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Disability Access and Facilities at Sea World is less than desirable
Bruce Bromley
Access & Facilities for People with a Disability - Sea World Gold Coast
Keywords - Disability | Disabled | Wheelchair | Accessible | Access | Fun Amusement Parks
As part of our family holiday last week we visited Sea World on the Gold Coast (Australia)
I would score the Access for people with a disability at 2 out of 10.
From the front entry and access throughout the site there are significant barriers for people with a disability and no serious approach towards wayfinding.
Barriers include;
An excessive number of level changes and no attempt to rectify
Stairways and ramps do not have complying handrails and Tactile Ground Surface Indicators
No wayfinding including TGSIs, signage with braille etc
Wheelchair access to eateries tucked away around corners that are not easily identifyable and signage not provide to indicate location.
Toilets - stating they were unsatisfactory would be understating their design condition. Refer photos below. These do not meet the current standards AS1428.1 - 2001, they do not even closely meet the requirements of the previous 1992 release.
The following is the only Accessible Toilet that is centrally located within the park and services 2/3 of the parks attractions.
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