Disability Access System – DAS

 Disability Access System – DAS

DAS is the Disability Access System available at the Disney Parks. This system is not a one size fits all or a front of the line pass. PLEASE do NOT ask for or get a DAS Pass just to cut the lines. Abuse of the system makes it hard for all of those who really need it.

There are two ways to get your DAS Pass:

1.       You can either go to the DLR app or to your WDW My Disney Experience App and do a Online Video Chat with a Cast Member between 2-30 days prior to your arrival. If you sign up Online you will get 2 return times for the first day. You can pick 2 attractions to ride on when you get there!

2.       You can go to Guest Services (either at the Guest Services Building or at a Guest Services Umbrella placed throughout the parks) and talk to a Cast Member and get your DAS Pass.

Y    Once you have ridden your chosen attraction you can either return to Guest Services to obtain your next return time or you can get a new return time in the App!

What does DAS do for your special need.

DAS is not a go to the head of the line pass. For all special needs you will be given a return time to ride the attraction. You will return at or after your return time, show your DAS Pass Return Time on your App and enter the Lighting Lane. The wait time from there is usually 15-20 minutes.

Cognitive Issues:

This includes ADHD, Autism, Traumatic Brain Damage, Behavioral Issues, any issue that makes long lines impossible. (PLEASE do NOT use this unless you really need it.)

Mobility Issues:

The DAS system is not that big a help for those with mobility issues, it does allow you to have an accommodating access if a wheelchair does not fit in the line or there are steps involved.

All lines at WDW are wheelchair accessible. Many of the lines at DLR are accessible and those that are not accessible have an alternative entrance. You will get the DAS to obtain a return time or speak to a CM at Guest Relations or at the attraction.

Wheelchair and ECV rental is available at the parks or you can bring your own.

Hearing Impairment:

If you have hearing impairment you can get an assisted listening device or portable live caption. Disney Parks also have ASL interpreters available. You can check showtimes for live shows to see what showing has an ASL interpreter. Just tell the Cast Member when you arrive at the show that you need to be where you can see the ASL interpreter.

Visual Impairment:

Disney Parks has multiple ways of assisting those with Visual Impairment:

Service Animals are allowed in the parks.*

Audio Description Device is available to use with a refundable deposit.

Braille Guidebooks is available to use with a refundable deposit.

Portable Tactile Map Book is available to use with a refundable deposit.

Stationary Braille Maps.

*Service Animals are allowed in the parks:

You must be able to leave your dog while riding on some attractions. Either a person traveling with you needs to hold your dog or they must be crated. Cast Members are not allowed to hold your dog. There are crates available to leave your animal in while riding an attraction.

There are Service Animal Relief areas around the parks. You are responsible for cleaning up after your animal.

Links to more information on the Disney Parks Websites about Disability Access:

Disneyland

https://disneyland.disney.go.com/guest-services/guests-with-disabilities/

Walt Disney World

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/search/?searchQuery=guests%20with%20disabilities

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Are Vacations Necessary?

 Are Vacations Necessary?

 

Vacations are expensive! Vacations take time away from other necessary things. Vacations are a luxury, right?? NO!! Vacations are NECESSARY!!

 

Vacations allow you to regroup, recover, and rest from your daily life. They give you a chance to step out of your little daily box and try new and try different things expanding your horizons. For children it is even MORE important!! It expands their minds by giving them new experiences they could not have at home. Vacations can allow them to learn about new cultures and places. It can be used to teach about accepting people who are different from them.

 

Vacations bring people together. When you go on a vacation with family and friends it is a time to make memories. Grandparents will have fun with the Grandkids, Adult kids will enjoy their Parents and kids. Friends come together. It is a shared experience that will bring you all closer. You will have memories to talk about in the future.

 

For the disabled it can be a chance to feel “normal”. They don’t have doctors to visit. Nobody can shove a needle in them or tell them what they can or can’t do. They can just experience life and breath. This is especially true if you are going to a theme park or cruise. Just make sure the destination is accessible for your disability. Talk to your medical support team before deciding to go.

 

For the elderly vacations are a blessing!! They have time with family and the family is focused on them. They are experiencing things that are out of the daily routine. For those with dementia this can bring unexpected and very positive results!! We took our 90 year old mum, who had Alzheimer’s on a Disney Cruise. 3 years later she could not remember our names, she knew we were family and we loved her. She DID remember the cruise and the wonderful time she had there! It was priceless!

 

Vacations ARE important!!! They are worth the money!! Money will always return. Memories will last!!!