Wow - disgusting!

[DisneyMomma81]

http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/...nes-at-disney-world-by-hiring-disabled-guides

 

[rock_doctor]

Interesting. This has been posted 4 times to DIS today, each with three different article author. Not poster to DIS but different article writers but the exact same text in the article.?. The last two links reference the same article.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3111390
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3111480
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3111489
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3111154

 

[vicki_c]

It's an article from the New York Post today. Web bloggers and such are just copying it.

 

[DisneyMomma81]

Pardon me; however, none of those are here on the Budget Board.

Interesting. This has been posted 4 times to DIS today, each with three different article author. Not poster to DIS but different article writers but the exact same text in the article.?. The last two links reference the same article.

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3111390
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3111480
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3111489
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3111154

 

[rock_doctor]

Pardon me; however, none of those are here on the Budget Board.

Sorry, I am not trying to offend you. I appreciate you posting it, just found it interesting that it was a different article author each time it was posted. I added the links so others could see what i meant. Sorry to come across otherwise.

 

[jmartinez1895]

i find this act very offensive. My child uses a wheel chair and believe me, there are no perks involved. And most of the time at Disney the lines are not shorter for wheelchair users, it may look like the person is going to the front of the line, but they are often going to a different area to wait. ( This is my own personal experience, I don't want to start a debate).

 

[2012bella13]

i find this act very offensive. My child uses a wheel chair and believe me, there are no perks involved. And most of the time at Disney the lines are not shorter for wheelchair users, it may look like the person is going to the front of the line, but they are often going to a different area to wait. ( This is my own personal experience, I don't want to start a debate).

I agree with you!

 

[Leajess99]

i find this act very offensive. My child uses a wheel chair and believe me, there are no perks involved. And most of the time at Disney the lines are not shorter for wheelchair users, it may look like the person is going to the front of the line, but they are often going to a different area to wait. ( This is my own personal experience, I don't want to start a debate).

It took us a lot longer to avoid stairs on TSMM than it did for others who could walk the stairs. I have never had a "front of the line" access because of my GAC or disability. It is very sad that people stoop so low.

 

[ssawka]

Don't these people know that they can hire a legitimate "tour guide"?

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/vip-tour-services/

My biggest fear is not that these disgusting individuals are gaming the system, but rather that Disney will overreact and greatly restrict access to the GAC cards.

 

[jmartinez1895]

Don't these people know that they can hire a legitimate "tour guide"?

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/vip-tour-services/

My biggest fear is not that these disgusting individuals are gaming the system, but rather that Disney will overreact and greatly restrict access to the GAC cards.

I agree, that was one of my first thoughts. If Disney did away with the GAC it would make it very hard for many people to visit the parks. Another thought I had was about people who will read the article and think " so I can rent a wheelchair and skip the line...count me in" then the wheelchair boarding areas get backed up and harder to access for the people who can only board there when the truth of the matter is they more than likely would have had a shorter wait in the regular line.

 

[seashoreCM]

Using a guest assistance card or wheelchair to get to the front of lines is a flaw in Disney's system, not a loophole. Part of the problem is that Disney CMs are not good as short order cooks, and thus not able to remember that this guest off to the side was waiting for 30 minutes, that guest was waiting for 15 minutes, the guest over there in the shade was there for only 5 minutes, etc.

One way to get rid of line cutting is to not have lines. Whatever happened to that test over at Rock & Roller Coaster where people did not actually wait in a line? Standby guests would get a number from a machine similar to that at the deli' counter and when an illuminated sign shows that number, it is time to go to door number 1 (or no. 2, etc.) and guests are admitted in small groups.

 

[delilah]

Sometimes, it helps to have a GAC card. Last summer, when we went to Ohana with my husband's cousins family, we were literally seated within minutes because my husband's cousin's grandson was autistic. Quickest seating I have ever had at any Disney restaurant. Literally, I was just getting ready to sit down when our pager went off. I was totally prepared for the usual at least hour long wait for our reservation. We didn't go on any rides with them, however, so, I don't know how that works.

 

[kimsuenew]

Sometimes, it helps to have a GAC card. Last summer, when we went to Ohana with my husband's cousins family, we were literally seated within minutes because my husband's cousin's grandson was autistic. Quickest seating I have ever had at any Disney restaurant. Literally, I was just getting ready to sit down when our pager went off. I was totally prepared for the usual at least hour long wait for our reservation. We didn't go on any rides with them, however, so, I don't know how that works.

A GAC card is not good for character greets or restaurants... only for rides/attractions. Perhaps they (greeter/those seating) were familiar with Autism or perhaps wanted to spread a little Pixie Dust?

 

[pampam]

A GAC card is not good for character greets or restaurants... only for rides/attractions. Perhaps they (greeter/those seating) were familiar with Autism or perhaps wanted to spread a little Pixie Dust?

Also, please note that most of the attractions are mainstreamed. In other words, wheelchairs wait with everyone else. You will not shorten the wait by being in a wheelchair.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

This is a ridiculous article, probably completely fabricated and as posted, there are already several previous threads on this subject. It's silly to get upset about this.

 

[DisneyMomma81]

Sorry, I am not trying to offend you. I appreciate you posting it, just found it interesting that it was a different article author each time it was posted. I added the links so others could see what i meant. Sorry to come across otherwise.

 

[Princess Disney Mom]

Dumb article. They said there is a 2 1/2 hour wait for small world. Really? I've never waited more than a few minutes. I don't know how many wheelchair boats the ride has but it seems like very few and the wheelchair line while short is long in wait time because they have to wait for a special boat.

With fast pass are they really getting their money's worth to save a few minutes if any. Also what kind of memories is that for their kids. Spending time at WDW with a stranger to beat the system.

Only the make a wish children go to the front and even they have a wait. The article was not accurate at all.

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[MomToOne]

Dumb article. They said there is a 2 1/2 hour wait for small world. Really? I've never waited more than a few minutes. I don't know how many wheelchair boats the ride has but it seems like very few and the wheelchair line while short is long in wait time because they have to wait for a special boat.

The NY Post article referred to this being over Spring Break. I don't specifically know how long small world lines get, but everything is much longer than normal at that time.

That said, I think this is partially a case of a tour company "convincing" people who think they deserve special treatment that they are getting it. Not that they really necessarily are, but that doesn't really matter as long as they THINK they are. And of course, I'm sure the truth got embellished a bit by the mother in the article - it sounds more special that they bypassed a 2-1/2 hour line than an hour line. And these folks are all about making themselves seem special.

But I did also read on one of the other threads that there are some accusations that non-Disney tour guides may in fact be getting some special treatment by CMs. I don't know that that's true, and I don't know what those accusations originate from, but since we are all just guessing at what is going on here, I guess that could be possible too...

 

[Dizisfun]

Disney has a VIP Tour. It's $175 an hour, with a minimum of 6 hours. I believe this tour does get you to the front of the line. If someone is "rich" why wouldn't they just do this tour? (I'm not rich so I'm not sure of all the details of this experience, lol)

 

[MomToOne]

Disney has a VIP Tour. It's $175 an hour, with a minimum of 6 hours. I believe this tour does get you to the front of the line. If someone is "rich" why wouldn't they just do this tour? (I'm not rich so I'm not sure of all the details of this experience, lol)

The VIP tour starts at $315/hour, not $175/hour. (And it's $355/hour for "holidays" which I suspect spring break would be.)

The mother in the NY Post article specifically addressed this - she basically said using a private tour guide like this was a better deal than using the Disney service. I find that funny - a bargain shopping snob LOL - but hey, I guess everyone is cutting their budgets these days, even the "1%"