Hi, Abbie! Thanks for bringing your question to planDisney!
Walt Disney World Resort is my family's favorite vacation destination because they truly go above and beyond to make the magic accessible to everyone. This is important to my family because my son is on the autism spectrum. When we visit the Walt Disney World theme parks, my son uses
Disability Access Service (DAS).
Disability Access Service is intended for Guests whose disability prevents them from waiting in a traditional queue environment. Guests using Disability Access Service can speak to a Cast Member at the entrance of an attraction that they wish to experience. The Cast Member will assign the Guest a ride return time based on the attraction's current standby wait time. The Guest may come back to that attraction any time after their assigned return time and access the attraction without having to wait in the standby queue. Once they have experienced that attraction, the Guest may then obtain a return time for another attraction.
To see if Disability Access Service is a good fit for your family member, you'll want to stop by
Guest Relations when you first arrive at one of the theme parks. There you can speak with a Cast Member about setting up Disability Access Service for your group. Although I typically visit Walt Disney World Resort with just my immediate family of four, there have been a couple of occasions where we were vacationing with our extended family. We have visited the Walt Disney World theme parks with groups of eight or nine and, in my experience, it was no problem to include everyone in our group on my son's Disability Access Service account. You'll want to be sure that your entire group accompanies you to Guest Relations as the Cast Members will need to scan the
MagicBand or admission card of each member of your travel party to associate them with the Disability Access Service account. This will enable your whole group to experience
attractions together.
If you have any other questions or concerns about visiting Walt Disney World Resort with a child who has a disability, please feel free to
contact Disability Services or stop by and visit us at planDisney again. Wishing you a magical vacation!
Samantha