[CFrance]

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]

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

[Bavarian]

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]

Originally Posted by zonerboy

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

OHHHHHHHHHHHH I loved that response..

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Bavarian

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]

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

[njbchbum]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by janmcn

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]

Originally Posted by Bavarian

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]

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

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Quixote

This is my understanding too.

Originally Posted by asianthree

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]

Originally Posted by CFrance

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]

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]

Originally Posted by rubicon

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?