Did the rules for DAS change recently?

[spudinspace]

How do you deal with turbulence on a plane when you have to stay seated, with your seatbelt on, sometimes for an extended period of time?

Benadryl, which is obviously less than ideal when you're out and about.

 

[ttintagel]

Agree with you here, BUT to play devils advocate, the 2 times we used DAS at WDW, we were NOT asked why we needed it. I said "we would like to get a DAS pass" and the CM immediately said "ok, who is it for? I just need to take a photo and I'll explain how it works."

We are primarily DL people and had been asked to explain my son's needs every single one of the dozens and dozens of times we had renewed the DAS every 2 months, for years prior. This behavior at WDW caught us off guard, so it IS very possible the OP had never actually been asked before.

I was in no way suggesting that OP was being anything less than honest about their previous experiences, just that those experiences were both unusual and not by the book.

If you look over my commenting history here, you'll see that I'm usually the first one to say that Disney could and should do a much better job of being consistent with accommodations, and that way too much is left to the discretion of individual CMs. Those CMs appear to be given very little coaching or guidance, with the result being that whether or not you get the accommodation you need can be a crapshoot depending on who you talk to that day. OP's experiences seem to indicate not that the rules have changed, but that maybe more CMs are being given better guidance about what the rules actually are.

 

[Jellybean9]

I thought we weren’t supposed to coach people on how to get DAS?

I feel like the sentiment of this forum is to just keep tweaking your language and editing your needs until Disney gives in. This post is a good example of why people think DAS abuse exists. DAS should be for a very small portion of the population. I can’t wait in line because I’ll sway just doesn’t cut it in my opinion.

 

[Lewisc]

How do you deal with turbulence on a plane when you have to stay seated, with your seatbelt on, sometimes for an extended period of time?

What's your question? Light to moderate turbulence; the FA will frequently look the other way if you desperately need to use the bathroom.

 

[DisSurfer878]

I thought we weren’t supposed to coach people on how to get DAS?

I feel like the sentiment of this forum is to just keep tweaking your language and editing your needs until Disney gives in. This post is a good example of why people think DAS abuse exists. DAS should be for a very small portion of the population. I can’t wait in line because I’ll sway just doesn’t cut it in my opinion.

I thought this was supposed to be a nonjudgemental forum as well? Who are we to debate about whether we deem OP disabled enough?

 

[DLgal]

I thought we weren’t supposed to coach people on how to get DAS?

I feel like the sentiment of this forum is to just keep tweaking your language and editing your needs until Disney gives in. This post is a good example of why people think DAS abuse exists. DAS should be for a very small portion of the population. I can’t wait in line because I’ll sway just doesn’t cut it in my opinion.

Oh stop. No one here is coaching the OP on what specifically to say. We are telling him the TYPES of things that the CMs need to know, rather than the types of things that are not needed (like a diagnosis). The CMs will ask "what are your concerns or difficulties with waiting in the lines?" We are simply pointing out THAT is the question that needs to be answered.

Your opinion on who needs a DAS and who doesn't is, thankfully, irrelevant.

 

[SueM in MN]

Closing this thread at this point.
DAS has NOT changed recently.
CMs were always supposed to ask what the guests concerns or issues were with waiting in line when DAS was being requested.
Some CMs didn’t ask, even though they were supposed to.
Telling someone to be prepared to discuss their issues with waiting in line is not coaching.