Advice please - being thick! Wheelchairs

[Guest]

Hi

Hoping you can help. My mum's had her back operation postponed so she's going to have difficulty in WDW. She can walk but she can't walk long distances and more importantly she can't stand for long periods of time. This isn't an issue at home cause she just makes sure she doesn't have to do either.

We are hiring a wheelchair for WDW as a back up (well, she says back up but I'm certain she'll be in it for the park days, she just doesn't like being a 'pain' *sigh*) Anyway I've read about hiring etc on here but I'm confused by the other things.

Do I need to get a guest assistance card? Do I need to tell magical express, hotels etc? She'd be ok walking to the elevator in hotels so we don't need a special room. But probably couldn't stand as we rode the buses.

We've never travelled with anyone who has needed to use a chair before. Help?

Thanks

[princess allie]

FIL needed a wheelchair in the parks last year. We just went to the wheelchair rental each day and paid to hire one. I think if you will be needing one for the buses, you won't be able to do this, as you can't take them out of the park., Could you get one before you go, I think the airlines carry them for free?

[Guest]

Originally Posted by princess allie

FIL needed a wheelchair in the parks last year. We just went to the wheelchair rental each day and paid to hire one. I think if you will be needing one for the buses, you won't be able to do this, as you can't take them out of the park., Could you get one before you go, I think the airlines carry them for free?

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Hi, yep, we've already booked a chair for the whole stay, thank you, I was asking more about anything else I need to do with it. Like do I need the guest card etc for the buses or in the park cause mum can't stand in the queues.

[Twiggy1953]

You won't get a DAS card for mobility issues as the problems are obvious. There is a special park map for disabled in each park at the entrances which gives you all the info you'll need for rides etc. As far as the buses go there is usually a special queue for wheelchairs as they are always loaded on first and at the middle door of the bus. Don't worry, Disney and Universal make it really easy for disabled guests.

[Guest]

thank you!

[sasperella]

Originally Posted by seobaina

Hi, yep, we've already booked a chair for the whole stay, thank you, I was asking more about anything else I need to do with it. Like do I need the guest card etc for the buses or in the park cause mum can't stand in the queues.

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Hi,
Where did you book your wheelchair from? Approx how much was it? Please.
I've had a knee replacement, my other one needs doing too. I'm same as your Mum can't walk too far or stand for too long as it's extremely painful.

[Guest]

Originally Posted by sasperella

Hi,
Where did you book your wheelchair from? Approx how much was it? Please.
I've had a knee replacement, my other one needs doing too. I'm same as your Mum can't walk too far or stand for too long as it's extremely painful.

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I left mum booking it tbh but the three sites we looked at were:



1) bpmobility/faq/

2) applescooter/

3) caremedicalequipment/wheelchairs.htm


All disney recommended so they can drop the chair off at the hotel if you're staying on site. And around $80ish for a week

[sasperella]

Thankyou for the information.