CINDY
Totally Disappointed in Disney Right Now, They NEED TO DO BETTER!!
Normally I would give Disneyland Resort in Anaheim at least 4 stars, if not 5 stars because it's been my happy place for a long time....but I'm writing this review today, to express my great disappointment and sadness over the actions the Walt Disney company has taken with the DAS (Disability Access Service) system. They pretty much have excluded 90 to 95% of the Disabled Community, including me. I was recently denied, having been reminded that it's supposed to be just for those with Autism or similar issues, and who have no concept of waiting in a line. Anyone who is disabled will tell you that this should have nothing to do with whether or not someone can tolerate being in a line for too long. In my case, I deal with both mental and physical issues, and up until these changes, I had DAS for a number of years, due to a couple of particular mental issues, which can adversely affect heart issues that I have. What I want to know is, how mental health issues connected to physical ones could not be considered any longer for DAS approval (ie: anxiety driven stress that can cause arrhythmia episodes to start, or worse, yet get out of control, which is the case just in part for me having a hard time tolerating lines for longer periods of time). The "alternative accomodations" they are offering are not do-able. I navigate the parks on a scooter, and it would be hard for me to get in and out of a queue. There simply isn't enough room to get around folks already in line waiting...and on top of this, there is the potential to create conflicts with able bodied people thinking people who are using "Return to Queue" are jumping the line, and actual fights can break out over this. It's NOT worth running the risk of this happening, and so what Disney is doing is NOT indicative of Inclusion for anyone, and it is causing more stress to the point where it's not worth the toll it takes to spend a day there without the help of DAS, and we don't want to continue coming here with it as it is now. Is this what Corporate is really after, to get rid of us in the Disabled Community? If this is not the case, and if you Disney Corporate care anything at all about our community, then please...DO SOMETHING to fix it. We are not going away as far as expressing how we feel about the over the top and to the extreme changes to DAS. Something HAS TO BE DONE about it!!


