I just wanted to suggest a few things that have helped my Son and daughter at DL and DCA. Even though we do get a GAC we do have to wait in some fastpass lines. One of the longer ones is Indy and my son really hates that one because of the noise. So I have brought his gameboy advance to destract him and that has seemed to help. Also a walkman seems to help as well. Another great thing to bring is ear muffs that you buy at sporting good stores they are used for shooting (they are in the shot gun area). They look like big headphones. They are great for the kids that have sensitive hearing. My son would not go in any of the 3D shows until I bought those and now those muffs bring down the noise level a notch and he will go in. ALso they are great for the firework show and fantasmic. One other thing if your autistic child is afraid of bubbles which is a common fear stay away from muppets 3D. If you plan on visiting DCA you will be going through fastpass lines with your GAC so if your child is really hyperactive or does not like crowds you may want to rent a stroller and get the "stroller for a wheelchair stamp" on your GAC. This will allow you to bring your stroller or a rental stroller in line with you. My daughter seems to feel more secure in the stroller and she is not grabbing at other guest while waiting in the fastpass line.

Just thought I would give you some tips that have helped us :-)

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Another great thing to bring is ear muffs that you buy at sporting good stores they are used for shooting (they are in the shot gun area). They look like big headphones. They are great for the kids that have sensitive hearing.
Yep. They're good for all kids with sensitive hearing. We got them for J years ago (though we got ours at Home Depot -- they're supposedly for using power tools) and even though he's better with loud noises now, we take them with us, just in case.

Wonderful info. This will be my son's first visit in two weeks. I am soooo nervous that we won't get a GAC pass. So I'm glad to hear they do still give some out to those that really need it. I bought the RideMax program just in case, but then I noticed the hotels are sold out for that weekend. Now I'm sweating it again. I have us scheduled for 3 hours in the park, 3 hours at the hotel and back again for another 4 hours. That should reduce the overstimulation. We tried Legoland last year as a test run and he loved it but they don't have nearly the attendance that DL has. Oh well. We'll give it a shot.

We've just decided to take a trip to Disneyland in December. The suggestions about the headphones and bringing the Gameboy will help my Aspie son, although he REALLY freaked out in the Indy ride last time and I don't know if we'll ever get him back on it! My dh really hopes that we can though... :)

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great idea's! what is the cost of those ear muffs? I would like to get some if this helps kids with sensitve ears. My son fliped with the 3D stuff, but I loved it and am praying I can see it again.

There are several prices for differant qualities. You don't need to spend to much. I think I bought the cheapet ones at a sporting goods store.
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