Theme park queue jumping for DLP

Because disabled people are just as entitled to enjoy their lives as able bodied people. And any decent society has a duty to ensure that the barriers to their inclusion are smoothed as much as possible.

Including the disabled ? If so, what’s your problem with my response ?

Nope. Ableist and ignorant on your part. You have to prove disability to your local authority to be able to get a blue badge - actually provide medical evidence and pass the LA’s own assessment if you’re not in receipt of the qualifying levels of PIP.

I said ANY queue jumping!

Why not ? Or are you another who thinks that disabled people shouldn’t be afforded any concessions ?

Should not be ANY queue jumping included fast access passes!!

Because an accommodation has been put in place not to make it uncomfortable.

My 7 year old autistic dd has no playdates or birthday parties and most days are really tough for her. She absolutely adores anything Disney and truly believed the princesses and characters are real.

The 4 days we spent at Disney a little while back were probably the happiest time as a family we have spent together..now you might think they are ghastly leisure activity but I think the accommodations they made meant the world to us.

Obviously it’s my opinion, no I’m not being antagonistic. Any leisure activities are an option for anyone regardless of ability. If you choose to go to a place that is busy then queuing is inevitable so why go if it’s uncomfortable

They were never going to, its quite clearly a goady post. Why these are fine to stand I dont know but it was clear from the outset this was another post and run and watch people froth

I'm surprised this is possible.

In a lot of these sorts of places they scan the passes to give them data which they use for crowd control info and flow optimisation.

If someone was consistently coming in on the same pass I am shocked they don't do something about it.

@MalleusMaleficarumm it’s not a god complex, it’s just law. What’s the point of making someone queue for ages with a baby?

• Decree-Law no. 58/2016 makes priority service mandatory for all entities that provide in-person service to the public, both public and private.
• Applicable Groups:
• People with disabilities or incapacities.
• Elderly individuals.
• Pregnant women.
• Individuals accompanied by infants or toddlers under two years old.

I do notice that people here don’t really tend to let people pass even when they only have a couple items so yeah, just cultural differences. It is what it is.

I find it bizarre to prioritise people with babies in queues. And I have a baby!!! I hope there aren’t women with a god complex out there just because they had a baby or are pregnant

I think most people on here would actually agree that pregnant women or those with toddlers should jump queues. But God help you if you suggested those over 65 should!!!! The uproar about boomers DARING to push in front of young people!! They already have all the money and luxuries now they want to push first in everything!!! Trust me. That’s the response you’d get to that. Older people aren’t well liked on mumsnet unfortunately.

@Kilroyonly yeah screw those disabled people, why would they be entitled to enjoy themselves! Going to a theme park by choice, the absolute cheek.

@Rosscameasdoody so strange, i was surprised to find out about that when my friend was pregnant, in the UK. In my country disabled people, pregnant, with toddler or over 65 are entitled to jump the queue anywhere by default. It’s really not that big a deal.

Bizarre behaviour really

Anyway, AIBU or should we really use someone like this to help us skip queues?

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Would you? You have no idea really. We’re not discussing disabled people’s daily life activities. I have a different opinion regarding leisure activities that’s all. I absolutely support making concessions for people who are unable to carry out day to day activities as able bodied people are; of course that would be unreasonable to suggest otherwise however when a leisure activity such as a theme park (which is a choice to attend) charge extortionate prices for entry for able bodied people I don’t think it’s too much of a leap to ask that if you want to enjoy that facility at a premium then you pay for it.

But it absolutely is being used as a queue jump by some people. To pretend otherwise is completely disingenuous. When people are paying a lot of money for a park ticket and they have the opportunity to apply for DAS then many will be tempted to do so even if they know that they don't strictly need it. It's human nature!

There is even someone upthread who goes to the park with her partner and uses her DAS to jump the queue for him despite not going on any rides herself. She genuinely believes this is perfectly ok and something she is entitled to do. This is why anger and resentment builds. Other people have also paid hundreds of pounds to go to these parks and it simply isn't fair to see such blatant queue cutting.

Don't see it as a queue jump. See it as a reasonable adjustment to meet someone's needs.

Passes aren't only issued for shorter queues (which us what the poster's husband wants to use it for).
At dlp ( and probably other places passes are also given because

• a person nay not physically be able to walk the distance required for the normal queue ( they bend around to fit more people in a small space)
• some may not be able to manage the steps in some ride queues.
• the passes tell the cast member on the ride who may need assistance if the ride breaks down, so there is also a safety aspect to them

Quite. How disgusting that people pretend to be disabled or use those who are, to jump queues. Sickening.

The husband is suggesting they pay someone that they do not know, to accompany them on the parks, because the stranger has a disability and qualifies for a priority pass.

A limp isn’t part of the criteria for a BB - it’s medical evidence.

HTH

It's nothing like as fraudulant as A LOT of people doing their best to limp in order to get a disabled badge for their car!

100 quid? Tell him to buy a hammer for a fiver and smash his own leg up, then he can get queue jump for ever for free. And it'll be legitimate.