WALT DISNEY WORLD
Mouse Ears for Everyone: A Guide to Walt Disney World for Guests with Special Needs
By Amy Schinner
Planning a trip to Walt Disney World is especially challenging for families with special needs. The theme parks are happy places—but also loud, chaotic, and teetering on the verge of sensory overload.
“Mouse Ears for Everyone: A Guide to Walt Disney World for Guests with Special Needs” is packed with information and tips for traveling to Disney World with a focus on needs for people with disabilities, including accessibility, sensory issues, dietary needs, emotional health, medical concerns, visual and hearing impairments as well as developmental disabilities. The book includes "sensory impact" evaluations for most rides, shows, and restaurants, and is sprinkled throughout with advice, tips, and lists to ensure a stress-free vacation.
From dealing with the airlines and solving issues with wheelchairs and strollers, to managing expectations for character meet and greets, Amy brings to bear not only the hands-on experience with her own special needs child, but her organizational acumen as a regional chairperson for Autism Speaks.
There are chapters for choosing a hotel, preparing for the trip, traveling and a chapter for each park. Each hotel and attraction is viewed through the lens of accessibility, sensory needs, etc.
The book also explains how park policies work to help families of those with special needs.
Walt Disney World with Disabilities
Walt Disney World with Disabilities is designed for people with health issues, disabilities and special needs. This book provides the advance information you need to plan a safe, comfortable and fun trip for people with disabilities and health challenges. Learn how to get your needs met in the parks, resorts & restaurants, details on handling medication & medical equipment, dietary needs, transportation, wheelchair use in the parks & resorts, and much more.
The book includes warnings & alerts you won't see elsewhere. There are many wonderful tips on how to participate in attractions with greater comfort when you have disabilities and health concerns. There's extensive information that will help you choose the right hotel or resort for your needs. It outlines what types of special room requests you can make, and what steps you can take to make it more likely that your requests will be granted and actually fulfilled once you get there.
You'll also find extensive information on diet issues within the parks and resorts, with contact numbers around Disney World for help with your specific dietary needs. For those with allergies the book contains a wide variety of subjects, including what rides have fragrances and smoke pumped in, mold alerts, etc.
Even if your precise condition is not covered, you'll receive advice on how to have your specific needs met while visiting Disney resorts and parks.