Which parks are best with my family health concerns?

[LAWZMAN]

So I've been posting questions for individual problems, but I could use advice on which parks we should focus on? I know we want to go to Magic Kingdom for my son.

The main problems are my 7 year old son being tactiley defensive, me having claustrophobia and carpal tunnel. We think we'll have three days in the parks. It looks like you can't finish everything in 1 day in some of the parks, so it would help to know where to focus our attention.

 

[ireland_nicole]

Hi; Is it a father son trip or are there other family members to consider? What is your son primarily interested in- Science? Spend a day in future world at Epcot. Be advised, though, that mission space is a probable no w/ claustrophobia and possibly the tunnel at the end of Spaceship earth (you're moving backward) and probably not Honey I shrunk the audience w/ sensory issues. Animals? Then definitely Animal Kingdom for a day. Avoid Tough to be a bug and poss. Kali River Rapids if your son doesn't like getting wet. But there's lots to do outside w/o the big crowds, Pangani Trail, Maharaja Trek, Safari, conservation station, and shows too, Nemo and Lion King. Plus thrill rides like Dinosaur(although rough) and Everest(you do go backwards through a cave and its dark) Personally, I would choose one of those, and 2 days at MK. It can get really crowded there as the day goes on, and could bother both you and your son. Or maybe spend mornings at MK and move to AK or Epcot in the afternoon, In our experience, they slow down a bit then, although remember AK closes early. HIH
Nicole

 

[eternaldisneyfan]

Animal Kingdom is definitely the most open area park. Many exhibits are self paced, theatres are very open, and the majority of ride vehicles are open. If you get there at opening and plan the showtimes you can see everything in a day. Don't ride Dinosaur, it would definitely bother your son.

My favorite park was Disney Hollywood Studios. It rarely gets crowded and has a lot of excellent shows. If you get there at opening you can probably do this in a day, too.

Magic Kingdom gets extremely crowded like shoulder to shoulder. I would suggest getting there at opening and leaving for Epcot at 12:00. I would recommend these attractions-Buzz Lightyear, Jungle Cruise, Pirate's of the Carribbean, Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan's Flight, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Epcot is also very open but has the least amount of interesting things for a 7 year old especially since he is tactile defensive. Soarin' is awesome (there is wind), Turtle Talk with Crush, The Living Seas, Ellen's Energy Adventure, and tour the World Showcase. Illuminations is great and unlike Wishes there is lots of room to spread out. If you had a GAC you could use a wheelchair accessible viewing area.