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Originally Posted by Mystic

Well still not sure if I should get one or not. I can transfer onto and off of the ride vehicles so that's not an issue since my mom can help me if necessary but my biggest issue is getting up and down stairs. I can do it but not quickly, mainly because with the cast on, my ankle doesn't bend. I figure I'll head into City Hall the first day (MK is our first park) and talk to guest services and see what they say.

There are actually only a few attraction with stairs in the queue, so if stairs are your main concern, you may find you won't have as much problem as you are anticipating. And if you are using the ECV in those lines, you will be boarding in an area that avoids the stairs without needing a GAC. The CMs will see your ECV and route you to avoid the stairs.


Two that come to mind with stairs are Splash Mountain and Dinosaur. There are bypasses for those that can be used with a visible mobility problem or with a GAC. American Adventure has stairs to get to the 2nd floor entrance to the theater, but they also have escalators right beside the stairs. With the ECV, you will be sent to an elevator for both of those attractions.

One other thing to consider is the attractions with moving walkways in the load or unload areas. For those, a GAC allowing you to use the wheelchair accessible boarding areas will allow you to board where the moving walkway can be slowed or even stopped if you need. Make sure the CM at the entrance sess your GAC and knows you need to use those boarding areas. In most cases, you will wait in line with everyone else until close to boarding, then be sent to another area to board. There are 2 attractions where the moving walkway can't be stopped or slowed. They are Peter Pan and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority. For those 2 attractions, there is not a way to bypass using the moving walkways, but for all the other attractions with moving walkways, the CMs will see your ECV and send you to the accessible boarding area that allows them to control the moving walkway. They usually will slow it for boarding and you will usually be standing to the side for a fee minutes. That will allow you to watch how people get in and out and plan what you will do. They usually slow the walkway, because that is all most people need. If you need it to be even slower or to be stopped, tell the CM. The message on the GAC is very general and they won't know your specific needs unless you tell them what you need.