Accessibility- Coral Crater Adventure Park: Adventure Course

I went to Hawaii for 10 days after my graduation with my family and one of my best friends, and booked 3 excursions through GoCity pass (Thank you, Sarah!) Our first activity was an obstacle course suspended in the air between trees. This week, I want to talk about the accessibility of the obstacle course while acknowledging that this activity requires sight and mobility to complete.

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Accessibility- Could I Complete It?

I have been working out a lot after my hospitalization. I try to walk 10k steps a day, I have a core workout routine I do a few times a week, I've been swimming most days on my vacation, and I have workout classes I am trying to do twice a week, but haven't done consistently yet. However, none of this mattered because the course relied on 90% arm strength. I had to swing from ropes, walk on moving platforms while holding onto ropes, rock climb (or in my case walk because I was too tall), and pull myself up a few times. I only lost balance once, when I tried to walk across spinning platforms that were not stable. This long-winded explanation is to say- it was really hard for me. Even though most of the other people doing the activity were children, I was still one of the worst ones out on the course. I had two conflicting attitudes about this. I was super proud of myself that I completed the whole thing in less than an hour, but I also felt insecure because others made it look so much easier. If you cannot walk, have weak grip strength, cannot see, or even don't regularly work out, I wouldn't recommend this activity. Was it fun? Yes! Was it hard for me? Also yes!

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Safety

I was always clipped in. There was a special mechanic where at least one clip had to always be attached to an obstacle for you to be able to move through the course. Now, I managed to get tangled in a couple of obstacles, like how a dog gets tangled in a leash. This was probably user error, but I would like to think that my intelligence is high enough that at least 1% of the fault for that was not on me. I was able to undo this mistake, but I needed a lot of verbal encouragement.

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Other Options

Coral Crater also offers zip-lining, an extended obstacle course, ATV and dirt bikes, and luaus. There is an assumption that guests are ambulatory and are seeking an adventure. There is no information about sign language for deaf adventure seekers, autism protocols, or any neurodivergent adaptations that can be made.

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Overall Rating

If I were basing this rating on full accessibility, it would get a 0 out of 5. However, that isn't entirely fair because I chose to rate an obstacle course in the air. What I will say is: you need more arm strength than leg strength, and I was very tired afterward. However, when I felt insecure because of my disabilities, the guides were all extremely encouraging and nice to me about completing the obstacles. With all of this in consideration, I will give them a 3/5 for the specific style of activity. The website could be more accessible and have more FAQ's for disabled participants, sign language as a method of communication could be considered, and I had to use stairs to get around the course. However, the atmosphere was extremely positive, the guides were kind, and there were nice waiting places that seemed accessible to someone who struggles to pick my feet up all the way when I walk and sometimes needs to sit. This 3/5 is largely because the staff were so nice.

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Thank you for reading about the accessibility of the Coral Crater Adventure Course! If you have any questions or comments, please comment on the blog, reach out at @Anniekrollblog on Instagram or Facebook, or email me at Anniekrollblog@gmail.com. I hope to see you next week!