Good Afternoon,
I thought I would pass along my first experience riding the Dueling Dumbo Attraction at the Magic Kingdom on my last trip. Having never been on Dumbo I wanted take a look at the attraction up close To be honest I am not sure why I never rode the attraction before other then maybe being scared that I would not be able to get in and out of the attraction easily. I realized that there had to be a way guests that are in wheelchairs are able to easily transfer to the attraction with out having to be literally lifted into the poor elephant. I talked to one of the cast members that said that they had one Dumbo elephant car on each spinner that was set up with a door that could be lifted up to allow guests with disabilities to easily either slide in or in my case climb in. Being the inquisitive mind and I was really there to research the options for my fellow readers, I asked if there was a way I could take a look at one of the elephants with the added doors to see how easy it would be for someone like me to climb in and out of the car. Long story short the Door actually gave a guest the ability to slide into the car easily. This gave me the opportunity to actually ride Dumbo for the first time and I can honestly say I loved it.
Sadly I wish I got a picture of myself on the ride or of the elephant with the additional door to it. I’ll hopefully get a picture the next time I am there.
Till next time.
Sikandar Durrani
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