Are most of the lines at WDW parks ECV friendly?

[tlovesdis]

I will be using an ECV on my upcoming trip. I use one at DL all the time, but have never at WDW. Just wondering how it works there. At DL if the line does not accommodate an ECV we get a return time. I'm wondering if it's the same at WDW or if the lines are more friendly since it was built later than DL.

Any advice will be helpful! We will be utilizing FP+ but that's only going to be for a few rides.

I would just like to know what to expect!

Thanks so much!

 

[wilkeliza]

Yes most at WDW are ECV friendly. You will probably be offered a return at a few rides (mostly at MK). I believe they are Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain Rail, and Jungle Cruise. I'm not sure if the rides like Peter Pan and and Pooh also do it.

In some rides you'll go through the regular line and then at a certain point a CM will open a gate and let you through or you have to transfer to a standard wheelchair like Pirates.

 

[Simba's Mom]

We just came back from WDW and I use an ECV-the only ride I remember that wasn't ECV-friendly was Pirates of the Caribbean. And that queue kind of bothered me because it's so dark, which makes those of us who can walk a little but not well, nervous. You might get more response on the Disabilities thread.

 

[Enorto1]

My mom travels with an ECV. Rides where I know you will have to switch to a wheel chair are Pirates of the Caribbean, Peter Pan, and Enchanted Tales with Belle. For haunted mansion you go into the stretching room with the ecv then you are escorted out a different door to park your ecv then brought back in through the exit to load on there. They will give you a return ticket to Jungle Cruise and you enter through the fp+ line when you return. Look for the CM with the clip board when you first get to the ride they are the ones with the paper return time. People mover you park your ecv then you can cut any line and head straight up the moving walk way to the ride.

 

[gap2368]

at the MK the ride I can think of that you can not take your ECV in buzz ( I think this has been a recent change) POTCB BTMRR ( you are geven a time to return here and will go though the exit) space ( again you will be geven a return time and go thought the FP and they do have wheel chair for this one) HM you will skip the stretching room ( or is it you go thought the stretching room and then the exit, I have problems with this line so I always skip the stretching room and go thoght the exit.)

but yes most lines are ECV friendly the few that are not have a way to get on Would stop at GR and pick up a guide map


but here is the list from Disney website as aways when in drought the CM at the rides can let you know as things some times do change.

Attraction Access Categories
Walt Disney World attractions offer access for Guests with mobility disabilities in the following categories:

• May Remain in Wheelchair/ECV
• Must Be Ambulatory
• Must Transfer from Wheelchair/ECV
• Must Transfer to Wheelchair
• Must Transfer to Wheelchair, Then to Ride Vehicle

May Remain in Wheelchair/ECV

These attractions allow Guests to remain in their wheelchair or Electric Conveyance Vehicle (ECV) during the experience.

Magic Kingdom Park

• Jungle Cruise
• Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room
• Country Bear Jamboree
• Raft to Tom Sawyer Island
• The Hall of Presidents
• Liberty Square Riverboat
• Mickey's PhilharMagic®
• Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress
• Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor®

Epcot

• Advanced Training Lab
• Innoventions East (excluding The Sum of All Thrills™)
• The Seas with Nemo & Friends® (Turtle Talk with Crush and Bruce’s Shark World)
• The Circle of Life
• Journey Into Imagination with Figment
• ImageWorks – The "What If" Labs
• Mexico Folk Art Gallery
• Stave Church Gallery
• Reflections of China
• House of Whispering Willows
• The American Adventure
• America Gardens Theatre
• Bijutsu-kan Gallery
• Gallery of Arts and History
• Impressions de France
• O Canada!

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• The Great Movie Ride®
• Indiana Jones™ Epic Stunt Spectacular!
• Muppet*Vision 3D
• Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream
• Voyage of the Little Mermaid
• Disney Junior – Live on Stage!
• Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage
• Fantasmic!
• Star Wars: Path of the Jedi
• Star Wars Launch Bay

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park

• Tree of Life Garden
• Discovery Island® Trails
• It's Tough to be a Bug!®
• Festival of the Lion King
• The Boneyard
• Dino-Sue
• Fossil Fun Games
• Finding Nemo – The Musical
• Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail
• Wildlife Express Train
• Flights of Wonder
• Maharajah Jungle Trek®
• Conservation Station®

Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park

• Tike’s Peak

Must Be Ambulatory

These attractions require Guests to walk by themselves or be assisted by members of their party.

Magic Kingdom Park

• Swiss Family Treehouse
• Tom Sawyer Island
• Peter Pan's Flight®
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover

Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park

• Summit Plummet
• Downhill Double Dipper

Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park

• Keelhaul Falls
• Mayday Falls
• Gangplank Falls
• Humunga Kowabunga
• Storm Slides
• Bay Slides

Must Transfer from Wheelchair/ECV

These attractions require Guests to transfer from their wheelchair or ECV—by themselves or with assistance from their party—to a ride vehicle.

Magic Kingdom Park

• Main Street Vehicles
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad®
• Splash Mountain®
• Haunted Mansion®
• The Barnstormer
• Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
• Dumbo the Flying Elephant®
• Mad Tea Party
• Astro Orbiter
• Tomorrowland Speedway

Epcot

• Soarin'®
• Mission: SPACE®
• The Sum of All Thrills

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park

• Kali River Rapids®
• Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain®
• Primeval Whirl

Blizzard Beach

• Slush Gusher
• Teamboat Springs
• Toboggan Racers
• Snow Stormers
• Runoff Rapids
• Cross Country Creek

Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Park

• Castaway Creek
• Crush ‘n’ Gusher

Must Transfer to Wheelchair

Guests must transfer to a wheelchair provided at the attraction if their wheelchair or mobility device exceeds the standard overall dimensions of 30" by 48".

Magic Kingdom Park

• Walt Disney World Railroad
• The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
• "it's a small world"®
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
• Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid
• Enchanted Tales with Belle
• Stitch’s Great Escape
• Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin

Epcot

• Spaceship Earth
• Ellen’s Energy Adventure
• The Seas with Nemo & Friends
• Living with the Land
• Behind the Seeds
• Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• Toy Story Mania!

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park

• Kilimanjaro Safaris®
• TriceraTop Spin
• Affection Section

Disney’s Blizzard Beach Park

• Chairlift
• Melt-Away Bay
• Ski Patrol Training Camp

Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park

• Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool
• Ketchakiddee Creek

Must Transfer to Wheelchair, Then to Ride Vehicle

These attractions require Guests to transfer to an available wheelchair at the attraction, then to transfer from the wheelchair to the ride vehicle.

Magic Kingdom Park

• Pirates of the Caribbean®
• Space Mountain®

Epcot

• Spaceship Earth

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• Star Tours® – The Adventures Continue
• Rock 'n' Roller Coaster® Starring Aerosmith

 

[tlovesdis]

Thank you so much!!!

 

[GrammyJudy]

We will be there February 22-28 and I use a scooter. The cast members at each ride will direct you what to do. If you can walk a bit they will tell you where o park the ECV. The only ride I had to transfer to wheelchair was pirates because it is a very long line.

 

[The Hunchback]

Hi Tlovesdis,

You said you use a scooter at DL a lot. We will be there in 29 days. I reserved thru Apple Scooters due to a special promotion. Will I regret using them?

We are WDW veterans but this will be only our third DL trip.

It sounds like you are getting good information on the attractions. My only addition would be that if you can handle Nemo (living sea) without backing up, you are a professional scooter driver.

 

[adisneyaunt]

What a helpful thread!
Thinking on taking my 92 years young mil ...who is now in a wheelchair ... but otherwise perrfecyly healthy
and last time we went together was 1995!!
Want her to "See it" again. ( MK) thinking of doing the one park n just enjoying another day at a resort...
haven't chosen one yet....
And want her to have a fun eating experience lol ( she did hoop dee doo )
But may do that ....
Thx for info everyone...

 

[arminnie]

Please ask up front. Most of the lines are ECV friendly - but I went in one that wasn't. Now I ALWAYS check first. I was okay for a few turns - but then was horribly berated by a cast member for being in that line. I don't remember which ride (but it was at MK). I was so upset that I cried and left the park feeling worthless.

It was really not that big of a deal - but it was my first time using an ECV and I was very vulnerable and insecure.

 

[dreamscometrue47]

Hope you had a great trip and didn't have any bad experiences! I myself found MK CM's a bit more brusque when i asked if the ECV could go through the queue. I was actually told at Peter Pan that "if you can't walk, you can'tride". The line was about 30 minutes and I was in tears by the time we got on the ride vehicle. I was also told a couple of times in Studios "well, if you really need to stay in the ECV". All in all, things worked out fine for us. I either transferred to a wheelchair, stood a few minutes or received a FP to come back later. Believe me, I wish I could stand in all of the lines!

 

[ktate82]

We only had one time where they weren't friendly with the EVC. My MIL uses one when we go and it was at a quick service at AK. She can walk short distances, but she can't stand for very long. Normally when we eat, she leaves the EVC outside, we find a table, and she sits and waits while we order and bring food back. At this one in AK, they told her she would have to wait outside till we got the food, then she could come inside, and sit with us. I told the CM she wasn't going to sit outside like a dog and we went to Yak and Yeti to eat instead.

 

[lanejudy]

At this one in AK, they told her she would have to wait outside till we got the food, then she could come inside, and sit with us.

Just to clarify, that actually was not specifically related to the ECV. During busy times, counter service locations may not allow "table saving" and they only allow guests with food on a tray to be seated. It happens to any party who opts to split up with one (or a few) ordering the food while others wait, many times families with kids who don't want to drag the kids through the line to the counter. There should have been an accessible line so she could have joined you in line with the ECV.

Sorry you felt singled out.

 

[ktate82]

Just to clarify, that actually was not specifically related to the ECV. During busy times, counter service locations may not allow "table saving" and they only allow guests with food on a tray to be seated. It happens to any party who opts to split up with one (or a few) ordering the food while others wait, many times families with kids who don't want to drag the kids through the line to the counter. There should have been an accessible line so she could have joined you in line with the ECV.

Sorry you felt singled out.

They told us if she couldn't stand in the line, she had to wait outside, because she couldn't take the EVC through the line. It was at 2 in the afternoon, and not very busy so we felt it was a dig at her for the EVC.

 

[bucky1023]

Just to let you know there are some lines that you can bring you EVC into but can be dark or winding (Nemo Epcot, Little Mermaid MK are a few that come to mind that give my mom a little trouble). For POC you will have to transfer to one of their wheelchairs and there will be one waiting for you at the end of the ride.