Accessability at POTC

[Disney4us2]

and other rides that you need to transfer.

I have been studying the Guide for guests with disabilities that my friend sent to me.
I noticed that there are several attractions that shows transfering from an ECV to a wheelchair.

Are rollators/ walkers subject to that as well? How does it all work out? I have never been on the WDW POTC since we go to the one at DL all the time.

Thanks,

[Pirate Granny]

With my dad (who was in a wheelchair) they would sometimes let us put the wheelchair in the last row if it wasn't a busy time...other times, he had to get out of his chair and into the boat...and they had his chair waiting for us at the end.

There is a special handicap entrance around the back...but it's fun to go through the regular line.
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[Disney4us2]

With my dad (who was in a wheelchair) they would sometimes let us put the wheelchair in the last row if it wasn't a busy time...other times, he had to get out of his chair and into the boat...and they had his chair waiting for us at the end.

There is a special handicap entrance around the back...but it's fun to go through the regular line.
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Were you able to use the wheelchair all the way up to the boarding area? If so would I be able to use a rollator(walker with 4 wheels/seat)all the way to the boarding area? The rollator is not as wide as a wheelchair.

[Dznygrl79]

From my experiance with my rollator it all depends on the CM. Some let me get in at the wheelchair area and leave it on the dock, others have let me get in at the regular boarding area and then walked it? to the exit. I have only ever had a problem once where a CM at the entrace said I could not take it and I would need to park it, I told them I could not stand long enough for that ( I have sciatic nerve damage from a prev. injury) and he got a little irritated said whatever and let me in the normal line. This is not the norm, I have never had a problem any other time (once in 5 trips all two weeks or longer).

[PETE FROM NYC]

DW and I are both ECV riders. Neither of us can walk far or stand long.POTC was a painful attraction for us.Where we had to park our ECVs was a long walk from the ride exit.
We only did this ride once.

[5togetherWDW]

We do this ride frequently -- it is a great ride, but a rather hard transfer from a wheelchair. In our experience, mobility devices have been consistently allowed to the boat dock itself. The walkways down are lit dimly, bit ramped smoothly.
At the docks, you are not hurried, but the transfer requires stepping down into the boats. There are not good handholds - so it is best to have someone physically calpable board the boat first -- and be able to semi-catch the guest with walking difficulties. Exiting the boat is also a challenge. Having someone else exit first - be on the dock to pull - works best for us.
As to the carrying of the chairs / walkers --
I'm not sure if it changed again -- but, sometime last year, they stopped allowing wheelchairs and the like to be placed in the back of the boat. Since that time, a cast member has been taking the mobility devices from the loading dock - walking out around the building - and bringing them to the unloading dock. In both styles of transporting the chairs to the exit - they have arrived in time (both require that all bags / loose items be removed from the mobility device and carried with you in the boat.)

[5togetherWDW]

From what I have seen at POTC and a few other attractions, if you try to enter the line using a full sized ECV you will be asked to park it. If you say that you cannot walk from the parking area, they will produce a manual wheelchair for you to use in line and will park your ECV. (Some people use the convenience vehicle for pleasure rather than need -- they tend to assume, but should be gracious if you explain you have a need.) Manual wheelchairs are kept at the attractions for this purpose.
You will be required to wheel yourself in the manual chair, or have someone with you to assist -- cast members can't assist you through the line.