Only in America: Handicapped poseurs
Rich New Yorkers hire handicapped tour guides to help them jump to the front of Disney World lines — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation
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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