Vegas Disney Fan
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Didn’t realize I’d used the present tense, she did qualify, she doesn’t anymore, now a trip to Disney comes with the reality she’ll be sick most days, sounds magical doesn’t it?Good to hear your GF qualified for DAS.
I just saw a story about a little kid with a permanent feeding tube that previously qualified in the old system and now does not.
Since they cant always time the feedings with the LL return times the poor kid sometimes vomits in the queue. Its a good thing the kids mom is skilled with the vomit bag.
I do feel sorry for the folks with real limitations who no longer qualify for the new DAS.
There is an important distinction in there...
Accessibility required by law you can argue 'should not help nor hurt ones daily goals'
But one must remember Disney's past was not driven by the law. Disney has had decades of systems intended to not just do the minimum, but to actually ENHANCE potential experience for these kinds of guests. Disney didn't stumble into somehow mistakenly enabling guests to do more than they could do otherwise - it was part of their customer experience strategy and choices.
So when you are talking about existing customers and how their world may change... you should consider the interaction between Disney and that customer. Not just necessarily what a company is legally obligated to do. Disney reached and did more for these kinds of guests... now they do less. That's still very true no matter what their legal obligations are.
I think this is the disconnect, Disney formerly went beyond what was required, this made the parks an accessible and fun place for people with disabilities, now they are only doing only what’s required, and that’s made the parks a nearly impossible place to enjoy for many people with disabilities.
Legally they’ve done nothing wrong, at least to my non lawyer understanding, but that doesn’t change the fact it’s a place that many people with disabilities can no longer enjoy, for people who’ve been Disney mega fans for decades, and spent countless vacations there because it WAS so accommodating, that’s a hard pill to swallow.
Many people are just grieving this reality, Disney WAS our happy place, it’s hard to accept that it won’t be anymore.