mickeyfor5
Mousketeer
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- Dec 27, 2013
I know this is not the norm, but we were treated differently at the Frozen meet and greet. When we went the wait was 2.5 hours or so, and they were suggesting that someone serve as a placeholder in line, which would not have been an option for us. After asking the castmember what our options were and saying thanks, we walked away, only to have the lead chase us down and offer to let our daughter bypass the line if we came back at the start of the next session. Now, our daughter is significantly visibly disabled and it is clear looking at her why waiting in that line together OR split up is not a good option. So I would never expect this, but took it as a large dose of pixie dust.
I know this is not the norm, but we were treated differently at the Frozen meet and greet. When we went the wait was 2.5 hours or so, and they were suggesting that someone serve as a placeholder in line, which would not have been an option for us. After asking the castmember what our options were and saying thanks, we walked away, only to have the lead chase us down and offer to let our daughter bypass the line if we came back at the start of the next session.
Now, our daughter is significantly visibly disabled and it is clear looking at her why waiting in that line together OR split up is not a good option. So I would never expect this, but took it as a large dose of pixie dust.
How nice of the CM to allow this!
I waited the entire 3 hours myself while DH was out and about in the park with our 3 kids, two with autism. We went first thing in the morning so they got to ride Nemo 3-4 times that day! I really wish DAS could be used for M&Gs! In fact, I think I'll be contacting a CM my aunt knows to see if she can forward that feedback to decision making eyes rather than sending an email which will never get seen.
How nice of the CM to allow this!
I waited the entire 3 hours myself while DH was out and about in the park with our 3 kids, two with autism. We went first thing in the morning so they got to ride Nemo 3-4 times that day! I really wish DAS could be used for M&Gs! In fact, I think I'll be contacting a CM my aunt knows to see if she can forward that feedback to decision making eyes rather than sending an email which will never get seen.
I don't see that happening. Its simple logistics. There are no fast pass for most character meets and the lines could quickly become long for das holdhers. Also for some popular characters like frozen I could see it ending up with so many das holders that the other guests would see significantly longer waits. I personally think the current method works fairly well although it doesn't accommodate single parents too well.
I'm not suggesting immediate access, but accommodations as the DAS already allows, a return time based on the current wait time. If the current wait time is 3 hours and they are queuing up for 4th hour, I see no reason a return time of that 4th hour is causing other guests longer wait times or overwhelming the line. 1 person, could stay & wait in line for their entire party. Be it 2 people or 10+ people. Either way, people are jumping in the line at the last minute anyway. The CMs ask how many in your party & base the line on that. They allow this for already. It's honestly no different. The next person in line simply needs to be told that they have reserved a space for a guest requiring assistance accessing the attraction directly ahead of them.
But how do you control that. At the rides and other attractions there is either a fast pass line or a exit used to allow access when people come back with a das. At most m&g including this one, there is no fp line or exit. Even when GAC was in place it wasn't able to be used at most m&g, even Rapunzel when those lines were several hours long. So the cm would have to insert people with return times into the queue? or do they jump ahead of everyone when they return (I could see that going over well).
But how do you control that. At the rides and other attractions there is either a fast pass line or a exit used to allow access when people come back with a das. At most m&g including this one, there is no fp line or exit. Even when GAC was in place it wasn't able to be used at most m&g, even Rapunzel when those lines were several hours long. So the cm would have to insert people with return times into the queue? or do they jump ahead of everyone when they return (I could see that going over well).
And this is one of the areas in which I maintain the GAC was not providing equal access, as not having a system in place here means the meet and greet is inaccessible to many people. Considering that the whole point of this new system is to provide equal access,it needs to be equal access for all attractions, shows, etc.Since it's not different then how the GAC operated I imagine there is a reason they don't do this. Even these explanations of how it might work sound like a lot of extra stuff the CM needs to worry about.
There's probably an element of not giving preferential treatment since non disabled guests can't get a FP and avoid the line either.
And this is one of the areas in which I maintain the GAC was not providing equal access, as not having a system in place here means the meet and greet is inaccessible to many people. Considering that the whole point of this new system is to provide equal access,it needs to be equal access for all attractions, shows, etc.
I imagine many families cannot wait for 3-4 hours for characters either, not just disabled people. Doesn't make it less accessible.
I imagine many families cannot wait for 3-4 hours for characters either, not just disabled people. Doesn't make it less accessible.
tinkerpea said:Actually it does, many other family's that dont have a disabled child or adult could split up and have somebody wait in the Q for them & join later,
But family's with a disabled person might need for example both parents to transfer the child from chair to ride,
Or in my case our autistic son will not be separated from either adult in the park for more then a few minutes for fear of something happening to the other person and severely melts down!
These are only a few reasons there are many more.