Any GAC type thing at Hershey Park?

[AJKMOM]

My sister wants DS, autistic, age 20, and I to go to Hershey Paark in a few weeks. Does anyone know if they have any GAC or other device to help my son who can't stand in lines very long? Thanks.

[bopper]

I looked on some other sites and I saw the following:

"the accommodation that was given to me when i visited hershey park. i was given a piece of paper with the names of all the rides on them. i then went up to the person in charge of the ride and they signed it with the time i showed up and marked down the waiting time for the ride (ie. how long the average wait was). then i came back at the alloted time and rode the ride...yes sometimes the wait was 1-2 hours, but everyone else also had to wait this time frame..then i would go sit somewhere and wait my turn and come back. you were not allowed to sign up for two rides at a time. i felt this was a reasonable accommodation. "

You can see it here:
http://www.hersheypark.com/groups/pdf/disability_guide.pdf

Seems like it is a do-it-yourself fast pass.

[bookwormde]

Booper,

Thanks for the info, I agree that is about as "fair" of and accomidation as is practical to create equivelency.

SInce we are close to Hershey I am sure we will be up there some time so thank you for the info.

bookwormde

[BethanyF]

That's exactly what we got when we went to Hershey. It worked great for the one ride we needed it for. The rest of the lines were manageable (under 20 minutes), so we didn't use the card. We were there in late July a couple years ago.

Just stop at the Guest Services window when you enter the park. If memory serves, it's on the left side just past the stores at the entry gate.

I looked on some other sites and I saw the following:

"the accommodation that was given to me when i visited hershey park. i was given a piece of paper with the names of all the rides on them. i then went up to the person in charge of the ride and they signed it with the time i showed up and marked down the waiting time for the ride (ie. how long the average wait was). then i came back at the alloted time and rode the ride...yes sometimes the wait was 1-2 hours, but everyone else also had to wait this time frame..then i would go sit somewhere and wait my turn and come back. you were not allowed to sign up for two rides at a time. i felt this was a reasonable accommodation. "

You can see it here:
http://www.hersheypark.com/groups/pdf/disability_guide.pdf

Seems like it is a do-it-yourself fast pass.

[debbiemomto4]

We have been to Hersheypark and used this access pass.
You also get a wristband. There are like 20 rides on the time chart all the others have handicap entrances to use. These are generally the smaller rides. You do not need to bring the person to the entrance to get a time to come back. I liked that they had something to accomodate my son's needs.
Have fun!