Oh dear. Words fail me with this one. If you are ever in Disney World and can’t bear to queue, there is a way around it – you can pay a premium and enjoy preferential treatment. Disney Tours offers a VIP guide and fast passes at rates ranging from $310 to $380 per hour. I think that’s fair enough if people are prepared to pay the extra.
However, The New York Post has revealed an alternative and utterly shameful tactic that’s apparently being employed by wealthy Manhattan Mums – employing a disabled tour guide so you can jump the queue. Yes, despicable though it is… I’m sorry to say you read that right. What’s more, if you can live with your conscience, this method actually costs a lot less with these ‘black market’ guides charging around $130 an hour or around $1,000 for a full day
Disney understandably allows each guest who needs a wheelchair or motorised scooter to bring up to six guests with them and gain more convenient access to the rides. Instead of waiting hours, they can be on in a matter of minutes.
But to employ a disabled tour guide simply so you can jump the queue leaves us lost for words. What do you think?