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Walt Disney World has announced a crackdown on sneaky guests who claim fake medical conditions to skip the park's notoriously long lines.
Both Disney resorts in California and Florida will issue lifetime bans on parkgoers who lie about disabilities, as the park updated its Disability Access Service (DAS) program on Tuesday.
On its official website, one of the frequently asked questions reads: 'What happens if any of the statements made by a Guest in the process of registering for DAS are found to be not true?'
“If it is determined that any of the statements a guest made in the process of obtaining DAS are not true, the guest will be permanently barred from entering the Walt Disney World Resort and the Disneyland Resort,' the answer reads.
Those guests will also be permanently banned from using previously purchased Annual Passes, Magic Key passes, tickets, and other park products, officials said, adding that services will be forfeited and not refunded.
Walt Disney World has announced a crackdown on sneaky guests who claim fake medical conditions to skip the park's notoriously long lines
Both Disney resorts in California and Florida will issue lifetime bans on parkgoers who lie about disabilities, as the park updated its Disability Access Service (DAS) program on Tuesday
The new rule is part of the policy change announced on Tuesday for Disney's DAS program, which aims “to assist guests who have difficulty tolerating extended waits in a conventional queue environment due to a disability.
The changes will go into effect on June 18 at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, and May 20 at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, according to KTLA.
Under the updated DAS program, guests with developmental disabilities like autism would not be able to cut in lines.
Instead, guests will be assigned a spot in the queue and instructed to return at a designated time for an experience comparable to the current standby wait.
DAS usage in the parks has tripled over the past five years, according to Scott Gustin with Nexstar.
Gustin wrote after the updated policy
