[nabs-l] canes and water park rides

Mon Apr 1 23:11:04 UTC 2013

I remember once when I was 11 I went to Universal Studios and my
folding cane fell out of the tram that goes all around the park. I
guess it fell out right when we passed JAWS and everyone was teasing
me about JAWS eating my cane! The ride people eventually found my cane
and gave it back but it took several hours and I got pretty upset
thinking my cane was lost for good. I don't remember if I had folded
it up before putting it in the tram but I'm guessing I probably did
and just didn't secure it well enough.
Arielle

On 4/1/13, Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Yay for Disney!  they were by far my best park experience.  I went
> twice as a little kid.  The first time I went I was five or six and my
> parents also had a baby in a stroller, so the practice for both me and
> my sister was to hold onto our brother's stroller to keep with our
> parents and not get lost.  My parents just gave me verbal direction
> and were with me the entire time, so there really wasn't a major need
> for a cane.  When I went again as an older kid though, I did have a
> folding cane and the Disney staff was very good about either showing
> me tricks to keep it with me or holding it and then giving it back to
> me when I got off, even on water rides like Splash Mountain and the
> Pirates of the Caribbean rides which start in one place and end at
> another.  If you have a folding cane you can secure it folded with the
> loop and then put your wrist through the cane and the strap and just
> let it hang as you hold onto something.  It won't flop around as much
> as the telescopic cane.  Also, the holster idea sounds good, although
> some park personelle at other amusement parks get worried  about it
> coming lose.  Either way, you shouldn't have any problems with getting
> the ride people to bring you your cane at the ride exit.
>
> By the way, Universal Studios was excellent about working with the
> cane too.  I went there in the same vacation that I went to Disney for
> the second time and they were very accomodating.
>
> On 4/1/13, Kirt Manwaring <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sophie,
>>   I'm one of those random oddballs who would probably go alone if I
>> was traveling, and there was a really cool theme park near by.  I know
>> it's not for everyone, but occasionally doing those kinds of "social"
>> things by myself is fun for me; both to keep my confidence up and to
>> meet people that I otherwise wouldn't get to know.
>>   Anyways, I've taken my straight cane to theme parks no problem, but
>> I'll confess I haven't tried a water park with it yet.  A collapsible
>> or folding cane seems more reasonable to me there.  On rollercoasters
>> or big rides like that, I've almost always just given my straight cane
>> to the ride attendant and picked it up when the ride is done, but
>> those rides usually start and end at the same place.  Waterslides and
>> things are different though, obviously.
>>   Basically, I've been reading this thread to see what useful bits I
>> could glean from it, as I'll probably be going to a few water parks
>> myself over the summer.  Maybe this will finally give me the
>> motivation I need to buy another collapsible or NFB folding cane.  (I
>> actually liked mine for the year or so it lasted, but I used it
>> sparingly and certainly not as my primary cane.)  Thanks, all, for the
>> help and suggewstions.
>>   Best,
>> Kirt
>>
>> On 3/31/13, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I would where a belt around my bathing suit, and
>>> Use a folding cane with a holster.
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy
>>> Bennett
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 4:25 PM
>>> To: National Asociation of Blind Students
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] canes and water park rides
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> This summer, I am going to a water park. When I go to theme parks, I
>>> typically store my cane somewhere outside the ride area or on the exit
>>> side of a roller coaster platform. However, many water rides are such
>>> that you get on the ride in a different location, often quite a walk
>>> away, from the place where you get off of the ride. My cane is too
>>> long to fit in many inner tubes, and I doubt that it would be a safe
>>> thing to bring along especially if it came loose.
>>>
>>> I am wondering if a telescoping cane would be the best for this,
>>> because I know that many water rides have shoe holders. It would just
>>> be annoying, because I would have to rely on someone to guide me back
>>> to these shoe holders that are often at the entrance of the ride.
>>>
>>> So what are your suggestions for storing a cane during water rides?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cindy Bennett
>>> Secretary: National Association of Blind Students
>>> Legislative Coordinator: National Federation of the Blind of Washington
>>>
>>> B.A. Psychology, UNC Wilmington
>>> clb5590 at gmail.com
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> Kaiti
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