Can You Ride Roller Coasters With a Wrist Splint

Johan Andin · Friday, 19 November 2021

10-18-2009,04:45 PM #1

True Disneyland Nerd

Riding with casts or splints

Are there restrictions on any of the rides?? My boyfriend broke his wrist, and he is in a splint (not a hard cast). We are coming this friday for 5 days, and we were just wondering what (if any) restrictions we may have....poor guy, he loves the rides, and its his birthday!! All this for trying to break up a dog fight at the dog park...sheesh!!

Last edited by Christiii; 10-18-2009 at 04:58 PM.
10-18-200904:45 PM # ADS
10-18-2009,05:45 PM #2

It was a good day!

Originally Posted by Christiii

Are there restrictions on any of the rides?? My boyfriend broke his wrist, and he is in a splint (not a hard cast). We are coming this friday for 5 days, and we were just wondering what (if any) restrictions we may have....poor guy, he loves the rides, and its his birthday!! All this for trying to break up a dog fight at the dog park...sheesh!!

Only restriction will be if something is causing pain, otherwise he should be good to go.

Planning 3 trips at once...
10-18-2009,06:59 PM #3

Account Closed

The only restrictions the parks put on a splint is if it is a danger to the rider or other guests. He should have no problems on the rides but double check with the doctor before going. Watch the splint for sweat and ride related water as those can cause minor problems. Use common sense on rides like Space Mountain and he will be fine.

What a sweety helping out the dogs. Hope he has fun at the parks.
10-19-2009,09:58 AM #4

True Disneyland Nerd

thanks guys, so much!! Irealy appreciate your info!! I thought he would be ok, but its nice to not have to worry about it!
10-23-2009,10:44 PM #5

Registered User

Hands should be no problem..
Last Christmas we went to DL. three days before my trip i reached into the trash to reput in some paper.. dough.. stupid me .. there was a soup can lid there that sliced my middle finger.. 17 stitches.. and a bandaged up middle finger.. unable to bend or such.. .
I had no problems with the rides. there are some like space mtn that you may find yourself wanting to hold on with both hands but. you figure it out.

As far as cast and leg things.. the year before my dd had a broken ankle.. cast n all.. we did the whole trip with her in a wheelchair. The CM's were so caring. wanted to make sure she was enjoying her time. We utilized the Handicap policy. many which you use or enter via exit. such as IJ. HM takes you right to the left of the rest of the crowds.. you may wait a few carriages till the Handicap carriage arrives.. they slow down the electric walk.. and even assit you to get in.. Might I say .. above and beyond what I had thought.. .. I was just as impressed with SM.. at space mountain they actually have a whole track that shifts out onto the main track when it is ready to go.. Normally with SM you only have so fast to load onto the ride then your off.. but for the Handicap track they actually give you all the time you need. I actually thing that the seats and leg room is possibly even a bit more than the normal ride. Perfect to manauver a leg cast.
With a cast it was fun to get the Princesses to sign the cast.. I think she got them all.. even Captn Hook. .. whoo hoo..
10-24-2009,02:43 AM #6

Registered User

You can bring a supply of Hefty bags with you!!

If you're planning on going on any wet rides, you might want to bring some Hefty bags, to cover his splint, so it doesn't get wet.

I remember when Splash Mountain first opened, many years ago. My hubby and I came prepared with trash bags over us for the drop and we were glad we did! It used to get you really wet, when it first opened! It's tamer now.

Even tho you won't need to be concerned about leg room, since his splint is on his wrist, I don't believe there is any "extra" leg room in the Space Mountain vehicles, I believe they are the same as the others, they just have a couple of vehicles that are together and on the separate spur. I know this for sure, since I'm in a wheelchair when we go to DLR and there isn't sufficient room for my knees to be able to NOT get crammed up against the front of the car whenever we ride. This is one of the reasons we don't ride it very often.

Also not a consideration for you, but for others who need to know, with Haunted Mansion, they will STOP the track and let you board the vehicle they have you get into for the ride, if you're handicapped. When you get in, look on the left side of the outside of the doom buggy and you'll see a little sign with a bat on it. This lets them know at a glance that you won't be getting off at the end with the others and to stop it when you come back to the loading area.

Hope you have a great time!
10-24-2009,10:19 AM #7

Registered User

You said splint so this may or may not be of help depending on what you mean by splint. My daughter wore AFB when she was little, they are the hard plastic splints or braces on legs, she actually wore one on her elbow and one on her foot/leg, up to her knee.

Rides are no problem, at least for her, she went on everything.

What we did find, more so on her arm than on her foot, maybe because she was use to her foot becoming sweaty more than her arm, since she wore the foot brace all day everyday, but only wore the arm brace for 6 to 8 hours, usually in school and we have air conditioning. So anyway what we found was her sweating more due to the hot sun, and we went in Nov or Jan or March.

So what we did was bring lots of extra socks, cut the toes out and slid the sock on under the splint, then the splint. This was we could change the sock every two or three hours, on both her foot and arm. You maybe able to use a soft glove and cut the fingers out, I know you can buy those cheap ones at Walmart for $1 a pair, that will give you two and if you rinse them and let them dry overnight you should not need more than two pairs.

Oh, and do check the hand every two hours, my daughter wore hers for years on her feet and her arm, you would be surprised how fast a little red mark turns into an open sore from preasure. Make sure he takes IBurophen to keep swelling down.

Have a great time, hope this helps you.

DL: 3/1993, 2/1994, 11/1995, 8/1996, 6/1998, 11/2002, 11/2003, 1/2006, 1/2007, 6/2007, 2/2009, 12/2009, 8/2010, 9/2012, 8/2014, 1/2015 WDW 3/2008, 2/2011, 5/2013, 3/2014
10-31-2009,09:52 AM #8

Perpetual Mouseketeer

This message is too late for the original poster's timeframe, but perhaps this advice will help someone else...

My daughter broke her wrist a few weeks before our 'week at WDW, week on DCL' vacation last year. The idea of the limitations that would pose broke my heart.

But I'm pretty resourceful...

I ordered a GoreTex liner for her cast, so she was re-cast with the new liner. Because the hard outer 'shell' of a cast is fiberglass (not plaster any more), it's really the liner that you have to worry about getting wet. With a GoreTex liner, water can literally pour out of the cast, so you don't have to worry about getting it wet in a pool or tub. The GoreTex liner was much thinner than a standard cast lining, and it was much lighter in weight.

Because it was really cold during our visit to WDW, we didn't go to the waterparks or ride any of the water rides. She could ride anything else without limitations (except the usual: keep your arms, hands, and legs inside the vehicle at all times!).

HOWEVER.

Part of the glitch was what to do at Castaway Cay (and any other beach). The issue is not just getting the cast wet but keeping the sand *OUT* because that can rub and make the casted arm really sore.

We got a special waterproof cast cover that 'vacuum sealed' around the arm, and my daughter was able to swim at the beach and play. Vacation saved!

Mary@MasterpieceTravels.com