I wonder if Disney will refund tickets if they deny DAS?
Have him concentrate on being ready to answer the question, ‘What concerns do you have with waiting in the regular lines?’This makes me so nervous. If they badger him or deny the pass for my husband (veteran with PTSD) I think he will want to cancel the trip. It’s hard enough with DAS and limiting to a few hours in the park. Without it, I don’t think we could do it at all
This makes me so nervous. If they badger him or deny the pass for my husband (veteran with PTSD) I think he will want to cancel the trip. It’s hard enough with DAS and limiting to a few hours in the park. Without it, I don’t think we could do it at all
And it seems like the cast members are getting more invasive in their questioning lately. I am almost ready to write Disney an email about it, honestly.
No. It explains that adults must register for themselves unless they have a legal guardian- aka you would have to be the legal guardian of your husband, just like a person who has an adult disabled child would be the legal guardian of them.
Adults have to request for themselves, BUT, the adult can say they prefer to have their spouse/partner speak for them and just come onto the call for the photo
I saw a mom and kid trying to catch up two rows to dad, all in matching Argentina soccer jerseys in a 5 minute wait for Spaceship Earth. Words were flying, I thought she was about to get beaten up by Florida man, until like three other people got involved.
Thank you. Mine would definitely say something similar!I feel for you on this. My husband has combat PTSD and it's been REALLY hard for him to handle a day in the parks lately. He doesn't have DAS for himself, because we have it for our son, but he absolutely WILL NOT get into a standby line with us anymore (my son can handle some lines just fine). The biggest issue nowadays is that the standby wait times are NOT accurate. They are sometimes shorter but more often lately, longer than advertised.
We had a bad situation in the line for Small World at DL, of all rides. It said 15 minutes. It ended up being 45 because I guess the ride had broken down earlier and TONS of people kept coming through the LL line and we didn't move forever. We were trapped in the middle of a switchback and my husband was spiraling out. There was no easy way for him to get out of the line either. He had to put on a podcast and stare at the ground to get through it.
Just last weekend, we used DAS for Webslingers and were in the loading chute when the ride broke down, but they didn't clear the queue or make an announcement or anything. So we were stuck standing in this warm, stuffy hallway for over 15 minutes. We eventually did jump the railings and leave, because we had no idea what was happening and they made no announcement or anything. It was very frustrating. This was on Sunday and as of yesterday, my husband was still "off" from that one experience. It triggered him badly.
My husband is okay with talking about his struggles in general, but he isn't good at explaining what happens to him in crowded lines very well, so I'm not sure how well it would go for him to get his own DAS. He tends to put a dry, comedic spin on things and would probably say something like "I try not to kill other guests" rather than "I spend the time in line paranoid that another guest will suddenly attack me, and I plan how I would fight back, and what move I would use to neutralize them." This is literally what goes through his head while in a crowd that he is in the middle of that he can't easily move away from. I feel like that explanation could get his annual pass revoked and have him put on a trespass list or something. So, he doesn't want to talk about what happens in his mind when he gets triggered.
My plan is that when the time comes, tell him what’s happening (DAS call), try to explain things to start if they will let me, then put him on. It’s not that he won’t answer questions, but if they get really rude about it or suggest he’s just trying a tic tok trend like what happened to OP, he’d probably want to cancel the trip. Just doing the DAS call is going to put him on edge.
I think writing it out ahead of time (the initial request and reasons) could help. He could dictate it to someone who could type it if it's easier to talk it than sit down in front of the computer. Then bring someone with him like yourself when he goes so he has support.I feel for you on this. My husband has combat PTSD and it's been REALLY hard for him to handle a day in the parks lately. He doesn't have DAS for himself, because we have it for our son, but he absolutely WILL NOT get into a standby line with us anymore (my son can handle some lines just fine). The biggest issue nowadays is that the standby wait times are NOT accurate. They are sometimes shorter but more often lately, longer than advertised.
We had a bad situation in the line for Small World at DL, of all rides. It said 15 minutes. It ended up being 45 because I guess the ride had broken down earlier and TONS of people kept coming through the LL line and we didn't move forever. We were trapped in the middle of a switchback and my husband was spiraling out. There was no easy way for him to get out of the line either. He had to put on a podcast and stare at the ground to get through it.
Just last weekend, we used DAS for Webslingers and were in the loading chute when the ride broke down, but they didn't clear the queue or make an announcement or anything. So we were stuck standing in this warm, stuffy hallway for over 15 minutes. We eventually did jump the railings and leave, because we had no idea what was happening and they made no announcement or anything. It was very frustrating. This was on Sunday and as of yesterday, my husband was still "off" from that one experience. It triggered him badly.
My husband is okay with talking about his struggles in general, but he isn't good at explaining what happens to him in crowded lines very well, so I'm not sure how well it would go for him to get his own DAS. He tends to put a dry, comedic spin on things and would probably say something like "I try not to kill other guests" rather than "I spend the time in line paranoid that another guest will suddenly attack me, and I plan how I would fight back, and what move I would use to neutralize them." This is literally what goes through his head while in a crowd that he is in the middle of that he can't easily move away from. I feel like that explanation could get his annual pass revoked and have him put on a trespass list or something. So, he doesn't want to talk about what happens in his mind when he gets triggered.
I didn't think you could bring a scooter into a line, they park with strollers?
Scooters (ECVs) are allowed into most queues. There are a few where one must transfer from the scooter to a wheelchair (or walk).
interesting, my mom and dad use them and didn't know that.
They should pick up a Guide for Guests with Disabilities at each park. It shows accessibility info for each attraction. They are also available at this link:
To be clear, LaneJudy is talking about World.
This is true at Disneyland Park due to when attractions were built, but since Disney California Adventure was built much later, most if not all queues are ADA compatible and you can take ECVs and wheelchairs through them.
That's why I said Disneyland, not the entire Disneyland California Resort.
Thank you!
This is my concern also. DH didn't come on our last trip in part because he was worried he would "ruin" it for the rest of us. Then I found out about DAS, and it gave me hope. If he's given the 3rd degree over his conditions, then it won't be a happy day.This makes me so nervous. If they badger him or deny the pass for my husband (veteran with PTSD) I think he will want to cancel the trip. It’s hard enough with DAS and limiting to a few hours in the park. Without it, I don’t think we could do it at all
