many areas for ecv and wheelchair in back with good view.I just called Disney Dining and they told me that the dining package area is wheelchair accessible. I hope that turns out to be true.
That's great. Thank you!The seats for the dining package are absolutely accessible (at the top of the theater) and they are great seats too... There are places for chairs and bench seats for companions.
Thanks for pointing this out; would have missed it otherwise. Great pics!Just FYI - page 2 of this thread has pictures of the accessible seating spots in the Fastpass area.
I would go to the seating area early and explain everything you just posted . We have always found Disney goes above and beyond to help its guest .We will be traveling with our two children with Down syndrome, one of whom will be in a SN stroller, and the other will be in a regular stroller which we'll get a wheelchair pass for. Both are mobile and can transfer out of the strollers for attractions: they need them for safety reasons (DSDs, 11, is an elopement risk). Question: best strategy for RoL? Is there special designated wheelchair seating? DAS?
My son does best in his stroller while waiting in queue, but he needs to sit down closer in order to stay engaged with shows (he has some vision issues).
With Fantasmic, we tried sitting in the wheelchair section once, but it was too far back. I ***THINK*** last trip a CM let us get our seats early-- but I can't remember for certain. I feel like I remember them telling us to go to a certain entrance and we were able to get in.
With FotLK, they let us enter early, bring him into the theater in the stroller, and then park it along the back and sit in the front row.
Any insight into how RoL will handle this? What we should expect/ask for? Thanks!
This photo/map by a poster named Robo shows the different seating areas. The ROL dining package area has accessible seating in both the top and bottom (by the water row).I'm in a wheelchair and have the RoL dining package booked.
Do you know if we will be seated at the top of the seating or near the water?
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This photo/map by a poster named Robo shows the different seating areas. The ROL dining package area has accessible seating in both the top and bottom (by the water row).
Which you end up in will depend on what has already been filled at the time you arrive. The theater is wide and not very deep, so even the top row is not really far from the water. I believe that area is only about 14-16 rows deep.
The entire theater is stadium seating, so the rows are not directly under each other.
The one thing to remember about the ROL accessible seating is that, at the top at least where I was directed, there is only one seat available for a companion next to each spot for ECV/wheelchair. We ran into a bit of a problem on our last trip. I was with three other people and about the time we were trying to figure out who was going to sit with me, a woman with two daughters was directed into the spot next to me. The daughters were pretty unhappy that only one could sit with mom and the other would have to go sit alone in general seating. So I told them to go ahead and use my companion seat, which meant one ended up on each side of mom. My family then went to sit right at the top of the stadium seating directly below me. While that might sound okay, the problem is the dividing wall is so tall that I couldn’t see them much less talk to them or share popcorn and drinks as planned (although my new friends did share popcorn).
I *think* the bottom accessibility is more open. In other words even if there’s only one companion seat, other family members can sit right behind or, at least, in close proximity. But if you have more than two in your party make sure you take all this into account and get there early enough to secure the seating you want for the rest of your group.
I don’t think it actually matters.Thank you for all the information here ... I am trying to find out specifically which is the better seating/view for EVC (cannot transfer) - should we book an FP or the dinner package?
uWe will be traveling with our two children with Down syndrome, one of whom will be in a SN stroller, and the other will be in a regular stroller which we'll get a wheelchair pass for. Both are mobile and can transfer out of the strollers for attractions: they need them for safety reasons (DSDs, 11, is an elopement risk). Question: best strategy for RoL? Is there special designated wheelchair seating? DAS?
My son does best in his stroller while waiting in queue, but he needs to sit down closer in order to stay engaged with shows (he has some vision issues).
With Fantasmic, we tried sitting in the wheelchair section once, but it was too far back. I ***THINK*** last trip a CM let us get our seats early-- but I can't remember for certain. I feel like I remember them telling us to go to a certain entrance and we were able to get in.
With FotLK, they let us enter early, bring him into the theater in the stroller, and then park it along the back and sit in the front row.
Any insight into how RoL will handle this? What we should expect/ask for? Thanks!