Hear me out on this, even though it sounds insane. Around February, Disney has what is unofficially known as 'Gay Days'. Gays everywhere will swarm the park to avoid discrimination and be able to be free. I think maybe there is a possibility of Aspie Days. We get certain places(1 per major city, maybe), and have aspies come there in droves for less discrimination, and more freedom. My god, this is insane. Worth a chance though, see what people think about it.
How would this work in practice? What's to stop anyone from faking a diagnosis of autism to get in?
We need one in the US(we actually need several in the US). Any ideas, I currently live in the vacation capital of the world, people must be here.
We have 6 theme parks, all ranked within the top 10 in the world. We have 3 water parks, also ranked very high up. All sorts of things, an hour and a half away from another amusement park, also in the top 10.
Who draws up these rankings? NTs or Aspies?
Great hotels in Disney World, decent ones in Universal.
And do these "great" or "decent" hotels charge single-room supplements?
Kindly desist from merely quoting the tourism brochures at us.
Personally I've always found the sight of grown adults dressed up as cartoon characters, persistently waving and concealing their genuine expressions behind fake plastic smiles intensely cringeworthy. I never understood what the big deal is about Mickey Mouse anyway - he doesn't even
look like a mouse!
On the matter of beaches, famous or otherwise, Guardian journalist Jackie Ashley wrote yesterday:
...those who holidayed [in late August] are returning with tales of holidays in Cornwall, Norfolk, Lyme Regis and Wales that rival any sun-kissed nostalgic childhood memory. When the weather is good, there is nowhere like a seaside holiday here. We have sand far softer than anything around the Med. We have the excitement of tides and lovely villages. Many dirty beaches have been cleaned up. And as the temperatures soar further south, our climate begins to grow in appeal.
It's also true that some British resorts and coastal areas that have been in grim decline for decades are changing themselves. Cornwall's surf chic is well known, as are the upmarket Devon sailing towns, like Salcombe. Bournemouth and trendy Poole have been on the up for ages, now as expensive as anywhere outside London. Even in the Scottish west Highlands, little villages like Plockton and Gairloch have good restaurants, shops and cafes that are thriving.
Forget the Med, chuck your towel on a British beach
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/...08,00.html
It's Disney World. More people go there then any other place on earth. Kids love it, adults love it, I've always loved it. And I don't see you creating an Autistic ranking site, so the NT's will have to do. Never thought I would ever hear someone slam Disney World.
I don't think anyone in this thread is slamming Disney World, it is just not likely going to be feasible for the majority. Especially those with autistic children or even autistic that can't handle waiting in lineups or loud noise, amusement parks while to some are fun are to others a very stressful experience. I'm stuck in between, I wouldn't mind going to Disney World, but I know that it'd overstimulate me by a few hours... and that if I took my HFA son there, we'd have to leave in less than an hour because it'd be too much for him, the wait in line, the noises, too much visual stimulation and all.
It's better to start off with a more 'quieter' atmosphere at first to attract people and then work from there. While yes it is great to be where there are more people, you likely will never see Disney World do a specific day for any specific disability/disorder or disease'. It unfortunately isn't feasible likely financially to do it. They have a certain amount of operating costs daily and if it was 'autistics and their families only', they'd be at a loss.
That's just my thoughts on that, I think Disney World would be fun to go to but it's not for everyone and unless you know everyone that would be going can handle that form of sensory stimulation, it's kinda biased to assume they all would.
There are probably more places in Orlando and area and all then just Disney World though. Busch Gardens, Sea World?
Yes they are willing, one problem though, their interactive section has been taken down for rebuilding. So there is a lot less to do, especially for smaller children.
If anyone knows any similar places of interest, let me know.
Its a 3 year project and it wont be ready by next year.
Is the science museum in london a very busy place? Is it free entry?
If its not overly busy and inexpensive it could be a good place.
We would advertise the events beforehand to let people know, and people will hopefully make their own events too, like last year.
Admission is now free again (they charged for a few years)
The Science Museum,
Exhibition Road,
South Kensington,
London
SW7 2DD
+44 (0)870 870 4868
Minicom: +44 (0)20 7942 4445
Nearest Tube Station:South Kensington
Disabled Helpline: +44 (0)20 7942 4446
Buses: 9, 10, 14, 49, 52, 70, 74, 345, 360, 414, C1
Opening Times: seven days a week, from 10.00 to 18.00.
The Museum is closed from 24 to 26 December.
Admission to the Museum is now free but charges still apply for the IMAX, SimEx Simulator Ride and simulators as well as for some of the special exhibitions.
Do you think it would be a suitable place for aspies and auties of various ages to attend on APD?
Do you mean the Science Museum in South Kensington, Amy?
It is a vast building, with many rooms and galleries in which to get lost. On weekdays there are likely to be large noisy school parties and tourists, and at weekends large assorted crowds I would guess.
However we (I) could enquire - explain our situation to their Disabled Persons Officer - and ask when the museum was likely to be at its most quiet and least populous - and also ask if they had a room of some kind where we could meet and any other facilities that might help us such as baby changing rooms.
Stella
Email the museum and say would it be happy to have some extra business on June 18th, and how much is entry fee, can anyone visiting who is on the spectrum have a discount, and is the museum suitable for all ages.
People can bring their own food, or eat in the museum cafe at their own expense, that is easier as people may have different diet requirements that would be difficult to cater for if you decided to provide food for others yourself.
You could ask if the museum had a spare room, such as a small meeting room, where people could meet up at 2pm for example, to meet others, otherwise you could simply suggest to people attending that they all meet up in one section of the museum.
It would be unlikely that 100s would attend, so that shouldnt be a problem.
If up to 100 did attend it would be a good amount, its hard to estimate accurately.
Swamp in what sense?
I live in wales and there is nothing more eccentric here than anywhere else.