lazyboy97o
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And? Correlation is not causation. Not all of the new systems are in place. This summer has long expected to be slow.
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New DAS System at Walt Disney World 2024
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It’s a data point. Lines have not generally been this low for a while. Let’s see what it shows and how long the lower waits stay this way. It’ll also potentially trend down in the next few weeks which would also more strongly point to DAS being related.
Angel Ariel
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Last summer was slow too, as I recall?
Angel Ariel
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I posted data yesterday showing Memorial Day weekend waits have averaged around 30 mins going back to 2016.
Which is why we are going to keep this going for awhile.
TrainsOfDisney
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Can you show evidence of that? On my last visit to studios, which was a Saturday, the lines were similar. I’m not sure what you are trying to show here.
Jrb1979
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This is a Saturday of a long weekend. The park should be packed.
Angel Ariel
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Again, Memorial Day weekend hasn't been packed going back to 2016. This isn't new or unique to this year.
When I’ve gone since everything went back to normal, waits for the major rides all get to 60+ min in the middle of the day very regularly after the parks have been open for 2 hours. I’ve gone at a lot of different times, and checked the apps other times. Let’s see how this plays out.
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
So are you saying the attendance is down? Like has been reported for the Florida parks.
Not always. Labor Day and Memorial Day aren’t crazy as far as holiday crowds go. Labor Day is right after/just as people are going back to school, so most people don’t take their kids out of school right when it starts for a vacation. Memorial Day is just before summer vacation for many, so not everyone takes their kids out of school when they only have a week or two left. Very few people are making out of state vacation plans for just a 3 day weekend. Columbus Day and President’s Day tend to be the busiest because the coincide with so many people’s longer breaks (fall break and winter break), so they get more than just a long weekend.
Regardless of all of that, we still will probably not see much of an impact in lines related to the DAS change until closer to June 19th. Most current vacationers (aside from international ones) are still using their DAS under the old rules.
nickys
Premium Member
Two questions.
1. Why are wait times being posted in this thread? Any variants for the next month are unlikely to be related to DAS changes since most people currently Using DAS using it are under the old rules?
2.Why are people posting about childhood obesity, vitamins, sunscreen and other things completely unrelated to DAS?
1. Why are wait times being posted in this thread? Any variants for the next month are unlikely to be related to DAS changes since most people currently Using DAS using it are under the old rules?
2.Why are people posting about childhood obesity, vitamins, sunscreen and other things completely unrelated to DAS?
Vegas Disney Fan
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The wait times are relevant, DAS was changed because it was causing line issues, tracking the next few months, while fewer and fewer people use DAS, should show a trend if it’s having an affect.
Why disability access is increasing is technically off topic but related to the subject.
nickys
Premium Member
Disability access is increasing???? Isn’t that what this is all about, that DAS is decreasing?
ConfettiCupcake
Well-Known Member
I am in the camp that it’s probably too early to notice any meaningful change in wait times, but do we have any knowledge about what the breakdown generally is between people who pre register for DAS and people who do it in park? The online community can make it seem like everybody knows and pre registers online, but I wonder what percentage that group really represents of overall users.
Have there been any reports on the state of the LL queues themselves? How’s Genie+ availability relative to what it normally would be on a slower day? That should be where change appears most clearly. The wait times in generally are so tied to the actual crowd levels that it’s hard to credit a lack of DAS for anything, no?
Have there been any reports on the state of the LL queues themselves? How’s Genie+ availability relative to what it normally would be on a slower day? That should be where change appears most clearly. The wait times in generally are so tied to the actual crowd levels that it’s hard to credit a lack of DAS for anything, no?
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
That still isn’t enough data. At best you get correlation.
Angel Ariel
Well-Known Member
I think Vegas may mean the rate of disability in the population is increasing, not access.
That said, I still don't see how criticizing parenting falls into that at all. Autism and developmental disabilities, which is what DAS is now ostensibly for, aren't a result of parenting choices.
lazyboy97o
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Only if you account for the other variables that impact wait times.
LittleBuford
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Thank you for trying to bring some positivity to the table after that post, which was all kinds of nasty.
I may have some hope - just talked to a Redditor that has a bit worse vision (legally blind in the US), than I (not quite but still absolutely terrible), and they were able to get DAS without an issue besides having to wait a while to get a call with a CM. If that works, I may actually be good, without getting into technicalities over developmental disabilities. Would be a godsend.