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There is quite a range of abilities among the "able-bodied/neurotypical" as well. There is no way our group could wait for an hour outside in the heat of summer (for SDD for instance). With certain people along, even 15 minutes is pushing it. But we're all "able bodied" by most definitions...

I don't know how much things will improve, if at all, but the system really does feel broken. When we last went, it took us over 45 minutes to move about 15 feet in the Frozen queue, with multiple 10+ minute stops. My daughter, who complains about *nothing* and *no one*, and finds every waking...

Ironically, the more people are in DAS, the more people will need it. Standby gets longer and more wretched. People can't hold out that long. People feel "trapped" on lines that don't move, and they have panic attacks. It's a weird self-feeding system that is headed in the wrong direction...

DAS is not really standby, though, despite the appearance. For my group, we can handle at max maybe 2-3 cumulative hours a day of standing in line. We need to eat, rest, move, get cool, use the bathroom, etc. But if I could do those things while virtually waiting in line, we could do 8, 10...

The thing is, they're not really wrong. That long list of issues does make it harder to wait in line. But any group of four or more is likely to have at least one person with one of those issues. I don't see how they can all be accommodated without just making everyone DAS. And then the...

Part of the issue is that ability is not black and white. People are talking about those who legitimately need DAS and then cheaters/liars. But I have several members in our party that really struggle to wait in line, for either physical or mental reasons. We skipped things entirely or just...

Huh. I'm actually a bit bummed about this. We had a stupid amount of fun with this last time we went. We were tired of waiting on lines and didn't feel like queuing up for anything, and kind of wandered by, and then it just ended up being stupid fun. Like, one of those unexpected things when...

It's funny...my kids won't let me buy Genie+ because they say they'll feel too bad for the people waiting in line, and they'll feel like jerks getting on rides ahead of others. I'm not eager to buy Genie+, so it works out fine, but it's not the response I expected from my kids, who are not...

Yeah, it's funny, but if I had had that same Mears experience from last week, except with Disney music playing, some Disney trivia on the way, and a bunch of drivers wearing Mickey ears or whatever, it would have felt a lot more cheerful than the experience we had. (Which, again, was not bad...

When I went last summer, I did notice at quick service restaurants in particular that often only a few lines were open when it seemed like more would be useful. I can remember when I went as a kid when there were sometimes CMs standing around and not doing much, and I understand that every...

I used the lastest Mears bus service recently, and while it's functional, it's somewhat less than magical. It sort of felt like a Greyhound terminal. There's no theming/color/joy except for one limp inflatable palm tree next to some piece of electronic equipment, which actually made the whole...

I mean, once you start thinking about it, it's very tricky. My elderly relatives can't stand in long lines, especially not in the sun. They also can't get around the park very fast or easily. Pretty much every fourth person in this country has some sensory issue, mental/cognitive health...

I have to admit, I don't really know what's an appropriate level of disability/difficulty for DAS. I have a family member who *hates* waiting in line, physically and mentally. It's at the point where we just skip a lot of his favorite rides completely because he just can't take it. He does...

Just another anecdote. Talked to an acquaintance who recently returned from DW. She said she had bought Genie+ thinking that there were two lines--the longer standby one and the short LL one. If you paid for Genie+, you got to use the shorter line. She was unhappily surprised to learn that...

Wow, there's even a queue for the website now. I mean, it works fine, and it's not a big deal, but wow, there's really a line for absolutely everything about WDW.

Thanks for the hotel recommendations but that wasn't really the point. It's less than two months out from a possible trip, but I'm locked out of a large number of properties because it's only a 5 day stay. I find that odd. Does Disney really feel that they're going to get a bunch of 7 day...

If there absolutely has to be a line skip, give everyone three and be done with it. No more adding new ones during the day, jockeying for drops, hovering over the phone, etc. Just three and out. Or two, if that's all the system can handle. Yes, some people would have an advantage at getting...

I think the point is that Genie+ engenders feelings of frustration and resentment. My son specifically told me he can't stand waiting in line when it's just standing. He says he can walk but not just stand there. I tried to get him to sit down on the ground or whatever, but a lot of times...

Ok, I figured y'all would know about this. But...it heavily discourages me from going to WDW for our little trip, since the available hotels are not great. (For instance, we can have Coronado Springs for over $1000/night or the value resorts, which my husband will not consider.) To be fair...

Just a minor anecdote, and maybe everyone else was already aware of this. I was just messing around with some dates in February for a possible short trip. At my first search I noticed that a ton of hotels were seemingly booked up. I was like, wow, maybe this is a really busy time and a lot of...