DAS

[Lyndylou]

Staying at BWV for 30 nights starting July 16th. I have read the updated info for DAS and we will still be able to get this . However it says you can only get it online now and not in person. How will this work for UK visitors. We have in previous years been unable to do online registration.
Anybody know anything ?
Thank you

 

[Genie+]

From what I understand UK visitors are kind of in a grey area. Seems to be certain privacy laws on their end that prevent Disney from being able to ask you to video chat, and due to that they can’t request you to. BUT they also do not forbid/prevent you from doing the video chat.

Tldr: You’ll need to use a VPN from outside US/Canada if you prefer the video chat over in person.

 

[Lyndylou]

OK Thank you. I'd rather do it in person but as the info is you won't br able to do that I need to find out how to get a VPN address that is suitable .
I will look into that
Thank you again

 

[Genie+]

OK Thank you. I'd rather do it in person but as the info is you won't br able to do that I need to find out how to get a VPN address that is suitable .
I will look into that
Thank you again

Oh I’m sorry I didn’t make it clear. You can still do in person.

Some UK visitors were interested in getting the DAS beforehand as to not take a risk getting declined on request. For that the work around is as I described to do the video chat.

 

[leiaorgana]

They started geo-blocking VPN's a while ago so not sure that work around even still works.

 

[Karin1984]

Yes, with a VPN still works. I used it in 2022 and last week. Disney tells you shouldn't use a VPN, but they can't forbid it.

 

[leiaorgana]

Huh, that’s strange because they blocked mine completely and wouldn’t allow the call to connect. Maybe it’s only certain ones that are blocked but they definitely wouldn’t allow mine last time when it had worked previous times.

 

[Karin1984]

I'm using ExpressVPN now, and I think I used NordVPN in 2022.

 

[leiaorgana]

I have in-built Norton so maybe that’s it

 

[Lyndylou]

Oh I’m sorry I didn’t make it clear. You can still do in person.

Some UK visitors were interested in getting the DAS beforehand as to not take a risk getting declined on request. For that the work around is as I described to do the video chat.

Oh I can still do it in person after May 20th ? Are you sure or is nothing definite yet ? Everything I can find says you will be unable to do it in person.

 

[Genie+]

Oh I can still do it in person after May 20th ? Are you sure or is nothing definite yet ? Everything I can find says you will be unable to do it in person.

In person will be directed to iPads to do the video chat.

The change is Guest Services won’t be handling it.

So you can still do it when you get there.

 

[marlouwrig]

My main concern is that if the IPad Guest Services gives you to do the Video Chat connects to the same queue, which can take hours and hours. I just don't know how we could manage standing around for that length of time with our two autistic children waiting for the call to go through.

 

[lanejudy]

My main concern is that if the IPad Guest Services gives you to do the Video Chat connects to the same queue, which can take hours and hours. I just don't know how we could manage standing around for that length of time with our two autistic children waiting for the call to go through.

There was a first-hand report this morning of someone who was in the park (maybe MK?) yesterday and used the iPad. They said it was an almost immediate connection and included a question something about whether they were in the park. So hopefully that was not a one-off experience and would be typical. The poster did mention there were lots of CMs with the iPads and several guests doing their registration.