Mom2FiveKidz
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Jun 12, 2017
Single mom of 5 kids, planning a trip to Disney.
I have 4 little kids, 2 girls who use wheelchairs, a 5 year old boy, and a baby.
Because of the combination of needs, I don't feel like I can be alone with all 4 little ones, so we're switching off. On some days, my 17 year old son and his best friend will join us. On other days, my nanny and her daughter (3) will join us. So, we're a party of 9, but only 8 will have tickets, and only 7 (6 with tickets) will be together any particular day.
My DD8 will qualify for a DAS, I have no doubt. Because of her CP she needs frequent breaks from her chair. She also gets really overwhelmed and upset in crowds.
So, my questions are:
1) When we count the six people for the DAS, does the baby count? Or is it only people with tickets who get listed?
2) Can we put all 8/9 people on one DAS, knowing that we won't all ride together? Or do we need get a new DAS each day, so that it covers just the people who are there?
3) Has anyone had experience with a tiny kid in a manual chair at Disney? DD6 is brilliant at moving around in her chair, but I'm still concerned about people tripping over her (she's small, so her chair is small), or her running over people's toes. I'd like to be able to split up into different combinations, so there may be times when there's not an adult available to help push her.
I have 4 little kids, 2 girls who use wheelchairs, a 5 year old boy, and a baby.
Because of the combination of needs, I don't feel like I can be alone with all 4 little ones, so we're switching off. On some days, my 17 year old son and his best friend will join us. On other days, my nanny and her daughter (3) will join us. So, we're a party of 9, but only 8 will have tickets, and only 7 (6 with tickets) will be together any particular day.
My DD8 will qualify for a DAS, I have no doubt. Because of her CP she needs frequent breaks from her chair. She also gets really overwhelmed and upset in crowds.
So, my questions are:
1) When we count the six people for the DAS, does the baby count? Or is it only people with tickets who get listed?
2) Can we put all 8/9 people on one DAS, knowing that we won't all ride together? Or do we need get a new DAS each day, so that it covers just the people who are there?
3) Has anyone had experience with a tiny kid in a manual chair at Disney? DD6 is brilliant at moving around in her chair, but I'm still concerned about people tripping over her (she's small, so her chair is small), or her running over people's toes. I'd like to be able to split up into different combinations, so there may be times when there's not an adult available to help push her.