Visual integration issues..

Kirlinale

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I was just reading the post regarding Albinism.. while I am not familar with that disorder I did see some good information regarding the theatres...

We are familiar with Playhouse Disney Show.. Beauty and the Beast and Fantasmic..

I saw some other shows mentioned.

My child has visual integration issues, iat a distance she can't process/understand what she sees and if she is too close or looking up her then her eye movements (they are hindered by brainstem tumor) don't do well and they hurt her..

I saw someone mention the Nemo Show? I want to see that with her, Any recomendations for seating?

I did see Lil' Mermaid one waaaaayyy back , and if remember it was dark, loud and scary.. if that is the case then we will skip, but any info on seating would be great?

We sat in the Handicapped seats for Mickey's Philharmonic.

We sat in Front row for Fantasmic. This time we are going VIP package with ADR so that might still be OK.. She did not do well with front row there.. too scary, loud and wet == Seizure trigger == I think the

For the Movie Stunt Show thing at MGM we also used the Handicapped seats so we could keep her in the Wheelchair stroller.. She could not process that show too far back.

Beauty and the Beast we were also seated in lower rows , which was OK for her.

Any other shows in large area's we should be aware of. We did not try Muppets or Honey I shrunk.. We did do turtle Talk.. We had no problems with Parades, did have problems with Illuminations which is my favorite show but mostly because she was wheelchiar confined due to medication and the Wheelchair area was full and we could not sit next to her and she got very scared and seizurey and had a meltdown because she could not SEE us.

We are going in August so we plan on doing it sloooooowwww this time.. but I saw some good advice about theatres in that other thread about where to try to sit for certain shows based on the design of the theatre., so if anyone knows about the seating arrangements and can recomend a seating area based on the above needs that would be great. She has no problems being left or right , but eye level is best, looking up or down is hard for her.
 
For most of the shows, the wheelchair seating is in the very back row. There are some that have some closer seating as well. There is less close up seating and you may need to get there extra early to get it.
I saw someone mention the Nemo Show? I want to see that with her, Any recomendations for seating?
When we went, the wheelchair seating we in was not all the way to the back. There was an aisle with some stadium-like seating behind us.
After we got back, someone posted that there was some wheelchair seating closer to the front. I didn't quite understand where it was, but maybe someone who has sat there can explain.
I did see Lil' Mermaid one waaaaayyy back , and if remember it was dark, loud and scary.. if that is the case then we will skip, but any info on seating would be great?
That wheelchair seating for Little Mermaid is in the back row. There is none anywhere else. My oldest DD liked to sit in the very front row when she was little (leaving younger DD in her wheelchair in the back with dad). As I remember the front, the stage is a little high up for the front seat viewers, but not that bad; better than the front row of Beauty and the Beast. Hopefully someone with a more recent memory can comment.
It is dark and the parts with the evil Ursula might be scary, but a lot of it is not dark and some of the dark scenes are of the 'undersea band' playing Under the Sea. You could probably find a video of it on youtube that would help you decide (although, because it is a dark show, many of the videos may not show that much).
We sat in Front row for Fantasmic. This time we are going VIP package with ADR so that might still be OK.. She did not do well with front row there.. too scary, loud and wet == Seizure trigger ==
Most of the wheelchair seating is in the back row, but there are a few spots in the very front.
You are right, it is scary, loud and wet.
The wheelchair seating in the back row does give an overview of the whole stage. It might be too far back for her, but front and back are the ony choices if she needs to stay in her wheelchair. If she can come out of the wheelchair and either sit next to you or one of you hold her, you could ask the CM who does the seating if you could park the wheelchair and carry her part way down the theater, sitting on an aisle. I know people have done that in the past, but don't know about recently. You probably have a better chance if you get there early in the assigned dinner package time.
For the Movie Stunt Show thing at MGM we also used the Handicapped seats so we could keep her in the Wheelchair stroller.. She could not process that show too far back.
Did you have to go in the elevator to get to those seats or were you on the ground floor?
We ended up on the ground floor - the show we went to already had the higher up seats filled and it appeared to me that the majority of the wheelchair seating was up there. The lower seats did not give an overview of the entire show like the higher ones would, but we thought it was fine.
Any other shows in large area's we should be aware of. We did not try Muppets or Honey I shrunk
Wheelchair seeating for both of those are in the back row.
Muppets isn't really scary, but does have several points of almost complete darkness. The only effects that really touch you are bubbles.
Honey I Shrunk the Audience is more scary. There is a giant snake on the screen, a giant dog (because we are shrunk) and mice. There are some effects (like the mice) that will touch you and there will be a lot of screaming from the audience.
did have problems with Illuminations which is my favorite show but mostly because she was wheelchiar confined due to medication and the Wheelchair area was full and we could not sit next to her and she got very scared and seizurey and had a meltdown because she could not SEE us.
We have used the wheelchair seating for Illuminations, but my DD did not like it for the same reasons as yours didn't - the wheelchairs are parked right next to each other in a row along the fence.
We have much better luck with just finding a spot along the fence. Park the wheelchair along the fence and have the rest of your party stand next to her on each side. Just be careful of the wind direction (you don't want the smoke blowing toward you).
If you can see the barges in the WS waterway, you will see the ground portion of the show because the barges don't move. Don't pay attention to where the globe is before the show because it will move over to where the barges are. One of my hints is to check out positions during the late afternoon so you can tell where the barges are.
 





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