These CMs probably know just as much as we do at this point. Disney doesn't really tell them anything outside of what is public knowledge.
We hope there will be helpful options.
No one knows and anyone who says they do is just guessing.
They do need some people in lines so the walkways don’t get overwhelmed and crowded (thinking back to how there wasn’t even a sidewalk that was empty at HS post Covid when queuing was restricted. The stores get overcrowded so very few other places you could actually be waiting if everyone was given that option.
They used to have cabanas at MK where people with disabilities could go. Remember massaging chairs and the arcade in Tomorrowland (we knew about them but never went). The cabanas were a huge money maker but they took those away to make room for more crowds. They had VIP fireworks viewing with a cabana rental!
I can't use the restroom without assistance My typical party when visiting the parks is 2- myself and my wife. I use a power wheelchair. There isn't much room in many loading areas to take a 10x10 or larger space out, let alone addressing plumbing requirements.
Don’t know. I will say there are a lot of us autistic kids who have now aged into autistic adults and from personal experience the world doesn’t really know what to do with us much less Disney. Services for autistic adults are rare and hard to get. So I guess to answer your question, I hope not. As I’m still the same autistic person, just older.
It's as if people (not referring to anyone in this thread btw. Talking about in general) expect the autism to ~*magically*~ disappear the millisecond someone turns 18.
Since it isn't a developmental delay, it will be addressed on an individual basis, and that's anyone's guess.
It is not the CM’s fault but they are representing not only the company, but the disability services division. People have spent thousands on vacation plans coming up very soon. Some, like me, are international guests and have no current method of applying for DAS until we get there. It’s absolutely reasonable for me to expect a proper response to my concern when they have my money. I shouldn’t be expected to have to travel 9 hours to get that answer - an answer that could render my vacation useless.
No. Children with disabilities don't lose their disabilities when they turn 18.
