Well, if that's true, you wonder what is the % of those passes that were handed out. I haven't heard anyone mention getting one with mobility. I thought that was a valid reason 20 years ago.
I have DAS in place for my next planned visits, but I was planning to test out AQR and report back, thinking okay - maybe that is a viable alternate to DAS. It sounded like DAS CMs were recommending it as an option for those denied DAS. But I kind of forgot that being a solo visitor makes the situation different all around. I’m still game to give it a try, though, if we don’t have more concrete info on it before mid-June!If you're not given DAS (which it appears sometimes people are being approved for DAS when alone or with only small children that cannot be left alone) then I would imagine you'd need to go to the ride entrance and ask a CM each time.
Because these new accommodations are so new, nobody really knows how they'll be used in practice yet. Its possible the "return to queue" option (where a CM would give you a return time and would then allow you to enter the LL) maybe more geared towards solo riders since Rider Switch and Attraction Queue Re-entry does not sound like it would work solo? But it also might be up to each CM. You may be asked to try the standby line and if you need to leave then talk to a CM and see what they can offer you.
We also don't really know for sure how sparingly CMs are being told the "return to queue" option must be used other than what the one operations CM shared. Its possible they will have more flexibility than communicated but we really don't know at this point.
Since you're local, you may end up finding out for us
The problem lies in that there are other parks, such as Cedar Fair where you do have to have their equivalent even with a mobility device, so I can kind of see where one might think that at Disney, but the CMs should have informed them that for just mobility they don't.
Not if Disney’s recommendation is to buy Genie+. You’re in the same line but paying Disney for the same meltdown struggling to find a CM who understands return to the line so you haven’t blown your one chance at riding it that day… makes them happy, though, since they got you to pay extra for that experience.
When people hear "Genie" they automatically go to "Genie+".
Because the ADA is a law, not an agency. You can’t call a law - I’m not counting you called someone, but it was most likely the DoJ.
Which still does not answer the question of which agency. They could have said they called the ADA Info Line and they don’t know which agency is in charge of that. They were making it sound the like the ADA is the agency and it is not. The federal government uses a lot of alphabet soup short hand and can be confusing. The initial posts were not clear on who was actually called.
Has your son been denied??
While not all physical disabilities are developmental, there are developmental disabilities that are physical. I know most on this board are aware of this - just calling it out because even Disney's website (IMHO) makes it sound like developmental conditions can not be physical in nature.
Yep, this is honestly the only way Disney is going to know the impact this is having on those who truly do need the accommodations.
I suppose the basis of Disney's calculation is that a portion of the people who "overuse" DAS find the extra facilities it brings worth it if offered easily and for free but not worth it if they involve too much effort or have to pay.
They absolutely should refund your trip.
I think Sue is/was pointing out that Disney's recommendation (per the site is to use Genie...not Genie+). Others have skimmed the site and are seeing the part that says Disney Genie Service and referencing that they are recommending people to buy genie+, but that isn't what the site says at all. In fact I don't see Genie+ mentioned at all on their assisting guests with accessing the parks pages.
For just my husband and I, sure I'd buy genie+.
Its impossible to tell if any individuals story of the need for DAS is accurate, overstated or indeed understated on these forums. People obviously have an interest in presenting themselves in a certain way and people famously lie on the internet.
Not just rides. Like I can’t go through the standard queue most of the time unless it’s a walk on meaning I’m just breezing through the queue.
