Travel:
Vacation Spots, Friendly Hotels, Ranches, Cruise Lines, even Airlines Please email your suggestions!
Amusement Parks
Anaheim, CA Disneyland
Website
" Disneyland offers "Guest Assistance Cards" and they won't give you any specific information on the telephone because the cards are assessed by an individual's needs. When you go to Disneyland after purchasing your tickets, you go to City Hall (near the Entrance on Main Street) and speak with a Guest Relations Cast
Member and tell them your child's specific needs and the cards are given accordingly. She says that no one with special needs has been refused a card."
Santa Clara, CA
California's Great America
4701 Great America Pkwy, 512-347-9331
Website
"California's Great America offer a "Disability Pass" these may be obtained at Guest Services (to the left of the Entrance after you buy your ticket). The Pass is good
for the child with autism as well as up to 6 people. It's good for all the rides and you'll use it by going to the Exit of the ride, where there is special boarding, and the
operator will give you a time to come back and board or you will be boarded almost immediately depending on the lines."
Vallejo, CA Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
1001 Fairgrounds Dr., 707-643-6722
Website
"Six Flags Discovery Kingdom offers an "Autism Pass" that may be obtained from Guest Services after entering the park. For the larger rides you'll go to the exit for
special boarding, for the little kid rides you'll need to get clarification at Guest Services because apparently there is not a large enough exit to accommodate a special
boarding area."
Gilroy, CA Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park
3050 Hecker Pass Highway (Highway 152), 408-840-7100
Website
"Gilroy Gardens offers a "disability pass" which can be obtained at their guest services. Show the pass to the ride operator beforehand and they will give you
preferential seating. They also will allow you to bring in outside food if your child is on a special diet."
Ranches Philo, CA
Highland Ranch
(707) 895-3600
Website
"Please note they have nothing for kids with disabilities. Our son loved it because it was quiet and had some great dogs. He got to ride the horse but could only be
pulled on pony. The wranglers were not comfortable with taking Joe out on a trail ride. There are no set activities except for the riding. You really have to make your
own fun. This was a great family bonding experience. No TV forces you to read or talk."
Airlines Southwest
1-800-435-9792
Website
"Exceptional Parent Magazine recently published (December 2009) that they provide assistance to customers with cognitive disablities, this includes- offering preboarding and individual assistance with deplaning and connections if the individual is traveling alone."
Cruises Autism on the Seas
1-800-516-5247
Website
"These cruises offer special boarding, accomodate special diets, and offer respite to families on vacation with trained staff. This is a parent recommended vacation."
Vacation Spots, Friendly Hotels, Ranches, Cruise Lines, even Airlines Please email your suggestions!
Amusement Parks
Anaheim, CA Disneyland
Website
" Disneyland offers "Guest Assistance Cards" and they won't give you any specific information on the telephone because the cards are assessed by an individual's needs. When you go to Disneyland after purchasing your tickets, you go to City Hall (near the Entrance on Main Street) and speak with a Guest Relations Cast
Member and tell them your child's specific needs and the cards are given accordingly. She says that no one with special needs has been refused a card."
Santa Clara, CA
California's Great America
4701 Great America Pkwy, 512-347-9331
Website
"California's Great America offer a "Disability Pass" these may be obtained at Guest Services (to the left of the Entrance after you buy your ticket). The Pass is good
for the child with autism as well as up to 6 people. It's good for all the rides and you'll use it by going to the Exit of the ride, where there is special boarding, and the
operator will give you a time to come back and board or you will be boarded almost immediately depending on the lines."
Vallejo, CA Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
1001 Fairgrounds Dr., 707-643-6722
Website
"Six Flags Discovery Kingdom offers an "Autism Pass" that may be obtained from Guest Services after entering the park. For the larger rides you'll go to the exit for
special boarding, for the little kid rides you'll need to get clarification at Guest Services because apparently there is not a large enough exit to accommodate a special
boarding area."
Gilroy, CA Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park
3050 Hecker Pass Highway (Highway 152), 408-840-7100
Website
"Gilroy Gardens offers a "disability pass" which can be obtained at their guest services. Show the pass to the ride operator beforehand and they will give you
preferential seating. They also will allow you to bring in outside food if your child is on a special diet."
Ranches Philo, CA
Highland Ranch
(707) 895-3600
Website
"Please note they have nothing for kids with disabilities. Our son loved it because it was quiet and had some great dogs. He got to ride the horse but could only be
pulled on pony. The wranglers were not comfortable with taking Joe out on a trail ride. There are no set activities except for the riding. You really have to make your
own fun. This was a great family bonding experience. No TV forces you to read or talk."
Airlines Southwest
1-800-435-9792
Website
"Exceptional Parent Magazine recently published (December 2009) that they provide assistance to customers with cognitive disablities, this includes- offering preboarding and individual assistance with deplaning and connections if the individual is traveling alone."
Cruises Autism on the Seas
1-800-516-5247
Website
"These cruises offer special boarding, accomodate special diets, and offer respite to families on vacation with trained staff. This is a parent recommended vacation."