mistysue
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 26, 2009
What is happening here is two things- there are disabled people for whom the GAC was overkill. So Disney reacted to that, creating a system that is probably closer to meeting the actual NEED for most of the users.
Unfortunately, that creates a group of people for whom the DAS is complete garbage and does no good. So the solution is to let Disney know it didn't work, and recommend something that would work, then figure out how they are going to determine who gets to use this system. Because drawing the line at disabled/non-disabled just plain is not working.
In addition to overly generous perks inviting abuse, it invited overuse by those who qualify, but don't constantly need. The volume of disabled people at Disney is much higher than in most arenas of life. It is high enough that including the disabled and their party in a system of advantages directly effects the non-disabled population.
The argument of "how much" whoever gets done in a day is useless. Are they going to compare your disabled 3 year old to a "regular" 3 year old? How about my 3 year old who loses time because we can only eat at table service and has to wait for a chef, so during non busy times other groups are leaving before he has food? Should I get compensation? A ride pass? A meal voucher? What is normal? We may spend 2 hours at lunch when you go to the CS next door and you're out in 25 minutes. Not only do we get to do less, but we have to pay more to get the minimum level of food you are able to purchase for less. If this sounds silly, that's because it is. None of this is Disney's fault but it is the same type of argument for paying less admission for those who have less park time.
My DD can not handle more than a wait around 30 minutes, so we don't go on rides that require one. That won't work for everybody, but if the line were drawn at disabled/non-disabled we would qualify for whatever the perk was... so we can get by without anything extra, but if it's offered most people are going to take it.
I am not trying to debate anybody's opinion at all, just bring more perspective to try to help the actual problem faced: I don't think a workable solution has been found on these boards and I suspect Disney also has not been able to find a real answer. So if you want one, somebody needs to find it. The GAC is not an answer, they already tried that and it put too much stress on the system.
Unfortunately, that creates a group of people for whom the DAS is complete garbage and does no good. So the solution is to let Disney know it didn't work, and recommend something that would work, then figure out how they are going to determine who gets to use this system. Because drawing the line at disabled/non-disabled just plain is not working.
In addition to overly generous perks inviting abuse, it invited overuse by those who qualify, but don't constantly need. The volume of disabled people at Disney is much higher than in most arenas of life. It is high enough that including the disabled and their party in a system of advantages directly effects the non-disabled population.
The argument of "how much" whoever gets done in a day is useless. Are they going to compare your disabled 3 year old to a "regular" 3 year old? How about my 3 year old who loses time because we can only eat at table service and has to wait for a chef, so during non busy times other groups are leaving before he has food? Should I get compensation? A ride pass? A meal voucher? What is normal? We may spend 2 hours at lunch when you go to the CS next door and you're out in 25 minutes. Not only do we get to do less, but we have to pay more to get the minimum level of food you are able to purchase for less. If this sounds silly, that's because it is. None of this is Disney's fault but it is the same type of argument for paying less admission for those who have less park time.
My DD can not handle more than a wait around 30 minutes, so we don't go on rides that require one. That won't work for everybody, but if the line were drawn at disabled/non-disabled we would qualify for whatever the perk was... so we can get by without anything extra, but if it's offered most people are going to take it.
I am not trying to debate anybody's opinion at all, just bring more perspective to try to help the actual problem faced: I don't think a workable solution has been found on these boards and I suspect Disney also has not been able to find a real answer. So if you want one, somebody needs to find it. The GAC is not an answer, they already tried that and it put too much stress on the system.