Universal Halloween Horror Nights

[eeyore81]

My mom has mobility problems and uses a scooter. She uses it while at home and on vacation, so she is a "good driver". She is thinking of going to Halloween Horror Nights. I was trying to research the accessibility accommodations. She would buy an express pass. From what I can tell, she would have to transfer to a wheelchair to do any of the houses. Does anyone know if Universal supplies transfer wheelchairs? Is it really accessible for a wheelchair? I am trying to imagine a haunted house with scared people lined up going through and a wheelchair. Seems like a disaster. My dad would be with her to push the wheelchair. She doesn't really ride many rides. Any advice on going? Would you stay clear and just go to the park during the day or can she still go to the Halloween party and have a good time? Any thoughts?

 

[geek+nerd]

I am a wheelchair user. I haven't been to Universal around Halloween, but DH and I take our nephew and one of his friends to Cedar Point in Ohio for their HalloWeekends every year. I haven't had a problem. Our nephew likes to lead and he's relatively careful about being aware of where I am. Just make sure your dad leaves ample space between your mom and the people ahead of them in case someone jumps back.

The first time we did one of the houses I was more scared of someone falling on me than anything, but we haven't had any issues.

 

[MissDragonfly]

All the houses have been wheelchair accessible in the past. However there is a possibility that certain, short segments of a house (such as a few stairs, a slanted walk way,or a short section that requires guests to crawl or walk hunched over) that will not be accessible to a wheelchair. In these cases there will be an alternative route past the in-accessible parts. A Universal Team Member will be stationed right before you encounter the obstacles to alert/assist you to wheelchair friendly alternative.

Each house has a few transfer wheelchairs available for guests, worst case scenario your mom may have to wait a few minutes if all the chairs are in use, but it shouldn't be a long wait.

The entire event is pretty wheelchair/ECV accessible, however, depending on when they go, it may be VeryVery crowded on the streets in the park, which can make driving an ECV a bit daunting. When going through scare zones, it's not at all unusual to see other guests suddenly take off at a run, without watching/noticing what's around them, if they get startled/scared. This tends to happen more the later it gets. I've been to hhn in a manual wheelchair, because I didn't want to drive an ECV in those crowds, but I also have almost no experience driving them, so your mom should handle it a lot better than I would have

I definitely think she can go to halloween horror nights and have a good time, especially with an express pass. If they earlier in the evening, the lighter crowds should make it even more enjoyable. (Also, if they are already in the park during the day, they may want to look into doing stay and scream).