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    Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

    I don't know what to say to this, except that was my experience. If you think I'm exaggerating or lying, maybe it makes you feel better to know I think the same about you. Describing it as not hard at all to ride every single ride you wanted is very far from my experience. I was traveling with...
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    Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

    I find this framing kind of insulting. I did research and I'm not a lazy person. But I had really frustrating G+ experiences on trips in 2022 and 2023 because these systems required practice. I was a 7:02 booker who didn't do much refreshing because I didn't realize how much things could shift...
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    Is attendance really down at WDW this or…

    There are a lot of complaints that make sense to be on this site, but complaining that Disney food is overpriced garbage is wild to me. We are regulars at Busch Gardens Williamsburg. I know it's different ownership, regional, etc. Incomparable. But the food, more than anything, is TRULY...
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    Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

    This seems really premature and hyperbolic. I cannot understand how we're making these determinations based on one day. I expect availability to evolve. Today there were many influencers trying a new product and EVERYONE was booking at 7:00, even hotel guests already there. I expect Disney to...
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    News New DAS System at Walt Disney World 2024

    No standby guests are able to wait in other lines while waiting on a DAS return time (effectively doubling what you can ride). No other guests can stand in line while eating lunch, watching the parade, or doing any other park activities. DAS users are able to take up virtual space in "line" all...
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    News New DAS System at Walt Disney World 2024

    Many of the posters calling for Disney to expose the liars and cheaters have been the most strongly defending those with disabilities in this thread. I just find it really hard to believe that there would be support if Disney announced it was tracking DAS users and banning some. That's...
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    Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

    Haha. I'd prefer a WDW where that was the only option. Otherwise, let's do manageable 15-45 minute lines for all.
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    Lightning Lane at Walt Disney World

    What's interesting is that, even with a new name, this is fundamentally the same line-skipping product. A few things seem clear to me with this announcement and the recent history. Disney was unhappy with their front-of-the-line service. They felt they could make more money from it. The move...
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    News New DAS System at Walt Disney World 2024

    I hear you that some will cheat this new system. I don't doubt it. But the biggest issue with DAS as it existed wasn't outright cheaters and liars. It was overuse by people with legitimate disabilities for whom skipping the line was not always necessary, often with groups and on headliner...
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    News New DAS System at Walt Disney World 2024

    I want to know more. Do you know whether there were fewer LL scans overall? If we assume G+ slots haven't changed, then that's many fewer LL guests total and MANY fewer DAS. Like, let's assume 1,000 G+ slots per hour just for even numbers. That would mean that DAS scans went from 1,500 per...
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    News New DAS System at Walt Disney World 2024

    Of course no data will show anything with certainty. But, were I looking for overusers or unnecessary cases, I might look out for people who spend dozens of days per year in the parks and visit for long hours. I might pay attention to people who always use return times right on the dot and make...
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    News New DAS System at Walt Disney World 2024

    This conversation is starting to feel less about ensuring accommodations for those who need them and more about ensuring DAS for people who've gotten used to it. Touring the parks with your only options being G+ and regular standby is pretty unappealing for all guests, especially those with...
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    News New DAS System at Walt Disney World 2024

    I want to be clear. As a rare visitor, long wait times with 90% of ride capacity going to LL (which was heavily DAS filled, by reports) and inability to get G+ return times for top attractions were significant factors in my recent frustrating trips. 5-10 minutes less, many times a day, makes a...
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    News New DAS System at Walt Disney World 2024

    That's the key to me. When LLs are long, or just constantly full, those are the times when standby is brought to a STANDSTILL to catch up with the LL. That leads to 60+ minute waits on a high capacity attraction like Haunted Mansion. It's those peak LL ratios. They're frustrating to everyone...
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    MK on party days

    My family and I will be coming through central FL this August and are debating spending Friday August 11 at a Magic Kingdom. I can see that the first MNSSHP is that night. As best I can tell from another blog and other searches, it looks like MK crowds could be minimal that day. Is that usually...
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