Curious - Other Adult Kids and Senior Parents Traveling Together?

[Minnie&Nana]

My friend rents one of those scooters at the parks - if we park hop she just takes her receipt with her and it's good for every park - it does depend on availability. Has to leave a deposit and this would be new each day. Think it is $30 a day and $10 refundable deposit at end of day. We stay at Disney resorts, but there is no way I am pushing a wheelchair all day! Maybe if it was my DM or DD Awww, she is my "Disney friend" though! Bad knees..

Funny thing is that I have to almost run along side to keep up! If she walks I'm always too far ahead and with a scooter I'm hurrying along to keep up

Oh, that Disney Magic!! It makes everything okay!

 

[filet1970]

Cooool! Wouldn't that be a ride all by itself? If it's too painful when we're there, will consider renting 2!
Thanks for the info!

 

[Minnie&Nana]

As we are speaking of attractions... the first (and only) time I went on The Tower Of Terror (now you're going to laugh) I thought it was virtual reality! I know, I know...but I saw previews on TV and they were STANDING in the elevator. I figured it had to be like Back to The Future at Universal. Ohhhhmygoodness!!

When that thing stopped my heart was pounding so hard in my chest I thought I might have a heart attack. I was shaking so hard that my knees were LITERALLY shaking!! When I tried to get money out to pay for the photo (now a family treasure!) my fingers shook so much I could not get hold of the money!!

I was dizzy, nauseous, and I will not say what else for 3 full days!! YUCK.

Nope, no Splash Mountain, Tower of Terror or any other of the "thrill" attractions for this soul. Not even Dumbo!! Hey, it took me a few years to not be afraid on Peter Pan -now one of my all time favs! No thanks to heights or speed!

Okay...certified wimp am I!

 

[filet1970]

It's not virtual?? I also saw them standing and thought it was some sort of virtual ride. COOOOOL!
Been so busy checking all sorts of info like resorts, food, etc. that I didn't check the details about rides, thinking we'll see once there....now it looks like I should be looking at details....Oh! no! How many more days of being hook to the disboards?????

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Originally posted by filet1970
....Oh! no! How many more days of being hook to the disboards?????

Forever...:thewave:

 

[DanaHesson]

But then again, he does pushups in the driveway every night when he gets home from work, and wears a size 32 waist pants. No gut on him! Seriously though, My husband and I are going with he and my mom the first week in Nov. Mom is 50something. She digs rollercoaster type stuff, he is looking forward to Epcot. We (me and mom) are hoping he wont be too bored at the MK. They went in 1996, and mom felt like they didnt get enough time in the MK. I can't wait, just Five days now!!

 

[AZ Mom]

I'm not a senior yet (just 41), but have osteoporosis. I saw in an earlier post that Mission:Space was off limits. We've been to Disneyland several times in the last few years, and the only things my doctor told me to avoid were California Screamin' (too many g's) and Mulholland Madness (too jerky). I'm fine on things like Space Mountain, Star Tours, etc. I'm planning to skip R&RC, but do I really need to miss Mission Space? Anyone else have experience with this? Advice??

 

[taswira]

The only similarity between <I>Mission:Space</I> and <I>Star Tours</I> is that they are both simulators. They are completely different experiences. I ride <I>everything</I> and IMHO there is <I>nothing</I> else like <I>Mission:Space</I>.

This week my mother finally asked her doctor (who has been on <I>Mission:Space</I> a few times) what she thought of the prospect of her doing the attraction. She advised against it due to her osteoporis (Although she has only broken one bone in her life and that was in a sky diving accident!), age (at 82 even a "healthy" heart is weaker), and the possible effects on her of the G-forces during "lift-off." So my mom is not going to risk it. If California Screamin' is too many G's for you and Mulholland Madness is too jerky, I would think you should avoid <I>Mission:Space</I>. But the safe thing is to listen to your doctor, then carefully read the "Warnings" posted at any attractions and make your decision based solely on that - not on what everyone else might be saying.

Good luck!

 

[AZ Mom]

Thanks, Taswira! Very helpful information. It's hard for me to accept the fact that I can't ride what ever I want anymore. I've already had a compression fracture (from lifting), so need to be careful. The sad part is that one of my DS's loves this kind of stuff, but my DH and other DS aren't much for the rides. I don't want DS1 to miss out -- maybe he'll be okay to ride solo.

 

[spiceycat]

I am fairly certain that mother will ride this Mission to Space - so we will see.

I have ridden it several times - and other than lift off - it is not a bad ride -

IF YOU DO WHAT THEY SAY.....

now if you try to watch anyone or move around -then you are in serious trouble....

I hope it will be fun!!!

If not I promise to come back and tell you. I don't think it will hurt her at all.

the RR and TT have too many turns - which is bad on her back.

Anyway not long now......

 

[taswira]

By DS1 you don't mean 1 year old, do you? There is a height requirement and Guests must ride in their own individual seat.

But if your son is older (maybe you meant 11?) and you need someone to accompany him on the ride, I'd be happy to volunteer after we would all meet first. IF you'd like to do that, feel free to e-mail me at info@magicaldisney.com. Otherwise perhaps you can hook up with someone here with kids his age who do M:S.

 

[AZ Mom]

I guess I should have specified DS #1 (He's 12). I'm going to try to prepare him ahead of time. He knows we're going on vacation, but not where. So...when we do tell him, we're going to discuss his various options so we have a plan. Thanks for the offer -- are you just a "regular person" who shows up at the park on call??

 

[taswira]

My "profession" is wildlife photographer/occasional safari director (not much of the latter since 9/11) and p/t travel consultant/agent. For the latter I am a CDK (College of Disney Knowledge) certified "Disney Specialist" in all areas including all theme parks/resorts and Disney Cruise Line. Employed by Disney? No. Work for Disney? Yes, indirectly.

I am a local, AP holder, DDE member and am at the parks usually a few times per week. I guess that means I am "on call." LOL.

But I think your son will be fine. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[filet1970]

Got back last weekend from my trip with DM who's 63 and has a few problems like high blood pressure etc. If we had stuck to all the cautions for rides...she probably wouldn't have done any of them!
We did the big rides...some she liked, some she hated...
Our very first attraction was Tower of terror! Talk about starting with a BANG! DM was grabbing my arm and uttering little screams/sounds which was totally hilarious! Well, I've probably never laughed so hard in my life! (she didn't want to do it again!)
She liked the Aerosmith roller coaster, Splash Mountain. Her favourite was Space Mountain (same for me).
The Kali river rapids we both could have done without as we were dripping wet (despite having had a WD rain poncho) Took a few hours to dry off!
She absolutely hated Mission: Space. It was the first ride that day and it ruined her day and she couldn't get the weird feeling in her head to go away! I personnaly liked it and would do it again but it wasn't one of my favorites. Test track was that same day so she refused to go...I went and was quite disappointed! I had heard so much about it and it fell quite short of my expectations...would probably not do it again...yeah! the run around the track was cool but so very short that for me it's not worth the wait (fastpass or not)!
Was our first time in WDW, we were there 7 days and everyday was a marathon! We both came back totally exhausted...think if we ever go back we need serious training before going there!

 

[Montana Minnies]

Hi
Mom (84 yrs) flew with me (44) last August and met up with my older sister, and the rest of the family at WDW. She had not been since 1985, and we were concerned about how she would do. All went very well. We stayed at OKW, she loved Olivia's, she would usually go with us in the mornings to one of the parks, go back to the resort in the afternoon to rest and sometimes go back out again in the evening for dinner and to see a show, like Fantasmic, the fireworks or Cirques Du Soleil. She went to a couple of the 3D things. We did end up using a wheelchair for her at MGM and MK. The CM's were really good to her and were polite as to when she had a difficult time getting on and off the bus they would not rush her.The housekeeping staff would visit with her when they came to clean the room and she was there and the CM's at Olivia's were wonderful to her. She had a real great time as did everyone. I live with Mom and spend a good deal of time with her as is, but was glad she was able to go and share the magic with the rest of us.
One night when going back to the resort the bus was very full and one of the people gave up their seat for her, she was sitting next to a 4 year old girl who asked her how old she was, when Mom told her she exclaimed," Your're an Old Lady!" Mom just laughed about it. The little girl was so cute! Anyway that's one of my taking Mom stories

 

[doubletrouble_vb]

I have traveled with my Mom. She's 76. We recently went to Hilton Head and I'm working on building up her endurance. In the past we've used the scooters to eke out the amount of time she can spend in the parks but today I'd probably limit her to starting at 3 or 4pm because her medications make her sun sensitive. We'd also probably only go in the winter months due to heat limitations as well.

I would have a hard time leaving her in the room. She tends to expect she can go everywhere I do even if she doesn't want to. We'll see what's what because I have a trip I'm thinking of taking over MLK.

 

[ironz]

I took my 73 y/o mom last spring. It was a pretty laid-back trip, we just did (mostly) what she wanted to do and what she felt up to. I had no problem skipping most of the thrill rides, because I had other trips planned, so I didn't stress about "missing" anything.

We did the KTTK tour...it was great fun.

 

[Miss Jane]

I'm 61 and usually share my DVC with my just -turned 89 year old Mom, as well as friends and other family members.

In the last three years Mom has been to the World twice -- one year she walked all over the place and the next year she had a wheelchair and we pushed her. That second year, though, she rode the flying horses with my aunt.

Usually an assortment of family members go to VB in the fall and HH in the spring (last 4 years). Mom has missed only one of these trips. She loves the familiarity of DVC and the activities she can participate in -- the beach, the pool, miniature golf (once), the restaurants, the family fun.

For me, one of the blessings of DVC is being able to share it with her.

Jane

 

[bobbiwoz]

DM turns 85 on Dec. 22nd and she picked the place for her birthday party, WDW! Most of the guests are of my generation, even her DB aged 80 wouldn't join us, but mom's last visit was in '03 when we went to MNSSHP on Halloween and then was up bright and early for the Steam Train tour with us the next day. When she was 80, she went on and loved Splash Mountain because I was mentioned just how beautiful I thought the ride was, so drop or no drop she wanted to try it.

She picked Epcot's International Dinner and Illuminations Dessert as her main celebration, and there will be 13 well wishers along for the party. I don't try to keep up with her, we all have our own pace and hers is "hyper!"

Bobbi

 

[Wishful]

Just a follow up, can't believe a question I asked got so many great responses! It's nice hearing about how everyone takes care of family, makes me all warm and fuzzy inside (can't think of a Disney term for it)

We didn't take our 12/04 trip due to dental problems and working on car accident settlement, but are on the books for 10/05 WDW and 5/05 and more for DL.

Hope everyone has a great year!