Toy Story Midway Mania-transfer or not?

[RachelKS]

I have found a list on Disney's website and Toy Story Midway Mania is not listed on the "may remain in wheehchair or ECV" list but it is on the "must transfer to wheelchair" list. What does that mean? I mean if a person is already in a wheelchair, can they ride it? My husband uses an electric wheelchair.

 

[BillSears]

There is a special car that holds wheelchairs. I know manual wheelchairs work with that and some power chairs. The chair has to fit inside the spot to hold the wheelchair. They will strap the chair in and put a seat belt on the rider.

ECVs cannot fit in this accessible vehicle so they either have to transfer to the ride or to a manual wheelchair.

BTW, sorry to keep jumping in to answer your questions. I'm not stalking you I'm just excited about my next trip. 59 more days until I'm in WDW!

 

[TheRustyScupper]

There is a special car that holds wheelchairs.

Yes, and you have to wait until that special vehicle comes around, again.

 

[RachelKS]

There is a special car that holds wheelchairs. I know manual wheelchairs work with that and some power chairs. The chair has to fit inside the spot to hold the wheelchair. They will strap the chair in and put a seat belt on the rider.

ECVs cannot fit in this accessible vehicle so they either have to transfer to the ride or to a manual wheelchair.

BTW, sorry to keep jumping in to answer your questions. I'm not stalking you I'm just excited about my next trip. 59 more days until I'm in WDW!

By all means, answer my questions! I read someplace (too many sites) that ECVs weigh to much. I would think maybe a power wheelchair would be the same. I need to stop obsessing. My husband is really just happy seeing us have a good time. I just want him to have a good time too. We are going with my entire family, parents, siblings, nieces, nephews, and my own kids. There just seems to be a lot that my husband will not be able to participate in. His goals and my goals are completely different. His goal is for me to have fun with my family and for him to take pictures of us and people watch. My goal....perfection for everyone. LOL I'm just going to work on going with the flow and just keep singing the song from Frozen, Let it go..........going with the flow is a little hard for me. I'm a planner and I like all my ducks in a row. I am driving my husband and myself from Kansas to Florida instead of flying with the rest of the group basically because I don't trust that the airline will get the chairs there in one piece, or we will get there and the transportation will not be accessible like they promised or whatever! It will be good, we will see lots of sites and my sanity will stay mostly in tact.
83 days until I'm in WDW

 

[SueM in MN]

If you check out the disABILITIES FAQs thread, there are a lot of things there that will help you to maintain your sanity.

Posts 18-21 are about access. They list all of the attractions with accessible ride cars and also what kind of transfer would be required if a transfer is required.

WDW is very accessible. All of the buses between the parks and resorts, all of the monorails and most of the buses are accessible. The Disney's Magical Express has some buses that are accessible with lifts; since not all are, guests needing one might have to wait.

And for the question of weight - a power wheelchair is MUCH, MUCH heavier than the average ECV. My daughter's power chair weighs more than 250 pounds with or her in it. Despite the weight, most power chairs will fit into the same space as a manual chair and since the majority of people using them can't transfer or transfer with difficulty, they are equipped with tiedown loops for transport.

Many ECVs are larger in length or width than a powe chair and most are nowhere near as maneuverable. So, they either won't fit or cent be driven into the wheelchair spot. And, for attractions like TSMM, they lack tiedown spots, so can't be fastened in.

 

[RachelKS]

If you check out the disABILITIES FAQs thread, there are a lot of things there that will help you to maintain your sanity.

Posts 18-21 are about access. They list all of the attractions with accessible ride cars and also what kind of transfer would be required if a transfer is required.

WDW is very accessible. All of the buses between the parks and resorts, all of the monorails and most of the buses are accessible. The Disney's Magical Express has some buses that are accessible with lifts; since not all are, guests needing one might have to wait.

And for the question of weight - a power wheelchair is MUCH, MUCH heavier than the average ECV. My daughter's power chair weighs more than 250 pounds with or her in it. Despite the weight, most power chairs will fit into the same space as a manual chair and since the majority of people using them can't transfer or transfer with difficulty, they are equipped with tiedown loops for transport.

Many ECVs are larger in length or width than a powe chair and most are nowhere near as maneuverable. So, they either won't fit or cent be driven into the wheelchair spot. And, for attractions like TSMM, they lack tiedown spots, so can't be fastened in.

Thanks! I will start reading through that information tonight. Trust me! My family needs me to stay sane. LOL

 

[SueM in MN]

Also, see post 11 of that same thread