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Switching from your wheelchair /ECV to the parks at Pirates of the Carribean
We went to WDW two years ago . I was in a wheelchair...knee injury..We went to the Pirates of the Carribean ride..I had to change over to their small wheelchairs. I ended up getting burnt on my hips from the tire rubbing the metal sides of the wheelchair. I of course screamed. They brought me another wheelchair. Guess what ! It did the same thing. They never heard of anyone getting burnt before. I got my blanket from my wheelchair and put it on the sides of their wheelchair...so much better.
Beware that if you are a "larger" person make sure you put something over the sides of their wheelchair so you do not get burnt.
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OH MY! That sounds like it hurt! Just so members can be sure to avoid that, could you give a little more detail? Did the "burn" happen when you were doing the transfer? Was it heat or friction?
Thank you so much for helping others to know what to avoid. Who needs THAT on vacation, right?
I am so sorry that happened to you. We went in December 2008 and they let my DS use his own wheelchair to go through the queue and it was right there waiting for us when we got off the ride. Perhaps they will let others do the same. I was very pleased when they allowed this due to their wheelchairs being so big for him and having no seatbelt to buckle him in. Lets hope they continue to allow this.
I was part of the way through the line for the ride when the sides of my legs were burnt. I screamed. We went back to the top and they apologized and gave me another wheelchair..we thought it was something about the 1st wheelchair that was a problem ...the 2nd one did the same thing..then I realized that the tires were rubbing the metal sides of the wheelchair and the friction was causing the sides to become HOT..If you are a normal size person your legs would not hit the sides but being a larger person mine did...yes it hurt ...it was very HOT..
I'm sorry that happened to you! It sounds painful. They may have changed the line since then. I was just there last month and was in a wheelchair due to Vasculitis. I stayed in the same chair right up until the transfer to the boat.
Maybe my incident two years ago helped Disney decide to change their policy about changing into their wheelchairs to go through the ride line. I am glad it is changed.
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My mom is in a power wheelchair so I hope this won't be a problem for her. She can stand and walk but not much in distance at all so she will need it to get to the boat no doubt.
My mom is in a power wheelchair so I hope this won't be a problem for her. She can stand and walk but not much in distance at all so she will need it to get to the boat no doubt.
They did not allow me down there with my powerchair... I had to switch
I had to to transfer out of a power chair to one of their chairs. You have to if your power chair or wheel chair is wider than the available space in the queue which was built pre-a.d.a and pre-modern wheel chair sizes. I woulddefinitely recommend something to cushion. That chair was awfully uncomfortable even without sitting directly on the metal sides.
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