So, if someone offered you a free ticket to Disney and over a thousand dollars to "tour" them around Disney, you'd be offended?

 

That's silly. Take the money and run before they realized you stole it from them.

It's a matter of ethics, morals and dignity. Either you have them....or you don't.

Agreed. People should never apologize or be ashamed of legally improving their situation.

Legally allowing themselves to be used as a tool to cheat? Don't think so. I just wouldn't sell my self-respect like that.

It's a matter of ethics, morals and dignity. Either you have them....or you don't.

oh I'm sorry now I have no morals or dignity. I wasn't aware you were the moral compass of the world, my bad, you're so self righteous.

 

Some things never change lol

I believe my privileges of discussing the handicapped are still in suspension.

 

I will say you have admire the creativity - regardless of ethics and morals here.

 

We stayed on-site at Universal one year and that either gave us 'fast path' access automatically or we had to pay a nominal fee to 'upgrade' to it. We went before Memorial day and the lines were short anyway since a lot of schools are not out till June. But we walked onto everything with no wait. Definitely recommend going to these parks during off periods - with our without special privileges. With Kentucky schools usually getting out before Memorial day when there are few snow days its an ideal time to go.

Nope, but I hate amusement parks and wouldn't be caught dead there. As far as how they explain it to their kids, don't know, don't care. Not my concern.

Hate amusement parks ? That right there is downright un-American .

oh I'm sorry now I have no morals or dignity. I wasn't aware you were the moral compass of the world, my bad, you're so self righteous.

 

Some things never change lol

Ironically, i was just getting ready to point out the same thing about you. God love ya, I do have to give you credit for consistency! Your act hasn't changed since your old minion days.

 

No, in all seriousness, I will not apologize for defending morals and ethics. My statement was just a simple truth: one either has these things or they do not. It is interesting that you chose to apply that general statement to yourself. You don't need to try to defend yourself here. Your choice are your choices.

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Sadly is 2013.

It's a matter of ethics, morals and dignity. Either you have them....or you don't.

 

So true. Hard to explain it or teach it. I just hope we have passed it on to our kids.

My thoughts.

 

First, right after the woman said "this is how the 1 percent does Disney," I would have had to follow up with something like "So, you do know Disney offers this service without the hassle of hiring a prop for the day. Is that reserved for the .5 percent?"

 

Second, the whole thing reeks of being really awkward to me. I assume there is some interaction between the family and the disabled person before arriving at Disney but even so, how do you explain that to the kid(s). "Honey, this is the person we bought for the day to help you skip lines at the park." Wow. And then wouldn't the kid(s) start wondering where is the person that was hired to take their tests for them? slippery slope is my point.

 

Third, I don't see this as capitalism at its finest or anything remotely close, it is simply circumventing the rules of the park by fraudulent measures and nothing more.

 

I have zero problem with anyone buying the VIP package and enjoying the perks it gives. But, spending the trip as a fraud to get off on the "cheap side" of the deal is a bad deal and sending a terrible message to the kids that we shouldn't ignore.

^Sandman, I'd like shake your hand.

 

I had not thought about reason 3, very good point.

 

Lastly, I was discussing this with my teens. They said, that is really awkward. They said, "The parents will pass this off to their kids as doing a good deed by telling them that it's a family service project, taking a poor handicapped person to Disney who otherwise can't afford to go."

 

So glad they get it.

^Sandman, I'd like shake your hand.

Me too! The line forms here.

 

Oh wait, maybe I should hire an able-bodied person to help me cheat my way in front of you.

Disney Faces Uproar Over Disabled Guest Policy at Theme Parks | Fox News InsiderMan!!! Disney always ruining a good thing :no:

Disney has announced that it will soon stop giving out a line-skipping card to disabled guests at its theme parks. The company is moving to a different system because they found that the card was being abused too often by people who were not disabled.

 

 

The change comes after reports that some wealthier families had paid disabled people to accompany them around the parks so that they could skip lines with the card.

 

 

Instead, disabled guests will now receive a pass for a specific time but only one ride at a time.

 

This sounds like a reasonable system. Give them a pass, tell them to come back at a certain time, and they go straight to the front at that time. Eliminates them having to go through the line but allows them approximately the same wait time as other patrons.

This sounds like a reasonable system. Give them a pass, tell them to come back at a certain time, and they go straight to the front at that time. Eliminates them having to go through the line but allows them approximately the same wait time as other patrons.

It's sad for the really disabled people. Yes, they will receive a time to come back, but they will have to wait in the line with all the other pass holders at that time. That "seems" fair, but it can cause problems for people with certain disabilities. It's a shame that the abusers have forced this change to a system that helped so many people.

It's sad for the really disabled people. Yes, they will receive a time to come back, but they will have to wait in the line with all the other pass holders at that time. That "seems" fair, but it can cause problems for people with certain disabilities. It's a shame that the abusers have forced this change to a system that helped so many people.

 

I didn't take that a specific time was going to be reserved as the "handicapped ride"...just that you, as the pass holder, would be given access to the ride at this particular time. In other words, if you go in and get a pass for a ride...they may say you can ride it at 11:30, while, if I go in an hour later, it may be closer to 1:15 til I can ride it. That's what I took out of it.