I'd make one hell of a pirate

Here is the deal. I go to Disney, like a lot. Or used to. A little over three years ago I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis after suffering with the complications near 9 months with no diagonisis. There are days when it doesn’t bother me at all. In fact, if you were to come up to me in person you’d probably not know there was a damn thing wrong with me, but there are bad days.

This post isn’t about me or some sob story about my woes. This is about how people can be total ass wads and hurtful without even knowing it half the time. How a few mutters from the other side of the queue can make someone breakdown. How Disney is trying to help people have the best time possible and how others must turn it into a negative thing.

The point of this post is to address the new DAS system at Disney as opposed to the GAC system. It is only based on my personal thoughts, and not an opinion as I have yet to try it. (But I will be in about two weeks time)

Prior to me ever using the GAC system, I have never had much of a complaint with lines. I am a native Floridian and as so, tend to do my Disney-ing during the winter-early spring months. It is less crowded, and not nearly as hot as the later months. I still go during this time, or during the Holiday events, because…adorable, and yes, the GAC pass was a lot of help. It sends you through the fast pass line, without having to wait in the heat, OR it will give you a time. It says right on the card that it is not a direct access card, though, it usually is.

From what I’ve heard with the DAS, you go to the CM and get a time that is around 10-20 minutes less than the suggested wait time, and then you have to wait in the FP line when you come back.  The only big beef that I have with it is that you can’t have more than one wait time on your card at a time. It means a lot of running around the park, and for those physically inclined and cognitively, it is a huge strain.  Hopefully, for the guest, there may be other things in that direct area to do, with shorter lines to take up time. But if not, then what? You go sit on a bench? Go eat? How many times can you eat a day at Disney (prices man, prices)? Even that requires a line at a lot of them, which only equals more waiting.

I’ve seen a lot of posts where autistic kids, or mentally challenged children, have made the point where their kids can wait in a short line, it’s the having to leave and come back that they get upset about. And I imagine, that can put a strain on the parent/care takers day.

But then I see things in the orlandoinformer blog like “I also sympathize with disabled people and their families. My gripe is the idea that because their lives are rough, they undoubtedly are, that Disney owes them privileged access.”

LEMME ‘SPLAIN YOU A THING. Disney does not owe us a damn thing. Disney does this as a courtesy and out of the kindness magic that Disney is. It’s the fucktards of the world, that lie and cheat their way into the GAC to abuse the line system that ruin a good thing. How about you calm down a distressed child that doesn’t understand, or better yet an adult, because “Even though we are at the ride, we have to come back when less people are here.” I’ve had my fair share of experience of disabled kids, and when I was young (around 7 or so) my aunt helped take care of an elderly lady that was Autistic. I didn’t understand then, and thought Marie was strange, and when she had fits it scared me. You can’t just tell them to calm down and relax, it is not that simple. So yes, the old system was a lot easier and probably made these kids a whole hell of a lot happier.

It’s not about the waiting or not waiting, and it’s not about people with disabilities ‘getting to skip line’ or at least it shouldn’t be. All I’m saying is that I personally go to Disney because it makes me forget everything wrong in my life for a day, or few, and I get to enjoy myself. To do all the things I can in a limited amount of time because my body can not physically deal with a full day in the sun.

The GAC system made it really easy to do the park stress free. If you wanted you could take a break, go to the hotel and nap, or relax, and I imagine parents appreciate that aspect. I’m not saying this DAS thing will be bad, and I’m sure it will have changes made to it as it’s still fairly new. I’m just saying to stop complaining about people who are ‘obviously not disabled’ because you really have no clue what is going on inside their body, or their mind.

Yes people abuse it, and you know what, people still will, because when fast passes are gone for the day for new attractions, they can still get on. Disney is trying to make the best out of a bad situation, and hopefully people will stop being dicks about those who ‘don’t have to wait.’