It's called a "Priority Entrance Pass" and they are given out only by the resorts. For example, I think they might be given to a family if their room isn't ready when they check in at what should be the appropriate time. They're relatively uncommon, but they're nothing new and nothing related to a GAC.
I just posted this on the last page, but please indulge my copy-paste so that I can vouch that this is highly common.
"One thing that I don't understand is how everyone is so convinced that showing proof/dr.'s note will solve anything. One, any 12 year old with a word processor can forge a believable Dr.'s note. Two, just because they have proof of some sort of disability does not mean they are unable to wait in line. Case in point, I worked with an ex-marine who had about six surgeries on one knee and with an ex-football player who also had bad knees. Both these gentlemen worked on an attraction that featured a moving loading platform which required constant walking and another attraction that featured many, many, MANY stairs. Both gentlemen worked extra hours for the money - usually between 60-70 hours a week, and the football player was even training for a marathon (last I heard from him, he was up to 10 miles a day.) But both men each had GACs just because they knew they *could* get them and because they didn't want to wait in line like everyone else. The one had documentation of all his surgeries, and the other even had a handicap placard for his car, so obviously he was able to get documentation. Now, please tell me - do any of you sincerely believe that these men who could stand/walk/run for 10-12 hours a day outside in the heat while on the job were unable to stand/walk in a 1-2 hour standby line? Or use the FP system as a typical guest?
The point I'm trying to make is requiring proof is not going to cut down on abuse. I think I made this comment about 20 pages back, but I'll say it again - I'd estimate that 10% of GAC users are flat out fakers, 2% have genuine need of it (yes, when you boil it all down, I think the number is that low, based off of the extreme nature of the service provided by the GAC), and the other 88% are people that do indeed have some sort of disability but they play it up in their heads to convince themselves that they deserve a GAC even though if they were truly honest with themselves, they would begrudgingly admit that they would do just fine without a GAC, especially with utilizing the FP service and whatnot just as your typical guest would."
Remember, CMs are people too - while some see the abuse and vow to never stoop so low, others see it and think, "Only schmucks would wait in line when it's so easy to get this pass!"
