Things noticed from my wheelchair

[Talking Hands]

The railings as you go up the monorail ramp to the MK have very sharp pointed angles supporting them. A child in a stroller could easily get hurt if one isn't paying attention to how close they are to the railing.

The changing tables in the restrooms are really high. Too high for me even when standing. They freaked my 20 month old grandson out to the point that I finally had to put him on the floor and diaper him standing.

Some CM don't listen to you or see you. Some people are the same.

Most CM are great and very helpful.

Say lost toddler and everyone starts searching.

Sometimes CMs want you to use the most crowded way to go instead of the safest.

When exiting the parks some parents are oblivious to the fact they are so close to the person in the wheelchair that the child they are carrying is kicking the person in the chair in the face. Then there are the backpack slingers. Please if you have a backpack wear it on your back and not over one shoulder.

CM doing crowd control are not readily seen when at butt level and not easily heard either.

 

[Singledad]

The railings as you go up the monorail ramp to the MK have very sharp pointed angles supporting them. A child in a stroller could easily get hurt if one isn't paying attention to how close they are to the railing.

thanks for the heads up!

The changing tables in the restrooms are really high. Too high for me even when standing. They freaked my 20 month old grandson out to the point that I finally had to put him on the floor and diaper him standing.

This is a problem in a lot of places, I mean, why would you put a changing table so high that it is above my shoulders, and I am 5ft 8in.?

Some CM don't listen to you or see you. Some people are the same.

Alas, I had this issue the most at the little mermaid in DHS, the outside CM told me to talk with the inside CM about something, and then couldn't get the inside CM's to even look in my direction... so both experiences were less than fun.

Most CM are great and very helpful.

Why yes, yes they are!

Say lost toddler and everyone starts searching.

This is true even with lost child.

Sometimes CMs want you to use the most crowded way to go instead of the safest.

When exiting the parks some parents are oblivious to the fact they are so close to the person in the wheelchair that the child they are carrying is kicking the person in the chair in the face. Then there are the backpack slingers. Please if you have a backpack wear it on your back and not over one shoulder.

I wear mine with both straps, but I still have accidently thwaped people with it. sometimes I am so absorbed in the magic that I forget I have an extra foot of stuff strapped to my back

CM doing crowd control are not readily seen when at butt level and not easily heard either.

Great list of observations!

 

[bouncycat]

I agree with the backpacks, been bopped in the head by quite a few of them myself!! It is hard to get people to look down for you, but most people are nice when you say "excuse me" when you're trying to get thru a 6 inch gap with a 25" wide chair. CM's can be hit or miss. We're in the parks at least once a week, and experienced a whole bunch from my chair. I love being at the same level as kids in strollers, I always make faces and talk with them, and the parents too, so they don't think I'm some sort of weirdo LOL My guilty pleasure is Disney, and as long as I'm able to, I will go to the parks. I LOVE my new power chair, cause it gives me more freedom and mobility without being a burden with someone pushing me. So enjoy!! I try to let go of the negative, most people are ok if you talk to them or smile at them.