As a grown woman with an invisible illness (multiple sclerosis) and a myriad of symptoms you’d never knew I had, comes along with incontinence issues (#1 & #2). As the individual who commented in the article about her Chrohns or IBS, I too have literally pooped myself rushing to get to a bathroom in a public place. Not at Disney but you thought Disney had a problem with “Code H”, it’ll probably get MUCH WORSE! I’m an annual passholder as well as others in my family but if Disney can’t/ won’t consider other disabilities, we sadly won’t be able to make it work in the future without the DAS! I am very very disappointed in the new system and restrictions. I understand the WHY but with a medical verification, it should be offered to people like me. For the people I’ve seen comment “wear a diaper”, if you’ve ever had to wear one, you’ll understand it only helps the #1, but doesn’t much help with the #2.
I also have a bladder issue, ptsd and panic attacks. I was turned down for the new das pass. I am going for 1 day in June & am so afraid I will soil myself or have a panic attack as some ques are longer than an hour requiring me to find a cast member every time I need to use the restroom. I am afraid of not making it in time. If this 1 day trip doesn’t work out I will not renew my annual pass & will have to rent out my EBC points. I am supposed to go for my birthday in November but I am thinking about canceling. This may not be my happy place for too much longer. I told the person I spoke to that they should just have people submit medical documentation to them. They said the dad pass was never intended for my my medical conditions.
Just part of how a few ruin things for those who need it. I have seen and heard of visitors getting the DAS pass and not need it. Same goes for how 1 person holds the space for 20 people on line but when a parent has to take their 5 yr old off line because they cannot hold it they get obliterated by others on line. What they need are more cast members in these long lines so at check points if there is an issue, they can allow you to get off line, do your business, and you can meet your family at the fast pass…err sorry LL entrance or somewhere closer to the front. then there is no cutting and no one has to be afraid or embarrassed to get off line.
I do not understand why Disney is so afraid to ask for medical documentation. Those of us that suffer with IBS, Crohn’s or other bowel disease live in constant fear of having an accident in public. It is not pleasant when it happens and creates a huge mess. Our stools are not formed but are mud like or very liquid. Anyone who has changed a diaper on an infant that had severe diarrhea understands the mess it makes. As an adult I have tried to wear Depends but when I have an accident I cannot lie on the floor to contain the mess but I am standing up and there is spillage onto the floor and on my legs. I try my best to clean up this mess but toilet paper does not easily clean up the mess and I am not going to the sinks for wet paper towels to help clean up with no pants on. I really don’t want to leave this mess for someone else to take care of or even see. Then there is the fact that you are in the stall for a good 15 minutes cleaning up while others are impatiently waiting for a stall to free up and you give false hope as you are constantly flushing the toilet so as not to cause a back-up and overflow with the excess use of toilet paper. I have had times when I had a DAS pass but could not use it as I had a flare up and returned to the hotel to settle my system down praying the whole time I will make it back without an accident. And to be honest with all the reports of people being nasty to people who are trying to get back in line including physically, I am not sure I would even try and hope a cast member can help me rejoin my wife in line. What does one do if you are alone in the line? My wife doesn’t ride my favorite ride and to leave the line I have no proof as to where I was in line. When the cramps start you don’t have time to find a cast member and tell them your problem as you are heading to the nearest restroom which you have already located before getting in line. Those of you that do not have these issues are lucky and should not be judging or offering advice. Hopefully with enough concerns Disney will reconsider those who are eligible for a DAS pass.
Comments for Disney World Under Fire: Called To Uproot Classic Attractions After “Insulting” Decisions
Stephanie Meath
As a grown woman with an invisible illness (multiple sclerosis) and a myriad of symptoms you’d never knew I had, comes along with incontinence issues (#1 & #2). As the individual who commented in the article about her Chrohns or IBS, I too have literally pooped myself rushing to get to a bathroom in a public place. Not at Disney but you thought Disney had a problem with “Code H”, it’ll probably get MUCH WORSE! I’m an annual passholder as well as others in my family but if Disney can’t/ won’t consider other disabilities, we sadly won’t be able to make it work in the future without the DAS! I am very very disappointed in the new system and restrictions. I understand the WHY but with a medical verification, it should be offered to people like me. For the people I’ve seen comment “wear a diaper”, if you’ve ever had to wear one, you’ll understand it only helps the #1, but doesn’t much help with the #2.
Pam
I also have a bladder issue, ptsd and panic attacks. I was turned down for the new das pass. I am going for 1 day in June & am so afraid I will soil myself or have a panic attack as some ques are longer than an hour requiring me to find a cast member every time I need to use the restroom. I am afraid of not making it in time. If this 1 day trip doesn’t work out I will not renew my annual pass & will have to rent out my EBC points. I am supposed to go for my birthday in November but I am thinking about canceling. This may not be my happy place for too much longer. I told the person I spoke to that they should just have people submit medical documentation to them. They said the dad pass was never intended for my my medical conditions.
Joe Vogt
Just part of how a few ruin things for those who need it. I have seen and heard of visitors getting the DAS pass and not need it. Same goes for how 1 person holds the space for 20 people on line but when a parent has to take their 5 yr old off line because they cannot hold it they get obliterated by others on line. What they need are more cast members in these long lines so at check points if there is an issue, they can allow you to get off line, do your business, and you can meet your family at the fast pass…err sorry LL entrance or somewhere closer to the front. then there is no cutting and no one has to be afraid or embarrassed to get off line.
Robert
I do not understand why Disney is so afraid to ask for medical documentation. Those of us that suffer with IBS, Crohn’s or other bowel disease live in constant fear of having an accident in public. It is not pleasant when it happens and creates a huge mess. Our stools are not formed but are mud like or very liquid. Anyone who has changed a diaper on an infant that had severe diarrhea understands the mess it makes. As an adult I have tried to wear Depends but when I have an accident I cannot lie on the floor to contain the mess but I am standing up and there is spillage onto the floor and on my legs. I try my best to clean up this mess but toilet paper does not easily clean up the mess and I am not going to the sinks for wet paper towels to help clean up with no pants on. I really don’t want to leave this mess for someone else to take care of or even see. Then there is the fact that you are in the stall for a good 15 minutes cleaning up while others are impatiently waiting for a stall to free up and you give false hope as you are constantly flushing the toilet so as not to cause a back-up and overflow with the excess use of toilet paper. I have had times when I had a DAS pass but could not use it as I had a flare up and returned to the hotel to settle my system down praying the whole time I will make it back without an accident. And to be honest with all the reports of people being nasty to people who are trying to get back in line including physically, I am not sure I would even try and hope a cast member can help me rejoin my wife in line. What does one do if you are alone in the line? My wife doesn’t ride my favorite ride and to leave the line I have no proof as to where I was in line. When the cramps start you don’t have time to find a cast member and tell them your problem as you are heading to the nearest restroom which you have already located before getting in line. Those of you that do not have these issues are lucky and should not be judging or offering advice. Hopefully with enough concerns Disney will reconsider those who are eligible for a DAS pass.
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