ireland_nicole
<font color=green>No brainer- the fairy wins it<br
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- Feb 1, 2008
And with the new policy Disney is giving everyone EQUAL access. What some are complaining about is they aren't getting special access above being treated equally. Everyone gets in line gets food and then gets the next available table, no one gets put ahead of anyone else and no one is being denied access. The trouble IMO is some are asking for Disney to go above equal and give preferential treatment rather than just make everyone the same.
The definition of equal is: adequate or sufficient in quantity or degree. Equal does not always mean one size fits all. All anybody would expect is true equal access. As I previously stated, there are several ways to achieve this. However, it is necessary to recognise that simply having a wheelchair accessible queue line does not mean full equal access. This has nothing to do with having an "entitlement" complex, and expecting special treatment. By that logic, no service dogs should be allowed, because not everyone can bring a dog in, no ECV's or w/c's should be allowed because not everyone can ride, no sign interpretation should be available, because not every language is interpreted, no "special" seating for the visually impaired should be available, because not everyone can sit in the front row.
Do most CM's use reasonably good judgement? pretty much. Do all? Of course not. We have had cm's refuse to allow our stroller as w/c into attractions because "it's not a wheelchair" SueM has had a CM refuse to allow them to use the w/c entrance at Splash mountian because it "wasn't fair". But at least in these cases, it was possible to request a manager, and because of there being a clear policy the situation was sorted. It is not the respondibility of individual CM's to determine policy. A clear policy that ensures truly equal access is necessary to protect the rights of everyone.