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Disney is group to overhaul its disablement entree services astatine its California and Florida taxable parks, nan institution announced connected Tuesday, April 9.
The changes were announced successful updates to nan "Disability Access Service (DAS)" pages connected nan Disneyland and Walt Disney World websites.
The service, which is free, allows those pinch disabilities to get a return clip for attractions alternatively than hold successful a modular line.
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Now, nan Disneyland and Walt Disney Resort websites state, "DAS is intended to accommodate a mini percent of Guests who, owed to a developmental disablement for illustration autism aliases similar, are incapable to hold successful a accepted queue for an extended play aliases time."
Previously, DAS was indicated arsenic for "guests who person trouble tolerating extended waits successful a accepted queue situation owed to a disability."
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The caller changes will spell into effect connected May 20 astatine Walt Disney World successful Florida and June 18 astatine Disneyland successful California, nan institution said. The existing "DAS" process will proceed until then.
In summation to nan specification for those who suffice for DAS, Disney besides changed nan process for requesting nan service.
On April 9, 2024, Disney announced changes to its Disability Access Service for its taxable parks successful Florida (pictured above) and California. (Getty Images for Disney Dreamers Academy / Fox News)
At Walt Disney World arsenic of May 20, each DAS registrations must hap via virtual video chat, and "in-person registration will nary longer beryllium disposable astatine theme park Guest Relations locations starting May 20, 2024," says nan Walt Disney World website.
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At Disneyland, aft June 18, guests applying for DAS tin either usage a virtual chat aliases a dedicated "accessibility services" model for same-day requests.
Once DAS is granted, it will beryllium valid for either nan magnitude of nan guest's taxable parkland ticket, aliases for up to 120 days.
DAS, a programme that allows for those pinch disabilities to debar waiting successful accepted lines, now will beryllium constricted to those "due to a developmental disablement for illustration autism aliases similar, are incapable to hold successful a accepted queue for an extended play or (iStock / iStock)
It is imaginable to re-register for DAS erstwhile these dates person passed, said Disney.
Previously, DAS was valid for a 60-day period.
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Those who presently person DAS will person to re-apply for nan service, nan institution indicated.
DAS is besides now constricted to a guest's "immediate family," aliases a group of nary much than 4 unrelated people, opportunity nan websites.
Disneyland (pictured above) and Walt Disney World will soon beryllium introducing caller procedures for guests pinch disabilities. (Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Travel website TouringPlans, which reports connected taxable parkland news and assists pinch travel planning, said that different changes to Disney's disablement entree polices were rumored — including accommodations for those pinch non-developmental disabilities that effect their expertise to guidelines successful a line.
"There are reports that Disney will present a defined ‘return to queue’ process for guests who request to time off a queue and re-enter," nan website indicated, noting that this whitethorn beryllium a suitable accomodation for group who antecedently qualified for DAS.
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DAS, which was introduced successful 2013, was an update of nan "Guest Assistance Card," a erstwhile argumentation that enabled parkland guests pinch disabilities to skip astir attraction lines.
In 2013, Disney stated that it hoped DAS would "control maltreatment pinch nan existent programme that was, unfortunately, wide and increasing astatine an alarming rate."
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