点评:We attended the Oulton Park Family Fun Day on Easter Monday (21st April) and were enjoying the event until the 2PM Bumblebee Meet & Greet, which turned into a distressing and upsetting experience for my disabled child.
The event map instructed guests to queue by the movie car area, which we followed. However, Bumblebee appeared at the opposite side of the stage, prompting a rush of people who pushed ahead, completely disregarding the original queue. My child, who uses a wheelchair, was effectively pushed aside in the chaos.
Despite waiting patiently in the correct area (and being unable to rush due to the wheelchair being on uneven grass terrain), we were later told to move near the back of the newly formed queue when staff attempted to organise it. This was not only frustrating, it was deeply upsetting to be treated this way—particularly when most venues now recognise sunflower lanyards and offer reasonable accommodations for guests with disabilities.
This felt like clear discrimination. There appeared to be no disability provisions in place, and certainly no priority access or staff awareness on how to manage accessibility needs during crowd-heavy moments. This level of exclusion and oversight is unacceptable in 2025.
To make matters worse, I emailed the venue following the incident to express my concerns and received no response whatsoever.
We had been planning to return for the British Superbikes event this weekend, but after the way we were treated, we will be avoiding Oulton Park until clear improvements are made regarding disability access and staff training.
翻译:我们参加了复活节星期一(4月21日)的奥尔顿公园家庭欢乐日,一直玩得很开心,直到下午2点的大黄蜂见面会,结果却让我残疾的孩子感到难过和不安。
活动地图指示观众在电影车区域排队,我们照做了。然而,大黄蜂出现在舞台的另一侧,引发了一阵人群的涌动,他们强行往前挤,完全无视了原来的队列。我的孩子坐轮椅,在混乱中被挤到了一边。
尽管我们耐心地在正确的区域等待(由于轮椅在不平坦的草地上,我们没法快速前进),但后来工作人员试图整理队伍时,我们被告知要移到新排队的后面。这不仅令人沮丧,而且受到这样的对待更令人深感不安——尤其是在大多数场馆现在都承认向日葵挂绳,并为残疾客人提供合理的便利条件的情况下。
这感觉像是明显的歧视。那里似乎没有残疾人设施,当然也没有优先通道,工作人员也没有意识到如何在人流密集时管理无障碍需求。这种程度的排斥和疏忽在2025年是不可接受的。
更糟糕的是,事件发生后,我给场馆发了一封电子邮件,表达了我的担忧,却没有收到任何回复。
我们原本计划本周末回来参加英国超级摩托车赛,但考虑到我们受到的待遇,我们将避免前往奥尔顿公园,直到残疾人通道和员工培训方面取得明显改善。