I think once FP+ goes live for everybody, on-site and off-site guests, in addition to being able to pull a
DAS fastpass AND a regular fastpass you can go at least 4 hours with no downtime considering you have to break for the bathroom and to eat at some point.
That will give you about 2 DAS fastpasses, 2 regular fastpasses and 3 FP+.
That is more than most able bodied ppl do in 6 or 7 hours.
I think this system is more than fair for everybody. Ppl get bent out of shape every time Disney makes any changes.
Once ppl have a chance to try it and see that it is workable for MOST PPL then ppl will settle down some.
I know everybody is writing and calling Disney and signing petitions in hopes of getting them to NOT make this change but I am afraid change is here, like it or not. The days of unlimited fastpass entry is over.
Now everybody has to wait their turn. They will be providing MORE THAN equal access since ppl with a disabled family member will still be getting more than able bodied ppl.
They will get a DAS return time that is 15 minutes LESS than the current wait time. So you don't even have to actually wait as long as everybody else.
They will get to pull DAS fastpasses AND regular fastpasses. And will still be going through the fastpass line. And they can wait wherever they like. They do not have to actually wait IN LINE like everybody else.
And don't tell me to keep my opinion to myself because I don't know what it is like to spend a day in the park with a disabled child because I have 2 special needs kid. I choose not to use a GAC and try to teach my kids how to cope and exist in the world like everyone else. And I am sure there are ppl who have it worse off than I do but I know for a fact there are tons who don't.
I am seeing a theme in these threads about the DAS that most of the ppl crying the loudest are ppl with kids on the spectrum and they are basically saying we deserve this perk because of how hard our life is in every day life. We deserve someplace we can go and get special treatment.
Disney obviously thinks that this new system they are providing cuts out the abuse while still providing equal access to disabled guests. But most of these complaints I see ppl aren't wanting equal access they are wanting better/faster access.
You have the choice (whether your kid can tolerate a long time in the park or not) to go during the same operating hours I do. We are never able to spend a full day open to close like other ppl can either. So I know what all you can get done in 4 hours using only fastpasses.
We choose not to go during school holidays, summer or any time it is very hot outside. I know we can't tolerate crowds and heat. So I make that choice for my family.
This program will work. They make make some minor changes to it as it rolls out and they see what is working with it or might need to change. Like how long they will date your pass for, etc.
But I don't think Disney will ever go back to the old system of letting you have an unlimited fastpass.
And no matter howmuch anybody explains the benefits you will still be getting, folks don't want to hear it. They have heard ALL THEY NEED TO HEAR once they realized there would be no more unlimited fastpasses. They don't want to give it a chance. They like the old way no matter how jammed up it made the lines and who all had extra long wait times because of it or if it didn't work for anybody else besides them. They want what they want.
I have read every thread that has been opened and closed on here so far regarding this issue. And no matter how much ppl discuss it I really don't think anybody is going to change anybody else's mind. Minds are made up that this is just not going to work.
And not to sound snarky but let me give you a little piece of advice, if you were thinking of writing to Disney to threaten that if they do this your family will not come to Disney anymore (I know of ppl who have already) where one family stops coming to Disney 3 or 4 more will take their place.
With record profits in the Billions Disney is pretty smart about how to make money and keep making money. If they though this would affect the bottom line to them in any way they wouldn't have done it.
I think the best thing to do is give the system a chance. Try it. Then write Disney after you try it and let them know what did and didn't work for you. They are already getting thousands of letters from ppl stating that they need nothing short of the same old same old unlimited fastpass GAC.
That's gone. Disney knows the old system was broke and I doubt for any reason will they ever revert back to the old broken system that everyone abused.
It wasn't just ppl faking like they had a kid with autism to get one but also ppl asking for one for high blood pressure, diabetes, knee pain, ADHD, back aches. Anything you can think of, ppl think they deserved a GAC. The system got out of control and they had to stop it.
I know for some ppl this may mean you just can't come to Disney anymore if you can't skip the lines but I am sure Disney knew this too. If you have already been 5 or 10 times then at least you have years of great memories of when you were actually able to go in the park.
But for years ppl have said the GAC didn't cut wait times when in fact we all knew it did. And I don't mean for ppl in wheelchairs who had to wait for a ride car. I mean ppl with hidden disabilities who went through the fatspass line. They all said we don't need to cut the lines we just need an alternate place to wait so little Johnny doesn't harm those around him. Well now you have an alternate place to wait. Exactly what you all always said you needed. You can wait any old place you want to. You just have to wait your turn.
