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Wanted to address this without further derailing the thread.... I think it's a little bit of both. The steam has returned, less prominent than it once was. However, it was never as prominent as it is in our memories. The Mandela effect. I think the steam was always (and videos from the time...

Something like how the app handles check-in for dining could make the system a bit more balanced; i.e. when it says you're too far from the restaurant to check-in, it could say you're too far to join a queue as well. It would solve another piece of the puzzle for making the DAS experience closer...

There's more to it. It's not just the ability to be in multiple queues at once, which in itself is an enormous advantage. It's also the ability to join a queue from anywhere in the park, at any time. A standby guest cannot join a ride queue from the turnstiles the moment they enter the park. At...

I hope you and your wife get everything you need to continue to enjoy the parks like everyone else. I don’t see why she wouldn’t be eligible for DAS.

Kind of a sad thought that they would do that to have as much ILL inventory as possible, but it makes some sense. Way past time for GOTG to be off VQ.

The same reason anyone else buys Genie+, to do more in less time. Although, at this point, it does feel like kind of a necessity if you go to the parks to enjoy rides.

Thanks! EPCOT was a generous example with more stuff to do, but imagine that in a park like DAK or DHS and you can see why there is such a problem.

The point of DAS is to accommodate those with disabilities so everyone can enjoy the parks. It’s designed as an alternative standby. Genie+ is a separate offering that anyone can use to optimize their day. Many people won’t find the need for Genie+ with DAS, but some do. I’m just illustrating...

Sure but shows and characters not only don’t have the same draw, someone can’t watch two shows at the same time while also meeting a character. But someone can be in standby for Living with The Land with a DAS return time for Soarin, a Genie+ LL for Ratatouille, an ILL for GOTG, and redeemable...

Yes, and… several people virtually waiting in multiple queues simultaneously with a limited amount of queues to distribute that load are causing these wait times. The only way to fix this is by having more rides and fewer ways to queue for those rides. Disney can’t add another new queuing...

It’s one piece of the puzzle but there are many more variables involved. I just mentioned it because of your point about the number of ticket holders in a park per day. That number isn’t as relevant if a large enough number of people can effectively duplicate themselves. With pre-books, some...

Another queue is like adding another lane to the highway. It won’t do anything. Your thinking is missing some variables. Imagine being able to wait in 2 queues simultaneously. Typically this would require another ticket holder but with DAS it doesn’t. Which is why there can be more people in...

Disney’s system is much more sophisticated and operates at a larger scale. It’s more technologically advanced and integrated into the app. Universal’s system is a literal paper card that attraction team members fill out with a pen. At Universal, one has to physically go to the attraction and...

We definitely have a capacity issue here that is messed up beyond repair for the foreseeable future. Reading some of the responses in this thread is like Lord of the Flies LOL What are people going to have to start resorting to in order to get seats on some of these rides? There are not enough...

Reducing eligibility criteria will certainly curb the use and impact of this service. But to do that, and then frame it as addressing abuse? Oh boy.

This is the key. Yes, and that is a new change. In the past, Disney has approved a multitude of conditions for DAS. That is now changing, and DAS will be an accommodation exclusive to a narrower set of conditions.

Right. And that is not abuse, but I feel like it’s being characterized as abuse in this thread because it’s not a “developmental disability like autism or similar.” Disney is making an enormous pivot in the program, but that doesn’t mean that a large number of people haven’t been using it as...

Mess! Seems like there’s no procedure for return to queue, I’m sure that will go well. Ops are passing it around like a hot potato leaving those without “autism or similar” in limbo. This is exactly right. Tell me you don’t know a thing about accessibility without telling me you don’t know a...

I don’t want to be pedantic but he is literally an archaeologist. It’s a little more complicated than “he is a literally a raider.” He is a hero not a villain. Is Seeker a raider too because he wants to steal an iguanadon? We are splitting hairs here. Sorry you don’t see how it fits.

It’s literally Hamlet which is a story about human beings.