We spent all summer planning and looking forward to our Disney trip and then what happens...my 10 year old daughter falls and breaks her elbow two days before we were supposed to leave. Mom goes into panic mode. We live in northern Indiana so it isn't like we can just hop into a car and go to Disney any time so I really wanted this to be a great trip for the whole family. It wouldn't be great if she wasn't allowed to do anything. Trying to decide to cancel and go at a different time, searching the internet...couldn't find much on visiting in a cast...call Disney twice and they couldn't answer any of my questions about what she could or could not do. Finally, she said, "Mom, I will be fine no matter what." So we went and I am posting our experience in hopes that other families that have the same type of accident will see it as they are searching and feel at ease before they leave.
So after spending a week at Disney with a child in a finger to shoulder cast, I can tell you why you see nothing on the internet about visiting Disney in a cast...because isn't any different than visiting Disney without a cast. None of the ride operators stopped her unless it was to ask what happened or say that they liked her pastel camo cast. She rode everything except the Rock n Roller Coaster, Everest, and Tower of Terror. Disney didn't stop her from riding those rides; she didn't want to. The characters were all sympathetic and asked her how it happened, gave her extra hugs, and signed her cast. We got a waterproof cast so she was able to shower and swim. As for the heat in August in FL, she didn't complain once. We took cooling towels into the parks each day and when we got hot we made sure to get them out and wrap them around her upper arm or stick them down a little at the top of the cast. All in all it was a great trip and we are glad we didn't cancel. So if you are wondering if you should do Disney with your kid in an arm cast...this mom says absolutely.
So after spending a week at Disney with a child in a finger to shoulder cast, I can tell you why you see nothing on the internet about visiting Disney in a cast...because isn't any different than visiting Disney without a cast. None of the ride operators stopped her unless it was to ask what happened or say that they liked her pastel camo cast. She rode everything except the Rock n Roller Coaster, Everest, and Tower of Terror. Disney didn't stop her from riding those rides; she didn't want to. The characters were all sympathetic and asked her how it happened, gave her extra hugs, and signed her cast. We got a waterproof cast so she was able to shower and swim. As for the heat in August in FL, she didn't complain once. We took cooling towels into the parks each day and when we got hot we made sure to get them out and wrap them around her upper arm or stick them down a little at the top of the cast. All in all it was a great trip and we are glad we didn't cancel. So if you are wondering if you should do Disney with your kid in an arm cast...this mom says absolutely.
