Wc mainstream lines

[blondietink]

Is there a list anywhere of which lines in the parks are mainstreamed for wheelchairs? I have read recently that some of the lines have recently been modified to allow wheelchairs in the mainstream lines. It has been 18 months since we have been to WDW and things have changed regarding WC access with or without the DAS.

Anybody have information?

 

[SueM in MN]

The disABILITIES FAQs thread has a list of attractions with Mainstream Access in post 11.

This is a link to that thread:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=595713
You can also follow the link in my signature or find the thread near the top of this board.

Animal Kingdom and the Studio were actually built with all Mainstream lines (although a couple, like Dinosaur, Kali River Rapids, the Safari and Toy Story Mania have different accessible loading areas, they still are Mainstream lines to that point.

Most lines at Epcot and MK are also Mainstream and have been for a long time. The few in any of the parks that are not Mainstream had something that made them inaccessible.
Some, like Haunted Mansion, were able to be changed to be made Mainstream.
Some, like Small World and Spaceship Earth, could not be and do have an alternate accessible entrance.
Some, like Buzz Lightyear and Splash Mountain have a different accessible loading area, but are accessible to that point.

Guests do not need DAS (Disability Access Service) to use a wheelchair in lines (guests did not need the now discontinued GAC - Guest Assistance Card - to use a wheelchair in lines either).

If it is busy, guests may be given a wheelchair return time, roughly equal to the Standby wait time, for these attractions which do not have Mainstream wheelchair access:
At MK
Jungle Cruise
Big Thunder Mountain RailroaPeter Pan's Flight
Small World
Space Mountain

At Epcot
Spaceship Earth

Guests who have a Fastpass for those attractions will be given a wheelchair return time with the present time when they present their Fastpass/ Magicband with Fastpass. They can go directly to the accessible entrance or the return time has a 1 hour window to ride.

 

[mackay_j]

someone has also said to me that peter pan has a different line for ECV and wheelchairs (I checked your stick but it says see cm for advice so not sure what that means)- can you confirm that is possible as I was going to get a fast pass for this but won't bother if its a different entrance anyway

thanks

 

[lanejudy]

someone has also said to me that peter pan has a different line for ECV and wheelchairs (I checked your stick but it says see cm for advice so not sure what that means)- can you confirm that is possible as I was going to get a fast pass for this but won't bother if its a different entrance anyway

thanks

The situation with PeterPan (and the PeopleMover) is that they are unable to stop the moving walkway. So if a moving walkway is a big challenge, that ride might be a problem. If you can deal with the moving walkway, then you should be fine.

Enjoy your vacation!

 

[catra121]

someone has also said to me that peter pan has a different line for ECV and wheelchairs (I checked your stick but it says see cm for advice so not sure what that means)- can you confirm that is possible as I was going to get a fast pass for this but won't bother if its a different entrance anyway

thanks

Unless it has changed since last September...you have to get on at the exit on Peter Pan if you need your wheelchair, ECV, or (in my case) walker all the way to the walkway as they will not fit through the main queue. The walkway cannot be stopped though so if that is an issue then you won't be able to ride.

At the Peoplemover...you cannot take the wheelchair, ECV, or walker into the line and it needs to be parked at the bottom. I've been okay going on that one so long as I go WITH someone else and just go very very slowly and hold on the rails for dear life. I love it so much that I always take at least one spin on the Peoplemover as long as I'm not in a bad pain flare.

 

[blondietink]

So, in the case of Peter Pan, and Thunder Mountain RR, we used to just go to the wheelchair entrance, but now I understand you have to go to the FP line, talk to a CM, get a return time on a card and then when your time comes, go to the wheelchair entrance. Am I correct?

 

[JenniBugInPink]

I'm sure that this link is in the information that SueM has posted in the stickies at the top of the board, and it's probably the information that is in Post #11 that she linked to as well, but just in case it might help, this is the list that Disney has of all the rides and attractions at WDW and whether you stay in your ECV, have to transfer, etc.
Attraction Access Categories

 

[catra121]

So, in the case of Peter Pan, and Thunder Mountain RR, we used to just go to the wheelchair entrance, but now I understand you have to go to the FP line, talk to a CM, get a return time on a card and then when your time comes, go to the wheelchair entrance. Am I correct?

I think you only have to go to the FP line if you HAVE a FP. At that time they give you a FP card to take with you to the wheelchair accessible line so that you would get immediate access to the ride over standby. I could be completely wrong in that.

I do know that if there is a lot of demand at the wheelchair accessible line, they will sometimes issue return passes (similar to FPs) and then you would return at that time rather than waiting in line for a long period of time and the queue getting backed up. You do not need to go to the FP queue for the return time in this situation...they will issue it right at the wheelchair accessible entrance.

They also sometimes off the return pass if it is the FP queue that is accessible (and the standby is not). This varies from ride to ride and also depends on who is working at the entrance to the FP queue and what the wait times are.

 

[Aristomommy]

We boarded Peter Pan at the exit, we parked my daughters wheelchair at a designate spot after entering through the FP side. Her chair was waiting for us as we exited the moving walkway. This may be different for those who can walk the distance of the line, we do a lift from chair to the ride.