If my kid with autism could actually do all this, I wouldn't need a Das, now would i? Like what planet are you posting from? It doesn't seem to be a planet that has any special needs people on it. |
Was your last trip more than ten years ago? Because Disney no longer grants DAS for the scenarios you describe. |
To see the DAS abuse, you just need to go on social media and disney blogs- they tell you exactly what buzzwords to say to get the DAS. Some of the biggest abusers of DAS are actually cast members and the college program- you tell the screener you have anxiety caused by crowds or are sensitive to the sun/heat and you can get a DAS.
Look at this post from Len Testa. GAC (predecessor to DAS) users were around 3% of all guests but used 30% of the capacity at Toy Story Mania. Disney said that DAS use has tripled since the GAC. You can trace additional posts from Len Testa on that forum where he breaks down where Touring Plans estimates around 60-75% of all LL capacity is DAS users and family. https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/new-das-system-at-walt-disney-world-2024.983481/page-221#post-10911406 |
NP. It's not just about you. It's about the other people in your party who are also enjoying DAS privileges. The non disabled siblings or the other parent are riding double. |
Here's the relevant post from Len Testa in September determining LL usage.
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/is-attendance-really-down-at-wdw-this-or%E2%80%A6.981083/page-259#post-10727507 |
What do you mean 10 years ago. The changes take effect May 20 this year. |
If you are spending your time resenting the parents and siblings of disabled children for this perceived advantage, you must have a miserable life. |
People using scooters and wheelchairs are not granted DAS under the existing system or the new one (unless they have some other qualifying condition). That changed years ago. |
+1. Mobility issues have been excluded from DAS for years and years. People are told to use wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, etc. Lines are wheel chair accessible and the few that are not give individual return times without DAS. Also, point of clarity, VIP tours don't wait in the LL. They go (almost) straight to the front. They are able to cut in front of LL users. |
For the price of VIP tours, I am fine with that. There are not so many VIP tours that I feel like they’re causing major line issues. The problem is with the excessive DAS usage - where groups of 6, or sometimes 12 (if they claim 2 people have disabilities) making all the line waits go up way more. |
Not for mobility alone, but there were other issues added on top of the mobility so that people could qualify under the vague rules. There were tip boards dedicated to teaching people the right language to use to get DAS and qualify. So it would not be unusual to see people in wheelchairs or boots who had hidden issues that previously qualified and might not now. |
So they got DAS for some other reason, mobility issues notwithstanding. |
Yes but the reason could be that “they don’t do crowds,” which frankly makes Disney an unsuitable place. |
Right and those "other reasons" will no longer qualify in many cases. It's not like you needed a doctor's note or diagnosis to qualify you just needed the right words. |
Yes, but that’s not what the PP was suggesting. I was glad when they changed the old rules (around 2013) so that anyone on an EVC or wheelchair and their entire party were granted priority. It made no sense that a person seated (with no other issues) needed to skip the line. |