I have not heard anything about this at all, but my guess is in
Disneyland that they will continue to have a regular "stand by" wheelchair line. That is because nearly every queue in DL is NOT wheelchair accessible. The simply do not have the man power to be writing passes at every ride in the park, and to write different ones than wheelchairs than the ones for
DAS people, and what about both? Can I get a bunch of different times as a wheelchair user, but also get a DAS return time?
Honestly, I had not heard anything about non-wheelchair accessible attractions doing anything different. But it will be bedlam if those Return Times are not linked to a specific person - how will that be any different than the GAC was, with people passing things around. So basically I will go and get a Return Card from all the different attractions that are not mainstreamed and then give them out to friends as I wish, or maybe sell them to able bodied people if that makes them wait less...
Of course I will not actually do that, but I can see it happening.
Given that there are about 5 attractions that are actually mainstreamed in DL, I do not see this system working here. I will ask around and see what I can find out.
That is one issue either opening the thread up before I was finished with post one. And, also why I made 2 different threads. The information I posted was about WDW only.
There are some things that have to be handled differently in Florida than California simply because of what is accessible?
My response to the question left out some things and had information that should have been labeled as RUMOR, PROBABLY TRUE.
The attractions that are not Mainstreamed have to have a way to let guests with DAS return times come in. If everyone is just waiting in the alternate exit, people with DAS who have return times won't be able to get in when their time comes.
It's pretty well confirmed is that
some attractions that do NOT have Mainstream lines will have return passes handed out at attractions for guests who do not have a DAS and have a visible need.
At WDW, it will PROBABLY be all attractions that are not mainstream because there are few of them. Many that people think are not Mainstream actually are.
RUMOR, PROBABLY TRUE:
WDW guests with DAS will be able to get a return pass ticket at those attractions that will not 'count' as an active DAS Return Time. It's not their fault that the line is not accessible to them.
RUMOR, PROBABLY TRUE:
WDW guests without DAS will probably get a return time pass at specific attractions send still be able to get return time passes at other attractions that are handing them out. Since there are few attractions at WDW that do not have Mainstream lines, this won't occur that much.
Doing that will keep the access point clear so people can actually get in at close to their return time.
My educated guess (just a guess) is that those return time passes will have an expiration time.
DL is a completely different story, but they will also need to figure out a way to get DAS holders in close to their return time, which will probably include some variation of return time tickets for guests without DAS at non-accessible lines. It would be best to keep DL out of this thread because DL has a lot less ways to deal with it than WDW does at this point.
I'd like to clarify this as well. I'll be in a wheelchair and wasn't planning on getting a GAC since my disability is visible. I will not need a DAS for the same reason. Correct?
Thank you!
that is correct.
Guests whose only needs are mobility related will not get a DAS card because their disability is apparent to CMs.
This was actually how GAC operated at first in both parks. I know from talking to Guest Relations CMs at WDW, that people with only mobility needs who came to a Guest Relations and requested a GAC were usually given a stamp that said basically, "may use wheelchair entrances."
That stamp was meant for guests with INVISIBLE needs to use that line. I know that after lines were mainstreamed, people often expected to come into the exit of attractions at WDW because that was how they did it before.
