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  1. Aslyn
    March 19, 2019

    I never knew about any of the ride closings.

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  2. Tina
    October 16, 2013

    10/16/13. I am a disabled survivor of a 6 year battle with a rare, and recurrent female cancer. My husband and I are bringing our young daughter 10 and grandaughter 9 to WDW for our first time, 10/21 – 10/ 26 2013 . My daughters birthday is 10/25/13!
    Due to the nature of my radiation damage etc., my disabilities are not obvious, howver they are documented. At the present time, is WDW accomodating persons with disabilities?

    We are staying at the Windham ( which must have been called something else formerly, because it is an older hotel and I havent seen it in the older reference books that I have).
    Because of the close proximity to Down Town Disney. We did not buy into any meal plans,
    I just want to make sure we can eat good healthy food! I would like to do Epcot on 10/23, to see Boyz to Men! We arrive around 2:00 Mon 10/21/13 No reservations for meals.
    The girls would like to go to the “Not So Scary Haloween Party”. On the bihrthday 10/25.
    Any suggestion or information you have for me will be greatly appreciated.
    We are not exactly schedule happy people, I’ve had enough scheduling to last a lifetime!
    Is it feasible to obtain non park hopper tickets?
    Sincerely , Tina

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  3. elizabeth
    September 4, 2013

    Dave ….we will being going to WDW the week of 1/4/14 and realize that some rides will be closed. When do they post the rides that will be down? We don’t want to miss any of the roller coasters. This will not be our first time. How busy do you think part is on 1/2-3? Thank you so much! I love this site! Elizabeth

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  4. Melissa
    August 21, 2013

    Ann, I used to use forearm crutches at the park and the Cast Members will take care of your walker like they would a wheelchair. They will take it from you once you are on the ride vehicle and then bring it back to you when you get off the attraction. Lots of attractions load and unload in the same area so it will be in there when you return. If you unload in a different area it will be there when the ride is over as well. The Cast Members will take it there for you. You may have to remind then when you get off the attraction if there is a different Cast Member there waiting for you. You also shouldn’t have a problem on the monorail, they can even place a ramp down if you need it. I’m not sure about the trams because I haven’t used them in a long time. I hope that helps! I have more information about Disney & accessibility on my site if you want to check it out. http://www.disneyonwheels.com

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    • Dave
      August 22, 2013

      Ann, Melissa is the expert I asked to weigh in. Thanks, Melissa!!

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  5. Dave
    August 21, 2013

    Ann, I routinely see wheelchairs and scooters at WDW, but not walkers. I’ve asked an expert to mosey by and weigh in…

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  6. Ann
    August 20, 2013

    I will be using a 4 wheeled walker to extend my walking capability. What is done with walkers when you go on a ride? Any problems on parking lot trams, monorail, etc?

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  7. Ashlee
    June 19, 2013

    This will be our 3rd trip to DisneyWorld with children ages 3 &5 and I have the flexibility to go in end of Jan/early Feb. I know that you rank this really low on your suggested times to visit, is this mainly because of the potential to miss certain “must-ride rides”. We are more in the princess and star wars/pirate stage of childhood with our two. Do you think we would be missing out or should we take advantage of minimal crowds and low prices? We will be back again the following summer and are looking into become DVC members. So our kids have plenty of DisneyWorld vacations left in their lives 🙂

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    • Dave
      June 20, 2013

      Ashlee, I rank it low only because of the potential to miss rides–my rankings are for first-time visitors who may never return. If you will be able to come back and see those that were closed, then it is a great time to visit!

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  8. Steven
    February 11, 2013

    I’m going wich park should I go to frist

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  9. Sarah
    January 13, 2013

    WHICH park Is best to visit if its raining and you still want to enjoy your time There?

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    • Dave
      January 14, 2013

      Sarah, honestly I like them all in the rain. The rain knocks down the crowds and makes for an overall faster journey through the rides. AK, and Epcot’s World Showcase, are probably the least rain-friendly parks. For some more of my thoughts on dealing with rain in the parks, see this: (ignore the part that’s about summer) https://yourfirstvisit.net/2012/08/26/walt-disney-world-summer-rain/

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