The accommodation offered by DAS is the ability to spend most of that wait outside the actual queue. It’s not intended to be less time overall. However I do agree that the time in the LL before riding is often more than 10 minutes. It’s the trade-off for avoiding the standby queue which is problematic for many.
The 10 minutes started because the system was not on MDE and guests had to walk to the attraction, get a return time, then come back.
I've been going to multiple doctors in the US for decades, and I've never heard of a doctor not charging a fee for documentation.Cool. Doesn't change the fact mine do.
Yes, ADA requires equal accommodation without any proof, even if greater is offered with proof. Imagine a blind person being told that because they are blind they would have no access to the attractions without providing proof they are blind. This would be a clear cut violation of ADA. Same goes for wheelchair users, etc.
Well in order for me to use the lightening lane I have to pay for it. And almost always I do have to wait for the return time because I can’t choose the return time and it could easily be 3 hours in the future. And if it’s a very popular ride I can’t even get a return time at all. So to say the DAS is not a benefit that is equal to or greater than the paid service is disingenuous.
Even if you have to pay for a doctor’s note, it’s still a fraction of the cost of the pass and the pass is good for a whole year.
An I have never heard of one that does, I mean maybe they bill the insurance, but still.
My DS's doctor has filling out a variety of forms every year and often at 6 mos marks for over 20 years and has never charged us. I imagine it really depends on the doctor, the practice, the types of forms etc. and the timing of when you ask for them.
Maybe some if they have ability to walk. If they need to safely transfer from the vehicle to their chair the only option is providing proof to obtain a hangtag allowing use of the reserved spots. No other alternative offered without proof.
The cost is somewhat irrelevant if you CANNOT experience the parks without reasonable accommodation. Without the DAS, we cannot do Disney. So it becomes one of many decision pricing points.
I’m not questioning the need for accommodation. My point (from above) was about creating incentives that will likely cause more people to ask for the pass worth $100-400/pp/per day, even if it costs a little more upfront to produce a note.
Most people who get the pass will probably receive the regular access pass. The poster who got Express Access more than likely has a more complicated issue.
Same issue Disney had when they allowed the two "pre-booked" attractions. Sigh. You would have thought they would have/should have learned from Disney's mess.
Mine doesn’t. Dropped off my kid’s camp physical on my way to work, and had a PDF of it in my inbox by mid morning. Granted the form is very simple, and it’s mostly a printout of the immunization record which is all computerized anyway, but not only didn’t I have to pay, I didn’t even have to pick it up!
But I really question a practice that would mandate a well visit at 6 months, as there’s no medical necessity for it. The OOP cost of another office visit with a provider is wildly out of line with the cost of the amount of work for a nurse to fill out a basic camp physical. In that case, since insurance can’t be billed, it’s fair to charge a fee, but not hundreds of dollars for a superfluous office visit. I’d be looking for a new provider because that’s shady.
My points aren't unrealistic, as that is how they are treated at Six Flags, if you need ANY assistance, including just bypassing stairs, you have to have the card. I doubt Universal will be any different.
The cost isn't irrelevant, it makes equal access impossible, as now you are requiring those with disabilities to pay more. Now if Universal followed Disneyland Tokyo's (I think it was Tokyo) and provided a discount off admission with proof, then that would be a different story as that can make up for the added cost.
