If you’re going to Disney World soon, it can be daunting to take in all the information and policies.

For many folks, Disability Access Service (DAS) is an important option to consider. Disney has long earned a reputation for being an accommodating vacation destination for families that have a wide range of health or nutritional needs to work around, and the DAS system is just one of those tools to help families have the Disney vacation that fits with their family needs. Disney just announced that the DAS system would undergo some important changes, and if you and your family are considering utilizing the services on your next vacation, you’ll need to be aware of these. Let’s talk about it!

First, let’s talk about the basics of DAS.

What is DAS?

Disability Access Service (DAS) is designed to accommodate guests and their families who have difficulty tolerating extended waits in a conventional queue environment due to a disability. The service allows you to schedule a return time that is comparable to the current queue wait for the given attraction. It does not provide immediate attraction access.

Once a return time is issued, you can enjoy other theme park offerings while you wait virtually for the return time to arrive, as opposed to waiting in the queue. When you redeem a return time, you can book another return time for the same or a different attraction. So think of it like having access to a Virtual Queue for all of the attractions.

In addition to the traditional DAS system, Disney has recently introduced DAS Advance. It is a new, enhanced feature of the popular DAS program. During the DAS Advance video conference, you can select and book up to 2 DAS Advance selections for each day of your visit (subject to availability).

If a selection is available, you will be given a one-hour time period during the day of the visit to redeem the selection. Selections are valid for use only on the date and during the one-hour time period chosen and cannot be transferred. If you don’t pre-register for DAS, you will not be eligible to receive the DAS Advance selections.

Once you pre-register for DAS, you’ll be able to proceed to the booked attraction to confirm your identity before being able to use your DAS selections.

With DAS, the person registered in the system will be able to get return times for themselves as well as their party — up to six people. At least, that’s how it has been in the past. Once you’re registered for DAS, it’s valid for 60 days.

So…what’s changing?

Starting May 20th for Disney World and June 18th for Disneyland, DAS will undergo several changes. Firstly, Disney will partner with Inspire Health Alliance (the group who handled the COVID vaccination information for Disney Cruise Line back when people had to show proof of vaccination in order to sail).

Further, the party size for DAS will shift from six people to just the “immediate family,” or limit of four people. For example, if you have a DAS pass and are visiting with six of your family members, all of them would be able to join a line with you. However, if you are visiting with six of your friends, only four of them would be able to join lines with you.

Next, the rules regarding pre-entitlements are changing. Right now, DAS comes with two pre-entitlements. Once the new system is put in place, pre-entitlements and DAS will not be grouped together and will be used as separate options depending on guest needs. For the most part, visitors who are eligible for DAS will NOT receive those entitlements.

Now, one of the more helpful updates is that the DAS enrollment will be EXTENDED from 60 days to 120 days. So, once you’re registered within the DAS system, you won’t have to register again for another 120 days — which is super helpful if you’re in the parks a lot.

Finally, a newly-defined “return to queue” process will be put into place for people who may need to leave queue lines for a bit in order to get through the full queue.

Of course, full details regarding the process will become available when the new system updates do — on May 20th and June 18th.

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