Just back today. The good, bad and did that really happen.....

[Melmac]

OP, glad to hear that you had a great time and that lines were manageable! We like to travel in September and it is usually hot but we like it that way

As to the woman on the bus ... as you said, if she lied about the disability, karma will come around to get her.

I read in a Walt Disney World book that some federal law (I think it was ADA) prohibits WDW from requiring a doctor's note before issuing a GAC. I think that lady is setting a very poor example for her children. It reminds me of something my boss told me about when she and her son with leukemia were visiting WDW with a group of children with cancer. They were allowing them to bypass lines since they were on a "Make a Wish" type vacation. A woman who was waiting in line began complaining loudly that she didn't understand why this group was allowed to bypass the lines. There were kids in this group in wheelchairs and with IV's. It was obvious that they were very ill. My boss said "Ma'am we would be happy to trade places with you. What kind of cancer would you like to have?" That shut the woman up. Unfortunately there are rude people in this world who think they are entitled to special privileges.

A couple of trips ago, we were waiting in line for Goofy (I think). We were next and a MAW family came up. The CM let us know that they were going ahead of us - no problem at all! Turns out, I didn't even have my photo taken afterwards since I was a mess. The little boy was so happy to see Goofy even though he looked very ill I was happy to witness a special moment in that boy's life and there was hardly a dry eye in the queue.

 

[Disney/Universal Fan]

I should add, this was also the same woman who had an ADR at a restaurant but didn't want to leave the park and was over an hour late....I mentioned that the restaurant may not be able to accommodate her since she was so late and she proceeded to tell me "they have to. It's all about guest service here and all I have to do is ask for a supervisor. I spoke with a lot od supervisors this week"

She really did have a nerve! She acted like she was superior to everyone else.

It sounds like you spent a lot of time talking to this lady. If I read the original post, it does not say that her child does "not" suffer from autism and that she just made it up, just the fact that she told you to just do the same thing. I'm not sure she did anything wrong, other than telling you to do it.

Is there anything else she told you during your conversations?

 

[Hallowishes]

A couple of trips ago, we were waiting in line for Goofy (I think). We were next and a MAW family came up. The CM let us know that they were going ahead of us - no problem at all! Turns out, I didn't even have my photo taken afterwards since I was a mess. The little boy was so happy to see Goofy even though he looked very ill I was happy to witness a special moment in that boy's life and there was hardly a dry eye in the queue.

Oh my gosh, my eyes got all watery just reading about it! What a special memory

 

[krb2g]

I hate lines as much as the next person, and I make a point of standing in as few as possible (whether through getting up early to be at the parks at rope drop, using fastpasses, or simply skipping the rides with excessive lines). But I cannot imagine abusing a system designed to help *everyone* enjoy Disney's magic just to save myself some time waiting in line--much less teaching my children that this is an appropriate way to behave in public!

OP, I'm glad you had a great trip!

 

[Queen2PrincessG]

Op Glad you had a great trip.

As for the guest you interacted with THAT IS THE NEW DISNEY GUEST! They are becoming a very large breed that is crapping it up fro the rest of us. I know that there are people who lie about their children's abilities or lack there of to get ahead or take advantage of the system. I'm never surprised by people and the things they will do. All I can say is KARMA.

 

[missesdisney]

I had heard that before from a now ex-friend (for a number of reasons) who was going to try it for himself. I was quite appalled. I like the person who answered 'what kind of cancer would you like to have'. We have often encountered wish kids or others who truly have a need going in front of us for a character or ride and my son at 10 even understands that this is the right thing and realize how lucky we are not to need assistance.

I second the Karma comment too - who would ever lie about their child having something no one would want (and I have no first hand experience here). It will come back to her somewhere for sure...

 

[Jennasis]

If I had been on the receiving end of this woman's conversation, I would have looked her right in the eye and loudly told her "That may well be the most disgusting thing I've heard of someone doing at Walt Disney World." Then I would have about faced and shown her my back for the rest of the time I had to suffer in her presence.

But that's just me.

 

[ddpaints]

This woman is also teaching her child that it is ok to lie and cheat. Not to go off on a tangent but this is the problem with 90% of the complaints on here. People teaching their children poor values (not waiting in lines, saying they are a different age than they are, pushing their way into good parade viewing locations, picking up their trash etc...) It just disgusts me and it is hard to explain to your own child why they have to take turns, wait in line and behave themselves when so many other people dont bother to do that.

I agree 100% unfortunately or maybe fortunately I have a loud mouth and when my kid asks me why someone can do this or that and they can't I make sure to say in a loud voice "because your mom is teaching you good manners unlike some other people".
OP I think I would have casually found out what room she was in and or her name and talked to a supervisor myself. Someone like her deserves to be banned from the park for taking advantage of Disney's graces

 

[Kerriann]

We just got back yesterday too! We also were trying to get to the Grand Floridian on the night the monorail broke down and it was such a fiasco. I wonder if we ended up on the same boat together in the end? We were over an hour late for our 1900 Park Fare ADR that night and they accommodated us no problem - with a party of 11 no less!

We didn't even have to fake a disability I can't believe that woman!

 

[seashoreCM]

Are you sure that that lady actually received the privileges she was asking for and talking about?

 

[Love Tink]

I agree 100% unfortunately or maybe fortunately I have a loud mouth and when my kid asks me why someone can do this or that and they can't I make sure to say in a loud voice "because your mom is teaching you good manners unlike some other people".

I'm sorry, but your post just made me laugh aloud. I mean, you do realize that absolutely the rudest thing you can do is call someone else out on their manners, right?

You're teaching your child to feel superior and judgemental, not teaching him/her good manners. Oh, and you're throwing in a side tutorial in passive aggression, which I'm sure his/her future spouse will appreciate.

 

[ddpaints]

I'm sorry, but your post just made me laugh aloud. I mean, you do realize that absolutely the rudest thing you can do is call someone else out on their manners, right?

You're teaching your child to feel superior and judgemental, not teaching him/her good manners. Oh, and you're throwing in a side tutorial in passive aggression, which I'm sure his/her future spouse will appreciate.

Yep that's me the passive aggressive one. I've had to deal with jerks my whole life and until someone stands up to them and lets them know that they are wrong , they will continue to do it. Think about it what is the real reason you don't do "bad" stuff? Probably because you grew up knowing mom/dad or someone was watching you and would pass bad judgment on you. No one is held accountable for their actions anymore I'm just pointing out the facts. I also want my kids to know that they don't need to stand there and let others walk all over them like I did until I got a voice. Call it superior or judgmental if you want but I'm making sure my kids know that that kind of behavior is unacceptable and it will be judged by someone. JMHO take it or leave it.

 

[Luv Bunnies]

My 16-year old son has high functioning autism (Asperger's). We used a GAC on our first visit to Disneyland when he was 5. Ever since then, we've done without one because he can handle it just fine. Some people with certain conditions need them and some don't. It's a very individual thing.

As for the woman on the bus, one of these days, she is going to spout off in front of the wrong person and get popped in the mouth. If she's stupid and arrogant enough to think she's too special to follow the rules, someone will knock her down a few pegs sooner rather than later!

 

[StitchSpawn]

Yep that's me the passive aggressive one. I've had to deal with jerks my whole life and until someone stands up to them and lets them know that they are wrong , they will continue to do it. Think about it what is the real reason you don't do "bad" stuff? Probably because you grew up knowing mom/dad or someone was watching you and would pass bad judgment on you. No one is held accountable for their actions anymore I'm just pointing out the facts. I also want my kids to know that they don't need to stand there and let others walk all over them like I did until I got a voice. Call it superior or judgmental if you want but I'm making sure my kids know that that kind of behavior is unacceptable and it will be judged by someone. JMHO take it or leave it.

you go girl! totally with you. If it's judgemental to call someone out on their unacceptable behavior, then call me judgemental. Anyone who acts like that needs to be told as many times as it takes that society doesn't accept that sort of behavior. Anyone who thinks that's judgemental is allowing that behavior to continue in society...

 

[RainK]

We just got back yesterday too! We also were trying to get to the Grand Floridian on the night the monorail broke down and it was such a fiasco. I wonder if we ended up on the same boat together in the end? We were over an hour late for our 1900 Park Fare ADR that night and they accommodated us no problem - with a party of 11 no less!

We didn't even have to fake a disability I can't believe that woman!

welcome home. We ended up taking a VERY long bus ride. It took 4ever for the bus to come and it stopped at the Contemporary, TTC, Poly and eventually the GF.
The bus driver said..."you could've taken the monorail" lol lol I was like "um, it's not working or we would have"
Luckily I always plan 60 minutes to get anywhere so we were just right on time for our ADR.

 

[larryz]

You're teaching your child to feel superior and judgemental, not teaching him/her good manners.

IMHO, if her kids are well-mannered and are not behaving boorishly, they ARE superior.

 

[pampam]

This type of thing breaks my heart.

 

[DonaldTDuck]

Yep that's me the passive aggressive one. I've had to deal with jerks my whole life and until someone stands up to them and lets them know that they are wrong , they will continue to do it. Think about it what is the real reason you don't do "bad" stuff? Probably because you grew up knowing mom/dad or someone was watching you and would pass bad judgment on you. No one is held accountable for their actions anymore I'm just pointing out the facts. I also want my kids to know that they don't need to stand there and let others walk all over them like I did until I got a voice. Call it superior or judgmental if you want but I'm making sure my kids know that that kind of behavior is unacceptable and it will be judged by someone. JMHO take it or leave it.

'll take it!

 

[Eljay]

Ok...so we were on the bus and this woman was telling us how she went to guest services at MK and told them her child has "high functioning autism" so they would give her some pass that allows them to fast pass EVERY ride all day long. She was so proud and thought she was helping us by giving us this info and told us we should do it too. I was appalled!

I'm sitting here thinking that it would be very satisfying to let this foolish woman finish her spiel and then to stand up in the bus and loudly say, "Attention everyone here on the bus, this nice lady just shared a story with us about how she gets a GAC pass by telling Guest Services her child has high functioning autism and thinks we should do that too! Does anybody think that's a good idea?"

Imagine the chaos.

 

[StitchSpawn]

I'm sitting here thinking that it would be very satisfying to let this foolish woman finish her spiel and then to stand up in the bus and loudly say, "Attention everyone here on the bus, this nice lady just shared a story with us about how she gets a GAC pass by telling Guest Services her child has high functioning autism and thinks we should do that too! Does anybody think that's a good idea?"

Imagine the chaos.

Imagine the karma

I would boo at her if you did that.