WDW -Disability Access Service (DAS) - ARCHIVED THREAD; no longer vslid

[mrzrich]

But you Don't have to bring in the GAC to get the DAS!

 

[SueM in MN]

But you Don't have to bring in the GAC to get the DAS!

That is true too.
A lot of people apparently are feeling more comfortable requesting a DAS with their old GAC in hand.
But, bringing it or not bringing it is a choice you can make.

 

[lovethattink]

You don't have to bring in your GAC to get a DAS.

I'm so sorry if I caused you any confusion. My question about the DAS being torn for a new one was in reference to another post about how they have to take a new picture each time, currently. I said it's good to know so I can prepare ds.

But then I asked if the previous DAS will get torn. This was prior practice. Once it was ripped where he could see and he freaked. Usually it was ripped discretely behind the counter and he was none the wiser.

Since this one has his picture he is even more attatched to it.

They previously tore them up so people would not try to reuse them. Since they changed to a totally new system, they may let you keep it.
But, since their process is to tear it up, they might do that automatically, without really thinking about it.

Right. I will attatch a post it note, might help.

There are certain words even in his spelling or reading that he will not say because they are too painful to him. Break, rip, torn or any derivatives of these words.

 

[My2CrazyGirls]

When you say they take a new picture every time, do you mean every day or every trip?

 

[My2CrazyGirls]

If you have 2 children in need of a DAS, do you just explain the needs of 1 child or do you bother talking about both of them? 1 DAS will cover both of them.

 

[alizesmom]

If you have 2 children in need of a DAS, do you just explain the needs of 1 child or do you bother talking about both of them? 1 DAS will cover both of them.

You need a DAS for each. If not then if the DAS child didn't ride the nonDAS child couldn't either.

 

[mrzrich]

If you have 2 children in need of a DAS, do you just explain the needs of 1 child or do you bother talking about both of them? 1 DAS will cover both of them.

I would recommend one for each of them in case one child does not want to ride something. They look closely at the photo and if the child in the photo is not riding, they will not let you into the line.

To answer the previous question, it is once per trip that they take the photo, unless you fill the card completely with return times, in that case, you would need a new card.

 

[TreeSapp]

Has anyone got a DAS in hand and a ruler (or ruler app for smartphone)? I'd love to know the exact dimensions of the card (yes I'm aware 1st post says roughly 5x7.)

But im making a Mickey-pattern duct tape wallet to hold our DAS (if we get one) and the KTTW cards. This way FIL won't be all freaked out that everyone is putting germs all over the cards then putting them all in our respective wallets (I.e. spreading germs). He's immunocomprised and a germaphobe on top of that :/

 

[SueM in MN]

Has anyone got a DAS in hand and a ruler (or ruler app for smartphone)? I'd love to know the exact dimensions of the card (yes I'm aware 1st post says roughly 5x7.)

But im making a Mickey-pattern duct tape wallet to hold our DAS (if we get one) and the KTTW cards. This way FIL won't be all freaked out that everyone is putting germs all over the cards then putting them all in our respective wallets (I.e. spreading germs). He's immunocomprised and a germaphobe on top of that :/

People who have had one, but didn't have a ruler, said it was exactly the same size as a GAC once it was folded in half. That would make it 5 by 7 and, when folded 3.5 by 5, which is the size of a GAC card.

 

[cmwade77]

When folded in 4, it is just slightly larger than a credit card. And I do mean slightly, as in it still fits in a credit card slot in a wallet when folded in 4.when folded in half, it exactly is the same size as the wdw GAC was. Which is a bit smaller than the DLR one was.

 

[TreeSapp]

Thank you

 

[curemyreed]

SueM started this thread just 27 days ago and there have been over 128,000 views. Wow! That is a lot of interest.

 

[lovethattink]

Has anyone got a DAS in hand and a ruler (or ruler app for smartphone)? I'd love to know the exact dimensions of the card (yes I'm aware 1st post says roughly 5x7.)

But im making a Mickey-pattern duct tape wallet to hold our DAS (if we get one) and the KTTW cards. This way FIL won't be all freaked out that everyone is putting germs all over the cards then putting them all in our respective wallets (I.e. spreading germs). He's immunocomprised and a germaphobe on top of that :/

Ruler in hand. It is 5X7 and folds to 3 and 1/2 by 5.

There will be plenty of hands touching it.

 

[TreeSapp]

Ruler in hand. It is 5X7 and folds to 3 and 1/2 by 5.

There will be plenty of hands touching it.

Yeah. I know how many folks and surfaces we come in contact with each time we've gone without adding in the DAS. And I've watched FIL eat at a restaurant and only touch the menu with one finger...

Hopefully keeping the germy little card (GLC?) away from the rest of everyone else's stuff will give him some peace of mind

 

[fitzpa]

What an excellent idea! I am noting this for future trips.

Same here

 

[CEO]

DAS is no GAC, but after kicking the tires of the new program last week through all four parks with my special needs son it isn't as horrendous as I feared. One tip that can't be emphasized enough -- if it hasn't here already -- is that DAS works like GAC when the park's about to close. In our case, we went to Toy Story Mania at 8:20pm when the park was set to close at 8:30pm, and even though the wait was 120 minutes (which would have resulted in a 110 minute wait on the pass) they let us go right into the Fastpass entrance.

Disney realizes that there's no point in having a family linger around a closed park waiting for a ride. Obviously there's so much you can do with that, but if you have ONE ride that you REALLY want to get on save it for near the end of the day.

Do I like the system? No. It's a setback to the truly disabled and there are at least two ways that it can be gamed by the same ethically bankrupt people that were gaming the system as abled park guests that forced the change in the first place. [/URL].

 

[lanejudy]

Yeah. I know how many folks and surfaces we come in contact with each time we've gone without adding in the DAS. And I've watched FIL eat at a restaurant and only touch the menu with one finger...

Hopefully keeping the germy little card (GLC?) away from the rest of everyone else's stuff will give him some peace of mind

Could someone else carry the DAS for him? Then he doesn't need to fret about exposure to whatever germs it picks up. Someone else can always go get the Return Time, though he must be present to ride, but no reason you or another in your party couldn't show the DAS so FIL doesn't actually touch it.

Enjoy your vacation!

 

[delmar411]

Could someone else carry the DAS for him? Then he doesn't need to fret about exposure to whatever germs it picks up. Someone else can always go get the Return Time, though he must be present to ride, but no reason you or another in your party couldn't show the DAS so FIL doesn't actually touch it.

Enjoy your vacation!

Also to add to that, you don't need room keys(double dipping aside) and may not actually get them due to the testing so the only thing that you'll need to have touched is the DAS. The MB will be on your wrists (or looped on something) so it might be best if someone else holds the DAS for him.

 

[BroganMc]

DAS is no GAC, but after kicking the tires of the new program last week through all four parks with my special needs son it isn't as horrendous as I feared. One tip that can't be emphasized enough -- if it hasn't here already -- is that DAS works like GAC when the park's about to close. In our case, we went to Toy Story Mania at 8:20pm when the park was set to close at 8:30pm, and even though the wait was 120 minutes (which would have resulted in a 110 minute wait on the pass) they let us go right into the Fastpass entrance.

Disney realizes that there's no point in having a family linger around a closed park waiting for a ride. Obviously there's so much you can do with that, but if you have ONE ride that you REALLY want to get on save it for near the end of the day.

Do I like the system? No. It's a setback to the truly disabled and there are at least two ways that it can be gamed by the same ethically bankrupt people that were gaming the system as abled park guests that forced the change in the first place.

Thanks for that. I read your full review as well. Interesting to hear how TSM is evolving to apply DAS. They weren't doing that the first week DAS was implemented.

 

[mrzrich]

Do I like the system? No. It's a setback to the truly disabled and there are at least two ways that it can be gamed by the same ethically bankrupt people that were gaming the system as abled park guests that forced the change in the first place.

I read your full review, and I was especially interested in your acknowledgement that DHS was the hardest park to manage with DAS. We had a similar experience.