tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724814998338928097.post463694177642880909..comments2024-03-01T03:32:27.806-05:00Comments on The Legal Roller Coaster: Here & Now (Pt. 3): Isn't Standing In Line An Essential Rule Of The Park .. Even For Autistic Guests?Erik H. Beard, Esq.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12021548329555288575noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724814998338928097.post-43197240744887906542022-12-02T20:36:09.892-05:002022-12-02T20:36:09.892-05:00The neatest thing to do is contact Fast Offshore s...The neatest thing to do is contact Fast Offshore search out|to search out} out a bit more about what every jurisdiction offers and how it it} could benefit advantage} you. The on-line playing industry is going from strength to strength and resilience during the COVID-19 crisis. The industry is predicted to reach a worth of$160 billion by 2026. 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He sees the ride we walk up they tell us come back in a hour as that is the current wait time. Then I have a full sized adult child with a two year old temper tantrum, scaring all the other kids. Would you really like to see me cry while I deal with telling my son he has to wait. Live in our shoes in our house with all the issues and crazy looks we endure daily. Listen to people wisper and laugh and watch them point. NO I do not want to simply jump the line. We only go to these places once or twice a year. Its a huge undertaking for us. I have to have two adults with my son at all times. We are not asking for a favor or to be treated different, we are different. I can not help that my son is disabled and mentally can not cope in large lines with people standing next to him. He likes to touch, he screams sometimes, he has tics from his medications and people say cruel stuff to us in public. We are only asking that his experience be FUN and not full of melt downs and stress. We do not want to make a big scene. If you deny immediate access your hurting all the neurotypical patrons by forcing them to watch me and my child when he is out of control and hurting himself. Its not fair that we keep him home when all the typical kids can run free with their friends. Why make it harder on our families.Autistic Teen's parentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724814998338928097.post-17722133968562587522014-12-16T17:32:27.948-05:002014-12-16T17:32:27.948-05:00I think it is rather interesting that the two park...I think it is rather interesting that the two park systems (Disney & Cedar Fair) that you singled out both offer a pass that allows a guest who can afford it to jump to the head of the line. You mention that there is no doubt that park staff hears about it when someone is allowed to ride without waiting in line. I have no doubt that many children ask the question why those people get cut. It doesn't appear to be a fair policy. But as a past supervisor and a future parent, I would much rather explain that someone goes to the head of the line because of a disability rather than a fat wallet.<br /><br />Also note that people with disabilities, not matter what,. they are still have to wait in line at food stands and bathrooms. They may have to wait even longer if they require the use of a "handicap" stall because there is only one per bathroom. Their day at the park is already difficult enough, they don't the parks making it even worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724814998338928097.post-44461827788276335352014-09-30T19:38:03.052-04:002014-09-30T19:38:03.052-04:00I believe the Disney DAC already does this, the us...I believe the Disney DAC already does this, the user can return at anytime after the return time they are given.<br /><br />If they get a return time for a ride that at the current time has a 60 minute wait time, 10 minutes is deducted for the expected wait through the expedited system. Thus they can return anytime after 50 minutes has elapsed, but need to either use the return slot or forfeit it before they are permitted to obtain a return time for another ride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724814998338928097.post-86060926502170913842014-08-24T10:55:57.483-04:002014-08-24T10:55:57.483-04:00I work in ADA/access issues, and I'm a huge fa...I work in ADA/access issues, and I'm a huge fan of theme parks. I think that Disney and other parks could win this suit *if* they build an element of flexibility into their policy. Many accessibility policies fail when it comes to the area of choice - for example, not having seating options when it comes to a movie theater and wheelchair users. If the Disney policy offered you a choice of say, three times with a 15 minute window on each time for going to the attraction, that would over the patron more flexibility when it comes to being late because of food, traveling more slowly than anticipated, etc. Think of it this way: a patron w/out a disability can scan the long line of a ride, say "eh, let's come back later today", and thus change the length of their wait. With the current Disney policy, it doesn't seem that the person with a disability has that option - and that's where they might fail. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724814998338928097.post-41818560275530332572014-08-20T02:59:29.233-04:002014-08-20T02:59:29.233-04:00I completely disagree with this concept of a front...I completely disagree with this concept of a front of the line pass. I am 33 years old and have been visiting Disneyland since I was 5. I live in San Diego, and currently hold an AP. I was also, as a child and then again later as an adult, diagnosed with "severe" ADHD. Somehow, I have figured out how to deal with lines better than even my parents, who complain about a line that takes longer than 10-ish minutes. It's not impossible.<br /><br />In the days before smart phones I would bring decks of trivia cards with me and engage the other people in line around me in trivia games. Sometimes I would simply just read a book. It's all in teaching children and ensuring they learn proper coping techniques for stressful or unpleasant situations. When I was growing up, ADHD simply was not an excuse for poor behavior or a lack of coping skills.<br /><br />I realize that autism is an entirely different ballgame. I am not unfamiliar with it. However, one must beg the question: If a child is so severely impacted by the simple act of waiting any length of time for something, how are they possibly going to cope with *any* aspect of life as they grow up, disabled or not? As far as I understand it, ADA requires reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities to still experience something to the same capacity as someone without disabilities. How is complete and total immediate access to everything with *no* expectations of *any* wait compliant with this? It's not. It's requesting *preferrential* treatment, not equal access.<br /><br />That being said, Disney really does not do a good job keeping up with non-disabled line jumping. I have lost track of the number of "line sitters" I see all the time around Disney. A parent or other adult will hold place while the children are entertained elsewhere. When they are close to the front of the line, suddenly a pack of people join them (typically 3-7).<br /><br />My personal disclaimer: I am a community college chemistry professor who enjoys Disneyland. While I have been to Six Flags in the past, as well as Universal, I haven't visited either entity's property in many years so I cannot speak to any of their policies. I know only what I observe from my many visits to the Disney properties in California.Jessicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724814998338928097.post-91003275914559303302014-07-08T06:02:42.311-04:002014-07-08T06:02:42.311-04:00You talk about the economics perspective for peopl...You talk about the economics perspective for people with disabilities to skip the lines at amusement parks, also whether it is reasonable, or necessary. I ask, have you considered this: both Six Flags and Universal Studios allow you to purchase a pass that enables guests to skip the lines during their visit to the park that day, whether disabled or not. I am not aware of any other parks that currently employ the practice, but I do know that even Disney Parks did at one time, years ago. I am the mother of one son with a high functioning form of autism and a daughter with ADHD. I would much rather spend the extra money then deal with this nonsense that Disney has set up now. They may be attempting to be accommodating, but that only really works when you properly train your staff. And, from what I have heard, and read, is not being done. That is just my two cents worth, however. Make of it what you will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com