Meglen
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2016
Man oh man do you take walking for granted in wdw. Before I get started I did attempt to use a scooter for my mom but it was a disaster. Thread 'Scooter Bug My experience' https://www.disboards.com/threads/scooter-bug-my-experience.3903950/
ok so we got a wheelchair rental for the first few days due to just going to Disney springs. Normally I travel with my husband and ds and we walk a lot. Usually 10-15 miles per park day easy. Using a wheelchair gave me a whole new outlook on travel within wdw.
Cobblestone... Oh how I hate you. The ground is so many different textures. Between cobblestone and jagged rock it was a nightmare to push. The nice flat stone was so easy to push on but due to theming it is very limited on where it is.
Hills!!! Man did I never realize how many inclines and hills wdw had. Giant hills tiny hills.. most into and out of rides/transportation.
Disney springs going around Gideon's huge hill with grates on the ground.. we got stuck in one (wheel just wouldn't/couldn't get over the lip on the incline). Boat launch incline man was that a journey from metal beams to wood with gates Infront of us. Thankfully nice folks usally got the gates for us.
Epcot.. just getting into the monorail was a legit nightmare. We stayed at GF so we had to transfer from resort monorail to the Epcot one. The ramps were just way to much for me to push (I did it.. but ouchy) why don't they have elevators here? At Epcot they have one. The ramp the get to the monorail at MK.. again why no elevator? Seems like a no brainer. We opted to walk the path instead of trying that hill more than once.
This was my 3rd trip this year and I had no clue all these inclines we're gonna be issues. Again I never had to think about wheelchair accessible entrances and such.
tldr: get a scooter... Hope it actually works, pushing a wheelchair chair all trip will destroy your arms/back/legs due to the many MANY inclines around property. Unless you are only doing world showcase (only really flat place we found) everything has a ramp/incline.
ok so we got a wheelchair rental for the first few days due to just going to Disney springs. Normally I travel with my husband and ds and we walk a lot. Usually 10-15 miles per park day easy. Using a wheelchair gave me a whole new outlook on travel within wdw.
Cobblestone... Oh how I hate you. The ground is so many different textures. Between cobblestone and jagged rock it was a nightmare to push. The nice flat stone was so easy to push on but due to theming it is very limited on where it is.
Hills!!! Man did I never realize how many inclines and hills wdw had. Giant hills tiny hills.. most into and out of rides/transportation.
Disney springs going around Gideon's huge hill with grates on the ground.. we got stuck in one (wheel just wouldn't/couldn't get over the lip on the incline). Boat launch incline man was that a journey from metal beams to wood with gates Infront of us. Thankfully nice folks usally got the gates for us.
Epcot.. just getting into the monorail was a legit nightmare. We stayed at GF so we had to transfer from resort monorail to the Epcot one. The ramps were just way to much for me to push (I did it.. but ouchy) why don't they have elevators here? At Epcot they have one. The ramp the get to the monorail at MK.. again why no elevator? Seems like a no brainer. We opted to walk the path instead of trying that hill more than once.
This was my 3rd trip this year and I had no clue all these inclines we're gonna be issues. Again I never had to think about wheelchair accessible entrances and such.
tldr: get a scooter... Hope it actually works, pushing a wheelchair chair all trip will destroy your arms/back/legs due to the many MANY inclines around property. Unless you are only doing world showcase (only really flat place we found) everything has a ramp/incline.