Handicap Hospitality Services

Located on the West side of the Admissions/Registration building in the Main Gate Plaza. Information is available concerning all accessibility concerns.

Handicapped parking is located as close to the ticket registration building as possible. It helps if you have a handicapped placard so that the parking lot attendees can wave you on to the lot.  If you have trouble walking, we have a golf cart that will shuttle people from the handicapped parking lot to the ticketing window or to where you can rent a scooter (3 or 4 wheeled single-seat battery-operated motorized scooter = $60 per day).

You can also bring your own scooter or power wheelchair. Sun 'n Fun insurance does not allow for the use of golf carts during the convention by the public. The types of vehicles for mobility aides allowed during Sun 'n Fun convention are:

WHEELCHAIRS

manual or battery-powered

SCOOTERS

single seat, battery-powered, two or three or four wheeled designed for the use of a mobility-impaired person.

The person using such a device does not need special credentials or passes to bring this on to Sun 'n Fun convention grounds. If the guest does not have their own or will not be bringing it, we have scooters and manual wheelchairs available for rent on a daily basis located near main registration. ($20 for wheelchairs; $60 for scooters per day, cash or check -- no credit cards). It is advisable to make reservations in advance.

* People using scooters and wheelchairs are allowed to go wherever the general public is allowed, which includes the flightline with the proper credentials. Sun 'n Fun grounds are very accessible but vast. Therefore, the Blue Route on the transportation trams will take a person using a wheelchair for scooter along with their family and friends.

SPECIAL-NEEDS CAMPING:

There are members who desire to camp at Sun 'n Fun but cannot do so without the use of electricity for specific medical conditions. We have a very limited number of CAMPING spots that will allow such a person to utilize and electrical outlet. These are on a first-come first-served request well in advance of the convention and backed up by medical documentation. Contact the Handicap Hospitality Chairmen at (863) 648-2001.

AIRCRAFT CAMPING for people with disabilities:

When you arrive, hold up a sign in your plane stating HANDICAP CAMPING and they will direct you from there. Ask a Sun 'n Fun volunteer who has a radio and have them call Fred Meyling to make arrangements to get you to the scooter site. Buy your ticket from aircraft camping first. If this information does not answer your questions, please e-mail us at Handicap Hospitality (or, if you do not have the e-mail you may call Kim or Fred Meyling (863) 648-2001.