And this is why I think Disney has started out overly generous and is limiting only as needed. Unfortunately, their business model now has them selling an expensive yet inferior product to both disabled and non disabled people. The fact that the accommodation given to the disabled is highly valued by those who don't need it but choose to buy an inferior version of it is an issue that's not going away.
I agree, but I was more speaking on the legal aspect. I have seen many posts speaking to lawsuits for not meeting Disability law with these new rules. Simplifying, legally what a company has to do, and maybe what they SHOULD do, are two very different things.
We are saying the same thing
ADA compliance is the bare minimum, and what is legally required. Accessibility is a different standard. One can be doing what is legally required by the ADA and still not be providing accessibility.
Huh? When did I say the purpose was to make fun of people with disabilities?
Oh yeah that's a dark place I don't go.
Absolutely - Disney has turned off a lot of disabled people from what I'm reading. The theme parks known for inclusivity are no longer inclusive. Families are saying nope because they don't want to be separated during the trip. Some are afraid to even call Disney DAS reps because they're afraid they'll be refused. Instead, they're not going at all. Who would have ever thought that people would be afraid of Disney? This is a terrible look.
Which is another issue - if the new accommodation os RTQ and that is being given out by attraction greeters that is giving judgement on who should and shouldn’t be granted a RTQ to front line CM’s.
DAS didn't make people immune to this, despite assertions here to the contrary.
Your point is right on…
Exactly.
You posted that in response to some posters indicating that cast members were laughing at people with disabilities on these calls, which most of us found to be unbelievable.
I can confirm I was told directly that Disney was tracking how many of these new passes greeter CM's are giving out(CM'S have to sign in to use the podiums and ipads) and you should almost never be giving them out. If they are giving out some every couple minutes, they will get pulled into an investigation about how many they are issuing. Disney is not encouraging the widespread distribution of these passes
Yeah, this isn’t going to be an issue. If it’s abused though they’ll just tighten it systemically further. I also think people keep conflating the RTQ return times with the (whatever they’re calling it) queue exit and return to lightning lane to meet party thing. The latter isn’t going to be denied IMO.
To be clear though, you’re talking about the passes that essentially give you a return time, not the situation where someone leaves a standby queue (with the rest of their party still in it) for an emergency, and then is permitted to enter the LL to meet their party at the merge, right?
There are two separate things and people are conflating them. One is the return time, whic h should be given out sparingly, the other is the emergency leave the queue and then meet your party at the merge by re-entering the lightning lane. At least that’s what’s being posted by insiders/cast members on several different forums.
