It's no secret summers in Florida are downright hot. Because of the school summer vacations, July and August are two of the busiest months at the parks every year, which means the parks are hot and packed. Even for a party without a special needs person, it can get miserable pretty quickly if you don't know how to handle the heat, when to take breaks, or how to escape the … [Read more...]
DAS Webinar Series – Let’s Discuss the DAS
We have been using the new DAS system in Walt Disney World FL for a month now, and have received many questions on this new system. We are going to be going over our experiences and your questions about the DAS, how it works and best practices. Register Now To ask a question for us to answer, please fill out this form: We will attempt to answer as many of your … [Read more...]
Orlando Theme Park Disability Services Comparison
We thought it might be helpful to put together a quick graphic on the comparison of Disability Services offered at the three major theme parks in the Orlando area. Universal Studios, SeaWorld and Walt Disney World. Below this graphic we go into a few more details on each program for you and you will find the Websites we recommend for families for with disabilities who are … [Read more...]
DAS – It’s Gotten Personal
It has been a full week since Walt Disney World changed their old Guest Assistance Card (GAC) program to Disability Access Service (DAS). We here at the Temporary Tourist have tested this new system over three parks and four visits. We showed you how our first day went of using the DAS at Walt Disney World and as we reported then, the same thing occurred on each of our … [Read more...]
WDW Disability Access Service Card – DAS – Day One, How it Went
So we got up and headed out to Magic Kingdom this morning so we could trade in our Guest Assistance Card for the Disability Access Service Card (DAS). We videoed several parts of the day in order to show everyone how it works. After arriving inside the the gates, we immediately headed over to Guest Relations, inside of City Hall. The line was really no different than … [Read more...]
A Letter from Disney Official Statement Re DAS & GAC
I just received this email from Suzi Brown at Disney. She has asked me to share it with you, our readers. This is the Disney Public Official Statement. Download A Copy: Disney Letter_Final … [Read more...]
More Details on the DAS – UnOfficial
A Cast Member at Disney has leaked the following information regarding the new Disability Assistance Service (DAS) at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. You see all CM's started training on Tuesday 09/24/13, as reported on our Official Confirmation of the END of the GAC post. It appears that the Kiosks are no more, and that this system is being driven my individual needs and … [Read more...]
Confirmed Information WDW & DL NO more GAC after 10/08/13
Well it's true, it's time to say good bye the old Guest Assistance Cards (GAC) And for SPECIFIC Details on How it will work See: SPECIFIC DETAILS ON HOW THE DAS WILL WORK from Cast Member Training This evening I accepted a call from Suzi Brown at Disneyland California Park. She confirmed that what was previously reported on our No More Guest Assistance Cards after 10/8/13 … [Read more...]
No More Guest Assistance Cards after 10/8/13 at WDW or DL
We Have Done Day One - Watch our Videos on the New DAS system PLEASE READ for Confirmation: - CONFIRMED FOR BOTH PARKS MORE And for SPECIFIC Details on How it will work See: SPECIFIC DETAILS ON HOW THE DAS WILL WORK from Cast Member Training Well Disney has done it, they have come up with they think to be a better system for Guests with disabilities. I say think, … [Read more...]
World of Disney at Down Town Disney, Yes We Are THAT Family….life with autism
YES we are THAT family, and we are PROUD of it. You may be the guests who see us, sitting on the floor letting our kids make their memories in the ways they need to, and get annoyed. You have that right. A few days ago we were at World of Disney in Down Town Disney, we were waiting on Becca, who was across the street at Casting for her onboarding. I had thought this was … [Read more...]