Drayton Manor theme park has tightened its rules for disabled queue access after concluding that some visitors had been exploiting the system to skip queues. The move follows concerns that the scheme, intended to help disabled guests avoid long waits, was being misused by people without genuine need, prompting the park to introduce stricter checks.

Details of the specific new requirements were not fully outlined, but the clampdown reflects a wider issue faced by UK theme parks, several of which have reviewed their disability access schemes in recent years amid similar concerns about abuse. Drayton Manor's decision suggests it wants to preserve the scheme for genuine users while curbing queue-jumping by those falsely claiming eligibility.