How the 1 percent visit Disney World
Wealthy Manhattanites are paying handicapped tour guides to help their kids circumvent long lines at Disney World. The guides charge $130 an hour to pose as family members and use their handicapped privileges to get on rides without waiting. “You can’t go to Disney without a tour concierge,” one parent told the New York Post. “This is how the 1 percent does Disney.”
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