Disney makes disabled guests wait
too long for rides, lawsuits allege
Los Angeles Times,
by
Hugo Martín
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
2/28/2020 5:39:30 PM
Lawsuits against Walt Disney Co. are moving ahead in California and Florida, challenging how the company allows disabled people to access theme park attractions. Both lawsuits, filed by the same lead attorney, Tampa-based Andy Dogali, accuse the world’s most popular theme park operator of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by making park-goers with autism and other disabilities wait too long to get on a ride. In court records, Dogali says he has nearly 100 plaintiffs wanting to challenge Disney’s policy. Asked to comment on the lawsuits, Disney issued a one-sentence statement: “Disney Parks have an unwavering commitment to providing
Reply 1 - Posted by:
DVC 2/28/2020 5:52:45 PM (No. 332294)
Sorry, EVERYBODY waits at Disney, one of the reasons I haven't been in since the early 90s, and don't plan to go, ever again. OTOH, a relative in her 60s just loves the place, goes three or four times a year.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
janjan 2/28/2020 6:14:33 PM (No. 332312)
These are the same people who ride in the carts in the grocery store and make sure to block any aisle they are in. If you are too disabled to wait in line the ride is probably going to be dangerous for you to begin with. If you are too fat to walk you are probably a danger to everyone else.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
bgarrett 2/28/2020 6:18:10 PM (No. 332319)
No Problem! stay away from Disney
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Kate318 2/28/2020 6:22:53 PM (No. 332323)
Um, no. Just no. Buy a Fast Pass, or go on a ride when the wait time is shorter. That can all be monitored on your smart phone. You can’t throw a stone in those parks without hitting someone on a scooter, and every possible accommodation is given to the riding patrons, usually at the expense of everyone else standing in the heat and humidity. Many of those patrons are no more disabled than being too fat to walk the parks. You don’t want to have to wait so long? Figure it out, just like the rest of us. (Sorry for the rant, but I saw this first-hand last summer, and it was maddening.)
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
DVC 2/28/2020 6:53:04 PM (No. 332358)
#3, all of those that I see are just massively obese. Their 'disability' is eating a dozen doughnuts every morning, a triple meat MonsterBurger with Ultra-large fries for lunch and then graze the Golden Corral for an hour in the evening. That makes them pretty disabled, like 5'6" tall and 425 lbs.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
GO3 2/28/2020 7:35:35 PM (No. 332397)
If you really have autism then the Matterhorn is not for you anyway.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
hershey 2/28/2020 7:54:57 PM (No. 332405)
No big deal to me...I've never been to either one, nor do I ever plan on going...I refuse to enrich Disney because of their stance on LGBTQXYZABC
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
mc squared 2/28/2020 8:03:54 PM (No. 332411)
I'm old and If I ever went back to Disney I'd demand special admission because my feet hurt waiting line.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
wilarrbie 2/28/2020 8:47:25 PM (No. 332438)
Businesses are to make REASONABLE accommodations, but I don't know how they can function if they must accommodate each individual's Special needs, and then be made to modify his business each time some new issue arises. Disney has addressed several issues (and is often getting punked for it!), but SJWs view their deep pockets with envy. For as long as these class actions go forward - there is motivation to find ever more niche maladies and aggrieved parties looking for "justice'.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Venturer 2/28/2020 9:17:02 PM (No. 332475)
Does Disney really charge so much to enter their parks just to keep the lines shorter?
If you can get 5 of these rides in a day you are lucky, and tired when you leave.
It's the worst value for the money that there is and Universal studios is almost as bad.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
WV.Hillbilly 2/28/2020 10:14:49 PM (No. 332504)
Everyone waits. Being a cripple doesn't give you a special privilege.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
wilarrbie 2/28/2020 10:31:36 PM (No. 332509)
#13 - Um, Yeah, it kinda does! Being 'handicapped' means that we DO allow special privileges and access, because as our member citizens, we are humanely obliged to do so. Visualize a war vet, accident survivor, child with birth defects, the blind...yes we do give certain privileges to ease the extraordinary burdens they must bear. But here is a tipping point of demand for privileges that seemingly go beyond REASONABLE, both in it's agenda and it's method.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Trigger2 2/29/2020 1:18:04 AM (No. 332558)
I smell the next entitled group getting special privileges.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
hoosierblue 2/29/2020 8:22:30 AM (No. 332668)
So it seems that disabled people don't have equal rights, they have special rights over every one else.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Namma 2/29/2020 9:57:07 AM (No. 332763)
We have been to Disney parks. The handi-capped go to the head of the line They have a separate line for wheel chairs and scooters. And the handicapped people board the rides first. Most rides are stopped until the handicapped person is safely seated onto the ride. The people I feel sorry for are the moms and dads trying to comfort little kids waiting to enjoy a ride in the magical place, but have to wait in long lines. Kids are hot,cranky and tired. They dont get special attention. I am far from sticking up for Disney, I wont go back, as Disney caters to the LBQUEERTYZ community to much. But the handicapped receive special treatment and help. Which is fine. But to sue, for what.
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Some disabled don't understand the whole 'waiting in line' thing. Seems like that could apply to 99% of kids.