We have only used RS if we are traveling with my sister or our second son and we want to ride FOP or similar larger attraction. Our disabled son is an adult and cannot ride any bigger ride, but I've never had a CM question our need for an RS. We used it one time in December and once the previous February. Usually its just the three of us that travel together, so we only ride attractions that he is able to do.
I am one of the people in limbo (and evaluating what the other options there are for my non-developmental disability medical condition), but I really think Disney is strategically not making details publicly available because it will simply start the next cycle of dishonest people reviewing boards like this, determining which conditions have the exact accommodations they like best, and then making notes about how to interview to qualify. Unfortunately, it looks like that may happen no matter what, not giving info now is only going to slow down the process by a few days/weeks/months.
i’m so worried it isn’t going to be accepted, it’s causing me sleepless nights
This is us, too. At DL we regularly get out of line at Radiator, Indy and Soaring. Soaring is probably the worst. We've had to leave that line many times, including on our most recent trip the it was soaring over CA and crazy busy. We never ended up on Indy (which isn't a huge deal as it isn't DS's favorite) as every time we walked by the LL was ridiculous. One change that has taken some adjusting to is that since the introduction of Genie+ is that many of the never-have-a-line rides now have long waits. This has been hard on DS as it has limited some of this favorites like Little Mermaid, Small World and Monsters, which we used to be able to walk-on over and over (maybe that's not so bad after all, LOL).
Sometimes an analogy is just an anology and is meant to represent a simple generalization. Just like a generalization is just a generalization and not meant to represent very specific circumstances and/or possible exceptions.
Genie+ is not the only way to enter the Lightning Lane. There is ILL$ (which may cost more than G+ and is only 1 ride), DAS, Club 33, guest recovery passes or whatever they are called now, etc. So there are a variety of people utilizing the LL who may have paid different amounts to be allowed into that queue.
Changing the wait time from zero to standby time is bringing the wait time closer into line with what non-disabled guest wait. Doubling it is purposefully making it much worse than confidantes have, which is most likely not legal.
I do not have PTSD, but I would imagine it could be a number of things, including being in tight spaces, being around a lot of people, etc.
He's actually not the current DAS holder, his sibling is, but it has benefited his management of his less critical needs. Since we're almost always just a party of 3, I never even considered asking for him. I just know his waiting alone won't be an option.
Your post was comparing apples to oranges. That said, perhaps a better word would be coerced because people would feel pressured to buy Genie+ in order to have the same or close to the same level of accommodation they had with DAS.
They are very careful to keep them as separate things, even though both returns use the lightning lanes. G+ is paid, individually sold, can sell out, has time slots that fill up, shorter return time, 1 ride max for each attraction, etc. DAS is free if you qualify, applies to your whole group, can't sell out, has no max rides per time slot, has extended return time, can be used multiple times for each ride, etc. G+ is more controlled, DAS is more flexible for the guests, but can balloon out of control since there aren't strict limits, which is happening now.
Just like everything, there is a spectrum for panic attacks and PTSD. What is a trigger for one person doesn’t trigger another and so on.
I obviously can't speak for anyone else, but I'd be more than willing to pay for Genie+ for myself and my family if it worked like DAS. Meaning: it doesn't "sell out" and if I can't make it to a ride because of my medical condition my reservation doesn't expire. It would be great if my family was no longer tied to me being able to go but we could "sync" our reservation times. If they have their Genie+ they could still go at the planned time, but say there was a hypothetical "DAS" flag on my Genie+ and I (and one family member) could go later on that ride when I was feeling up to it. It would actually be freeing in a lot of ways because I always feel like I'm slowing people down with my issues so I no longer go with groups and just with my kid and/or husband.
Thinking Disney would have to rename Genie+ because a theme park cannot tell disabled people they have to pay for their accommodation(s). Editing to add, since it would still be a paid accommodation, I don't think it fly with the ADA.
Thank you for this explanation and, just to be clear, I never said I was angry.
The entire accommodation process is incredibly complex (as I’ve come to appreciate over the course of this thread). I was honestly just wondering about the considerations when charging some people but not others. I didn’t know if it was something Disney had to account for.
