed.
- Rock N Roller Coaster - Minimum height 48 inches. A roller coaster. Fairly smooth, but very fast and does an inversion. Because of the inversion, I am quite certain oxygen would not be allowed.
- Tower of Terror - Minimum height 40 inches. You sit in an elevator and get dropped. It is fairly smooth, but arms and legs will move around. No neck support. My guess is that oxygen would not be allowed because the tank would kind of float during the points where the elevator is rising and slam down as it drops.
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Animal Kingdom:
- Kilimanjaro Safari - this is a tram ride through a simulated African wildlife preserve. It can be bumpy and my DD is bumped around quite a bit in her wheelchair. No neck support. Purses and other items are placed in net bags under the seats; it is possible oxygen could be used.
- Kali River Rapids - Minimum height 38 inches. This is a river raft ride. The raft is free floating inside a channel and there are several places where the raft can get dropped rather hard. You may get wet or completely soaked. No neck support. Loose items are placed in a covered container in the middle of the raft. This is both to contain them and to keep them from getting wet. Because of this, my guess is that oxygen would not be allowed.
- Expedition Everest - Minimum height 44 inches. A roller coaster which goes backwards at one point. No neck support. It is fairly smooth, but my guess is that oxygen would not be allowed.
- Primeval Whirl - Minimum height 48 inches. this looks pretty tame from the ground, but it is a small roller coaster combined with unexpected and quick turning. There is little restraint and you can get whipped around a lot. My youngest DD almost slipped under the restraint in this. I am VERY certain that oxygen would not be allowed.
- Dinosaur - Minimum height 40 inches. This is a very rough, noisy ride in the dark. It is a simulated time travel ride in a Jeep-like vehicle that goes up and down over simulated hills. Sudden changes of direction that jerk you around a lot. No neck support. I am quite certain oxygen would not be allowed.
These attractions have no warnings, but some people have reported problems with them.
Magic Kingdom
Pirates of the Caribbean - Does have one small drop in the dark. The drop has no turns, so may be OK.
Haunted Mansion - At one point, the doombuggy turns around and goes down an incline backwards. Some people have reported that this short sequence caused an uncomfortable pressure on their back or neck. The doombuggy does have neck support. Should not be a problem with oxygen.
Disneys Hollywood Studios
Toy Story Mania - this is a ride car that goes thru a video game with a number of different scenes. In between each scene, the ride car makes a quick turn which some people find a bit jerky. It should not be a problem with oxygen if the oxygen can be placed on the floor.
Epcot
Many people think that Soarin has warnings, but the only warnings are for fear of heights and possible motion sickness. Minimum height 40 inches.
It is a very gentle simulated hang glider ride, where you are suspended at least 10 feet off the ground. The seat is supportive and feels like a comfortable lawn chair. Loose items are required to go under the seat in a mesh bag, so I am not sure what would be done with oxygen.
, The only ride that restricted the use of my O2 tank was RNRC and that was due to the fact that the ride went upside down and the g forces or so I was told! Good luck and have a great trip!!
