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WDW’s Disability Access Service Part 2: Signing Up

This post is one of a multi part series on the WDW Disability Access Service. These posts are based upon our own personal experience with using DAS with our daughter, so your mileage may vary. In our first article in this series, we provided an introduction to the Disability Access…

By buster June 10, 2023No Comments

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Packing a Special Needs Theme Park Bag

I have read some wonderful blogs about what people pack in their park bags. I thought I would contribute to that community. Along with the usual necessary sundries, Buster and I have found some items we are sure to pack for the day unique to Little Banshee’s needs. Some of these are the…

By banshee May 5, 2023No Comments

Cinderella's Castle from Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

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Our Experience With Wheelchair Transfers at Walt Disney World

As we have mentioned in previous articles, Little Banshee has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. In her case, it means that she has low muscle tone, impaired gross and fine motors skills, and developmental delays (among other symptoms). She is generally able to walk, but just not to the extent that is required…

By buster April 23, 2023No Comments

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Hardest Places to Use a Wheelchair at Walt Disney World

Little Banshee has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome which, among other things, means that she has low muscle tone. The upshot of this is that she needs to be transported in a wheelchair when we visit Walt Disney World. While I commend WDW for making the parks generally wheelchair accessible, there are still…

By buster March 26, 2023No Comments

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Why Walt Disney World Is Great For Our Special Needs Daughter

If you have read our About Us page, you will know that our daughter Little Banshee has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome. Like others with this condition, she has autism, intellectual development delays, low muscle tone, and impaired fine motor skills. The upshot of all this is that she experiences life much differently…

By buster February 19, 2023No Comments

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Tips For Navigating WDW In a Wheelchair

When we visit the Walt Disney World parks, we usually bring Little Banshee along in her wheelchair. Although she can walk on her own (and even navigate stairs - hooray for occupational therapy!), she uses a wheelchair for three reasons. She has low muscle tone so she wouldn't be able…

By buster January 10, 2023No Comments

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Little Banshee’s Favorite WDW Rides

Going to WDW with a special needs family member is both challenging and rewarding. Nothing makes Buster and I smile like seeing happiness on Little Buster's and Little Banshee's faces. But with Little Banshee, it goes a bit deeper. She has Phelan-McDermid Syndrome, which means she has autism, is non-verbal,…

By banshee January 9, 2023No Comments

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Using the “Stroller as a Wheelchair” Option at WDW (and Universal Orlando)

One of the first thing that any visitor to WDW will notice is the sheer number of strollers in the parks. You can't walk more than a few feet before seeing a haggard parent pushing their little one(s) from attraction to attraction. However, there are some areas of the park…

By buster December 3, 2022No Comments

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WDW’s Disability Access Service Part 1: Introduction

This post is one of a multi part series on the WDW Disability Access Service. These posts are based upon our own personal experience with using DAS with our daughter, so your mileage may vary. What is DAS? DAS stands for "Disability Access Service". It allows qualified individuals who have…

By buster November 13, 2022No Comments