Safari Steve
D23 Expo Here I Come!!!
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2000
I just checked out the House of Innoventions exhibit at Epcot, and saw the coolest thing I've ever witnessed at WDW. It wasn't a parade, show, or ride... It was a power wheelchair! The tour is pretty cool anyhow, but the finale is a demonstration of the Liberty 2000 chair in the "back yard". The chair climbs stairs, raises, and (the coolest part) Balances on 2 wheels to add about 2.5 feet of height. The girl gave it a good hard shove, and rather than topple, the chair moved a bit, compensated, and stayed upright. (it even stayed up with one wheel on a flat surface and one on a steep incline. How cool is that?!!! Maybe I was just impressed because I'm not that familiar with wheelchairs, but I think it's definitely worth a look. The exhibit is located in Innoventions East. It's fully accessible, fairly quick, and the guides are very knowledgeable and are happy to chat afterwards. The seat was like 3.5 feet off the ground... WOW!