Stardust Racers Accident

[Mad Dog]

Seeing a bit of backlash from folks that rely on wheelchairs , and have limited mobility. The fact that they made these changes to several rides, not just stardust , is likely going to upset a few people.

Every time WDW makes an effort to fix their disability pass system, which it appears they did during last years' modification, they get a huge
backlash from the various disability organizations. So, even though this isn't just the pass, but inclusion/exclusion, I'd expect an outcry from
those groups. The parks are in a tough position on this, damned if you do/damned if you don't. On Thursday I read a review on the Epic FB group.
The poster was in a wheelchair. She said she really liked the park, but she was very upset that on every attraction they asked her the litany of
questions on whether she could ...........And, this is after that unfortunate Stardust death after six rides. I guess some people just don't care enough
about their physical safety and take safety for granted. Just about everything in parks has the potential for injury, if guests don't heed the
safety recommendations and requirements.

 

[GAcoaster]

People make choices to ride a ride-- not all rides are for all people.

I understand the idea that evrything should be accessable to all, but there are physical limitations for everything in life. The parks make "reasonable accomodations" but there are limits.

 

[KlownzNskullZ]

People make choices to ride a ride-- not all rides are for all people.

I understand the idea that evrything should be accessable to all, but there are physical limitations for everything in life. The parks make "reasonable accomodations" but there are limits.

They basically made it that if you can’t walk you can’t ride. Which to me is a major change to the standards in any ride.

 

[Mad Dog]

People make choices to ride a ride-- not all rides are for all people.

I understand the idea that evrything should be accessable to all, but there are physical limitations for everything in life. The parks make "reasonable accomodations" but there are limits.

I'm one of the few here that was around when the Handicapped accessibility act was originally passed. At the time there was very little
special access for the handicapped, most importantly at government buildings. The act was really needed, especially for people in wheelchairs.
There were almost no special access ramps, or ways for them to get to the same venues as a walking person.
Over a period of time, most of it in the last three decades, court rulings expanded that original legislative intent and extended the meaning of
equal access beyond the original scope. And that put us where we are in time where that access to things that are sometimes in conflict with
safety creates ambiguous, uncomfortable, and dangerous situations.

 

[Rhian]

Anyone have a list of what the new signage/changes are?

They basically made it that if you can’t walk you can’t ride. Which to me is a major change to the standards in any ride.

This is different from needing to move yourself into the seat?

 

[Grabnar]

Anyone have a list of what the new signage/changes are?

Saw it screen grabbed somewhere else but if you can't physically walk to your seat unassisted on Dragon Racer's, Stardust, or Monster's you can't ride. There were a few other changes to some other rides as well but that was the biggest.

 

[KlownzNskullZ]

Anyone have a list of what the new signage/changes are?


This is different from needing to move yourself into the seat?

Yes, because now you need to walk, before you could slide into ur seat, that’s gone now.

 

[david10225]

I expect there will be a day where someone who uses a cane to steady themselves will try to get on the train without it so they can ride..fall...and then break a hip. I'm glad my wife got to ride this summer but now EPIC is one and done for us since there just isn't enough to do once you take away those two rop rides. I'm really having a hard time understanding the monsters unchained change as they have that special loading station and everything. I suppose this will also happen at IOA...