This was barely a news story, but the juicy angle of rich people thinking they can buy something the rest of us have to wait for spread it wider, and now the Today show. And that's what clued me in-- the whole article that started the whole mess comes from someone trying to promote their book about things snobby rich people do. It's all good for book promotion. The more they play up the story, the better for that woman's book. She found the perfect promotion hook to start her buzz. That's really all it comes down to in the end. Wouldn't a good reporter have asked the right questions? Can anyone do this? What does it take to get the pass? How widespread is this? But no.

Because, you don't have to be rich to abuse the system. You don't have to hire anybody to use that GAC. We know people rich and poor do it all the time, without having to hire anyone. And most people with money are smart enough to hire Disney's own VIP guide service. But where's the outrage for the media in that? If you have the money, you can hire a private guide, has always been the case. Yep. But that's not a juicy enough angle. So let's spread the word that rich people (maybe only one or two clueless ones because most people know better) buy disabled guides to cut lines. Makes for a much better story, the media gets their viewer outrage, and everyone's happy. Unless they start messing with the system in place to help people who actually need it.