North of Mouse
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2011
I'm glad you all haven't experienced any abuse and maybe the number of abusers is small. However, when you hear the GAC card being called a "fastpass" over and over again and have a guest's wrath come down upon you when you won't let them come through the fastpass line because "that's what everyone else did," its hard NOT to assume the system is being abused. And I've overheard guests telling other guests to get this pass because "we haven't waited in a line all day" many times. Legit GAC card holders understand it's not a magical front-of-the-line pass. I've NEVER had an issue with a family who truly needs a GAC card because they don't hesitate to explain their situation and answer any questions we might have to help accommodate them. Like I said before, disabilities come in all forms and you can't judge based on what they look like.
Side note: As much as some guests believe, CM's aren't there to ruin your vacation, GAC card or not. We want to help you get on the attraction as efficiently as possible! Believe me, it's not fun to have hundreds of guests yelling at you because of long waits or ride breakdowns! We want you on the attraction, to enjoy it, and be on your merry way.
When people say they have not seen the GAC's abused they must not be regular visitors of Disney, or they just refuse to acknowledge it. I have seen it more than once, in fact several times. The last time was a group of about 6 teens with one wheelchair. They were laughing and taking turns riding/ arguing about who would get to ride next/have to push, etc.
Some, you might not can tell, others are VERY obvious, and yes, I *will* judge them. I will also continue to be very about the abusers, and true GAC holders should be too. Disney *must* do something. It's open and out of hand. And, also, yes you can wait a lot less with the GAC, not always, but enough that people will do it for *that benefit*.
I have also heard people say that the best time to go to Disney is when your child or other family member has broken their leg/foot (or go with Grandma in a wheelchair). This has been said (partly *tongue in cheek*) but also in sincerity. This was said by my dh's colleague some years ago when a wheelchair really was a *ticket* to the head of the line, maybe not as much so now as then.