I feel bad for your daughter and family. I’m sure they were driven to revise the program due to the abuse of the wheel chairs. People could rent one for $12 a day and it turns into a fast pass for the whole gang!
Disney should have a “holding area” of some sort where the disabled person w/one person could sit and wait till their family goes thru the cue.
Thank all the awful people who have taken endless advantage of this program for BS like this. People who really need it get turned away. So sad for this family.
I’m sure it’s “easier” for Disney cast members to deal with out of control kids, swimming in ponds, skipping toilets for bushes and walkways plus loud rowdy behavior from children with “autism”, than this little non-verbal two year old.
Just another smart move and lawsuit for Iger and company.
Sorry, but this was the correct call on the part of Disney, IMO.
Germs don’t just exist in attraction standby lines – they exist in food lines, on the rides, in the lines to get into the park, even in the LL lines. Giving a DAS because someone is immunocompromised addresses one small part of a day at a Disney park.
If they didn’t want the child to wait in the standby line, they could have had one parent wait with her while the other parent waited with the other child, then joined up at the standby/LL merge.
This decision simply reinforces what Disney said when they made the changes back in 2024 – the DAS was not only being abused, it was being overused for disabilities that can be accommodated by something other than the DAS.
Wow, you obviously have no clue what someone goes through with a heart transplant do you? Especially a child.
There’s potential oxygenation issues, heat stroke, extreme exhaustion, and many more issues. Just being immunocompromised is just one small tiny piece of that. That most likely isn’t their biggest concern, it’s leaving a two year old in line for hours on end in extreme heat and humidity. That’s also not even mentioning the limited lifespan for a child with this condition.
Your comment was heartless and ignorant to say the least. Let me offer a suggestion, the next time you see something like this, and you want to offer your two cents, maybe take 5 minutes to do a Google search to see what you’re even commenting on before you say anything.
Before you start in on me, I know all of this for several reasons, the first reason being I have a child that had the EXACT same issue! I also went to Disney World with my child. So I know EXACTLY what this family went through, fortunately for me and my family we were treated with dignity and respect, unlike this poor family. We were also sent there by the Make-A-Wish foundation. I wish that I could contact this family directly and let them know that they should reach out to Make-A-Wish. These children have a ticking time bomb in their chests and they deserve better! We have no idea how long they’re going to be on this earth and they deserve the opportunity to experience some joy and excitement in their lives!
I see this as another example of Personal Responsibility! The DAS was turned down and the family went anyway “hoping” things would work out. I’m sorry, but I’ve seen too much over the years and people these days feel “entitled” to do what everyone else does. My family simply couldn’t afford a trip like Disney when I was growing up so just we didn’t go. In today’s world people will go into serious debt just to “keep up with the Jones'”. If your compromised child would face even more obstacles at a place like Disney, maybe you should think twice before exposing them to that. Their health should be more important than a trip.
Comments for Heart-Transplant Toddler Turned Away at Disney World; Vacation Plans Destroyed
Teresa Bidwell
I am sorry but the 2 year old with the disability should not have been turned away from the disability that’s just wrong
Sharon Sisk
I feel bad for your daughter and family. I’m sure they were driven to revise the program due to the abuse of the wheel chairs. People could rent one for $12 a day and it turns into a fast pass for the whole gang!
Disney should have a “holding area” of some sort where the disabled person w/one person could sit and wait till their family goes thru the cue.
Heidi Lind
Thank all the awful people who have taken endless advantage of this program for BS like this. People who really need it get turned away. So sad for this family.
PlutoDeville
I’m sure it’s “easier” for Disney cast members to deal with out of control kids, swimming in ponds, skipping toilets for bushes and walkways plus loud rowdy behavior from children with “autism”, than this little non-verbal two year old.
Just another smart move and lawsuit for Iger and company.
JustMe
Sorry, but this was the correct call on the part of Disney, IMO.
Germs don’t just exist in attraction standby lines – they exist in food lines, on the rides, in the lines to get into the park, even in the LL lines. Giving a DAS because someone is immunocompromised addresses one small part of a day at a Disney park.
If they didn’t want the child to wait in the standby line, they could have had one parent wait with her while the other parent waited with the other child, then joined up at the standby/LL merge.
This decision simply reinforces what Disney said when they made the changes back in 2024 – the DAS was not only being abused, it was being overused for disabilities that can be accommodated by something other than the DAS.
The Shadow
Wow, you obviously have no clue what someone goes through with a heart transplant do you? Especially a child.
There’s potential oxygenation issues, heat stroke, extreme exhaustion, and many more issues. Just being immunocompromised is just one small tiny piece of that. That most likely isn’t their biggest concern, it’s leaving a two year old in line for hours on end in extreme heat and humidity. That’s also not even mentioning the limited lifespan for a child with this condition.
Your comment was heartless and ignorant to say the least. Let me offer a suggestion, the next time you see something like this, and you want to offer your two cents, maybe take 5 minutes to do a Google search to see what you’re even commenting on before you say anything.
Before you start in on me, I know all of this for several reasons, the first reason being I have a child that had the EXACT same issue! I also went to Disney World with my child. So I know EXACTLY what this family went through, fortunately for me and my family we were treated with dignity and respect, unlike this poor family. We were also sent there by the Make-A-Wish foundation. I wish that I could contact this family directly and let them know that they should reach out to Make-A-Wish. These children have a ticking time bomb in their chests and they deserve better! We have no idea how long they’re going to be on this earth and they deserve the opportunity to experience some joy and excitement in their lives!
JustMe
I’m sorry you have to go through all of that, and I wish your child the best.
Doesn’t change my opinion on Disney’s decision regarding the DAS.
Carol
I see this as another example of Personal Responsibility! The DAS was turned down and the family went anyway “hoping” things would work out. I’m sorry, but I’ve seen too much over the years and people these days feel “entitled” to do what everyone else does. My family simply couldn’t afford a trip like Disney when I was growing up so just we didn’t go. In today’s world people will go into serious debt just to “keep up with the Jones'”. If your compromised child would face even more obstacles at a place like Disney, maybe you should think twice before exposing them to that. Their health should be more important than a trip.