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Answer: this is typical message forum behavior. Find something online to whine about, reference anything that supports your whine, then post about it incessantly until you drive everyone else to either ignore you or follow you collecting likes. There are some in this thread who cannot stop...

Good thing I'm Irish Catholic. Comforts me to think such people will eventually get their just punishment. Imagine being denied a DAS, GAC or FP in purgatory? ;) "Sorry ma'am, you used up all your special dispensations in life. Wait here for the next 100-200 years and enjoy our lovely heavenly...

Sorry you're right. Using the term "hogger" was a bit too harsh. What I mean is that Disney new system allows the early bird planners to profit the most by picking the optimal rides and times. That seems crazy to me because most guests are not planners that far in advance. As you noticed, how...

Bravo arko, very well put. Might I add there were a few disabled GAC users who did abuse it, however. I'm thinking of the powerwheelchair lady who'd spend the day continually looping through TSM and hogging the one wheelchair car. One could argue the loopers on other attractions (like taking...

Most of what I read (and have personally experienced) is that DAS is initially more complicated to understand for the disabled who'd grown accustomed to how GAC worked. DAS covers a much narrower disability issue than GAC did. That is turning some people away who really do need services but lack...

Yes FP+ works great on paper.The concern is when it is actually deployed for everyone we'll see more guest dissatisfaction because the ideal rides/times will be gobbled up by the hoggers at 60 days out. What next? Penalize people for NOT using their FP+ time? Works for the dining. IMHO allowing...

That's one reason to be glad Guest Relations is being so stringent in their questioning and granting of DAS cards.

Oh another tip for you all that was told to me. I haven't tried it so YMMV. I was told with DAS cards there is no hard 6 persons-per-party rule. You can bring your entire family to Guest Relations to get a DAS for more. Everyone has to be there and a manager has to approve it and do a...

The rule WDW is currently working under is if a Standby time is 10 minutes or less, let the DAS or wheelchair user into the alternate entrance. If the Standby time is over 10 minutes, subtract 10 mins and give them a Return Time for the difference. So yes, you can go to a ride with a 15 minute...

I thought that was the message board that must be named (under penalty of banning)?

Most likely a DAS user without a HA placard would be directed toward the guest drop-off areas or nearby Diamond parking lots. Diamond is right next to Handicapped parking. You cannot park in Handicapped without a placard. State and Federal Law mandates that. Disney must abide by those rules if...

Hee hee. Yeah I know the blogger you're talking about. I was one of the wheelies who responded to her post and corrected her. Thanks for the info. I'm going to assume it is just temporary. I could see a policy of giving out a few to start off someone's vacation on a good note, but an every day...

Ok you guys want some tips on using DAS? Here goes from the perspective of someone who went from using GAC the first part of her trip and switched to DAS the last two days. I was in Disney from Sep 21 to Oct 11 of this year (2013). DAS was implemented on Oct 9, my second to last day of the trip...

The flaw with TSM is that they lump transfer guests with non-transfer guests in the same loading area. That's what slows down the handicap line. Add in the fact that you need specialized vehicles to take a wheelchair guest and it gets even longer. The river rafting rides that do the same sort...

Oh and the rope pull trigger is the exact same thing used on the pirate ride/game in DisneyQuest. No easy white buttons at DQ though. :( And for those of you wondering about GAC abuse, CM Emily told me about a wheelchair lady who comes 5 times a year and would spend all day cycling through the...

Oh can I jump into this discussion please. TSM is one of my favorites and the ride I was most concerned about being able to continue with the switch to DAS. Here are my reasons why and some other tidbits for you to understand. 1) The gun trigger for the wheelchair vehicle (just those two seats...

Yes they are. As was reported in this thread with the AP holder having their tickets canceled for them and on other forums where people are reporting their cancellations. There's a ton of feedback going to the Special Needs department and phone calls being made. Why do you think Meg wrote that...

Exactly. The question is just how big of a financial power block are the disabled for Disney? Don't think that's another one of the statistics they're gathering. Every room that gets canceled, every ticket that gets refunded for disability issues is noted. But we won't see the true effect of...

That's why many people are monitoring the GAC/DAS reports across the internet and asking for information from those who've had the chance to use it. Disabled people (or the parents managing disabled people) want to know as much as they can about how it works so they can make plans on making it...

Keep in mind guys, I was one of those responsible GAC users who wasn't whipping out her card every chance she got. In 2.5 weeks I used my GAC 4 times. That was for attractions where the Standby queue was congested and harmful to me. And I waited several ride cycles before I was able to board...