SHE TOLD ME TO GET UP AND WALK 😫| Humiliating Visit to The WORSE THEME PARK EVER
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- SHE TOLD ME TO GET UP AND WALK. I was so embarrassed at CHESSINGTON WORLD OF ADVENTURES.( WATCH MY TEDx TALK • From teen despair, to ... )It was the worse theme park I have ever visited. The rides were not disabled friendly, and it was exhausting. I felt humiliated AND DISCRIMINATED against. I can't believe that in this day and age this is still happening.
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I know other people have said this, but heck yes in America they would be sued and probably shut down until every ride was easily accessable to wheelchairs.
That's like telling a blind person to open their eyes and see.
Amy Huynh oml , or yelling at a deaf person to answer them
Amy Huynh exactly!
I get told regularly I must not be blind because my eyes are open, or I must be able to see because I look at people when I talk to them. People have crazy opinions about disability.
Or mute persons to talk!
Sejb im not being offensive but how do you read and type
"To prove you can ride a bike around the block, you need to do the Tour de France."
Lorelei oh god that would suck!
Lorelei yes totaly :D
Lorelei My name is super similar to mine! My name is Lorelai.
LOL
thats college for you
So as someone from America I can confirm if this happen in the US you would have been on 5pm news and definitely would have been able to sue for discrimination
You can still sue them in England and would still get major news coverage as Chessington is pretty big, as long as you make the complaint about it yourself
At least openly, publicly expose a rude insensitive person.
Yup and plenty of activist groups would’ve caught. Things have changed since this though.
Wait, do you have credentials for your supreme nationality or can you sue me for asking that
Yeah that place would’ve gotten sued or shut down
I feel this on a personal level. I am in a wheelchair too. If someone told me to "get up and walk," I would run them over with my chair. It's a heavy electric one too. It can do some damage lol.
"I would run them over with my chair" 🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
If I need one I would so do that all like *run them over* Boi get up and walk with your broken legs..oh you can't..oh well if I can you can to
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😅😅😅😅😅😅
Mr. J 😂😂😂 this made my day lmao
Oh yeah, they'd be sued if they were here in America. Most of the time they even let you ride most rided, even if you can't walk at all.
makaila yes, they’d be sued by everyone who saw, which a lot of people...
True. Here lawsuits are just another part of life. In this case someone would've recorded it, posted it, and a apology would've been posted on Twitter talking about how the amusement park will try to make sure this will never happen again. How they are deeply ashamed this happened and how they'd like to apologize to the families affected by this.
The Hat yeah that sounds pretty accurate -_-
Yeah, but they don’t have the same protections that we have here as well.
We also normally have handicapped seats on our roller coasters incase you are unable to for what ever reason use the normal ones
They would get sued so hard if they we're in America. That is not ok, the way they treated you. Disabled people should not be forced to prove they can walk every time they want to go on a ride.
Why can't you sue them? This is absolutely ridiculous
Here in the States you would have lawyers lined up to take your case.
@@EyeBirb you CAN sue them, but she didn't
I have the ability to move my legs, but I pretty much have no strength in them. People think that you can walk if your legs will move, but I will collapse. I've had so many people tell me to walk. Like I can't, that's why I'm in a wheelchair.
ugh you poor thing. This is why I'm doing what I'm doing here on youtube. to raise awareness. Funnily enough I can movie my legs a bit here and there, and people can be shocked!!! but not all people are complete paralysed if they have a SCI. And yes i have had people say, "but you can move your legs, why can't you walk? I don't get it." and I'm like, me either lol, but i can't :S
I don't get how people feel like they can just ask that of you. If I was curious maybe I'd ask what you *can* do. But I'd never say oh I bet he can walk, or she's just lazy or whatever. Just respect that if someone's in a wheelchair they obviously need it, whether it's all the time or some of the time. And just go about your day. There's no reason to ask silly questions. Especially if they're a stranger! :)
There are way too many people who assume wheelchair = fully paraplegic, and don't realize that not everyone who can move their legs can actually use them. The number of able-bodied people who will accuse a person with a disability of 'faking' it just because it doesn't line up with their image of a disabled person is kind of appalling.
Rose Merrill Same but now I'm proper done
I understand.
You are capable of moving them but not enough to walk.
I read about about someone like that
A teacher once told me “to open up my eyes and look up at the board“ As a blind person I almost wanted to punch the guy but I do not want to get expelled
The APS Life how u gonna know where he is if ur blind
DiskZz HOW ABOUT I SHOW YOU!
The APS Life don’t try to relate
DiskZz phones are very accessible these days with voice over etc - have a look at Molly Burke’s channel- she shows lots of different types of technology and how she uses it as a blind person
What a fucking dick. I hope you complained
You should write a letter to the corporate office. I’m sure they’ve heard it all before but they need to keep hearing it!
The have been in touch so ill see what they say next week. xx
What did they say x
Omg is rude it’s like telling a blind person to open their eyes or yelling at a deaf person to listen or even telling a mute person to talk ppl these days never understand 😡
Mia I went to school with a mute boy a long time ago. Everyone was so rude to him because they thought he was faking. I don't know if it was an actual physical disability or all mental, one day he laughed a tiny bit but that was the only time I heard any sound from him. I was nice to him we shared snacks and drew pictures together. Even the teacher picked on him, calling his name in class to answer a question when she knew he couldn't.
But how can you tell a deaf person to hear if they *Cannot* hear?
Jolt The Neko Jolteon write it on paper
penelopepurr when i was younger i was deaf (hearing aids, speech therapy, surgery, multiple tests etc) and while i could (and still can) lipread it isnt always possible as some people talk very fast or dont make many movements with their mouth making it hard to read their lips, another thing is that you can only do it to a certain distance as beyond that you cant see each movement in detail. Not being mean just correcting 😁
I used to have glassophobia (it's the fear of talking I know it's not the same as being mute but still.) Because I always got picked on with my voice and teeth. And my teachers would already make fun of me for it and stuff to the point they forced me to talk in front of the whole class and held the class in from recess till I talked. I fucking ran to the principal and the principal made me go back and stayed there till I talked. Basically we stayed there the whole day even after school with me on the ground crying till finally my mom and alot of other parents walked in wondering where the fuck their children were. Basically the parents were very angry not just the fact they held the children in but also tried to get me to talk so they all banned together and got a massive lawsuit. The kids still bully me for it though
I have been to Chessington before with a friend that is also handicapped he also was told to walk so he took off his prosthetic leg and hopped over to the man and said i can dance for you to or even kick you in the ... if you like
it just shouldn't happen :S thanks for sharing. :)
Tell your friend he's a savage, and i'm sorry.
Mayorpig Thethird
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I'm so sorry this happened to your friend. That being said, Savage friends are the best friends.
Mayorpig Thethird I want to be friends with your friend....
Does the UK not have something similar to the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)? That theme park doesn't just seem actionable, it seems like its being actively aggressive toward people with disabilities.
There are such laws, but they are so weak and not policed properly that they're essentially just guidelines that can be ignored when inconvenient. Having to spend time or money on a minority is classed as inconvenient.
Speaking of which, we need to as a community enforce the ADA rules, especially at this time and supposed pain clinics that make patients 'perform' to obtain life-saving medicine. Can any of us imagined a heart patient being kicked out of a doctor's office and not given heart medicine because they decided to drink some alcohol? Or a diabetic being refused insulin because they didn't want to have some other kind of shot put into their spine they didn't feel comfortable with? It's unacceptable how the disabled community and chronically ill are being treated in America and it seems like everywhere at this point...
CasualNotice I don’t think we do
There is the Disability Descrimination Act of 1995 that was also amended in 2005. It does have a lot of stuff that could help in this but you have to dig through it.
At most parks near me they get to go through the exit that has always had a ramp and cut the line
I am really shocked by this. Like, you're in a wheelchair for a reason. You should be able to enjoy days out to theme parks etc. instead of crying yourself to sleep because of them...
MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!
My Crazy Student Life Its not their fault though the park was made ages ago and it takes money to renovate and plus the idea of themeparks wasnt suited for the disabled
ImL4zy TV That’s rude.
+ImL4zy TV You should be ashamed of yourself. How can you make such a statement? It shouldn't matter wether a person is disabled. They should be able to enjoy a theme park just like everyone else. This theme park deserves to get sued for everything.
My Crazy Student Life I agree
I've built temporary halloween attractions for 15 years. Every scene in every show had to be wheelchair accessable. Because we wanted scare everybody.
Almost Human You don’t sound truthful, “Every scene in every show had to be wheelchair accessable. Because we wanted to scare everybody.”
You put a point instead of a comma.
Oh shit, it's the grammar police.
I forgot to mention that majority of the profits from the show went to shady oaks camp for children and adults with cerebral palsy.
And I did this for 15 years for free.
Yeah, forgetting to use a comma totally means this person is lying. *facepalm*
Btw, that's great, Almost Human.
Im not disabled but for people who are it is so thoughtful of you to make this video for people who are disabled
Amy Solomon ii
I’m disabled and so are all my younger sisters and mom
Amy Solomon l have EDS and Degenerative Spine Disease. I'm slowly losing my ability to walk. I feel bad and wish l could do something
Amy Solomon iim sorry to hear of the disgusting way you was mistreated ,if that was me I'd make a formal complaint and sue them at the very least they should have dissabillitys access as I believe the6 are discriminating against you and otherß like your good self ,,SHAME on them ,
Amy Solomon #great inspiring comment!!
I live in the USA and there is this amazing themepark called Morgan’s Wonderland and its for disabled and able people so it’s for anyone I think u would like to go there
I should go there someday
It's a very beautiful place...they are very caring towards disabled and treat them like it's not a big deal being who you are...
That theme park is the best!!! I love it so much
I live down the street from there!
San Antonio
But... But WHY do have to prove you can walk? Are you not allowed to ride if you can't walk? If so, HOW is it the host's job to check? I'm not an expert on the subject (especially not in the UK), but I've worked at an amusement Park, as a "host" at one of the roller coasters, and I'm just lost for words at how they treated you. It's not even remotely ok.
I agree, I mean, I understand if the ride requires walking (Which NONE of them do), but from what I know, amusement parks don't have rides where you stand up, so it's literally no use to walk.
I haven’t been to an amusement park since my mobility went downhill to the point of needing to use a wheelchair most of the time. (Multiple sclerosis in my case.) But thinking back to when I used to go and how the rides were designed, a wheelchair could only get you so close. Most rides you would still have to be able to get from wherever you’d be leaving the chair to the train/car/vehicle/whatever for the ride. Unless someone is carrying you, that would still involve some walking, plus stepping up or down to get on to the ride. I can walk short distances with a walker (but not a single step without one because my balance is so bad), and I can’t step up or down. I can’t imagine a single ride at the park I used to go to being accessible to me now, no matter what accommodations the park made, and it probably wouldn’t be safe for me regardless. Everyone with a disability is different. This park’s policy was probably designed with those same ideas in mind, but very poorly thought out and even more poorly implemented. If a visitor can walk enough to handle getting on and off the rides, they should not be asked to prove it at every ride, and there certainly shouldn’t be a distance requirement. For many disabilities, walking that distance would then leave no energy to be able to get on or off the ride. All of that should be addressed at guest services upon arrival and if there are rides that would be inaccessible for that guest, they should be made aware right then, not when trying to get on a ride.
Kathy H don't forget that there's a chance you'll need to evacuate which would require having to move.
p.s. I hope you can one day get better with your ms. my mum was diagnosed 3 years ago but can still move on most days.
You are so correct. If this was the US there would be a LARGE lawsuit.
She could have filed for a lawsuit in England as well
Chessington is known to be a bad and problem theme park, there are many things wrong with the park, not just the accessibility, I'm sorry you had such a bad experience with them
really?? thats interesting to hear. x
The animals appeared really skinny and lethargic
Also touch pools are not recommended because it stresses out the fish and plants that are in the water.
I’m a wheelchair veteran, I was able to walk but it caused EXTREME PAIN, nausea and fainting due to lesions and adhesions inside my body. I’ve had amazing friends carry a wheelchair up a non-accessible ride (INCREDINLE FRIENDS, it was one ride in six flags, all others were very accessible) If a theme park made me prove I could walk like that it would have (and still would) make me VERY sick. They lacked compassion and empathy and need training.
Thank you for having the courage to speak about this
They'd get sued here in Canada too.
Obsidian Vormund Canadians
Nattasia Chang ...k I'm most Canadian. But okkkkkk it's ok if it's an insulst
Nattasia Chang s'cuse me?
Did she try to sue them? Because if she did she COULD have but no one can do it for her because they weren't caused any harm, she has to do it herself
Oh, Hell yeah we'd sue! That kind of treatment is completely ridiculous! It is like they get their jollies watching people perform like circus animals for them. That makes me absolutely furious. I'm so sorry you had to deal with that kind of crap.
Gabrielle in the USA there would also be an investigation, big fines, and the worker would get fired.
Here in England hardly any of us complain or say something directly to someone if its not right its just how we are
@@samtrujillojr it's exactly the same in England, but she didn't sue them so it didn't happen
One time I was at Disney land I was in my wheelchair at the time i was 7 or 8 i have a walker now in 16 now coming around a corner me my mother and dad saw a little girl in a wheelchair so I sympathized with her I waved and moved on with my day a few hours of fun go by and we walk forward we see the same family with the girl in the wheelchair and I wanted to say hi so I roll myself in the direction of the family what i saw disgusted me... I saw the little girl stand up and walk perfectly and the brother sit in the chair apparently what they were doing was using the wheelchair just so they could use the fast lane or whatever they call the handicap lane at Disney in so sorry you had to experience that i hope that park apologizes if they haven't already god bless you girl
pikazardTNT Sad to see this. Glad you can walk with a walker
It sucks that there are people like that and I'm sorry you are on the front lines of that every day. That being said... Either of the children could have a disorder thay prevents them from walking the extreme distances at Disney in the heat. I can walk but have an autoimmune disorder and I was sick for a month after Disney bc i didn't feel right getting a wheelchair. Lesson learned and next time I'll have to rent one. You wouldn't have known to look at me though.
Also though since I have now looked into it, anyone can rent a manual wheelchair at Disney. This doesn't let you use the special access lines. You just stay safe traversing the park. In order to use the special lines there is a pass you can get fairly easily but which requires verification on diagnoses or needs.
pikazardTNT my mum's disabled and she can walk for maybe. A minute but it takes her ages and people can be so mean one time this woman who wasn't disabled cut infringement of us in her car and took the disabled spot then had the nerve to say you should have been faster
Cut infront off us
Amelia Edwards next time put a pebble in the valve to put air in the tire n screw the cap on by the time shed get back it probably been flat.
My sister has crutches because she's disabled. She can only walk very short distances with them, so she uses a wheelchair for long distances (by the way, she's 30). This means that I can completely relate to your situation. We went to London Film and Comic Con on Saturday 28th July 2018 and she got asked to show proof that she was disabled! She has never been asked that before and we were absolutely appalled by the way they asked her (they were quite rude, as if we were faking a disability)!
The Gory Side Of Things they possibly didnt mean to be rude. Its just that at many events people try to fake a disability to get in for free, get discounts, and to take advantage of faster access ways that people with actual disabilities have. Its happened here in nyc comic con so i doubt they were trying to be rude, much love 💗
@@littlecarol1517 there's a difference in exasperation and then being rude. It's all in tone.
I can attest to this; I went through the disabled pass entrance (which is the same as the gold pass entrance), then was told to exit out and go to a different entrance, once I got there, it was the same again until my mom had enough and demanded to speak to the manager back in 2017...heck, it worked like, I got a free photo shoot with Dolph Lungdren and so did my mom as compensation!
Dragon Con here in the states is amazing at handling those of us with disability. I prefer fan run conventions like Dragon because they do handle the disabled folks so much better.
I work at a little country park, I don’t like doing it but we HAVE to ask for proof of disability (we don't do something as bad as asking you to walk but we do need papers from the hospital) because there is a discount there for Special Needs
That's horrible. I usually have that problem when I use my chair. Since I don't always need my chair when I do need it people act like I am faking it. Or if I am in the chair and I stand up for just a second they don't understand. I live in America and I had a bus driver get cross with me because I needed my chair. He seriously asked me why I couldn't just leave it because of the trouble it was causing him to load me with a lift the bus had specifically for people with wheelchairs.
Ugh you poor thing. thats terrible. This is why I am making all these videos. to educate people. let me know if you have any video ideas for me to make. :)
YES! Some of us need a chair only occasionally. Invisible illnesses are really difficult for others to understand. :(
Deeanne Quist yes your are so right I get tired and lose my balance a lot. I have had a lot of falls witch two caused me to break my hand twice
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Nutella 8 what does that mean?
Yes, here in the US we would sue the heck out of those people - and rightfully so, because most companies and parks don't change until it hits their pocket books. I am sorry you had to experience this. Blessings!
Claudia H. Blanton blessings to you for you're kindness
People are such ass holes. How dare someone question you and humiliate you in front of others like that as your family is suppose to enjoy themselves. Its sad they cant make it accessible for their disabled patrons.
yes it was horrible :(
D F
Because there is free speach. Everybody can say anything.
Also there are procedures and strict laws. If they would not go with full procedures they would be fired and probably put in jail.
Leave emotions in home if You have to use them sometimes.
Lol you are a moron, some places its illegal to ask someone why and if they are crippled or if its "real". So glad I live in America it would not be allowed.
D F who was it ill kick there as*es cuz thats just rude i sound so rude right now dont i
+Fearney 06 Okay, good for you. But obviously your experience was different than hers. How can you say that she is exaggerating, when you yourself are presuming?
I'm so sad to hear about this. My wife cannot walk on her own and less than two months ago, we were on the white water rapids ride at Kings Island in Ohio. Getting on is no problem as they stop the turntable if needed to give you time to get on and off and will help assist with loading in and out of the raft, but to show how much further they are willing to go I want to share what happened in May. We got down to the bottom where the only thing left is to ride the hill back up to the top/turntable, except the lift had broken down by the time we got to the bottom. Although there was a wait since Kings Island has to wait for emergency personnel to arrive before any kind of ride evacuation they were so helpful that I didn't have to worry. They brought down a rescue wheelchair that they loaded my wife into and emergency personnel AND Kings Island staff carried her up to the top and since the "walkway" (dirt and gravel) went on the opposite side of the turntable, they got her into a golf cart and drove her to a partway point in the exit where the only thing that I had to do was meet them there with my wife's scooter. They even went as far as giving us a free lunch, ice cream and a fast lane pass for any other ride for the inconvenience.
Sounds like Kings Island!
I never knew King's Island was so accessible! I live locally and I'm so proud!
DGP Kira I was scared this was going to be a bad post about KI.
Omg it’s so nice to hear this. I’m from Cincinnati and this is such a relief!
That’s the way to do it
Do they advertise it as accessible? They should just stop that 😥 like honestly what's the point in that? At least if they are honest about it people can make well informed decisions - that might help people in the future kinda thing at least
Jasmine Kabbabe Yeah, they should either fix the issues or stop pretending those issues don't exist
They list what rides are and not here: www.chessington.com/downloads/disabled-guide/2017/2017-disability-guide.pdf
tbh I see it advertised and I've never seen it advertised as an accessible park :/
@@kabo0m I don't care that this comment was a year ago....but with their site, that seems a bit of false advertising. More than 1/2 their rides say they are disabled "accessible," but for the ones that require 18-20 steps esp. the rides that mention this: " Ride Access Pass holders must be able to walk unaided," - that is ridiculous. They can't expect everyone that's disabled to walk 18-20 steps let alone walk unaided since not everyone can actually do that. She mentioned what she could and couldn't do to guest services, so the employees seemed like they weren't being very cooperative. Basically, in order for her to be able to walk, she needs some form of aid since she does need help walking...and I also noticed on their site, quite a few of their rides also mention this: " Not suitable for guests who suffer from back,
heart or neck problems, or expectant mothers."
That doesn't seem that accessible to begin with. They shouldn't say that is disabled accessible and then put a statement saying that they need to walk 20 steps in order to get on the ride--that's ridiculous where it doesn't make it accessible for those who are disabled.
With having to prove yourself so many times that's a bit more dangerous on the parks behalf in a real emergency I feel you'd be exhausted it sucks you had to go through that 😟
Random Person yeah t does suck
Yeah in the US, if any of that were to happen they could be sued over not having ADA compliance. Like we can’t ask about people’s disabilities in any way.
Chessington , poor management , poor staff training and some of the staff could not care less and have a shameful attitude , someone needs to wake up and do better!
Definitely would be sued in the US.
She could have sued in England as well though
-sits in a wheel chair with one leg and paralyzed leg- Can you walk?
.+*Telestic*+. When people ask stupid questions like that, it just tells me how uneducated and ill informed they really are ... Just reply could you walk with a broken back?
My aunt died not too long ago but she was in a wheel chair most of her life bc if polio and a bus driver gave her problems . And not to mention a restraint waitress told her to stand up and sit down and u could seriously see my aunt was crippled . All that waitress did was laugh when I told her my aunt couldn’t walk or move her wheel chair was electric she was paralyzed from the waste down and her hands were crippled looking as well . Ppl just have no respect now days they think everyone is pulling scams but u could truly tell my aunt was disabled and she would have to use a bed pan my uncle took Care of her everyday .
People just look at prank videos and think everything that somebody does is a prank....
I'm sorry about your aunt too
Zoey Fen ya I know . It’s ok my aunt is in a better place now.
Amandia Black
That's good to hear
That's just rude.
Sue them 😂 I’m so sorry for inconvenience.
this happened to my mom before- so she has a disease where it makes her legs fill up with water and poison from her body. so she rides a medical scooter so she can get around with us kids. anyways- we were out one day and this lady was yelling at her kids and hitting them. so my mom made a comment and said “hey don’t treat your girls like that” and she was so upset at my mom she was telling her that she can treat her kids the way she wants to and that it’s none of her business. my mom told her she actually can’t just hit her kids. and she told my mom to “get up and walk” and my mom being the savage women she is said “if i could i would get up and beat your ass” i’ll never forget that day 😂💛💛
Damn your mom is savage
One of my mates went to Chessington, and was told to walk when she obviously was in a wheelchair BECAUSE SHE IS UNABLE TO WALK. It just is sickening.
Like your in a wheelchair
It means you CAN'T WALK
But what do they ask you
CAN YOU WALK
Many people who use wheelchairs can walk or stand a little, so I can understand in this situation someone asking politely if they can walk for safety reasons, but the answer should be accepted and everything done to make it as accessible as possible.
I'm in a wheelchair cause I have no feeling in my left side from the waist down. I wear a full leg brace and I can walk very short distances I'm usually in a wheelchair. So I get that some people can walk but there are people who can't walk at all. This park needs to be changed. I'm actually a Disney employee on medical leave and they're amazing with Disabled guests
@@StatiKlinge I'm not saying everyone in a wheelchair can walk, and certainly not that they should have to 'prove' they can, though I can understand that there may be rides without wheelchair access (which also shouldn't be a thing but unfortunately is) and that should be clear, but again, asking for a simple yes or no is enough in this case. However, just because someone is in a wheelchair does not automatically mean they can't walk or have leg paralyses (because that's what's almost always presumed). Basically, and I'm sure you agree, regardless if you can stand or not, they shouldn't discriminate against disability in any form which is what this video is highlighting.
This reminds me of when I was 15 and went to Alten Towers with a friend. I didn’t need a wheelchair all the time back then and was using crutches. On the cable car chair thing (I don’t know what it’s actually called but it’s kinda like a ski lift over a section of the park) they told me most people are only allowed to ride one direction but since I had to leave my crutches at the place we got on and I couldn’t get on or off while the ride was moving I was told to tell the ride staff at the other end that I was supposed to stay on for the return journey. When I got there though the staff opened the safety bar and argued with me about letting me ride back, repeatedly shouting that I had to get off even when I tried to explain why I couldn’t and that the staff at the other end had told me to stay on and ride back. All the while the ride was rapidly approaching the place where the platform ended and the ride began to climb high over a lake, and the staff were refusing to put the safety bar back so I thought I was going to have to ride back really high over water and then concrete with nothing to stop me falling out of the swaying seat! I ended up in a blind panic even though they did eventually put the bar back at the last moment. The next day I was really sick and a medical practitioner told my mother it was probably delayed effects of the trauma, but when I told teachers this the next day as my reason for missing a day of school they laughed at me and kinda mocked the idea that it could have been traumatic just being stuck on a ride. I wish I had been able to explain how vulnerable and helpless seemingly small things can make you feel sometimes when you have a disability and are put in a situation where you can neither meet your own basic needs (like being able to feel safe) nor rely on anyone around you to do so. Looking back I now realise I was made to feel like this an awful lot as a kid and it has left me with permanent mental scars that effect my ability to function even now.
oh god!!! that all sounds very traumatic.
I know exactly how you feel. Even now i find it hard to explain things properly.
thank you for your comment. I'm sure we all have similar stories, but really we shouldn't!!
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it's often the small or so said "ridicious" things that make the whole difference... even the tone of someone's voice can take things to a whole different meaning...
Gabe Angel Same people mocked me and argued with me that I had to rest and I couldn't sit up. I can
Gabe Angel I don’t know or understand what you’ve gone through and I know I can’t, but I can still show empathy
Talking about Disneyland: “What’s the difference with Chessington?”
I personally work at Disneyland...
I mean we are kinda the best and service.
Hannah Miranda I agree! I’m mentally disabled and have been given such amazing service and help, most of the time not even asking for help but cast members noticing that Im struggling a bit
I use to go to Disneyland with crutches to cut lines in the late 90s.
Kind of the best is that also mean you're kind of an a****** because you are you now
And Chessington definitely isn't more fun or better then Disneyland.
Americans talk about Disneyland like it's a weekend trip. For me an European it's like a once in a lifetime chance
Absolutely inexcusable. Here in the U.S. we have been doing better for over a quarter century, but that could change soon if the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 gets passed. The effects wouldn't affect me personally, but it's really disappointing that some of my countrymen want to give the disabled community a fine how-do-you-do and eff you very much. Google it if you don't know what it's about. After watching 2007's inspiring movie Music Within, the story of Richard Pimentel, how he came to spearhead the Americans with Disabilities Act and why he fought so hard for it I saw for the first time what the disabled community has had to struggle with and it touched me most unexpectedly. I never really understood, and truthfully, still don't, but it provided a window into the lives of others I didn't have before. If you've never seen it, I HIGHLY recommend it. It's an amazing story. Proof that it only takes a few people willing to fight tooth and nail to make a change for many. Keep fighting, this behavior is unacceptable.
thank you. Ill check it out. :)
Please don't judge England based on one theme park. It's the shittiest one we have.
That's so horrendous you were treated that way. I seriously can't imagine. I need a wheelchair for anything even semi-long distance, but airports are good examples. I've generally been really treated well, and with understanding when I can walk into the plane. But I'm always so scared of that going the wrong way. And I know it could in an instant. I've also been humiliated at security and left sitting there until I almost miss my flight. When I was flying out of Denver last September and they were checking the bottom of the (AIRPORT) wheelchair, and I shifted to make it easier, the security lady was like "you can move your legs!" super loud- there were a LOT of stares. ...Yes. Yes I can, thankfully. That definitely has a correlation to my various invisible illnesses? Some people..
Skyler Gray DIA is unfortunately always a coin toss. I am so sorry people have no common sense or decency.
Skyler Gray I had an instantce, in an airport in Organ were I unintentionally set of the metal detector, I had surgery to correct some skeletal side-effects from CP and the lady was so rude and telling me to shut up and my grandmother threatened to call the police and the news, so yea
I would have lost my shit too. How DARE she tell you to get out of your wheelchair. You wouldn’t tell a blind person to walk without their assistance animal or equipment. You wouldn’t tell an elderly person to walk without their frame. This makes me so angry.
Omg yeah thats so true!!!
Wheelsnoheels well there was a news story where a little girl who was blind was told in school she couldn't have her stick with her for the other kids safety :(
I'm British and hate Chessington I saw a father having to carry his disabled son up 3 flights of stairs cuz they wouldn't let him use the exit which had a ramp
If you can make it to San Antonio, TX , USA Come to Morgan's Wonderland. It is a theme park that is built ENTIRELY for those with disabilities. Soon they're also opening a water park too!! I co-founded a local (San Antonio) charity that provides music training for those with all kinds of special ABILITIES and we have worked with and performed many times @ Morgan's Wonderland!! I also believe a water park is in the works but not yet open. #MorgansWonderland #DFTMAlamoAngels (DFTM stands for Dreams Fulfilled Through Music which is the charity I co-founded)
awesome thank you Ill check it out. accessible water park sounds amazing!!! xx
Wonderful!
Hey, this video saddens me very much. I hate to hear that your being discriminated and treated poorly. My Dad works quite high up in Merlin (the company that owns Chessington). I will show him this video and tell him he needs to do something about this. Fingers crossed something will be done to stop with discrimination!!
I can’t believe the way they treated you. I am American and yes they would be sued. I’m so sorry to hear of your experience.
thank hun. :( xxx
Yes in the U.S.A they would be sued for that.
Should happen everywhere
I'm saddened by this. Here in America every business must and willingly provide for the disabled. All doors have buttons for us so doors open automatically and safely. Sidewalks are wide with sloping curbs to allow wheelchairs to safely cross. We help the handicapped, we don't humiliate and we certainly don't ask them to do such things at our amusement parks. Even our playgrounds have swings and ramps for wheelchairs. Push the chair onto the swing, lock the wheels and push. How awful for everyone dealing with those people who snub and are rude to the handicapped. It's not like you asked for it. 😕😔😓
You can still sue them in England
Anna Leigh A large portion of the US is still very inaccessible, and a lot of business owners don’t even understand ADA law.
Agreed. There are not push buttons on every door at all.. our malls and hospitals tend to have them but most business do not. I def take notice, my son has CP and use a walker, but is three so sometimes we use a stroller (he had a wheelchair also but he is doing pretty good with his walker). I also have twins and my stroller is the width of a standard door here in US, 30”- and some doors aren’t even to that code I have found, same with how aisles are set up in many businesses. It’s against general OSHA codes too.
Oh, you're so right; that would NEVER fly in the States! I will admit, we are too sue-happy here, but that attitude is perfectly warranted in situations like this! I am so very sorry you were treated that way.
I'm afraid in England it is standard protocol to ask people to walk for a short distance, we have to check you can walk a curtain distance for your own safety if the ride breaks down, if you couldn't walk and the ride broke down the park would be held accountable for any injury you sustain (if any) and would face MAJOR lawsuits
they would totally get sued in the states. these people sound very similar to US government officals. same mentality.
I want to hug you, you seem really huggable
she does
Aye I agree
Facts never even realized until I saw this
She really does
Grell Sutcliff same,and I hate hugs but I feel like she needs it💗💗💗
In the US that worker would be fired. Not only could the worker be sued but the theme park would be breaking the law and would be sued for not being handicap accessible
Well I have to give props to you for pulling it together for your daughter.
I had the same experience with Lego land and chessiton. In Lego land I was young and my wheelchair could so easily go down the que to get to the log fluem but there was this one women that just turned to my mother and said "no no! You need to leave that there" I was crying the whole way through that Que because I cannot walk five steps without pain and this Que was long. My mother, with the help of the other families that were in the que rushed my chair up to me, now when we got to the ride the same! Women! Stopped us and said 'I have told you before you cannot bring that *points to me, not just my chair, to me* down here" I was about 13 I flew at her and needless to say she didn't cause us any trouble again and another worker came with us to help me on the rides. At chessiton my favourite ride was the vampire and I still love it, they wouldn't let me use the lift............I'll just float up the stair shall I?
Awww its so horrible to hear that. I know exactly what you went though. I just don't understand how disney, and movie world in Australia can be so good? But chessington have no clue? Also why make the "disabled" wait line at least a 20min wait (with out being able to take your wheelchair, you have to stand), and having deliberate obstacles and steps? ok so they want the disabled guest to be able to "walk" at least 20m. I get that, so you go to guest services, say what you can do, get your wrist band, and you should be able to get on with your day.
In the event of an emergency, some disabled ppl can walk 20m or more. Once!!! in the event of an emergency. But having to prove it every time you go on a ride is physically excusing. If the ride did break down, they might not be able to "save" themselves as they have wasted all their energy proving themselves unnecessarily thought the whole day. hope this makes sense. :)
Wheelsnoheels - Gem Hubbard makes perfect sense and I'm glad that I'm not the only one who thinks that the discrimination is out of order.
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honestly how the hell have i not seen ur channel before. its so relatable because i had to remove one of my legs and ive had a lot of trouble getting used to it
Yep if that was in America they would have been sued and they would have been been in the news!Does anyone else agree?!?!🤬😡😠😤👿
If I would have witnessed that bullshit I would have gone off on them.
thank you, my sister and brother in law did
Galina Kariean same
I had to look up 40 meters and why the fudge are they asking you to walk 131 feet and a flight of stairs if you told them you were disabled.
Yes, here in the U.S. they would get sued.
Nicole Henry and they'd deserve it, too
Not if you are a woman.
Ehm... yes? Because the US is a woman dominated country. As a woman you have so much power, you can destroy the life of a men for en^ternity, which happend all the time. That common it is. You can false accuse a men and nobody cares, because everybody will give you right, when you tell them lies, that a random men raped you. Apropo. It is also common that you can accuse a men you never meet or chat. Even he have no idea who you are, he will go this instand to jail, because he is a men. Thanks to the media, sociaty and feminists, ALL men are rapiest, abuser and pedophile. Nobody talk about woman who abuse the men so badl, nobody talk about the female pedophile, child abusive mothers, absolutely nothing. If you are born as a boy, you will even in the school teached, that all men are bad, it is a crime to be born as a men, you are not anymore allowed to be a men, and feminism is everything. Because men have not any rights like the woman these days, they will not anymore marry or have a girlfriend, which is pretty believable. Girlfriends and woman are gold digger. They are only interested in you, when you have lots of money. When you are not rich anymore, the girlfriend or wife will cheat on you, so she can gold digging other guys.
If you hit a men or abuse him in public, nobody cares and still laugh at him, like in medieval, where men where bullied and tortured, for letting him beaten by a weak woman. But if the men punch a woman in the face, even when he has all the right, because the woman cheated on him multiple times, the child is not his or she stole all his property, everybody will protect the oh soooooo poor, innocent woman she is.
I am a woman myself and trust me, i see behind the mask of many woman.If a woman crys, it's always false. The woman will cry to manipulate you and everybody, so she can win against the oh so very bad bad men that is only telling facts and the truth.
I am sick that everything needs to be about the woman!
If you talk about the witch hunt, this is NOT an excuse to threat men in this days like trash! Men and boys ALSO where hunted for witch, its NOT ONLY the woman who died.But nobody talks abut the male wiches who died in agony. Nobody talks about the war ant that mostly men where raped, tortured and murdered. The rape statistic do not include men rape in prison, because it dosen't cound, because there are men who getting raped. Its all about the women!
Oh what was yesterday? o.o
Well ok. Let us say, most woman cry for false reason and to manipulate. I have a few female and many male friends. The boys do not show emotions, cause the sociaty and media bully them for being weak and stuff, not accepting that they are living been and this whole not show emotion or cry because you are a men, made them very depressed. And my female friends only cry when something really bad happened. Outside of my friends, there are only woman who cry all the time to get attention.
I cry about everything. xD
When i hear nostalgic 90s anime opening, when i see a men cry over his dying pet, over horses who are beloved bully victims, over animals on the street who are dying in agony, but get only help, if they where human. Or i cry when i see a really fat pigeon or guinea pigs. I cry about everything But i do not cry to manipulate my guys and to use my power as a woman.
And yes i understand that. I for once cryed when i was false accused by a woman, lying i wanted to kill her, turned everybody against me and stuff. i was so angry, i couldn't hold my emotions anymore.
You’re so right. They would get sued in a second if this happened in America.
This is absolute horror. I was going to go to chessington and now I think I will change my mind. You must have been devastated.
HOLO Unicorn56 Cheapskate park owners need their places to be boycotted. Lose enough money, then they'll get their thumbs out their asses.
As an American I'm SHOCKED. That wold never EVER be allowed in the US, I'm so sorry you had to go through that.
yeah it was a pretty touch day. :(
I'm so sorry you had this experience. Coming from the USA you can bet on it that they would be sued. I think that the workers at the theme park should have to take a class or two about how to handle different situations.
This makes me feel so sad.
I’ve been to Chesington many times before, (I have a visual impairment and they have been very kind and caring of my disability). This story makes me feel so sick and disgusted! People should never treat disabled people so badly. If someone can’t do something, then they can’t do it! Theme park designers should have more consideration for people with disabilities!
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Xx Arianator xx yes considering most rides if not all rides your sitting down locked in place. So the fact that they said she had to walk is just rude and disgraceful. My sisters adopted mom was in a wheelchair and a few times I’ve asked her if she was going to join us. She always said no because she was completely disabled from the waist down due to a car accident. So I learned from a young age that anyone can be a disabled person whether born or an accident. I’ve had people in wheelchairs get mad at me for being too helpful because sometimes people are just trying to be independent but other times I’ve been thanked for helping them. I’ve had wheelchairs in my way and I’ve asked them if they needed any help with anything and if not could I move them to a better spot. A few times they’re just waiting on their helpers and I’ve helped them shop. Anytime you can help someone else it’s good to do it.
This needs to be shared on twitter and whatever platform their on this is disgusting. I feel for you I'm so angry for you
Katyiee Anne I just posted this to the public on Facebook
Here in america, (or at least in the Midwest, where I am) I have literally never been to an amusement park that's not wheelchair accessible. Unless it's a massive waterslide with a giant spiral staircase to the top, its always ramps up to the rides.
Maggie Schuerman yeah, it’s usually only water slides that aren’t usually disabled-accessible.
Same in the east coast. But not on big water slides.
Same over here in Florida only Amusement park rides not for the disabled is anything with 4 flights of stairs in a spiral staircase
I needed a wheelchair for months after I had a spine injury caused by a drunk driver. I never realized just how challenging this world is for those with disabilities until I became one myself. Here in the United States, there are so many buildings, and places that are almost impossible for those in wheelchairs or for those who need other assistive devices. One of the worst here is a federal court building where disabled people are required to go for court hearings. The building is nearly impossible to access and the bathrooms very inaccessible for the disabled. And yet, because of its location and the year it was built, they are not required to retrofit it for wheelchair access.
"They said I couldn’t fire a man just for being in a wheelchair. DID IT ANYWAY! RAMPS ARE EXPENSIVE!" - Cave Johnson
And evidently the person in charge of this place 👀
my younger sister has disabilities and i completely empathize with what you’ve been through. and some people are just so miserable and hate to see people be happier than they are. i’ve only been to disney once and it was when i was around 10, but from what i remember, theyre incredibly accommodating.
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Ryn S. I went to Disney World when I was 11 with my mom, sister and dad and went to the Winnie the Pooh restaurant in the Magic Kingdom and they proved that they are accommodating to many people because my sister had been diagnosed with chronic migraines right before we left to go to Florida to go there and the day we went to the restaurant, it was my sister's birthday. So when she started to feel bad due to a migraine, the actor playing Tigger came over and wrote "Get well soon. -Tigger" on a napkin. They are very kind there and they put up with a lot more at Disney theme parks than smaller theme parks due.
Ryn S. **Pat**
It seems counterintuitive to make you walk when you don't need to just to prove something. In some cases, this could use up your energy or strength so you couldn't walk if you really needed to in an emergency.
exactly!!!! Its exhausting just getting to the park. But you had to prove it on EVERY ride. shocking. :(
Exactly, having to do that would have finished me off and ruined the day!
Hello there stumbled upon this and was nodding all the way through. I'm mainly on wheels now and have a smallish little boy (well, not so smallish these days!), and based in London. And yes, I've been to Chessington. Life is so ruddy hard as a disabled person, and it's the social barriers that stop me in my tracks each time, not the physical ones. Especially people who could make your life easier, but through ignorance and / or unpleasantness make it so much harder... like the ignorant beep who decided to make disabled people prance around like performing monkeys in Chessington. An exercise in humiliation in front of queues, staff, AND your child. Making you exposed, and vulnerable, and forced to display your otherness, in order for untrained staff to judge you. I'm sure some person would claim 'health and safety' or insurance etc, but the fact is, they can choose to action their rules and regs in very different ways, and no insurer has ever demands that a venue treat disabled people in inhumane and prejudiced ways, breaking the equality act 2010.
Anyway, lots of fellow feeling towards you! This is the first RUclips comment I've ever written by the way :)
Ps Alton towers is better in attitude at least, especially the CBeebies bit, if your child is still young enough to enjoy that zone.
Good luck from a fellow UK disabled parent :)
awww thank you so much. Im glad you can see my point of view. The thing is too. I would have used up my "spoons" proving what I can and can't do, then what if there was an emergency and i had no spoons left because i danced for the rid operator? (lol) (spoons theory video coming up)
I fancy alton towers, but I'm a bit scary from theme parks lol. Paultons park was amazing and really good, (its for younger children.) but thats why i was so shocked at Chessington!!
very flattered I'm the first video you commented on :)
It’s like telling a blind person to look at this
that's horrible. obviously you're in a wheelchair for a reason or you'd be walking. my father was wheelchair bound and I remember as a child some difficulties he had. I felt so badly because it was hard enough without people discriminating against him.
yes it tough, and made harder by health a safety gone mad!! thank you for watching. :)
The nerve the idiocy they shouldn't be like that it is stupid.
One time going into Walmart, my mother had to walk my disabled brother across the street, because the lady would not let my twin brother and I take the wheelchair out to him, nor my mother. Everyone was staring, and many people helped as my brother has cerebral palsy, he is normal like you but just needs assistance walking. My mother filed a complaint against that lady. Yes we were in the U.S, as we live in SD. Worst time ever.
ugh thats so horrible. I know exactly how your poor brother must have felt. It was horrible. :(
Nope, it's true.
She did, I don't think the lady works there anymore.
Looura h Unfortunately there will always be individuals in even the best workplaces who discriminate. ASDA here in the UK is owned by Wal Mart and their staff are usually amazing towards disabled customers. But just occasionally you will come across one member of staff that makes it their mission to be a jobsworth or refuse to help in a situation you know they are meant to help disabled customers in. That's true of all stores.
I'd write them a letter, even now, two years later.
I would SHAME them on Twitter or other social media. It does work
I feel you on a different level as the daughter of a disabled father. He is in pain all the time. He had a back surgery but before that he couldn’t even walk long distances. For instance, Disneyland. We had to push him around in a wheelchair and once we got him that he had a better time but never once did he ever receive discrimination like that. It makes me angry and upset that they would humiliate you like that. My prayers go to you
LegendOfLink102
Disney dose not care for the disabled mentally and physically, they just care for money. There is no princess with disabilities.
You aren't wrong I'm American and I can't walk or stand at all I was born with Cerebral Palsy I if any one said that to me they would be sued I'm sorry they did that ❤️
Brie Hall I have Cerebral Palsy aswell, but I can walk. I am a child ambassador here for a project called Perspective in Participating in the Netherlands and I have met several children with Cerebral Palsy. I can't imagine
how difficult it must be in a wheelchair. So I really hope that everyone can get through the day without being judged for having a disability.❤
What the hell? Those people are incredibly rude! “Get up and walk” HAVE A SPINAL CORD INJURY THEN TRY GET UP AND WALK! jeez..I am so sorry you had to experience that..!😢
Bruh, that’s like telling a mute person to talk.
I want to hug you you seem like a very nice person XD ❤️
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Some time ago, I strained a major tendon in my knee. I needed crutches to keep weight off my it. However, I had to get back on my feet after a week to prevent muscle strength loss.
People thought because I spent only a part of a week without crutches I faked an injury. There were also a handful of times where I didn’t manage to stay on the crutches or one foot. I could stand, I just couldn’t walk without stiffness or pain. But I was good about using the crutches the entire week, and I was shocked that after the tendon pain I had I could walk again after that. I was lucky at a speedy recovery. I get why it looked “fake,” I had ideal healing conditions.
But for those who are in wheelchairs who say “I could walk a handful of steps,” to be asked to actually walk shouldn’t be so outrageous, one time. Except, that’s not how it works. It takes a lot to walk when you normally don’t. You say a few steps, and walking people assume a mile. In dire situations, support on another person or two is usually enough to help someone with leg paralysis if they have no chair. That’s often the lenience that someone gets if they’re lucky. But here, I think there are discrepancies that make this really strange. The line isn’t just crossed, this is in an entire different plane of right and wrong. This is sad and shameful.
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I know what u mean. I have a patch of built up blood on the back of my knee so I can't straighten my leg or walk properly. Lots of people laugh at how I walk and try to make me straighten it I will tell them for what seems like minutes I can't do that. I can't do gym, I can't run, jog,etc. I have to use at least one crutch to walk and even at school. Its hard to stand a long time so I will try to sit and the teachers get mad! At least my classmates,friends are nice.(the ppl who laugh at me are my family or strangers but strangers mostly stare and point then when I leave laugh) I mean people are awful to some people.😢
One of my best friends sister broke her knee so she could walk or sit down without help. We went to a farmers market and she was yelled at by an older man telling her that she was only doing it for pity. That man was removed from the market.
I had a doctor tell me I needed to be on crutches for a couple weeks for my knee. I went one day on crutches and decided against it because it was a major hassle. Because of it people were all over me asking if I really needed to be on crutches. It sucks that people believe you would fake something, or go to such extreme measures for attention.
Omg!! This is horrendous!! I can understand u having to walk a few steps to evacuate the ride in an emergency, but the way the staff handled it is pathetic and unprofessional!! I don’t have a disability myself, but my bff’s sister has a wheelchair and has had a similar experience at Chessington!!
this is actully a policy implemented by Merlin entertainments the company that owns it if you are asked to walk it's in case of a ride breakdown where they need to evacuate the ride this policy was implemented after a roller coaster crashed at a diffrent themepark
Normally when youtube recommends new people to me it seems I watch one video and immediately hate them because they explain a situation and they sound like a total ass. I've watched 3 of her videos and I feel fully invested in wanting her to have a good time. I'm going to subscribe she seems so sweet.
Oh and my personal favourite....your a fire hazard in any premises.....unbelievable
ugh yes i have had that a fair few times. its very upsetting. makes me feel like an object, and lesser human :(
Right? Like we asked to be different and disabled 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😤😤😤😤😤😤😤
Roslyn Kamau it is good to be different
Blobicas squish Ofcourse it is
Where the fuck does that happen?!
I can't believe in 2017 they are still unaware of disability access!!!!! There is an equality law for a reason!!!! It is disgraceful they can't add a few ramps or educate their employees or combination of the two :O
PhantomFan1a those employees definitely need to be trained on tact and treating guests/visitors with utmost respect.
To me nobody is disabled - just people with needful equipment to do life's work. :) This place is missing out on having great guests in the park.
If anyone from that park is lurking here now. Listen up:
1) Your Services people need to define what is a few steps better.
2) Fix your bands to include little wheels on them to show this person uses a wheelchair.
3) They need to fix the parks rides to include not exclude people with equipment.
4) What park in 2017 literally discriminates against a body of guests that have done nothing wrong? I'd say any park that is living in the 1970's without an update on its ramping or disability policies.
Here's something scary to think about - what about the children that are literally not being allowed to ride anything? Simply due to the wheelchair or other needed equipment? Oh yes, they're probably better off at Disney.
I have given up seats on park rides so a wheelchaired person can ride. Why? Because the people who were running the ride forget that the person was waiting on the ramp for an hour.
Oh my, I would never return there!
I've worked with rides and people with all sorts of disabilities, my first priority is your safety and the safety of others. However I went above and beyond to hit the second priority of 'fun'. Wether that is adjusting ride times, allowing person with disability to ride alone with carers and family, adjusting exits to make things more accessible or even boarding the rides with the person if their carer did not meet height requirements.
When possible, there should always be adjustments made to allow the disabled to be abled.
I had a bad experience at an American theme park called Kings Dominion. Nothing was accessible even when advertised as such and the staff was so rude. My fiancé had to practically carry me in my wheelchair because the ramps had steps leading to them. The mazes for the haunted houses were so narrow that I got stuck several times and was made to feel like a nuisance even though the attractions were advertised as accessible. Even in America companies cut corners and make things impossible for those who need assistance.
They really would get sued in America. I live in Texas, and I have seen so many people get sued over things like this.
because here in the US it is illegal thanks to the ADA. their ride ques wouldn't be legal here
I live in the U.S. and as I'm i the process of getting of my wheelchair, I worry about things like this. If I needed to evacuate, I would find a way, but my building was recently on fire three floors below me. They shut down the elevators (understandably) and it was my first moment of fear. If I was having a bad day, would I be able to scoot down 24 flights of stairs? The thought of a public place asking me to show what I can and cannot do, in front of other riders, is just terrifying.
Not to mention this: someone like myself could theoretically prove they can do something, a certain number of times, but it will destroy my muscles, and make me extremely sleepy. Ten steps for me, is comparable to a lot more steps for someone else. They'd also be putting me at risk since I'm not a stable walker. I'm deeply sorry that the staff put you through what you went through, and I hope this video gets to a million views because it 110% needs to instigate change at that amusement park.
exactly!! thank you for your comment. Its like the spoons theory! if i proved to her i could do 5 seps or what every, that could be my quota for the day!!!
do you have an evacuation chair in your building?
You are very right, I've been to many amusement parks here in the US and in Canada and have NEVER had to walk for a ride and was never denied going on a ride either. It is sad that you had to go through that!!! I'm proud of you for making this video!! Getting the word out it the best way to kill ignorance like this!! 😊😊😊💕💕💕😊😊😊
Wow, I'm crying for you just thinking about it. I live 30 minutes from Disney and feel so blessed as you said how awesome they are. (except their parking lot and making those of us in the disability parking walk/roll all the way to the entrance where people right behind us can get a ride. My chair doesn't fold for it.)
ooo thats interesting to know. I haven't been since i was 13, but we are planning on taking my daughter soon. so ill think about that. xx
Yes, they could get sued, and would most likely get fired (In the US especially where I live). That is completely disgusting, and I am very sorry for you.
they would get sued in america
I heard someone say to a child in a wheelchair “run along now” 🙄 🤦🏼♀️
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That's horrendous! No one should ever have to deal with anything as terrible as that. I'm so sorry. I'm not disabled myself, but I can't imagine anything as terrible as that.
Im so sorry that happened to you. Stay strong and keep doing what your doing :)
thank you for your support. x
I haven't been to a theme park but I find if I go to a local shopping centre not all shops are immediately accessible. You have to go into the shop to tell them you need the ramp to get in. I know it's ridiculous. I just would like to be treated as normal.
Sheila Tagg In switzerland, publicly accessible buildings and places MUST be accessible for people in wheelchairs, everything else is illegal.
Burning Down Wonderland Same in the USA. Any place that has accessibility issues can be sued and fined. I've heard of some 'disabled vigilantes' LOOKING for anything they can bring a lawsuit against. They almost always win something, too. It's made a lot of places jump on making sure they comply with ADA.
Sheila Tagg i never understand this as how are we meant to get into the shop to ask for the ramp to get in shop? Sometimes they have doorbells but 99% of time these dont work lol