WC changes for Skyliner?

[dismom57]

They are allowing WC in regular lines for Skyliner. Anyone with experience? Seemed to start this week

 

[Simba's Mom]

Interesting, I wonder if they're still sending ECVs to the separate line? Any reports from wheelchair or ECV users?

 

[EACarlson]

How does that work? I feel like those doors are awfully narrow for a WC to enter while they're moving.

 

[lanejudy]

Was this at stops other than Riviera? There is no separate pull-off for HA boarding at Riviera, they just slow the line way down and stop it if necessary.

I have seen sporadic reports in the past of just one queue, usually during more "quiet" times with low crowds.

 

[Lewisc]

How does that work? I feel like those doors are awfully narrow for a WC to enter while they're moving.

ECV and WC guests board moving cars at Rivera. Skyliner cab be slowed or stopped as needed.

 

[dismom57]

Was this at stops other than Riviera? There is no separate pull-off for HA boarding at Riviera, they just slow the line way down and stop it if necessary.

I have seen sporadic reports in the past of just one queue, usually during more "quiet" times with low crowds.

It was not Riviera and it was not quiet. It was okay for WC but scooters still needed chocked. Needs more work for sure lol

Signage for stationary boarding in place.

 

[Simba's Mom]

It was not Riviera and it was not quiet. It was okay for WC but scooters still needed chocked. Needs more work for sure lol

Signage for stationary boarding in place.

The chocking would be exactly what I was thinking about. So do they chock ECVs but not wheelchairs? I thought the chocking was because of the wheels, and thus the potential of rolling. If that's the reason, shouldn't wheelchairs be chocked also?

 

[SueM in MN]

The chocking would be exactly what I was thinking about. So do they chock ECVs but not wheelchairs? I thought the chocking was because of the wheels, and thus the potential of rolling. If that's the reason, shouldn't wheelchairs be chocked also?

They don't chock wheelchairs if they have brakes.
They did do it to my daughter's wheelchair the very first time we rode the Skyway soon after it opened. The next time we rode a few days later, one CM was starting to put the chocks down. Another CM was training him and said, "she has brakes, you don't need the chocks. Just tell her to set the brakes."
We've ridden many times since then and have just been told to set the brakes.

We rode in the beginning of November and it was the usual process. I have read people complaining about long waits around Thanksgiving when the parks were busier. I wonder if they were routing people with wheelchairs who didn't need extra time to board to use the regular boarding area.
Also, I have occasionally seen people using wheelchairs who chose not to use the stationary boarding area. Maybe that was what was happening

 

[voxparse]

Manual wheelchair user here. I've used both stationary and the standard line. No CM has given me any issue with using the standard line but I've never been told to use one or the other. I mostly avoid the stationary line because there are a lot of folks that are very unsure of their mobility aid and take quite a while to sort their situation. I've been pushing my chair for 40 years so hopping on the moving car is no big deal and much faster in nearly every case. I usually get the "make sure your brakes are locked" from the CM and I just respond politely that they are. They don't look close enough to realize my chair doesn't have brakes. But then again my hands are my brakes so its not totally inaccurate.