have a question about pop century

BarbJ34

Earning My Ears
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Apr 20, 2004
Hi everyone. I just made reservations for Aug 10-16 at pop century. My dd is disabled ,and uses a power wheelchair. Therefore we are getting a handicapped room. What I was wondering about is if anyone would know if they have the friidge in the room like the alllstars? Also her power chair is of regular size,not too big, so I was wondering if she would have to transferr to anouther chair for the rides that take a wheelchair? We go every yr ,my daughter and I, but it is the first time with her power chair.(she just got it in Oct) I guess im getting a little anxious. I appreciate any help or tips anyone could give me .
Thanks!
 
Hi BarbJ34! We stayed at Pop Century in February in a handicapped room with a roll-in shower. There was a small fridge in the armoire next to the tv but it was quite small...not even as big as a dorm fridge and there was no freezer in it.

As for the rides...for some of them the chair is folded up and put in with you and many power chairs can't do that very easily. For others, the tie downs don't work very well with a power chair and so they want the person in a manual wheelchair. I don't use a power chair, so other people that have more experience can hopefully give you more useful information.

Hope you have a great trip!
 
We have not been brave enough yet to take DD's power wheelchair to WDW.
There are some rides where are wheelchair users need to transfer (and, of course, she would need to transfer for those).
Here's a link to a page from the official Disney website that lists the rides where wheelchair can be used on the attraction. You'll find a link at the top of that page to the Guidebook for Guests with Disabilities. There is one for each park and they give some (basic, not very complete) information. You can pick up a printed copy at Guest Services in any of the parks. For the rides where a manual wheelchair can go on, you should be able to get a power wheelchair on, as long as it is no bigger than a manula wheelchair.
There were a few rides where we had problems getting DD's manual wheelchair onto the wheelchair car. Or specifically, we had problems getting DD's manual wheelchair with her overstuffed backpack hanging on back of it on the wheelchair car. ;)
Here are the approximate dimensions of her wheelchair:
width 25 inches
length with bag 50 inches
length without bag 43.5 inches

The length measurements are from the very back sticking out part to the end of her shoes sticking out over her foot plates.
There was extra room in the width, but not much in the length.
(Her bag was not so big as it sounds, but her new manual chair has a bar along the back that keeps the bag from fitting snugly against the back of the chair).
With the backpack on, the car door (behind the wheelchair) would not close; once, we took that backpack off, the wheelchair fit. Specific cars I can think of that we had problems with were:
Imagination
Buzz Lightyear
Aladdin
Triceraptop Spin
Great Movie Ride
We never got on Pooh this trip, but I know the car is about the same size as Buzz.
On all those rides, a part of the car folds down to make a small ramp, you drive up the ramp and into a wheelchair parking spot. Then the ramp (or another part) closes behind the chair to make a door that keeps the chair secure.

We also rode on the wheelchair car on:
Great Movie Ride (a tight turn, but did fit)
Living With the Land
the ride in Mexico
Small World (pretty much same boat as Mexico)
WDW Railroad in MK
Kilimanjari Safari

We didn't go on the Jungle Cruise (so we haven't tried out the wheelchair car there). We also didn't go on Ellen's Energy Adventure this trip, but we have on past trips without a problem.

One queue that might be difficult with a power wheelchair is Living Seas; it's wind-y with a lot of curves.

For the Pirates, you need to transfer to a manual wheelchair (they have one at the entrance) for the line and then transfer to the boat. Peter Pan is a ride where you need to transfer, but the moving walkway can't be stopped at all.
 
thank you all for responding. I really appreciate it. My goal is to make this trip our best yet. With my dd power chair Im hoping I wont be so tired,with pushing her. animal Kingdom was a real tough one for me. Thanks so much again!
 

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