I just have never understood this. If they can do it with FastPasses, there is no reason why they shouldn't be able to do it with DAS too. With Disney being so technologically advanced, per say, and it being the year 2020, I don't understand why we have to be going back and forth.
Let me backtrack. I think Disney does a great job with the DAS pass as a whole, and I like the method being used to acquire the pass, which really limits the chance that someone who does not truly need it will get their hands on one like before. I think it's very fair as it is right now since our intentions are not "skipping the line", but being able to wait our turn fairly without having to physically stand in line since we are unable to and still being able to enjoy a place we all love so much. All of that is great. I just don't see why we can't go to guest services to activate our pass as usual, but then get our return times through the app. I am the one who uses DAS in my family, and sometimes on our Disney vacations I end up going back to the park alone at the end of the day if no one else wants to go back but I feel up for it. Say I go to Epcot and I want to ride test track. I have to walk all the way to the ride, get a return time, and because there's nowhere directly in the area where I can sit and wait and not be in the heat for about an hour while I wait, I have to walk to somewhere else that's not necessarily close by to wait and then walk all the way back. If I'm with someone I will wait somewhere and they will go get a return time and come back to wait with me until it's time to ride, but if I'm alone it becomes really hard and it really takes a toll.
Disney really needs to implement a system where once they give us the DAS, we can get some special section that shows up on the app that lets us reserve our time (one at a time like currently of course, and not being able to get a new one until we use or cancel our existing one). For certain disabilities it's really hard to go back and forth and they can easily verify the DAS holder is getting on via scanning and looking at our picture like they do now. I'm extremely grateful that this system exists in the first place, and that Disney is so accommodating, but every time I come home from a trip I truly wonder why this isn't a thing.
Has this ever been brought up before? Has Disney ever mentioned something like this possibly being implemented in the future? Because for some (if not most) of us it would be tremendously helpful!
Let me backtrack. I think Disney does a great job with the DAS pass as a whole, and I like the method being used to acquire the pass, which really limits the chance that someone who does not truly need it will get their hands on one like before. I think it's very fair as it is right now since our intentions are not "skipping the line", but being able to wait our turn fairly without having to physically stand in line since we are unable to and still being able to enjoy a place we all love so much. All of that is great. I just don't see why we can't go to guest services to activate our pass as usual, but then get our return times through the app. I am the one who uses DAS in my family, and sometimes on our Disney vacations I end up going back to the park alone at the end of the day if no one else wants to go back but I feel up for it. Say I go to Epcot and I want to ride test track. I have to walk all the way to the ride, get a return time, and because there's nowhere directly in the area where I can sit and wait and not be in the heat for about an hour while I wait, I have to walk to somewhere else that's not necessarily close by to wait and then walk all the way back. If I'm with someone I will wait somewhere and they will go get a return time and come back to wait with me until it's time to ride, but if I'm alone it becomes really hard and it really takes a toll.
Disney really needs to implement a system where once they give us the DAS, we can get some special section that shows up on the app that lets us reserve our time (one at a time like currently of course, and not being able to get a new one until we use or cancel our existing one). For certain disabilities it's really hard to go back and forth and they can easily verify the DAS holder is getting on via scanning and looking at our picture like they do now. I'm extremely grateful that this system exists in the first place, and that Disney is so accommodating, but every time I come home from a trip I truly wonder why this isn't a thing.
Has this ever been brought up before? Has Disney ever mentioned something like this possibly being implemented in the future? Because for some (if not most) of us it would be tremendously helpful!