Disneyland: Disabled Will No Longer Skip Lines

[b23hqb]

If a handicapped person, including those in wheelchairs, with one handler, is qualified to ride a ride, let them wait/stand at the boarding area with a ticket approximating the wait time in line. When that time arrives, allow them to board and enjoy.

They are no better or expecting than anyone else.

I have seen entire families, on numerous occasions, walk to the head of the line, at Disney, Busch Gardens, Sea World, etc., and board rides, without the appropriate wait time, simply because one person was "handicapped".

That just isn't right.

 

[mAlice]

my nephew is handicapped, he is legitimately unable to stand for that period of time. It would be a real shame if due to the abuse of others he was not able to enjoy Disney with his cousins.

also, while I understand the disagreement with going to the head of the line, for some people their handicap includes sensitivity to temperature and less control of their bathroom "scheduling" that would preclude them from being in a line for an hour and a half.

unfortunately, it's a lot like the recent food stamp threads. It is such a shame that the abuses of some harm the reputation and ability to get assistance of those with a genuine need.

If he cannot stand for long periods, then it would stand to reason that he would be in a wheel chair (at least, to me). If a person does not have control of their bodily functions, what's to prevent them from losing control on the ride? I'm not trying to be difficult, I'm trying to understand.

Also, if a person has problems with the heat, how can they spend a day at Disney, but not an hour in line?

 

[b23hqb]

If he cannot stand for long periods, then it would stand to reason that he would be in a wheel chair (at least, to me). If a person does not have control of their bodily functions, what's to prevent them from losing control on the ride? I'm not trying to be difficult, I'm trying to understand.

Also, if a person has problems with the heat, how can they spend a day at Disney, but not an hour in line?

Well, there is Nov - mid April. The weather is cooler, but the waits are longer.

So be it. Handicapped can wait like the rest of us. They are not special. Just handicapped.

 

[GW8345]

Despite my wisecracks earlier on in this thread, I don't mind giving a sick kid or someone in a wheelchair my place in line. I'm healthy, and standing another 5 minutes in the line to Space Mountain isn't going to ruin my day.

Also, the last time I checked Disney isn't public property - i.e. it's a private entity, therefore, they can give preferential treatment to whomever they see fit. If you don't like that, nobody's making you be a patron of the Happiest Place on Earth. Now, if this were the work of the government and they were coercing Disney into giving special treatment to certain people that would be a totally different animal.


But many handicapped people have a rough time of it in the real world. Despite our best intentions of making every damn thing handicap accessible, and 27 rows of Handicapped Parking half a kilometer deep into Walmart's parking lot, the world simply isn't designed for anyone but two-legged, average sized adults. If they get to ride more rides at an amusement park because they can blast through lines, good on them. At the end of the day, I'll walk on own my legs out to my car parked on the outskirts of hell, drive to my hotel, and walk up a couple flights of stairs and sleep without the aid of machinery and use the crapper without relying on the poles in the bathroom.

Many people cannot enjoy that.

I have no issue letting a small child who is handicapped jump in line, it's everyone else that jumps in with him/her, it's the full grown adult in a wheelchair that jumps into line, it's the ones that just wheel right up and expect to cut in front of you after you have been in line for an hour and a half in the hot sun, it's the ones who think the world owes them head of the line privilege that I have issue with.

If it’s a kid from Make a Wish, hell, I’ll buy’em a freaking souvenir and they can jump in front of me any time.

Also, since you point out that Disney is private property and I am not forced to go there, can’t I sue them for reverse discrimination? After all, I am being discriminated against because I am able to stand in line like the majority. Besides, who said I was able to stand in line for hours, my legs go numb after standing for 15 minutes but I still stand in line like everyone else, it's just a little bit more difficult.

 

[SoMDGirl42]

If it’s a kid from Make a Wish, hell, I’ll buy’em a freaking souvenir and they can jump in front of me any time.

I pretty much said the same thing, other than buying them a souvenir That's why I haven't been to Disney in 22 years

 

[b23hqb]

I have no issue letting a small child who is handicapped jump in line, it's everyone else that jumps in with him/her, it's the full grown adult in a wheelchair that jumps into line, it's the ones that just wheel right up and expect to cut in front of you after you have been in line for an hour and a half in the hot sun, it's the ones who think the world owes them head of the line privilege that I have issue with.

If it’s a kid from Make a Wish, hell, I’ll buy’em a freaking souvenir and they can jump in front of me any time.

Also, since you point out that Disney is private property and I am not forced to go there, can’t I sue them for reverse discrimination? After all, I am being discriminated against because I am able to stand in line like the majority. Besides, who said I was able to stand in line for hours, my legs go numb after standing for 15 minutes but I still stand in line like everyone else, it's just a little bit more difficult.

Weak, and very unsympathetic argument, especially to a youngster , a very youngster, with one handler. The small child will most likely be at a ride that moves very fast anyway.

If you said my bolded quote, you should have some kind of handicap anyway. If so, get a wheelchair, get a ticket that states the appropriate wait time, and enjoy.

 

[bcp]

Weak, and very unsympathetic argument, especially to a youngster , a very youngster, with one handler. The small child will most likely be at a ride that moves very fast anyway.

If you said my bolded quote, you should have some kind of handicap anyway. If so, get a wheelchair, get a ticket that states the appropriate wait time, and enjoy.

I really like that idea.

 

[BOP]

My dad is just lazy.

My dad is dead.


No cuts for him.

 

[b23hqb]

I really like that idea.

I'm all for it. I hate Disney. But I do have grand kids, and I will go there with them. Do not appreciate line cutters at any time.

 

[GW8345]

I'm all for it. I hate Disney. But I do have grand kids, and I will go there with them. Do not appreciate line cutters at any time.

And that's why I don't get one of those wait time tickets. If I can walk my old ass into the place and walk around for hours I can stand in a line.

And as far as the wheelchair, nope, not going to happen as long as I can help it. As long as I can stand I don't need a wheelchair.

 

[puggymom]

I understand making physical accommodations for those with disabilities, but I never understood the 'head of the line' privilege.

...and when did pregnancy become a disability?

I remember being at a baseball game and someone we were with kept treating me like I was an invalid. Finally (since my non confrontational-ness seems to disappear when I was pregnant) I yelled at him "J-f'ing C I'm pregnant not disabled."