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I've heard of this. They had an article on Yahoo! of all places. It seems wrong but the original poster kind of has a point. I wonder if I could cash in on this? I can get a helmet and some orthopedic shoes. Maybe pretend to be some kind of autistic guy. Then I can takes someone for all their worth.
I'm kidding of course. It's unethical and should be looked into. As for enforcement of any policies, I'm not completely sure how they'd be able to do it. There's millions of people entering into the parks every day. It might be hard to tell which are actually disabled family members and which are playing the system without invading privacy or putting up guards at every ride.
People play the system. It isn't fair to other people but that seems to be how some are. If they don't do it this way, they'll find another way to do it.
Rich Manhattan moms hire handicapped tour guides so kids can cut lines
at Disney World
You have to hand-it to the women, if the story is accurately told. Good for them. And good for the handicapped who are earning a little extra money and having some fun while they're at it.
I know nonwealthy people who use other people's handicapped tags to get better parking at stores, concerts, football games, etc.
Most of the people I see using "handicapped" parking tags so they can obtain easier/better parking at shopping centers, office buildings, etc., aren't handicapped and don't deserve to use the tags. But they do. That's something I disagree with, more than I'd disagree with someone paying a "guide" to cut the lines.
Most of the people I see using "handicapped" parking tags so they can obtain easier/better parking at shopping centers, office buildings, etc., aren't handicapped and don't deserve to use the tags. But they do. That's something I disagree with, more than I'd disagree with someone paying a "guide" to cut the lines.
My mom is disabled and it really chaps my hide to see people abusing handicapped spaces. Drives me nuts.
my husband doesn't see anything wrong with it. he says the disabled woman is enterprising. I just think it is disgusting that the rich are allowed to pass their sense of entitlement to their children while generations of poor people get blamed for all of society's ills. (it's also criminal how much Disney world charges for their front of the line passes.)
my husband doesn't see anything wrong with it. he says the disabled woman is enterprising. I just think it is disgusting that the rich are allowed to pass their sense of entitlement to their children while generations of poor people get blamed for all of society's ills. (it's also criminal how much Disney world charges for their front of the line passes.)
Disney Orlando doesn't have a front of line pass. I don't know about California Disney.
I was in Disney World just two weeks ago and there are not too many rides that actually have "shorter lines" for disabled people. I experienced this first hand in my last two trips because I had a family friend with ALS have a scooter for the trip before this past one and my most recent one, my dad needed to use a scooter (after trying it out in Epcot on the previous trip due to an accident several years ago.) Since 1991 (when the ADA was implemented), many Disney World and Disneyland Resort attractions have ADA lines. Only a few do not Splash Mountain for example with the stairs. A majority of the lines have ramps. The only rides with special entrances for guests with disabilities are Toy Story Mania (due to the stairs to the station in Florida and from the station in California), Spaceship Earth, Haunted Mansion, Buzz Lightyear, Ariel's Undersea Adventure, The Seas with Nemo & Friends (due to the walking platforms that may or may not need to shut down the rides momentarily.)
I disagree with buying off disabled kids but most of Disney's attractions are in fact made for guests with disabilities to enjoy them. And this goes back to the days of Walt Disney creating Disneyland after not being able to ride a carousel with his daughters in the 30's and 40's. Disney has rarely had any height restriction over 50 inches and never created kiddie-land rides that most adults cannot do.
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