ojeight
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On another thread someone had asked about if there was a way to ride a specific attraction over and over again with the new DAS System as their child with autism likes a specific ride. I have done a lot of research on this as I am traveling to the parks with a group of 22 some with varying degrees of disabilities both physically and mentally and have spoken to various cast members on this matter to make sure everyone has a good time and to let everyone know what to expect. Here is my response to the concerned parents question:
"There may be some ways to do it. I don't want to post how to do it on a public forum as I do not want people who don't have disabilities taking advantage of a system put in place to help people who truly are disabled but it is on a case by case basis and depends on the disability. I am not sure if autism would qualify"
Of course I would expect this to lead to some sort of discussion which is healthy.
I was a little surprised when someone who is Disney Veteran replied and quoted my post with the following:
"I just can't believe your post! Telling others how to get around the system even for disabled people is going a little too far. Hopefully, with the new DAS there 'won't be' any way around the system.
Waiting for your turn is 'equal access', not riding over and over while everyone else waits. What you are suggesting is 'not' put in place for people with disabilities - it's cheating other riders that are patiently waiting their turns."
I just want to let North of Mouse know, that i never told anyone how to do it. I said the exact opposite. I said I am not posting it because I did not want non disabled people taking advantage of a situation in place for this disabled. Nor did I say it was getting around the system. If you read my reply, I said it was a possibility bases on a case by case scenario and I also told the parent that I did not think that Autism would qualify.
I don't want to go into details because I feel this may be getting more controversial than I thought it would but the system I was talking about doesn't let a person ride the same ride all day but could possibly be beneficial to some who hypothetically had to live in an Iron Lung for 22 hours a day and was only able to spend two hours in the park.
"There may be some ways to do it. I don't want to post how to do it on a public forum as I do not want people who don't have disabilities taking advantage of a system put in place to help people who truly are disabled but it is on a case by case basis and depends on the disability. I am not sure if autism would qualify"
Of course I would expect this to lead to some sort of discussion which is healthy.
I was a little surprised when someone who is Disney Veteran replied and quoted my post with the following:
"I just can't believe your post! Telling others how to get around the system even for disabled people is going a little too far. Hopefully, with the new DAS there 'won't be' any way around the system.
Waiting for your turn is 'equal access', not riding over and over while everyone else waits. What you are suggesting is 'not' put in place for people with disabilities - it's cheating other riders that are patiently waiting their turns."
I just want to let North of Mouse know, that i never told anyone how to do it. I said the exact opposite. I said I am not posting it because I did not want non disabled people taking advantage of a situation in place for this disabled. Nor did I say it was getting around the system. If you read my reply, I said it was a possibility bases on a case by case scenario and I also told the parent that I did not think that Autism would qualify.
I don't want to go into details because I feel this may be getting more controversial than I thought it would but the system I was talking about doesn't let a person ride the same ride all day but could possibly be beneficial to some who hypothetically had to live in an Iron Lung for 22 hours a day and was only able to spend two hours in the park.
