One example of a fast-paced loading ride is Soarin'; guests enter the ride when the previous ones are getting out of their seats. Someone in my party has to get my wheelchair and come back for me. Once I’m seated in my wheelchair, all the new guests are seated and waiting for me to get out and start their ride. That’s stressful.
Magic Kingdom’s Pirates of the Caribbean is more relaxing for me – or anyone disabled – than Disneyland’s version; the former has the unloading area in another location, so the only person looking at you is the operator.
I take my hat off every time a theme park builds an alternate loading area; it solves this problem. Disneyland’s Space Mountain has this option, and it gives the disabled guest a stress-free experience.
What are your picks for the most stressful, and stress-free, load and unload situations for theme park guests using wheelchairs? Please tell us in the comments.
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I don't mind them, but I do think the voice announcements are annoying on the Haunted Mansion. It breaks the ride immersion. Then, I'm sure everyone is wondering about who is that disabled person being loaded.
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