Had no trouble getting DAS

[OurBigTrip]

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[lauritagoddess]

I think that those of us who have gone several times have a different outlook. Many visitors have never been and want to be able to go on as much as possible, and that means waiting in line. For you or me, it might not be "worth it", but to many other's it is. I won't wait that long for a ride because I have been on them all numerous times, but why would first timers go to a theme park and not go on the majority of the rides because there is a line? It's like paying to go to a baseball game and watching a movie on your phone instead of watching the game.

i guess maybe I have a different viewpoint since I’ve only ever gone to Disney with my son who has autism, so there have always been rides or attractions that we skipped, or lines that we just said no to. Like I said before, this is the first time we got a DAS. The last two trips before this we didn’t use a FP+ for SDD because we used it for something else in the same tier and couldn’t wait on the line for it, so we just didn’t ride it. We did ride it with DAS this time, which was the one time we did use it at HS. I was glad we got to try it, but if we hadn’t it would have been okay. Yes, we’ve been many times, and will likely be back, but I guess I’m used to taking into account my son’s needs and and knowing that we won’t do everything. And this is part of why I’m amazed that people can wait on really long lines, especially with their kids. That’s just never been my experience.

 

[Lilsia]

i guess maybe I have a different viewpoint since I’ve only ever gone to Disney with my son who has autism, so there have always been rides or attractions that we skipped, or lines that we just said no to. Like I said before, this is the first time we got a DAS. The last two trips before this we didn’t use a FP+ for SDD because we used it for something else in the same tier and couldn’t wait on the line for it, so we just didn’t ride it. We did ride it with DAS this time, which was the one time we did use it at HS. I was glad we got to try it, but if we hadn’t it would have been okay. Yes, we’ve been many times, and will likely be back, but I guess I’m used to taking into account my son’s needs and and knowing that we won’t do everything. And this is part of why I’m amazed that people can wait on really long lines, especially with their kids. That’s just never been my experience.

Yeah, I get what you are saying since I skip a lot of things now too because I can't physically go that long anymore. I also think it depends on what your family dynamic is like. Most likely, those with small kids do skip a good chuck of rides and only go for part of the day. I know that is what we did when our kids where little. As they grew, we did more and waited in longer lines. I laugh because my kids grew up waiting in lines at WDW and have the amazing ability to entertain themselves, with just their minds, for long periods of time. When we have gone to other places with a long wait, my kids say "it's only a 50 minute wait, that's not long". LOL So we have definitely built up our waiting tolerance.

 

[DisneyOma]

i guess maybe I have a different viewpoint since I’ve only ever gone to Disney with my son who has autism, so there have always been rides or attractions that we skipped, or lines that we just said no to. Like I said before, this is the first time we got a DAS. The last two trips before this we didn’t use a FP+ for SDD because we used it for something else in the same tier and couldn’t wait on the line for it, so we just didn’t ride it. We did ride it with DAS this time, which was the one time we did use it at HS. I was glad we got to try it, but if we hadn’t it would have been okay. Yes, we’ve been many times, and will likely be back, but I guess I’m used to taking into account my son’s needs and and knowing that we won’t do everything. And this is part of why I’m amazed that people can wait on really long lines, especially with their kids. That’s just never been my experience.

Some kids on the spectrum have no problem waiting in queues, others do. I worked with a student that would have hated the actual rides, but would have loved being in a queue (she loved being surrounded by people) and we would have had more success getting her on a ride if she had all that time in the queue. FP and DAS would have been too fast for her - found that out the hard way at our local amusement park.

I think your attitude of knowing that you won't get it all done is a great one. I know when I go that I won't be riding the more intense attractions, or the ones that spin. Many, many people have limitations. Disney can still be a great trip, even if you just walk around the park all day, IMO. That's what I'll be doing for the most part this summer, and I can't wait to absorb the fine details of the park on my own.

 

[Evita_W]

Oh, thanks for clarifying, but wasn't your response based on this post:

No, it was an earlier post that said they didn't understand how those without a DAS could wait so long without FP, I simply didn't quote it because it was so long....my bad for the lack of clarity.

 

[Evita_W]

That might work for people who can be there at rope drop; that is not our situation.

FPs last almost all day, generally until 2 to 3 hours before park closing for the absolutely most popular rides and right up until 30 minutes or so before for the rest. If you show up at say noon, you can get through everything by dinner time if you do it right, except maybe days that the park reaches full capacity, Then you will need another 2 or 3 hours after dinner. In other words, in general, all attractions within 4 to 5 hours and that is without a DAS. You can't do that with FP+, even with a DAS. Mix Maxpass with a DAS and you can really do a lot in a very short time. Of course getting there earlier, you can do it faster, but still doable even without rope drop. The system is really workable and makes things a lot easier.