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No more line preferences at Knott's for the disabled

11:33 AM, June 26, 2008

KnottsEnough people have apparently pretended to have disabilities to force Knott's Berry Farm to end its policy of letting disabled guests cut to the front of line at its amusement park rides. Now, disabled customers will have to wait about as long as other customers, eliminating the incentive for able-bodied people to pretend they are disabled, reports the OC Register.

"There were abuses to the system, and at some point the [disabled] line was almost equal to the regular line, so it really wasn't serving its purpose," said Knott's spokeswoman Jennifer Blazey.

A disabled patron will be able to come back at a specified time to board the ride or wait in a nearby area until his or her companions have made it through the line.

-- Jesus Sanchez

Photo: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times

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