[nabs-l] canes and water park rides

Wed Apr 3 05:20:21 UTC 2013

Ashley,
  The best for you isn't necessarily the best for everyone.  I know
I've been really nit picky as of late but I'd say take care using
words like "best" when you're dealing with a variety of people with a
wide range of personal styles and preferences.  I can say that, for
me, having a guide is only best if it's a really crowded place and I
don't want to get separated from a group...for you, it might be best
more often.  So, even though it probably sounds like I'm splitting
hairs, I think it's important to consider.
  Best,
(I just said best even though I just told you not to say it...I'm a hypocrite!),
Kirt

On 4/2/13, Suzanne Germano <sgermano at asu.edu> wrote:
> Six Flags north of Chicago
> It was a few years back.
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Ashley Bramlett
> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
>> Suzanne,
>> Which park was this? I haven't been to parks in a long time. I used the
>> blind privelege at Disney world.
>> and got to go in the front of the line with my parents.
>>
>> As for canes, I cannot imagine bringing it on a ride except for maybe
>> those sitting rides that go in a straight line with no turns; Turning can
>> cause the cane to fly out of the ride. I would have someone hold my cane
>> til I got off the ride and I certainly would not want a cane on a water
>> ride since its wet.
>>
>> I think guides are the best option for parks.
>>
>> Ashley
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Suzanne Germano
>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 10:25 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] canes and water park rides
>>
>> That's interesting I am legally blind and don't use dog or cane but go to
>> guest services and they give me a line pass so you can go up the exit.
>> You
>> have to wait one hour to go on the same ride again. But every ride you
>> can
>> go up the exit and not wait in line.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 6:47 PM, Chris Nusbaum
>> <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>**
>> wrote:
>>
>>  So they let you cut through the line with a dog, but not with a cane?
>>> Interesting.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
>>> Public Relations Committee
>>> Maryland Association of Blind Students
>>> Phone: (443) 547-2409
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nabs-l
>>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.**org<nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org>]
>>> On Behalf Of Sarah
>>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 9:40 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] canes and water park rides
>>>
>>> Because with my dog, they let me right on, and they watch the dog very
>>> carefully even when someone else is holding it so nobody pets it while
>>> you're on the ride.  With a cane, they will just say "Wait 4 hours like
>>> everyone else."
>>>
>>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
>>> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>> Date sent: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 21:26:25 -0400
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] canes and water park rides
>>>
>>> Sarah,
>>>
>>> Just curious: how is Six Flags more accommodating to a guide dog user
>>> than
>>> to a cane user?
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
>>> Public Relations Committee
>>> Maryland Association of Blind Students
>>> Phone: (443) 547-2409
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nabs-l
>>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.**org<nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org>]
>>> On Behalf Of Sarah Meeks
>>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 7:56 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Cc: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] canes and water park rides
>>>
>>> My best amusement park experience has always been Six Flags.
>>> They are very
>>> accommodating.  There you are more accommodating now that I have a dog.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Apr 1, 2013, at 11:22 AM, 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<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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