Overview
- Disney narrowed DAS eligibility largely to guests with developmental disabilities who cannot tolerate long standby waits.
- Applicants must complete video interviews with a Disney worker and a contracted medical professional, and lying can lead to park bans.
- Disabled visitors filed a federal lawsuit arguing the revised rules are too restrictive and improperly deny accommodations.
- Investors backing the DAS Defenders submitted a proposal for an independent review, which Disney told the SEC in November it intends to exclude as misleading and micromanagement.
- Disney defends the overhaul, citing DAS usage rising from about 5% to roughly 20% of guests and asserting the ADA permits differing accommodations by disability.