I'm not actually all that bothered by it. Sure, in an ideal world they wouldn't. But many times the only reason I've gone on a ride is because someone in the large Disney group we're with can get us to the front of the line or someone has asked someone in the group to go with them for that purpose.

And honestly, I can't get too worked up about it when the complaint is essentially "Ugh, rich people aren't spending enough to cut in line."

And as Alan Tudyk tweeted today, don't look it as a rich person cheating, look at it as a handicapped person getting paid to spend the day at Disney World.

Oh I get that. What bothers me it isn't necessary but the parents consider it a "perk" for having to deal with diabetes. Yes it sucks, yes it sucks 24/7 but what are you teaching your kids when you do things like this?

You mean Diabetics can jump the queue??? Woo Hoo! Just wait till I get back there !!

...I know someone who had a Triple Bypass, but they don't want to use that as the reason for the GAC because all the rides say "not suitable for people with Heart Disease". Or is that just a recommendation? Either way I'm sure I'd he'd have a harder time because of it.

So, (yeah, I'm starting a sentence with "so") I had some reservations about this story from the get-go. My experience is that handicapped access generally just puts you into a different, just as long line, usually through the exit, avoiding stairs or tight turns. Here's a blogess who agrees with me. I did have to avert my eyes in the paragraph where she trashes it's a small world, though.

My exprience is that while sometimes the alternate access is just as slow, overall it is much faster. Especially if you're knowledgeable enough to know when to not try and get in the Pirates line.

But yeah, if you want certainty, then pay for the VIP guide.

The Today Show supposedly has confirmed the existence, though at a far better rate than that quoted in the original story.

Of Course it would be NBC reporting on ABC's parent company Disney and not ABC themselves.

Interesting allegation. I wonder how the biggies covered the "explosion" in Toon Town.

Here is the earliest coverage I could find for:

ABC
CBS
NBC
Fox