Posted on 05/14/2013 8:41:27 AM PDT by C19fan
They are 1 percenters who are 100 percent despicable.
Some wealthy Manhattan moms have figured out a way to cut the long lines at Disney World — by hiring disabled people to pose as family members so they and their kids can jump to the front, The Post has learned.
The “black-market Disney guides” run $130 an hour, or $1,040 for an eight-hour day.
“My daughter waited one minute to get on ‘It’s a Small World’ — the other kids had to wait 2 1/2 hours,” crowed one mom, who hired a disabled guide through Dream Tours Florida.
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They’re entitled. Why waste time standing around with a bunch of toothless miscreants and peasants?
That’s pretty cold on the part of the people paying out but, at the same time... those crippled kids are making over a thousand dollers A DAY to ride amusement park rides at Disney World. If ever there was a victimless crime...
First World Problems.
This is crazy
I went there and used their new ‘speed pass’ line system (you get a card, and show up at that time for that ride) and it was fine- never waited more than a few minutes.
It is an incredible system- and it seems to work. You pick a ride you want to go on, and grab a speed pass ticket (i dont know what the real name is)
It tells you what time to show up for that ride. It is pretty cool- if you grab a bunch for different rides, it will not let you get them all at the same time- the computer algorithm must be pretty good.
Only went their once with my kids- probably will NOT go back, but they enjoyed it.
Back in my younger days, I noticed Disney assigned wheelchairs to disabled guests and allowed them access to the front of lines. I remarked to my wife that one could feign a disability and experience the park in record time. I guess everything eventually will happen.
Seems like a win win. The handicapped great a great high paying job. What’s the complaint?
This isn't it. The people waiting in an endless line are being screwed.
Some people see coldhearted cynicism and disability.
I see a business opportunity.
When I visited DW Florida last fall, I was astounded at the number of folks riding electric scooters. Most were because of obesity rather than a true “handicap” it appeared.
The biggest hassle is when they board the buses. It takes forever to jockey them on, offboard the person, strap it down, etc.
I’ll bet these guys work off the books, so they continue to get full disability support from the government as well.
I’ve seen it. Seems like a decent trade off. The disabled person makes some good loot for a day and goes an a trip they otherwise wouldn’t be able to.
I’ve joked about doing this for many years....
People I told never seemed to think much of the idea.
In India, a lot of beggars will rent handicapped kids to sit with them increase their daily intake.
It does work though. The last time I was in Disney World, one of my buddies was legitimately in a wheelchair and we got to the front of every line.
They are stupid. You can just pay for a tour.
It’s a couple hundred a day. And yes, it’s worth every penny.
Because they didn't use the aforementioned speed pass system. Waiting in long lines is now a kind of stupidity tax.
Of course, spending buckets of money at Disney World in the first place is a kind of stupidity tax, too. I rather liked Epcot, but none of it was worth a second visit.
never understood how the truly disabled can ride some of those rides.
Disney should let anyone who claims to be disabled, cut in at the front of the line, just guarantee permanent disability for all of ‘em at the end of the ride.
Probably the other 500 people who wait in line like everyone else?
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