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Disability Access Service (DAS)
Disney’s Disability Access Service (DAS) is designed to support guests whose disabilities make waiting in traditional standby lines more challenging. In summer 2024, Disney significantly changed the DAS program to better align with its original intent—offering support for guests with developmental disabilities and certain cognitive conditions.
In this guide, we’ll explain how DAS works under the new rules, who may qualify, how to register, and what to expect during your visit. We’ve also included Disney’s suggested alternative accommodations for guests who no longer meet the new DAS criteria—plus our personal thoughts on what these changes mean for families like ours.
Disney has a Disability Access Service (DAS) to assist guests with "a developmental disability like autism or similar disorder, who unable to wait in a conventional queue for an extended period of time." Due to abuse of the system, Disney narrowed the scope of who qualifies for this service and limited the number of the friends and family that can be included. Let's look at DAS, what it is and isn't under their new policies. Read More. ​
Disney is now offering alternative accommodations to people who previously qualified for the DAS pass, but no longer do under the new policies. Let's look at these and how they can be in theory used to help guests with different disabilities - Read More.
Here are our thoughts on how to approach a Disney vacation if you no longer qualify for DAS Read More.
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Here are our ideas on how to manage a day at the different Disney parks without DAS: Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom.
Have a larger party where not every member can be included in a DAS pass? Looking to stream line your day even more and wonder if you can use DAS and LLMP in tandem? Let's look at how to coordinate using both DAS and LLMP Read More
