Handicapped Riders

I tried to search to see if this was addressed before but I couldn't find it.

I'm not handicapped, and I'm not trying to be rude, but what would happen if someone who was in a wheelchair was on a train that had to be evacuated? Let's say, for instance, on Magnum. How would they get them down the lift? Is there a protocol of some sort, do you think?

If it was urgent enough, perhaps they would have paramedics carry them.
Other than that, you bring up an interesting point.

Parachute ;)

Silly me for thinking I'd get a serious response.

JuggaLotus said:
Parachute ;)

I like that. :)

I imagine someone would have to carry them down. Maybe the Cedar Point fire department or something. Fire fighters are supposed to be trained at carrying people down stairs. :)

This is an interesting topic. Our last trip to the point -someone needed assistance getting on Millie. If they needed 3 people to help them in, I always wondered what would happen if they needed to get out in an emergency. I'd hope the fire department could get them out - isn't that part of the job description :)

I was always curious about the few you see around the park with a knee brace or band on - in a wheel chair with the possee of teen friends behind them - who always seem to beabel to get up the exit line w/ a riding partner. Do the same rules apply to this type of situation as do the parent swap thing - where one party has to wait in the line?

It would probably be the fire department that would have to carry them down. If it would be extremely difficult however, they might not evacuate them as quickly as they otherwise would if it was just a breakdown on a ride. If it was an emergency, I agree the fire department would probably be the most qualified to do the job.

With the special access, they have to get a time to ride, and then show up at that time. They wait just like you or I, however, they do it outside of the queues.

I believe that persons requesting special assistance, first are evaluated at Park Op to determine if they are able to ride safely on certain rides. Not anyone with a brace or wrap qualifies for special access.

Certain parks are different. My wife has a disability (uses a wheelchair) and can not tolerate heat. Disney was great to us and permitted her and I to use the fastpass entrance for all attractions and the special access entrance for non fastpass attractions.

Six Flags is different for each day.. if lines are not long, we can just go up the exit and not wait. If lines are longer than 1 hr, we usually are given a special pass to come up the exit at a given time.

We have not tried Cedar Point since she has been sick.

some thing that seriously bothers me is people who use the ride swap that have a disabled or mentally ill infint. Now my mom works with autistic kids and I hang out with some of them and mabey they should be allowed. but infants who have fedal alcohols sydrom shouldnt be used to get ahaed of others. iv personnaly seen mothers say when i asked her why she got to use the exit " my daughter is fed up you know, too much smoke(maryjane) and dannys(jack daniels) that really pissed me off take care of your kids sorry im venting and off topic continue

Park operations would not issue a special handicapped access pass to the parents of an infant with fetal alcohol syndrom or autism. If the child was of a riding age, they may receive a boarding pass for the rides that child is able to ride.

If you are referring to Parent Swap, any caregiver can get a parent swap pass. Why would it matter if the child had a special need or not?

Tuck and roll.

Its the same thing that happens in a building which has more than one floor during an evacuation. In new buildings, there is a "safe zone" on each landing in the stairwell which allows a person in a wheelchair to wait for firemen - or a good samaritan - to carry then down the steps. Since there's no elevator, that's their only choice.