Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Disney Probably Be Sued For Doing The Right Thing

From the New York Daily News: People with disabilities will no longer go straight to the front of lines at Disneyland and Walt Disney World after growing abuse of the system, park officials said.
Under the change, visitors will be issued tickets with a return time and a shorter wait similar to the FastPass system that’s offered to everyone.
The current way “certainly has been problematic, and we wanted to curb some of the abuse of this system,” Disneyland Resort spokeswoman Suzi Brown told the Orange County Register.
The change takes effect Oct. 9 for guests with park-issued disability cards. Disney officials said more details will be released after park employees are briefed on the new rules....
The move was a response to the phenomenon of disabled “tour guides” who charge money, sometimes hundreds of dollars, to accompany able-bodied guests and allow them to avoid long lines. The park said others who don’t have a disability have been able to get an assistance card since no proof of disability is requiredRead more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/disneyland-change-access-program-disabled-article-1.1465217#ixzz2fnEmairm
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/disneyland-change-access-program-disabled-article-1.1465217#ixzz2fnE2YlXm
It's too bad that so many people abused the system that it has come to this.
But in this "it's all about me" time of our lives, it's not very surprising that this policy had to change.
But you know someone will sue Disney, claiming discrimination.

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