Broken Foot - What Rides Will Provide a Return Time?

Ugh, so sorry. Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery.

Perhaps worth checking if anything special needs to be done should the cast get wet in the almost daily afternoon/evening deluge.

Thanks.  Yes, we will have bags for the cast as well as some sort of cover for the chair for times he's not in it.  They can slow the moving walkways as need be for transfer, so I think he'll be ok on that, just not sure which rides don't have room in the queue.  

And, yes, we knew there was an ankle injury.  They x-rayed at the local clinic and the theory is that swelling hid the break.  5 days later a new x-ray showed the extent of the damage.  Kids!

I'm unaware of any rides that issue a return time due to wheelchair use. Some rides (like Small World and Spaceship Earth) have alternate entrances for wheelchair users. The queue for rides (like Tron & Space Mountain) can't accommodate ECVs, but can accommodate standard wheelchairs.

Thanks all, I'll try to find time to report back on some of this when we return. I know that some rides require transfers, some have alternate loading locations, etc. Just not sure which is which. It will be interesting to learn!

I have, but the website is actually silent on this particular question.  It tells you what you need to do to get on and off the rides, but it does not say anything about what rides have space in the queues for wheelchairs and which don't.  We are WDW vets, so I can think of some rides where you clearly can't go through the entire queue (Space, BTMR), but there are others where they load you in a different area (Buzz, TSMM, Test Track, etc...), so I'm not sure what they do on those.  There are also some where I'm not sure if there's room in the queue or not (Mine Train comes to mind).  It's just not something I've paid close attention to in all the rides, so it's hard to know.

In the end, I simply want to manage our touring as best as possible.  If we are going to get a return pass for some rides, I won't use G+ on those, we'll simply come back at the return time.  The more I understand of what those options are, the better I can manage what will now be a more challenging trip than anticipated.

I use a scooter at WDW. 

Most queues in Epcot, DHS and AK are mobility device friendly.  Spaceship Earth has a special loading area at the exit.  I think you just show up there and they get you on.  I think all the other queues allow a wheelchair.  BE AWARE when they ask "can you walk a short distance or can you stand for 5-10 mins?" sometimes it's longer than you think.  Say "no" and that you want to keep the wheelchair until the last minute.

There are a number of queues in the MK which will not allow a wheelchair or scooter where you will get a return time based on the current wait time.  They are: Jungle Cruise, Big Thunder Mountain and Space Mountain.  Go to the CM at the front of the attraction and they will set up a DAS-like return time.  Everyone needs to be there when you do this because they will add the return time directly to your MBs.  When you return for Jungle Cruise you will enter at the exit and sit in the boat first and then they'll go to the regular loading area and fill the rest of the boat.  If he's really good with the crutches there is also another line that goes along the front railing and you'll load with everyone else.  I usually do that with my cane.  For Big Thunder Mountain, you'll get into line designated by the handicapped icon near the exit.  The CMs bring groups into a waiting area inside the exit side of the ride loading area and they will eventually load you in the back cars.  For Space Mountain, you will take the G+ Lightning Lane entrance.  You can bring your wheelchair all the way through because that's the side with no stairs.  You can only have one DAS-like return time at a time, but you can return to ride at any time after the wait time has elapsed.  Note: you shouldn't waste Genie+ LLs on these rides because you can simply roll up and get a return time.  Save the LL's for other rides.

There are some queues that will not allow a scooter, but will allow a wheelchair but you won't have to worry about that since you already are using a wheelchair.

It used to be if your son is in a WC/Scooter you can go to the ride and ask for a return time.