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CFrance 05-14-2013 09:43 AM

Disney--get to front of line
 
For those rich enough and crass, here's a totally offensive way to get your overprivileged kids to the front of the line at Disney.

Wealthy Manhattan moms hire handicapped tour guides to bypass lines at Disney World - NYPOST.com

zonerboy 05-14-2013 10:09 AM

Maybe we could hire them to save seats for us at the squares.

Bavarian 05-14-2013 10:10 AM

Not sure which theme park it was, thought a Disney one. But some years ago, a family with a grandmother in a wheelchair thought they could jump to the front of the line. They were told the Grandmother could wait at handicapped entrance, but the rest of them had to get in line and when they reached the end, their grandmother could join them. They did not like it, but all the rest of us waiting in line were happy.

NIPAS K-9 05-14-2013 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by zonerboy (Post 676151)
Maybe we could hire them to save seats for us at the squares.

OHHHHHHHHHHHH I loved that response..:popcorn:

CFrance 05-14-2013 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Bavarian (Post 676152)
Not sure which theme park it was, thought a Disney one. But some years ago, a family with a grandmother in a wheelchair thought they could jump to the front of the line. They were told the Grandmother could wait at handicapped entrance, but the rest of them had to get in line and when they reached the end, their grandmother could join them. They did not like it, but all the rest of us waiting in line were happy.

That's the way it should be. Hopefully Disney will get wind of this and change the procedures.

CWGUY 05-14-2013 10:35 AM

It must be a good day in the Villages if we have to look outside the bubble to complain. :icon_wink:

njbchbum 05-14-2013 11:44 AM

coming from a family that uses disney's guest accomodation certification for an autistic child - i hope those tour people get shut down or shut out of disney!

janmcn 05-14-2013 01:32 PM

Disney has a system in place that everyone can use. I believe it is called Fast Pass, or something like that. It allows you to get a reservation, of sorts, for certain rides and show up at your allocated time and board the rides with no waiting.

CFrance 05-14-2013 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by janmcn (Post 676240)
Disney has a system in place that everyone can use. I believe it is called Fast Pass, or something like that. It allows you to get a reservation, of sorts, for certain rides and show up at your allocated time and board the rides with no waiting.

True, but that is not the same as what is being talked about in this article, nor even as fst as the VIP tour, which costs upwards of $380/hr to use. The fast pass lets you back into a shorter line at a pre-set time. You have to stand in line to get the fast pass at a kiosk, and if you don't get there early enough, they run out of fast-pass tickets (because not everyone can be let in the short line or else the short line would no longer be a short line.)

This is a case of fraud perpetrated on Disney, and ultimately the average Disney ticket holder, by a "tour company" and the one-percenters (wealthy moms) who want to get their kids to the front of the line and are willing to exploit others to do it.

And yes, CWGUY, I'm complaining. But I don't look for things to complain about. I happened to run across this article while planning a Disney trip for our kids this Christmas.

Quixote 05-14-2013 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bavarian (Post 676152)
Not sure which theme park it was, thought a Disney one. But some years ago, a family with a grandmother in a wheelchair thought they could jump to the front of the line. They were told the Grandmother could wait at handicapped entrance, but the rest of them had to get in line and when they reached the end, their grandmother could join them. They did not like it, but all the rest of us waiting in line were happy.

This is my understanding too.

asianthree 05-14-2013 08:48 PM

know first hand wheel chair get them in the shade and family get in line just like everyone else

CFrance 05-14-2013 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Quixote (Post 676263)
This is my understanding too.

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Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 676453)
know first hand wheel chair get them in the shade and family get in line just like everyone else

I hope you two are correct However, this was in the NY Post and on Fox News. And nothing on Snopes.com refuting it.

Bavarian 05-16-2013 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CFrance (Post 676479)
I hope you two are correct However, this was in the NY Post and on Fox News. And nothing on Snopes.com refuting it.

What was reported on Fox News was that by renting the kid was in a wheelchair, they all got in. Not the right way of waiting for the rest of the party to go through the line.

rubicon 05-16-2013 02:36 PM

The situation described in the news article offers the other side of the entitlement issue..same coin different sides. I am certain that those folks buying their way to the front of the line focus only on what they have the abilityto buy.

As an aside when my kids were young we had taken them to Disneyworld on the day we arrived we happened on a woman who was leaving that very day. She suggested we arrive before the parked opned and then work the attractions in a certain order. we followed her advice and everyday we were the first in line. so there is more than one way to skin a cat.

Geewiz 05-16-2013 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 677246)
The situation described in the news article offers the other side of the entitlement issue..same coin different sides. I am certain that those folks buying their way to the front of the line focus only on what they have the abilityto buy.

As an aside when my kids were young we had taken them to Disneyworld on the day we arrived we happened on a woman who was leaving that very day. She suggested we arrive before the parked opned and then work the attractions in a certain order. we followed her advice and everyday we were the first in line. so there is more than one way to skin a cat.

Rada, the cat, read this post and totally freaked out. She's now hiding in her litter pan - will a paranoid kitty get you to the front of the line?


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