( yes I understand there are other topics on GAC however even using the search they don't apply as I am speaking to a very specific question. )
so I began looking at these GAC while looking into the wheelchairs and things offered up at Disney. Most sites and threads go into specifics of purely wheelchair use in mobility, or in most cases autism as an "invisible" disability, and not much else so I really didnt see much advise in my situation except once.
we are trying our best to avoid having to use a wheelchair when we go down, but are certainly prepared that it may become nessesary after a couple days. I often joke that mother is like the bionic woman, in one knee she's had three surgeries, the other, two. she's had several back surgeries including an implant that runs to her nerves in her spine with the battery pack essentially implanted in tush area, and just this past year on her upper back she had a double fusion. ( I will say all that metal makes traveling through airport security a hilarious spectacle should she ever forget to bring her card explaining the implants)
all that said, she's a trooper. she can walk, and go upstairs and things like that, but it does run its toll. Percocet and muscle relaxers only help so much and as our short trip goes on we know it will only get worse and she will deal with more swelling the more she does and do we may revert to a wheelchair. but looking online in one story that I didn't read before.
one person told a story about how they could walk and get to places but couldn't stand for the extended period of time some lines grow to. they said that what cast members would do is hand write a note for however long the line was. if the attraction had benches inside, you would go and wait on the bench until the time you were given and go on the ride. if they didn't have any seating or benches they would point out an outdoor bench you could wait at and then come back at the appropriate wait period.
does anybody know if there is any truth to this at all? I mean that system would be a godsend compared to suffer day two and apologize for the wheelchair bumping someone day three four and five. but again I've only read this in one place and apart from autism and wheelchair bound most information seems like guesswork.
also on. a total side note I saw a picture of the standing vehicles Disney introduce but didn't have a good reference size wise. does anyone know if they are much smaller (since you are standing) and take up less space than a big bulky wheelchair or are they about the same annoyance to others in the park?
so I began looking at these GAC while looking into the wheelchairs and things offered up at Disney. Most sites and threads go into specifics of purely wheelchair use in mobility, or in most cases autism as an "invisible" disability, and not much else so I really didnt see much advise in my situation except once.
we are trying our best to avoid having to use a wheelchair when we go down, but are certainly prepared that it may become nessesary after a couple days. I often joke that mother is like the bionic woman, in one knee she's had three surgeries, the other, two. she's had several back surgeries including an implant that runs to her nerves in her spine with the battery pack essentially implanted in tush area, and just this past year on her upper back she had a double fusion. ( I will say all that metal makes traveling through airport security a hilarious spectacle should she ever forget to bring her card explaining the implants)
all that said, she's a trooper. she can walk, and go upstairs and things like that, but it does run its toll. Percocet and muscle relaxers only help so much and as our short trip goes on we know it will only get worse and she will deal with more swelling the more she does and do we may revert to a wheelchair. but looking online in one story that I didn't read before.
one person told a story about how they could walk and get to places but couldn't stand for the extended period of time some lines grow to. they said that what cast members would do is hand write a note for however long the line was. if the attraction had benches inside, you would go and wait on the bench until the time you were given and go on the ride. if they didn't have any seating or benches they would point out an outdoor bench you could wait at and then come back at the appropriate wait period.
does anybody know if there is any truth to this at all? I mean that system would be a godsend compared to suffer day two and apologize for the wheelchair bumping someone day three four and five. but again I've only read this in one place and apart from autism and wheelchair bound most information seems like guesswork.
also on. a total side note I saw a picture of the standing vehicles Disney introduce but didn't have a good reference size wise. does anyone know if they are much smaller (since you are standing) and take up less space than a big bulky wheelchair or are they about the same annoyance to others in the park?
