Transferring my DD on to rides ?

[cancer_survivor_06]

I know which rides we have and always do transfer dd on to but I am curious about some of the other rides and would like to find out where I can get info on disney's restrictions other than height and the general pregenant and heart problems. I would like to take dd on splash mountain I know she meets the height requirement but she can't stand up on her own so how does disney handle this.

 

[Schmeck]

There are no seat restraints (seatbelt/lap bar) on Splash - does she have the control to stay upright in a seat and stay put? If so, then she can ride Splash, just use the GAC to access the alternative entry so that you have space to get her as close as possible to the log.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

The only actual restrictions Disney places are on height. Anything else (bad backs, pregnancy, heart condition, etc.) are advisory only. Other than height, the only times Disney will stop a person from riding is if it is possible they may injure someone else.

A CM is permited to hold a wheelchair to keep it from moving, but is absolutely prohibited from touching a Guest to assist in boarding or unload, even if the Guest asks for assistance.

 

[jmartinez1895]

We rode splash with a person who could not use tehre legs. After he was in the log, ( the CM held his chair while his wife was inside the log helping him down) he sat between his wife and another man in there group. He was fine during the whole ride, but I did hear the wife tell the otehr man to put his hand on her husbands leg just before the drop. I think the only thing that did was give her a little peace of mind, but i could be wrong. Have your tried some of the other rides with small drops like POTC and Malestrome? If so, how did she handle the drops on those, I know they are very different, but it might give you an idea on how she will do on the bigger drop.

 

[cancer_survivor_06]

Thanks she can sit on her own and has good trunk control. I think she will do well on splash she has been on the safaris ride several times before.

for the peter pan ride in MK do they stop that ride at all to allow riders who transfer to get on or off.

 

[cancer_survivor_06]

We rode splash with a person who could not use tehre legs. After he was in the log, ( the CM held his chair while his wife was inside the log helping him down) he sat between his wife and another man in there group. He was fine during the whole ride, but I did hear the wife tell the otehr man to put his hand on her husbands leg just before the drop. I think the only thing that did was give her a little peace of mind, but i could be wrong. Have your tried some of the other rides with small drops like POTC and Malestrome? If so, how did she handle the drops on those, I know they are very different, but it might give you an idea on how she will do on the bigger drop.

I think she will handle the drops well for splash she is very much a thrill seeker. I haven't had trouble w/ her on any of those rides, it does catch her by surprise b/c she is not aware of it but she doesn't react in a bad way.

 

[Schmeck]

The official word about peter pan is no, they can't stop it, except for an emergency. Unofficial word is that if you get there first thing in the morning, or at the very end of the night, they may be able to help you out with that a bit.

 

[cancer_survivor_06]

Thanks she loves that ride and has since she was a baby. She is 7 now and just between 42 and 44 inches and weighs between 45 and 50 pounds most of which is dead weight so I am pretty sure I will not be able to jump on or off of that ride w/ her w/out hurting one of us. Is there a list of rides like peter that are not easy to transfer onto.

 

[SueM in MN]

Thanks she can sit on her own and has good trunk control. I think she will do well on splash she has been on the safaris ride several times before.

for the peter pan ride in MK do they stop that ride at all to allow riders who transfer to get on or off.

These attractions have moving walkways which can't be stopped:
Peter Pan

Tomorrowland Transit Authority (also called People mover). This has a steep moving ramp to get to the 2nd floor station/boarding area. It also has a moving walkway to board and exit and another steep moving ramp to get back down from the station to ground level.

Cheshire Figment checked on Peter Pan for us a few months ago; according to an attraction area supervisor, Peter Pan can't be stopped or slowed during the day.
Sometimes for the first ride of the day or the very last ride of the day, they will do a special run for guests who could not board with the walkway moving. They have the attraction empty of guests, with the moving walkway stopped. Then they load a group of guests onto the ride's Pirate Ships until all the ships waiting on the loading area are filled. They run a cycle of the ride with just these passengers and when all those pirate ships have returned to the exit point, they stop the ride so all the guests can get off.

Thanks she loves that ride and has since she was a baby. She is 7 now and just between 42 and 44 inches and weighs between 45 and 50 pounds most of which is dead weight so I am pretty sure I will not be able to jump on or off of that ride w/ her w/out hurting one of us. Is there a list of rides like peter that are not easy to transfer onto.

If you follow the link in my signature to the disABILITIES FAQs thread, one of the posts on the first page of that thread has the list of attractions with warnings. As was already posted, WDW lists the attractions with warnings, but it is up to the guest to decide whether the warning applies the them.

On page 2 of the disABILITIES FAQs thread, there is a list of attractions for each park which indicates whether it is accessible or not and information about which are difficult transfers.
For Splash Mountain, part of the regular and Fastpass line is accessible up to the point where the line reaches a set of stairs. At that point, there is an alternate path marked with a wheelchair symbol for guests who can't use the stairs. You do NOT need to have a GAC to use that area of the path if you have a visible need - such as a wheelchair, walker, ECV. You DO need a GAC or sticker to use a stroller as a wheelchair in line. That path directs you to a waiting area at the exit side of the attraction. From there, you can bring the wheelchair or ECV as close as you need to the ride car.
Again, you do NOT need a GAC to bring the wheelchair or ECV into the accessible boarding area.
My DD can't stand and the problem we have had with Splash Mountain is that the side of the ride log is very high and the space inside the ride log is very tight. When she was smaller, she rode many times, but has not ridden in several years.
She was larger than your DD the last time we rode with her; we found the challenge of lifting 70+ pounds of dead weight high enough to clear the side of the car was very challenging. Especially, given the small amount of space inside the log. Here is a picture that will help explain.

 

[cancer_survivor_06]

Sue thank you very much. I will admit the only part of the whole ride that has me a little nervous is getting her out at the end. I am pretty good at getting off of the floor w/ her so I think that routine is what will help me get her out of the ride. I know it will only get harder for us getting her on and off of the rides the older she gets. Truthfully I am not sure how many more trips to disney we will make after this one as much as I love disney and my dh doesn't and he is ready to go other places so I know it may be a few years I can only pray that she is walking some by then but also consider the fact that she may not be. I haven't decided yet between the stroller or the wheelchair yet for alot of the trip I think the wheelchair is ideal but then there are other situations like having to change her that I feel like the stroller is the better choice. We will be in the world 12/11-21 and we will be spending 3 days in MK two of them will be EEMH the last night of our stay the eemh end a 1am the other two nights we are there the park closes at like 11 so we will have three tries at peter pan. I am off to read through the list and I know I will be back w/ more questions b/c I keep thinking of other rides. lol. I really am looking forward to this trip w/ her the last one she was so much more aware of what was going on around her she even started eating table food on that trip now we are trying new rides its like going to disney for the first time.

 

[SueM in MN]

Sue thank you very much. I will admit the only part of the whole ride that has me a little nervous is getting her out at the end. I am pretty good at getting off of the floor w/ her so I think that routine is what will help me get her out of the ride. I know it will only get harder for us getting her on and off of the rides the older she gets. Truthfully I am not sure how many more trips to disney we will make after this one as much as I love disney and my dh doesn't and he is ready to go other places so I know it may be a few years I can only pray that she is walking some by then but also consider the fact that she may not be. I haven't decided yet between the stroller or the wheelchair yet for alot of the trip I think the wheelchair is ideal but then there are other situations like having to change her that I feel like the stroller is the better choice. We will be in the world 12/11-21 and we will be spending 3 days in MK two of them will be EEMH the last night of our stay the eemh end a 1am the other two nights we are there the park closes at like 11 so we will have three tries at peter pan. I am off to read through the list and I know I will be back w/ more questions b/c I keep thinking of other rides. lol. I really am looking forward to this trip w/ her the last one she was so much more aware of what was going on around her she even started eating table food on that trip now we are trying new rides its like going to disney for the first time.

Usually it is easier getting on than getting off. When you are getting on, gravity is usually working in your favor (i.e. you are maybe getting over the side of a ride car, but then go down to actually get in).
When getting out, the lift out is all working against gravity. We usually have an inside the ride 'receiver' and an outside the ride car 'lifter'. DH is usually in the ride car and I pass DD to him (he is usually standing to receive her). Then I keep hold of her to keep her from falling while he manouvers her to a seated position. In getting out, he is in the ride and stands her up (still in the ride car), while I am outside standing up to receive her. Once I have a good hold of her, DH can then move her legs up and over the side of the car.
It varies a little, depending on the exact ride car, but this is generally how we do it.

If you are bringing both the stroller and the wheelchair to WDW, I would suggest planning your days out so that she is in the wheelchair on the days where you would be riding attractions which have a wheelchair car. A stroller can't be used on most of them and having the wheelchair will save you a transfer in and out. Then, on the days when you bring the stroller, you can concentrate on the attractions where it doesn't matter as much what you have because they are either shows where she could stay in the stroller, or rides where guests in wheelchairs need to transfer too.

 

[Schmeck]

One little 'quirk' about Splash's access arrangement - if you are using the FP line, you will be on the opposite side of the alternative way, the standby queue will be between you and the CM you need to see.

Knowing the stroller-as-a-wheelchair tag, I knew the people in the FP lane beside us (we were in the standby queue) would have to cut through us, so I stopped to give them some space to be seen. Otherwise, the CM wouldn't have noticed them standing there. The standby queue was packed solid, and other people were not letting them cross.