Tuesday, May 14, 2013

IT'S AN APPALLED WORLD, AFTER ALL:  "Some wealthy Manhattan moms have figured out a way to cut the long lines at Disney World — by hiring disabled people to pose as family members so they and their kids can jump to the front."

8 comments:

  1. KCosmo's neighbor9:15 AM

    To quote Countess Luann, "Money can't buy you class." I'm proud to be "normal" in this crazy city of mine. Gross.

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  2. Marsha11:38 AM

    Yick. Though I feel ever-so-slightly better knowing that we're dealing with a skeevy tour company that's creating this "opportunity" rather than that the parents are trolling the streets looking for disabled people to exploit.

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  3. We got jumped to the front of the queue at the London Eye because my friend Gill walks with a cane.

    So, see, I had to make friends with Gill, find a reason to get her to the London Eye... I'm all about the Long Con.

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  4. I feel bad for all the other wealthy families who paid three times as much for inferior service.

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  5. As a former theme park employee, I can tell you that this doesn't just happen at Disney. In addition, the more ADA-compliant a park is, the less effective this scam is.

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  6. kcosmo12:38 AM

    I have very mixed feelings here. On the one hand, I hate the existence of the authorized VIP guides, finding the concept entirely un-little-d-democratic, and so the fact that someone has figured out a way to go rogue and game the system at a third of the price fairly entertaining. On the other hand, yick. I do, however, have to note that my family benefited from the line-skipping privileges

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  7. kcosmo12:39 AM

    ... of a bona fide family member with a bona fide need for a scooter, so

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  8. kcosmo12:40 AM

    I guess I should disclose that. Sorry for all the replies...Disqus doesn't work so well on the iPad.

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