Disney announced that its long-standing policy to allow no waiting for the disabled (rather than wait for an hour or more to get on popular rides) will soon come to an end.
Why?
A growing abuse problem summed up as follows...
Some people, who may not have even been disabled in any way, got their hands on a
"disabled pass" - and were then selling to others the ability to go to Disney and ride the rides "wait-free" - the people who hired these folks would then pretend to be family members of the "disabled". Despicable - isn't it? It is not clear what level of disability was even needed to get a pass - the ambiguity likely led to a lot of these passes being issued - and the next thing you know, there is widespread abuse.
Any quick google search of "Disney disabled policy" will bring up the story (or you can click on the link below for more info) - but this struck me as just another example of how a company's good intentions can get steamrolled by abusers who then ruin it for the greater good.
Now, though disabled families will still get a benefit at the Disney parks, it just won't be as generous. Disney has said that they will need to report to the rides at a designated time for a lesser wait - as per Disney's FASTPASS program that we ALL are eligible for in a limited way (only a limited number of FASTPASS rides can be taken in a given day).
I feel badly for the disabled kids, who yearn all year for a day at Disney, and whose experience will now be a little less fun that it should be for them.
Tii tomorrow,
Kevin
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