Taking an Electric Wheelchair on rides in Disneyland Paris

Going on holiday with an electric wheelchair and equipment such as a portable commode and hoist can be cumbersome and stressful. In this video we outline how we travelled from Canterbury in the UK to Disneyland Paris in France for a family holiday.

We boarded the Eurostar in Ebbsfleet , a special wheelchair ramp was provided which allowed Andrew in his All Terrain mid-wheel drive Electric wheelchair (A Frontier V6 from Magic Mobility) to board the train , Andrew's carer Nicolas pushed the portable hoist onto the train which was stored in the carriage next to Andrew's seat. The hoist which is an Oxford Journey folds up for easy travelling , however it wasn't required to fold up to get onto the train.

Andrew's portable commode also folds up and is contained in a bag which is attached to the back of his chair. The commode is an Oyster Shower Chair which folds up nicely for travelling, Thomas calls the shower chair a Pooh chair as you sit on it to pooh (he proudly says).

The Eurostar takes just over 2 hours to get to the park in Disneyland Paris and its a short walk to the hotel with the equipment.

In the park we show how Andrew can access Thomas's favourite ride "Its a small world after all" in his electric wheelchair. Disney have provided a specially adapted boat which includes a wheelchair ramp and space to be tied down so that they can enjoy the ride as an inter-abled family.

During the holiday disaster strikes and Andrew has a puncture in one of his main drive wheels. The first time this has ever happened in 12 years of using this kind of electric wheelchair to get around.

The wheelchair grinds to a halt and they are stuck, Joanne (Andrew's wife) quickly comes to the rescue alerting the concierge at the hotel who also come running with a manual wheelchair to transfer Andrew into. Thomas won't let Andrew's carer push him in the manual chair he wants to do all the pushing. The manual wheelchair has no seatbelt so Andrew has to be careful not to fall out.

Joanne accompany's the hotel staff who take her to a local bike shop where the wheel is repaired so that they can continue their holiday. A little Disney magic saved the day and from the moment the puncture happened to when they were back in the park enjoying the rides was only 4 hours.

Table of Contents

Boarding the Eurostar to Disneyland Paris in EbbsFleet
Getting off the train using a wheelchair lift
Taking a Disney shuttle bus to the hotel , using the built in wheelchair ramp
Andrew's son helping his dad get his wheelchair safely off the bus.
Going into the park and watching the parade from the special wheelchair area next to the Disney castle
Driving an electric wheelchair onto the Disney ride its a small world after all.
Watching the stunt show from the wheelchair area at the front of the arena in Walt Disney Studio's
Andrew having a puncture to his wheelchair in the Disney Park and how it was fixed.
Disney Magic saving the day and repairing Andrew's wheelchair
Getting on and off the Eurostar in an Electric Wheelchair to come home

Music included in the episode

Toy Army March by Martin Klem
Flight of the Pixies by Jon Bjork
Hot Wheel Breakdown by Elliot Holmes
The Path to Innovation by Gavin Luke

Artwork for caricature provided by saifullahali999 via Fiverr.com
Intro and Outro animation provided by frenzymedia via Fiverr.com
Music and sound effects sourced from https://www.epidemicsound.com/ via subscription

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