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I visited Energylandia for the first time a couple weeks ago on the 4th&5th August. The park has some really great coasters and theming and I had such a great time but… the accessibility was awful.
I’m from the UK and use the Ride Access Pass system every time I visit a UK theme park. This was my first time visiting a park that doesn’t use a similar system for accessibility and it was rough.
For a little context- I have a physical disability so queues are super tricky for me. I cannot stand for longer than 10 minutes at a time.
At first when planning this trip I was pleasantly surprised that the park offers discounted tickets for people with disabilities. But upon actually being in the park we found that i was expected to queue as normal. This was frustrating because if I could queue as normal, I would, but my disability means that I can’t. After speaking to those at the information desk I was told that if I cannot queue and still want to experience the coasters, I would have to purchase an energy pass (This is their version of a fast pass) which was an additional charge of £100 on each day that I would attend the park. ( so £200 extra total)
I was put in a tricky position as this was my only option to be able to experience the park in the same way that an able bodied person would. The cost of the energy pass ended up costing more than our two-day tickets to the park. Which made the discounted disability ticket pointless. I ended up paying more than the average person to attend and experience the park in the same ways that others could. And personally felt that this was unfair. Why should I have to pay more than the average person just because I’m disabled? Feels completely counter productive to what they’re advertising as a discounted ticket, and I’m sure others in my position have probably felt the same.
It was really disappointing that they just didn’t have a real accessibility system and clearly don’t have much interest in making the park fully accessible for guests with disabilities.
I wanted to post this just to make other people aware who may be travelling from different countries, who are used to using certain accessibility systems. So that others aren’t caught off guard when they’re expected to pay out of pocket to support their needs.

Hey yall I’ve been slowly tapering from 300mg and I’m currently down to 37.5mg🥳 I’m so bloody proud of myself for getting to this point and it’s definitely not been an easy journey. I have a sensitivity to lots of different medications which has meant I’ve had to taper very very slowly because the doctors didn’t have the option to substitute the Venlafaxine with any other similar medication. The thing is- I have around two/two and a half weeks left of the 37.5mg’s and my doctors are saying I’ll have to go cold turkey once I run out. Personally I think they’re chatting shit but if that’s what they say that’s what I’ll do you know 🤣 BUT
I go on holiday- out of the country on the 3rd August for a week. I should realistically have enough to get me through to the end of the holiday but it would mean going cold turkey as soon as I get home.
So I’m thinking, should I just start cold turkey now so I should be over it and chilling by the time I go on holiday? Or should I keep it going until I run out?
Idk if my logic even makes sense I think it’s just the ADHD brain saying fuck it just get it over and done with🤣 but I feel like i need some outsiders to give their opinions lmao
Thanks for the help!

Hey guys! This is mainly a rant but I’m also hoping for some advice, no one around me has EDS and my appointments with my consultant are few and far between. Around last Christmas I tore the ligament in my left ankle. I was wearing platform boots and rolled on my ankle and heard it snap- it was gross. Around 3 months later I then broke my left foot. Didn’t even notice because there wasn’t any direct impact 😅 this was quite a stubborn break and I still get pain from time to time. But this week I’ve only gone and broken my right wrist 🤦‍♀️ in keeping with the foot break- I didn’t actually do anything to cause this like no impact or anything it just started to hurt and turns out it’s broken! To be completely honest I’m so annoyed!!! Around this time last year I made the decision to be healthier in my day to day life. Exercise more but not push myself. Take mindful walks every day to reach 10k steps. Eat more mindfully and do everything I can to live as healthy a life as possible. And this shit just keeps happening!!! I feel like a bit of a lost cause like is there anything I can actually do or change to prevent these things? Or is this just what I’ve gotta deal with for the rest of my life? It’s also weird bc I’ve always struggled with my hips, knees, ankles and jaw. I’ve never really had many issues with my hands or wrists before.. should I expect other joints to start having issues now too? Any advice would be helpful but I mainly just needed a rant because I feel I’ve lost control over my life because of what EDS is doing to me.

Hey yall! As am sure loads of you are aware, there’s another heatwave in the UK at the moment and I’m here to get some advice re heat intolerance. Not quite in a general way but more in a situation specific kinda way so bare with me here 🤣
I’m in the very slow process of tapering off Venlafaxine. I was originally on 150mg and was on this dose for almost 4 years. I am finally down to 37.5mg after a very drawn out tapering process and I’m currently in my first week of this dosage. As we all know, tapering/stopping can cause some funky side effects and my god I cannot handle this heat!
I am quite literally sweating buckets! To the point where my hair dye drips down my face and neck, and it just feels impossible to stay comfortable.
Now to the point where I need some advice-
Tomorrow night I’m going to a MCR concert at Wembley. (Very large stadium, lots of crowds, stuffy tubes and trains to get there)
I don’t want to miss out because the taper is effecting me like this but I also want to be as comfortable as possible so I can actually enjoy myself. The people I’m going with are aware that I’m tapering and the effects it’s had on me so far, so they have made an effort to explain that I can take time out and if I really need to I can leave early. So my question really is what should I wear, what should I bring with me (only small bags are permitted inside the stadium) and are there any precautions I can take before going?
Sorry for the longwinded post! Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

My best friend and I are travelling to Krakow and visiting energylandia in August. I’m from the UK and have a valid Nimbus accessibility card and a Merlin Ride Access Pass. How do I go about using this at energylandia? Are they valid in Poland or are there other documents or passes I need to apply for?
I’m getting a bit stressed because there’s limited information online and I want to make sure I have everything ready and in place before we travel.

Heyyy, just found out I broke my third metatarsal medial cortex and have a periosteal reaction. I’m annoyed! I’m 23F and this is the second time I’ve broken a bone in this foot just this year. The thing is this time, I didn’t even injure myself, there was no impact that caused this break, it just broke!
I’m usually quite active, I’m on my feet all day at work and enjoy walking and roller skating in my spare time. But now I’m confined to a boot AGAIN and can’t do a lot of the things that I enjoy.
I feel like I’ve been kind of pushed aside by the Fracture Clinic at the hospital because I have EDS. They found the break, gave me a boot and that was that.
Does anyone else not think that there should be some more investigation? Like I understand I have EDS so it makes injuries like this more common, but twice in 6 months is a little crazy don’t you think?