I know all too well how difficult it is to have a child with disabilities and I know all too well the wait that many of us go through to get help for our children. We do put up with stares and comments and people judging us for how they perceive we are raising our children.
But, that does not mean that we should expect special treatment. In fact, we are actually getting special treatment from Disney, just not as special as some would hope and not as special as it once was.
It is hard to adjust our expectations of how we enjoy Disney, especially since many of us are used to the old GAC system which was really an unlimited anytime fastpass. However, that old system is gone and it really is not going to come back.
So, what are we to do? Well, we can do one of three things.
1. We can learn a new way to tour the parks using the new system. We can be disappointed that things have changed for what we perceive as worse but we learn to work within the system.
2. We can refuse to use the new system the way it is being implemented and yell and scream and complain and berate the CM until they either give us what we demand or get security to escort us out.
3. We can simply spend our vacation dollars elsewhere.
For us, we are going to try #1 and if that does not work for our family, we will move on to #3. I refuse to even dip my big toe into option #2 because that is not who I am. Disney does not owe me anything just because my son is autistic and Disney does not have to change for me or our son. Disney is doing what is should do, give us the opportunity for equal access, which is not to say that it is "fair" access, just equal.
Life is not fair and that sucks but I have to teach my son to work within the world because the world is not going to change just because he has special needs.