A letter from a family from Charlottesville, Virginia

Todd, thank you for your helpful review and photos. The tips on getting to Magic Kingdom via the path to the monorail were especially helpful. I will be taking my wife and four kids to SOG in January. Our 2-year-old son Charlie is a dwarf and requires a wheelchair as well as a mechanical ventilator. It is helpful to know that you got around just fine there; I was worried but now I feel much better. We really want to avoid using the car as it is a lot of effort and it upsets Charlie to get out of his wheelchair, into the car seat, then back after parking. The monorail seems like a great way to travel!
I hope you have had a chance to return to Disney World and that you are enjoying life. I will be sure to check out your other reviews as we take more trips other places, and I sincerely hope we'll be retired and traveling America in an RV with a nice big window on the side for Charlie to see it all.
Blessings to you and your parents!
Best,
Mark Davison

Update on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 7:39AM by Todd Neuman

Todd- thanks for writing. We had a blast! Charlie did great in the car and he really enjoyed meeting the characters. And all the newer rides were wheelchair-accessible- Little Mermaid and Buzz Lightyear, as well as Small World.

Shades of Green was great. We stayed 6 nights, the rooms were nice and big, and it was quite easy getting Charlie around in his wheelchair. We walked once or twice and then realized the bus was really easy. There were some impatient folks who would just board the bus before they got the ramp down, which disappointed me as a soldier that other military folks couldn't be patient. But the bus drivers were great! They had no problem shaming the few people off the bus while Charlie got strapped in.

The staff was also very friendly and helpful, from the desk to the restaurant to the maids. Hope you and your family are well.

Mark