what to do with a boken arm in DW?

[luvtovisitthemouse]

So.......We are heading to DW in just over 3 weeks. Today our 8yr old broke his arm For now he is in a full arm cast (up to his shoulder) it is possible for it to be reduced to a short arm (below the elbow) by the time we go. Obviously we are hoping for that to happen!!

I called DW to find out about possible ride restrictions. They told me that DW would not limit his activities, that it would be up to our discretion on what he is capable of doing.

We visited a non-Disney theme park a couple yrs ago when another family member had a cast and they would not allow him to ride any rides.

I am afraid that there will be surprise restrictions once we get there! I certainly don't want to have a broken hearted little boy. Has anyone dealt with a situation like this that can give me some peace of mind and maybe some tips on they handled the situation?

 

[Bibbidi]

So.......We are heading to DW in just over 3 weeks. Today our 8yr old broke his arm For now he is in a full arm cast (up to his shoulder) it is possible for it to be reduced to a short arm (below the elbow) by the time we go. Obviously we are hoping for that to happen!!

I called DW to find out about possible ride restrictions. They told me that DW would not limit his activities, that it would be up to our discretion on what he is capable of doing.

We visited a non-Disney theme park a couple yrs ago when another family member had a cast and they would not allow him to ride any rides.

I am afraid that there will be surprise restrictions once we get there! I certainly don't want to have a broken hearted little boy. Has anyone dealt with a situation like this that can give me some peace of mind and maybe some tips on they handled the situation?

I'm sorry to hear about your son's broken arm. Was he able to get a water proof cast put on? I can't speak from personal experience, but I am pretty sure that they won't limit his activities, as the DW rep told you. I think unfortunately you'd want to avoid any activities that might jostle him too much as you wouldn't want it to affect the bone healing properly or to cause him any pain. That would probably leave out most roller coasters and rides like Dinosaur, Mission Space, Star Tours. I'd ask your physician before you leave what he/she would recommend in terms of the types of motion that you should avoid, and then you can avoid those types of rides accordingly. I hope you're able to get him into a shorter cast before you go.

 

[luvtovisitthemouse]

Sorry about the misspelling of the title. Obviously the problem with the arm is that it is broken not boken!
I had never heard of a "waterproof cast". Is this available everywhere? Common? I will certainly be asking his doctor!
Thank you!

 

[Bibbidi]

Sorry about the misspelling of the title. Obviously the problem with the arm is that it is broken not boken!
I had never heard of a "waterproof cast". Is this available everywhere? Common? I will certainly be asking his doctor!
Thank you!

I'm not sure of the availability of waterproof casts, but my friend's dd recently broke her arm and she requested a waterproof cast and was able to get one here in Ohio with no problem.