Insofar as the ramp from WL to the boats, are there stairs to or from the ramp? Actually, I can handle distances fairly well, albeit slowly. I walked all around Epcot WS with only a few rest breaks and one stop for lunch. My main problem is stairs -- I can handle ramps as long as they're not too steep. I have both artificial knees, a hip replacement, and both ankles fused. One knee doesn't bend very well, just to about 70 degrees, although the other bends to about 120 degrees. The problem is the ankles. They're fused ina neutral position which is fine if I'm walking on a flat surface but just don't work with any type of step, curb, etc. That's why I use a cane, to help going up and down curbs. However, the steep steps on most buses aren't something I can negotiate without help, same as the steps on a boat. I'm especially hesitant on something unsteady, such as a boat that may be rolling as I'm trying to get on board. My husband is a great help and as long as I'm with him I'm fine, however, I don't want to be tied to him. It is nice to have some independence. Like two trips ago, while in Epcot my daughter got sick and I was able to take her back to our hotel (Polynesian) by myself and leave dh along with ds in Epcot. We used the monorail with no problems. I had a horrible experience on a Disney bus that leaves me hesitant to use them again. It was not busy at all and we were the only ones boarding on an almost empty bus. The driver could see I was disabled because I use a cane and my husband had to help me up the steps. Well, the idiot started the bus abruptly without warning before I had a chance to sit down. I fell against my husband who, fortuantely, is built like an oak tree. If it weren't for him I would have had a serious fall. I screamed in fear and was so shook up I was shaking. The bus driver never even asked if I was alright. I screamed at her "you should let a person get seated before you just take off!" No response, no concern, just acted like she was deaf. I was so shaken I couldn't enjoy the rest of the day and just went back to the hotel. It took me a couple of hours before I stopped shaking. To someone without a disability its hard to understand how such an incident could affect one, however, the terror I felt was something I never want to repeat. We felt the best way to get around the transportation issue was to rent our own car. That had problems, too, mainly with parking. We drove to MK and parked in the handicapped lot. I saw a tram picking people up to take them to the gate and assumed it would come by us, too. After three trams passed us byI flagged one down and asked when they would get to us. The driver told us that the tram doesn't service the handicapped lot because it can't accomodate wheelchairs. Well, I don't use a wheelchair. We attempted to board the tram and was told very rudely by the driver that he could only pick up passengers in designated areas. He then said to me "if you can't even walk from the parking lot in, how do you expect to get around the park" Then drove off with an almost empty tram. Well, why do they provide tram service for non-disabled guests? I assume they can walk from the parking lot in to the park so why do they need a lift but I don't? Then someone told me there were wheelchairs available at the handicapped parking area we could use. Well, I was by myself with my two kids (six and seven years old). They couldn't push me and I can't push myself so I elected to walk in. It was about 5:30 and I wanted the kids to have some fun before the park closed. It was quite a hike along a path with a rather steep up and down slope. Needless to say I was exhausted by the time I reached the entrance. Imagine my frustration as I saw non-disabled guests arriving by tram while I drug myself up and down that path! Then, of course, I had to repeat the procedure coming back. I've since learned that there's parking in the non-disabled areas conveniently located near the tram stops just for people in my situation, who are disabled but can board the tram and don't use a wheelchair. However, I learned that from this board. Non of the CM's we talked to that day volunteered that information. The rest of our last stay we got around the parking issue by driving to the Contemporary, valet parked the car, then caught the monorail. I think the best way around the transportation issue for me in the future is to rent a car and either park in the non-disabled lot and catch the tram, or do like we did before and valet park along the monorail and catch it. Extremely frustrating however you look at it. This board does give excellent advice as to how to navigate WDW with a disability, however, why should that be? WDW should be more forthcoming about disability access, we shouldn't have to learn from experience and each other!