Universal Orlando ecv concerns

[sksjasams]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask this since my question is about Universal instead of WDW...

I have arthritis and do not use an ecv in "real life", but can not handle walking distances or standing for long periods of time.

I am starting to get worried about our upcoming trip to Universal Orlando. We went to WDW in 2008. I rented an ecv at each park and our trip was great. At WDW, I could stay on the ecv all the way thru the queues, either the main queue or an alternative one.

I have read that at US/IOA you can not stay on your ecv thru the queue. I absolutely do not want to use a wheel chair. We are planning our trip for either mid-Jan or late-Feb 2013. How bad will the lines be? How long are the queues? Will it be possible for me to park the ecv outside the queue and walk the rest of the way?

I am majorly stressing about this

Thank you for your help!

 

[HappyCamperToo]

There are rides at WDW like Pirates of the Carribean where you have to transfer to a wheelchair. If you can handle the walk/wait at Pirates then you can handle anything at USF/IOA. I was there for 3 days in my scooter. I don't remember being much of an issue needing to get out and transfer to a wheelchair very often. If you don't use one in "real life" then you'll probably be ok. And if you refuse to sit in the chair, you can push it like a walker.

Don't stress. You'll have fun!

And, if they still offer it, I suggest you consider renting a room at an onsite hotel to get front of the line access--one night got us 2 days of access. We did sleep there, but we kept our WDW room, too, to simplify things. Worth it to shorten waits in line!! Less standing, less walking, less waiting. And economical for us since we had 5 in the room. That third day when we did not have FOTL access had noticably longer waits.

 

[sksjasams]

There are rides at WDW like Pirates of the Carribean where you have to transfer to a wheelchair. If you can handle the walk/wait at Pirates then you can handle anything at USF/IOA. I was there for 3 days in my scooter. I don't remember being much of an issue needing to get out and transfer to a wheelchair very often. If you don't use one in "real life" then you'll probably be ok. And if you refuse to sit in the chair, you can push it like a walker.

Don't stress. You'll have fun!

And, if they still offer it, I suggest you consider renting a room at an onsite hotel to get front of the line access--one night got us 2 days of access. We did sleep there, but we kept our WDW room, too, to simplify things. Worth it to shorten waits in line!! Less standing, less walking, less waiting. And economical for us since we had 5 in the room. That third day when we did not have FOTL access had noticably longer waits.

Thank you very much for your reassurance and for sharing your experience with me. I really appreciate it! We definitely can't afford to stay onsite. I am hoping for low enough crowds in mid-Jan or late Feb.

Anyone else have anything to share? Thanks again!