Recent content by Jenn Finan

I hope for only wonderful things for you and your family on your next trip. Many magical wishes!

For what it is worth, I never asked for a "front of the line" pass, nor was that what my party had/what we needed. I'm not sure where that idea even came from! We had the ability to join a LL standby queue for a small number of rides without having to book it prior...FULL STOP. We still waited...

I totally agree with that sentiment as well. The DAS and other changes were made in an attempt to reduce fraud and provide accommodation for those who needed them. I applaud the attempt and am pleased with the couple of tweaks that I have heard of but I think that there are likely more...

I disagree but that's OK. It's always good to listen to and discuss differing points of view. That's how we learn and grow.

I appreciate your tone but that is an incorrect assumption. Although this is apparently an accommodation given to Make a Wish children, I was told at the time that this was an expanded accommodation that was offered to individuals for whom the existing program was not sufficient. If I had been...

That certainly is/was an option for those who can afford such luxuries. It is not within my reach and therefore I choose to go elsewhere where I will receive better value and still have a great time.

Speaking specifically to EPCOT, if we got a DAS and started at, for example, Soarin', we would have either (a) waited for our return time which was an hour, had a nibble, then done the ride, then walked over to Ratatoulle, gotten another time (when I looked it was a 90 minute return time) and...

Wow that is cold and unbelievably privileged. The program was NOT exclusively for Make A Wish kids. There were MANY people who were part of that program beyond that particular cohort and I am not advocating for my nephew to get the same treatment he used to. I am simply pointing out my party's...

In theory, yes, DAS could possibly have worked for us but I don't think people realize just how far rides are apart once you include getting to different buildings, walking queues, waiting, getting on and off, etc. It all adds up way more that you would think. In Epcot, in a perfect world of...

Yes, we were enrolled by an area manager at Epcot when he was 2. It was a four hour process at EPCOT Guest Relations and not something that was just handed out casually like a Mickey sticker. As for the LLMP and LLSP, we did it for EPCOT but it was only useful to us for Soarin' as Frozen and...

Yes the return times have been standard but my nephew was placed in an special upgraded program that I think was called Genie when he was evaluated 10 years ago that we were asked to never speak about publicly. This allowed us to bypass the regular DAS program at the time and immediately go to...

We didn't seek accommodation under the new program because although he likely would have qualified, the accommodations offered would not have been effective given the relatively short amount of time that we can be in the parks (aka a few hours). This means that having return times would not have...

In a word, yes, it's horrendous. In a few more words, my family and I have no plans to return to Disney after our last visit in October and our experience with not only DAS but the overall attitude of both cast members, park goers and the new formal policy changes that have been implemented in...

I had that experience too about a week ago when I went down to the Parks. It is surprising how much removing those little steps reduced stress and wait times.

FWIW, my group was there on the 17th for the party and when the part came to look up, it was almost entirely black. There MAY have been something there but there was no way to tell. Waaaay different than my last trip 6 years ago. Did NOT like all of the changes in the parks.