I'm a little confused by this...while waiting for the Space Mountain return time, were all other lines 2 hours long? Or why weren't you able to do standby for other rides/shows while waiting? I've never been during the week between Christmas and New Years, which I understand is THE most crowded time of year, so possibly all the lines were that long. But I don't see how that can be blamed on the
DAS. It sounds to be similar to Universal, but if you managed to find shorter lines at Universal then the advantage would be attributed to crowd levels, not differences in the DAS/Express Pass policies. I agree that it seems the FP+ limitation to 1 park could be a challenge for those wishing to park hop. But that is a the same for non-disabled, not specific to DAS. And the DAS should be available for any park while hopping unless you are carrying a time from an attraction at the first park, in which case you decide whether to cancel that time for a new one or deal with the 2nd park without using DAS. GAC was not used at most character meets, either, so there is no change there with the DAS. In fact, with the new FP+ lines being put in, there seems to be more character greets allowing DAS than in previous years. Sorry, I'm just trying to understand your comparison and it seemed some info maybe was either misunderstood or not clear in your post. I'm glad you are enjoying your vacation at Universal!