The length for how long the Disability Access Service at Walt Disney World Resort has been extended. The program, commonly referred to as DAS, will now be valid for as long as a ticket is valid or up to a year, whichever is shorter. The news can be found on the Walt Disney World Resort website.
The Disability Access Service (DAS) is “intended to accommodate those Guests who, due to a developmental disability like autism or similar are unable to wait in a conventional queue for an extended period of time.”
What to Know About DAS:
- DAS is intended to accommodate those Guests who, due to a developmental disability like autism or similar, are unable to wait in a conventional queue for an extended period of time.
- DAS doesn’t provide immediate access to experiences, but rather allows Guests to request a return time for a specific experience that is comparable to the current standby wait.
- The Guest for which DAS is being requested must be present during registration and must experience the attraction when redeeming a DAS return time at Walt Disney World theme parks.
How DAS Works
Register
Registration is available via live video chat.
Speak with a Cast Member via live video chat to determine eligibility as soon as 60 days in advance of a park visit.
Please note: at this time, live chat is offered in English only.
If DAS is provided after a conversation with a Cast Member to determine eligibility, the Guest with a disability (or a parent/guardian) will participate in the registration process. This requires having a photo taken of the DAS-registered Guest.
DAS registration maximum party size is the registered DAS Guest and up to 3 additional party members, for a total of 4 people.
DAS is valid for the length of the ticket or up to 1 year. Once the service has elapsed or when a new ticket is required, Guests will need to re-register.
Requesting a Return Time
After you’ve registered and entered the theme park, you can request your first return time.
On the Day of Your Park Visit
Guests registered in DAS can make return time selections right in the My Disney Experience mobile app on the day of their visit.
If additional assistance is required, Guests can also obtain return times directly from a Cast Member at any Guest Relations or Guest Experience Team location.
The return time will be comparable to the current standby wait.
Please keep in mind that DAS return times are valid until the park closes or an attraction closes for the day. A party can only hold one active DAS return time at once.
Please note: DAS is valid for the length of the ticket or up to 1 year.
Enjoying the Park
On the day of your visit, have fun exploring the park until you can redeem your return time.
Ten minutes after a return time has been redeemed, your party can request another one by using the My Disney Experience mobile app or returning to a Guest Relations or Guest Experience Team location.
More information about Walt Disney World Resort’s DAS program can be found here on its website. The update to the length that DAS is valid is just the most recent update to the program since it was unveiled last year. Disney continues to analyze and adjust to make it the best it can be.
Daps Magic will continue to monitor DAS at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland (which also extended its length of validity) and provide updates as they become available.
What do you think of the new length of validity for DAS? Is this a good move by Disney? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments below!
