Wheelchairs in the theme parks?

Hi, I was wondering if somebody out there could give me some advice re wheelchairs. We are off to Orlando on 26 May but unfortunately 4 weeks ago I fractured my pelvis. I am due to start physio in 2 weeks time but am still very worried about the long days at the parks on our holiday. Obviously I will be up and walking way before then, but I am wondering whether I will be able to cope with the 13-odd miles of walking I%26#39;ve read on here that a day at a park entails!

So what I wanted to ask is if Disney and the Universal parks provide wheelchairs, in case I find myself really struggling? Do they charge for them? Are there separate lines that I would need to queue in for the rides, and would it be possible for the rest of my party to accompany me or would I need to queue with just one other family member, and the rest get in the normal queue? (There are 7 of us altogether).

This is starting to bother me a bit and obviously I will just need to see how I go at the time - I am just trying to plan for the worst-case scenario in the hope that it won%26#39;t get to that!

Many thanks for any advice anyone can give.

Sam

Wheelchairs in the theme parks?

Samp: At Disney, wheelchairs are available, in each park. They tend to be rented rather quickly, so it would be best to secure one, first thing in the morning. There is a charge, but I don%26#39;t know the price. allears.net has a section on this topic, on their web-site.

The lines vary, by ride. Some are separate and some are the regular line. The official rule is, a total of 6 guests (including the wheelchair guest) may queue together. That said, we had seven guests, on one trip and all but one ride, allowed us to queue together. We were always very respectful and asked the cast member, if our group should split up.

Another option is to rent a wheelchair, from an outside company. They will deliver and pick-up, right to your hotel.

Are you staying at a Disney resort? Some offer wheelchairs, for their guests, at no charge.

Sorry. I have no info about Universal.

Wheelchairs in the theme parks?

hi i am a wheelchair user and have been to disney and universal with my own wheelchair, i had no problem acessing rides at all, i would recomend you take one your self to garantee you will be ok as you will be doing loads of miles walking.we are family of 5 and we all went on rides together, you go a different way to others when in a chair,sometimes you get on before line queues, but its no fault of the wheelchair user.hope this helps,the wheelchairs always go quick in the parks so you have to be there first come first serve and they only have so many, so if poss take one.angie

check out www.walkermobility.com they wll deliver the chair to your hotel.

Thankyou for the helpful replies. When I%26#39;m in an optimistic mood I think it won%26#39;t actually come to me needing the wheelchair - but I also can%26#39;t help but think that I couldn%26#39;t be doing a more difficult holiday soon after recovering from this sort of an accident (maybe with the exception of skiing!) Even the thought of coming off the bottom of a water chute is making me cringe at the moment...

Sam

Samp: We%26#39;ll think ';happy thoughts';, for a speedy recovery and a magical trip!

In the past when my Mom was still alive we used Walkers a number of times and it worked out quite a bit cheaper that renting at the parks. We did rent for few times at the parks and found that chairs were of better quality than the ones from Walkers but the price was around $7.00 or $8.00 a day but at the end of the day you got a $1.00 back. Walkers (last time we used them was in 2004) charged if I remember correctly less than $30.00 for the week with a credit card imprint and delivered directly to the hotel. On the last day of our visit we just left it with the front desk and Walkers came to pick it up. No fuss at all - Hope that helps - We ordered by calling a toll free number too by the way- Really easy