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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Side question: what do kids do while waiting in line? Look at phones?[/quote]

They lose their GD minds. I have really great, well behaved kids, but it's a LOT to ask a 2 year old to wait in line 45+ min. 90 min? Shoot me. And then you repeat all day for 12 hours straight. But to answer your question, we play games on our boogie boards, color, eat a million snacks. I really wish we could have strollers so my 2 year old could nap, but no it's fine if I hold her for HOURS every day. Just schedule a chiropractor appt when you return.

All of my friends whose kids have even minor diagnoses like ADHD or Autism get special medical exemption to cut the line. I actually think this might be why lines are longer for everyone else. One friend made it up and it worked although you do have to have a brief interview with Disney to get the medical pass. [/quote]

You're asking for trouble by bringing 2 year olds. My kids are older and we're going for the first time to WDW in a few months. The youngest is 8. We've done Disneyland several times and have mastered Genie+ such that we almost never wait in a line more than 20 mins. Knowing how much patience is required for the heat, lines, and crowds why do people bring babies and toddlers? It's setting them up for failure.[/quote]

Because I too have older kids? My 5 and 7 year old are over the moon with Disney World. Sadly Disney doesn't offer daycare where I can drop the littlest off for the day.

Also, the 2 year old LOVED Minne and Mickey. She also really liked the rides that she went on too. [/quote]

You could just wait until your 2 yr old is older. [/quote]

OK? But I'm not. My 5 and 7 year olds want to go right now while it's still magical for them. And Dh and I don't want to split up with our vacations. FWIW the 2 year old only waited for rides she could ride, the rest of the time her and I played outside while the others rode Tower of Terror or Space Mountain or whatever.

I'm in a lot of Disney groups and the Disney DAS (the disability pass) scam is alive and well. It's no wonder it seems 10% of the park is on a ride on scooter. It's great that they let some autistic kids skip the line, but they're making it more miserable for everyone. If the lines were shorter for everyone, the autistic kid could easily wait 15-20 min. [/quote]

np. I was with you right up until you said the autistic kid could easily wait 15-20 mins. There you are wrong. You'd be giving me side eye and on here complaining if my autistic kid had to wait with your 2yo for 15-20 mins in line. [/quote]

DAS holders routinely wait 15-20 minutes in the DAS return/lightening lane line. It’s not front of the line access. [/quote]

My kid uses the DAS pass. We have never waited 15-20 minutes in a lightening lane. Sometimes we've waited 10 minutes (Rise, SOARIN, Remy, Pirates) but never more. My kid won't do Tower of Terror, Slinky Dog or Everest so perhaps that is the disconnect.  [/quote]

Wow NEVER? I find that very hard to believe since it happens pretty regularly. Its the same line as Genie+ and people complain about this a lot. I'd say we wait 10 minutes for almost every ride and 15-20 minutes for the more in-demand rides. For 7DMT you have to do the entire inside switchback line after the merge. For Big Thunder you have to do the entire down ramp and then wait several trains to get one. I think you are just underestimating the time you are waiting. [/quote]

We've only been three times but because of my son's situation, I am positive we have not waited more than 10 minutes including the one time we did Guardian of the Galaxy (but that one was definitely luck!!). During our first experience 3ish yrs ago during spring break I was going to skip Big Thunder, Splash Mountain and 7DMT and leave post fireworks but he begged to stay so on a whim I checked and got Big Thunder with DAS for less than 10 mins. It was our first time trying to ride Big Thunder so I didn't even realize how crazy it was that we used the DAS on it once and then after that they let us stay on for multiple iterations because there weren't enough riders. I had no clue how lucky that was. We have been twice since and save those rides for post fireworks and that seems to work out well wrt wait times. [/quote]

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