Disneyland Wheelchair Help

i am 3 going to be 4 months pregnant and i am going to disneyland. my doctors says maes sure i dont stand all day long and have planty of sit down and rests. So i am looking for a wheelchair. does snyone kow where i can find a very cheap affordable wheelchair? i would like it to be manual, my husband says he'll push me around and that our kids will take turns sitting on my lap.So any positive advice and any help will be fine thank you.

You can try at Medical Supply places (some of them are located in Super Wal-Marts now). Another thing you can do is to call several days before you know you are going to Disneyland to see about reserving a wheelchair for your trip when you get there.

2007-08-15 23:58:01 by bullriding_belle

The most insightful "Insight from Tyler" ever.

I use a mobility scooter/wheelchair. Can't find number to speak to a human to help me plan the trip. Website and automated don't help much. Like how to find bus 460 if starting from Reseda

your best bet is to get to the Metrolink station in Northridge, which is located on Parthenia Street between Reseda Blvd. and Tampa Ave.

Take the metrolink to LA Union Station.

At LA Union Station, take the Orange County Line to Anaheim.

The Anaheim station is located on Katella Avenue, the same street where Disneyland is located.

Walk to the nearest bus stop, and take the first westbound bus. Disneyland is about 2 miles down katella.

2007-01-12 11:20:50 by chubbytoad

I am writing a book and it's about a sixth grader who's sorta a tomboy and is musically talented. She has to deal with Callie, the girliest, meanest snobbiest snob in the sixth grade teasing Taylor O'Malley, a first grade girl who uses a wheelchair.
So, I need to know what it's like to be in a wheelchair. The main character wonders about her a lot and feels bad for her. What are some wheelchair accessible rides at Disneyland? How can schools be made wheelchair accessible? Thanks in advance for helping me!

Your question is very open but I'll try to summarize for you.

I'm in a wheelchair and I find one of the hardest things being people assuming I can't do things for myself. In reality I can do almost anything that my friends do, I may do it differently or it may take longer but I'll get the same result in the end.

I hate it when people feel bad for me. Even the guy who caused the accident that put me in the chair. I actually feel worse for him than I do for me because I'm used to my new situation and moving on with my life, while he's stuck in guilt about what happened even though it was an accident and accidents happen.

If I was your character and I knew that some other girl had stood up for me to someone who was being mean I'd be grateful, especially if the meanness stopped, but I'd also feel belittled because I'd needed someone to stand up for me and hadn't been able to do it myself. If that person then tried to become my friend then I think it would take a bit of time to get over the feeling of having been belittled.

I've never been to disney so can't comment there.

To make things wheelchair accessible then you need level access so that means making ramps or putting in a lift so that all steps and stairs an be avoided. In a school that could also mean letting your wheelchair using character leave class a few minutes early so that she can reach the next one without getting caught in the rush.

Not all steps necessarily need ramps instead if your character is an active wheelchair user (i.e. she is healthy and 'normal' in her arms and upper body, and she has a good quality modern manual wheelchair). In my chair I can get up and down kerbs and if there is 1 step at the door of a room I can still get myself in, if there is up to 3 on the way down then I can deal with that too. If there's more then I'd have to ask for help, someone to carry me or to hold the back of my chair to steady me on the way down or push me on the way up. Obviously I'm not saying it's OK if business owners don't convert their steps because 'it's only 1', I'm just saying this because we all know that the environment is not perfectly adapted and this will give you an idea how to handle it if your character goes to the movies and finds 5 steps and no ramp for example.

Crowds of people are difficult when you're in a wheelchair, you're below eye level for most people so they just don't see you. They knock into you or just don't move out of your way so you can't get through. That's why your character will need to leave lass early to miss the rush, and why she might struggle at the mall on a busy Christmas shopping day. Also, in a wheelchair it's far easier to keep going in a straight line rather than keep turning and losing momentum each time. Able bodied people don't understand this so at the mall I'm forever having to turn to avoid someone who just isn't getting out of my way, then I lose momentum and have to push hard again to re-gain it.

I'm trying to think what else might be useful information for your story, if you have any questions feel free to PM me or reply here and I'll try to get back in time to see them.

2009-10-31 10:13:24 by Little Miss Chatterbox

I know for a fact you can rent Wheelchairs, but what about elderley people who want some independance? I am looking for a local provider who can rent a Electric Disabled Scooter for about 5 days in Early December. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have not rented, but there is an extensive thread on MiceChat about this. The general feeling was that outside providers are not reliable, and that Disney had a pretty good service.

2007-09-11 05:49:54 by gaz_burns

ok so i want to go to Disneyland for my birthday and i really want to rent a wheelchair to skip the lines but my parents dont want me 2. is there any other way i can skip the lines? i remember i saw these people and they had a fastpass for like all the rides. give me options!!!

go to ridemax.com. It's pretty cool. you tell them the rides you want, and they give times fast passes are available. also, ridemax has other things and tips, such as a spot for the parade which was the BEST spot! Oh yeah, the crutches tip, unless you have used crutches before, they are a pain.

2009-07-02 14:02:41 by ILUV dance;)