Magic Kingdom, with Cinderella's Castle, a daily parade and nightly fireworks, is the park where everyone ages 3-103 can suspend disbelief and exist in a world of fantasy for the day. At Epcot, you can get a significant lesson in hydroponic gardening, look at the future of telecommunications, or visit authentic restaurants, shows, and shops from countries around the world. In addition to the magnificent diversity in entertainment, the quality that sets Disney World apart is its hospitality. Walt Disney wanted entertainment to be accessible to every member of the family, In its '90s incarnation, Disney World has done an outstanding job of including those members with disabilities. Rides, theater attractions, restaurants and shops are almost all wheelchair accessible throughout the four parks.
Many attractions have a ''disability entrance'' to provide any extra assistance necessary to guests.
This might mean an escort to roomier theater spaces for wheelchairs, a temporary halting of a moving platform to enable a person with a disability to approach and board the ride, or simply a shorter wait for folks with limited stamina. At the guest relations facility just inside the gate at each park, visitors can pick up a guidebook for guests with disabilities that indicates which attractions offer such special entrances. What makes the parks so accessible is a general awareness and attitude by all its ubiquitous ''hosts'' and ''hostesses'' that all guests are respected equally, welcomed with equal warmth. There to help If you need information or direction, you rarely have time to worry about it before you've found someone with an answer. Assistance is offered graciously, and the sense of inclusion is consistent.