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Just booked the Poly Magic Kingdom View for our early May trip. We Disneymooned at the Poly 14 years ago, and my kiddos really wanted to try it. They love how the Volcano pool looks. We are very excited!
Which bldgs have Handicap Accessible rooms for MK view? Does Tahiti?
From All Ears:
Selected rooms in Rapa Nui and Tokelau are wheelchair accessible and include oversized bathrooms with wider doors. Some rooms include roll-in showers or bathtubs with handrails. All of these rooms are equipped with double peepholes. In any room, you can request a shower bench or a hand-held showerhead.
Elevators are in every building, except Niue. To get to the second floor of that building by elevator, you'd have to enter Rarotonga, go via elevator to the second floor, and then cross the walkway that connects the upper floors of these two buildings.
Only Hawaii, Tokelau, Tahiti, and Rapa Nui have automatic doors leading into or out of the buildings themselves.
Designated parking areas for guests with disabilities are provided in the main parking lot, as well as the separate parking lot in front of Rapa Nui. For vehicles displaying a valid disability parking permit, complimentary valet parking will be provided.
Room communication kits can be installed in any room, including door knock and phone alerts, bed shakers, TTY telephones, strobe fire alarms, and phone amplifiers.
A limited supply of wheelchairs is available at Guest Services. They are complimentary, but do require a deposit. This deposit is waived if a credit card is on your reservation for charging purposes. The deposit amount will only be charged if the wheelchair is not returned. These wheelchairs are rented on a first-come first-served basis, and cannot be reserved. The Polynesian does not offer electric convenience vehicles.
The Polynesian's main Nanea Volcano Pool is a "zero-entry" pool, which means the entrance slopes gradually like a real beach. There is also a water wheelchair available to aid in entering the pool -- ask a lifeguard for assistance.
ETA http://allears.net/acc/g_poly_acc.htm