What would you take the Monorail or the ferry?

dash

Member
I have been to the World a lot of times and I know how hard it is to get out of the MK after wishes. This December :xmas: my mother in law will be going with us and she will be in a wheel chair. (She can walk and stand but not for long both knees have been replaced). So my question is would it be easer on the ferry or the monorail? I have never done the ferry after wishes and don’t know if it’s as crowded as the monorail.<O:p</O:p
Thanks for the tips
 

barnum42

New Member
If you don't want to hang around Mainstreet for a while, then the ferry gets my vote after wishes - more room to manoeuvre the chair.

Don't worry about pushing a wheelchair around the parks, they are mostly flat and provided you are not in poor health it's easy to push. A few slopes in Animal Kingdom and a couple around World Showcase you may have never noticed until the end of a long day :lol:

The Monorail ramps do require a bit more puff. I find them easier if you can go up at a decent walking pace rather than shuffling. Some strength is need going down them, as well as leaving a good space in front of you for a step or two braking distance.
 
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If you can push the wheel chair up the ramp, if the individual can hop out, if you can close up the wheelchair in less than 30 seconds, take the monorail. My best friends, cousin and I are four healthy young-20 somethings, and getting out the park without getting seperated is a lot harder than you think. We always end up hanging on to eachother's belts, shirts, purses, etc.

Last time, we waited for about half an hour after Wishes and shopped. The shops were less crowded, people were all heading out while we were heading in, and then my cousin went up to one of the people with the walkie talkies and said "I just wanted to tell you what a great time we had here...this trip was just so fantastic!" (He's just like that:) )

Next thing we know, we were the VERY last people in the park, we called for the last monorail, and we got to go backstage where they drove us back to our hotel in a Disney van. It was SO awesome...seriously.

Also, on a side note, we once sat next to a couple at Wishes who happened to be staying at our hotel. Afterwards, we said goodnight, they left for the busses and we shopped for about 20 min. and ended up being on the bus right behind their bus half an hour later. I would always rather shop than stand in line with crabby people!:wave:
 
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Chape19714

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Well...The monorail takes roughly 300 at a time, and departs every 2-3 minutes max during closing. The Trip is 5 min.

The Ferry carries more...I have heard around 600, any confirmation?, and departs every 5-10 min. max. The Trip takes 7-8 Minutes.

On a Wheelchair, I'd go with the Monorail, Much quicker, and you use the regular line, you don't have to be with all the strollers like on the ferryboats.
 
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goofntink

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AAUUGGHH! Jamiller86 that was suppose to be a SECRET, only for us AP's and people here. Didn't you get the memo?????:p :D Now you have to make 2 trips to Universal as punishment:lol: To Dash, yes you can, but you have to buy a special monorail pass.Only we can sell you one, real cheap, today only, 1 hour blue light special,50% off, for a limited time, just for you, don't tell anyone else, $9.95. no checks or money orders please.:lookaroun
 
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