Absimilliard
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I just returned from a week long vacation in Paris and I remember seeing a few questions here about Paris and how their accomodations were. I got to ask and grill City Hall on that this time and here is what they said. Sorry if I offend anyone, but the reality there is very different from WDW.
First, there is no ADA law in France. Thus, if you intend to visit DLP, you will need to ask your doctor for a note stating that you are legally disabled. If you don't have that, they will not be very helpful and accomodations will be very limited.
If you're driving to the park, inform the cast member at the toll plaza and they will give you a flyer, directions and a code to access the Disneyland Hotel parking lot. That is the closest parking lot to the entrance and a short walk from the Guest Relations windows.
Staying at a Disney hotel? Check with your hotel concierge desk. They actually got accessible minibuses with lifts that go around the hotels and they will give you the schedule to go to the parks.
Once you make it to the parks, if your doctor's note actually state that you need someone to help you (the french term is "accompagnateur"), you pay a reduced rate for the park ticket and the person assisting you get... free admission. One condition is that the person assisting you has to be over 18 years old and has to assist you around the parks. Hence why that doctor's note is important! Note that you need to get those special tickets at the Guest Relations window at the right of the Disneyland Hotel.
In Disneyland Paris, show up at City Hall again with the doctor's note and they can write you a "blue card" for you and 3 other people. Since all rides in that park except Buzz Lightyear don't have accessible lines, its just a matter of showing up at the ride exit with the blue card and they will get you on as soon as possible. On busy days, you may need to wait, since fire codes prevent them from loading over a certain number of disabled riders at the same for some rides. Buzz Lightyear is mainstream access like at WDW. You need to be able to go up and down stairs on your own in order to ride Peter Pan's Flight, Space Mountain and the Temple of Peril.
For Walt Disney Studios park, the park itself is mostly all mainstream access. Rock n Roller Coaster got an accessible row, which is row 9. All disabled guests go through the right library at Tower of Terror. At Crush Coaster, once you get inside the building, you will skip the part of the line with stairs and be at the ride station. This ride also has the requirement of being able to do stairs alone because of this: http://www.rcdb.com/1472.htm?p=15705 . Notice the tight spiraling staircase? That's the evacuation route in case the ride breakdown and they need to get you off the ride! Also, the cars in the station do not stop and unlike Haunted Mansion, there is no moving belt. This is the loading station and cars http://www.rcdb.com/3306.htm?p=21728 .
Expecting a baby? Congratulations! If you do visit the parks while pregnant, future moms need to go to City Hall or Studio Service and show them the baby bump. They will give you a "Pink Card" for the duration of your stay. This card give you exit access to shows and the rides expecting mothers can do. For Buzz Lightyear, they'll write you up a time card and tell you when to come back. The cool thing is that for many rides, it allow up to 5 people to ride with future mom!
I'll add more later if I think of stuff I forgot!
First, there is no ADA law in France. Thus, if you intend to visit DLP, you will need to ask your doctor for a note stating that you are legally disabled. If you don't have that, they will not be very helpful and accomodations will be very limited.
If you're driving to the park, inform the cast member at the toll plaza and they will give you a flyer, directions and a code to access the Disneyland Hotel parking lot. That is the closest parking lot to the entrance and a short walk from the Guest Relations windows.
Staying at a Disney hotel? Check with your hotel concierge desk. They actually got accessible minibuses with lifts that go around the hotels and they will give you the schedule to go to the parks.
Once you make it to the parks, if your doctor's note actually state that you need someone to help you (the french term is "accompagnateur"), you pay a reduced rate for the park ticket and the person assisting you get... free admission. One condition is that the person assisting you has to be over 18 years old and has to assist you around the parks. Hence why that doctor's note is important! Note that you need to get those special tickets at the Guest Relations window at the right of the Disneyland Hotel.
In Disneyland Paris, show up at City Hall again with the doctor's note and they can write you a "blue card" for you and 3 other people. Since all rides in that park except Buzz Lightyear don't have accessible lines, its just a matter of showing up at the ride exit with the blue card and they will get you on as soon as possible. On busy days, you may need to wait, since fire codes prevent them from loading over a certain number of disabled riders at the same for some rides. Buzz Lightyear is mainstream access like at WDW. You need to be able to go up and down stairs on your own in order to ride Peter Pan's Flight, Space Mountain and the Temple of Peril.
For Walt Disney Studios park, the park itself is mostly all mainstream access. Rock n Roller Coaster got an accessible row, which is row 9. All disabled guests go through the right library at Tower of Terror. At Crush Coaster, once you get inside the building, you will skip the part of the line with stairs and be at the ride station. This ride also has the requirement of being able to do stairs alone because of this: http://www.rcdb.com/1472.htm?p=15705 . Notice the tight spiraling staircase? That's the evacuation route in case the ride breakdown and they need to get you off the ride! Also, the cars in the station do not stop and unlike Haunted Mansion, there is no moving belt. This is the loading station and cars http://www.rcdb.com/3306.htm?p=21728 .
Expecting a baby? Congratulations! If you do visit the parks while pregnant, future moms need to go to City Hall or Studio Service and show them the baby bump. They will give you a "Pink Card" for the duration of your stay. This card give you exit access to shows and the rides expecting mothers can do. For Buzz Lightyear, they'll write you up a time card and tell you when to come back. The cool thing is that for many rides, it allow up to 5 people to ride with future mom!
I'll add more later if I think of stuff I forgot!
