Traveling to Walt Disney World Studios® is overstimulating enough without sensory differences; but, for those children and adults with sensory processing disorder, it can cause one to become angry (fight), run away (flight), or completely shut down (freeze). This is a compilation of sensory friendly spaces that may assist in maintaining regulation throughout your entire vacation whether at a resort or in one of the four parks.
Baby Care Centers: All four parks have these centers which include A/C, rocking chairs, quiet rooms, and huge changing tables.
Sensory Friendly Spaces: Disney Resort Hotels
Many people do not know that you can leave the park and go to one of the resorts to relax even if you are not staying there!!! The Deluxe Resorts & Vacation Club locations have amazing lobbies and many sensory friendly little niches you can get away in to relax. It is 100% OK for you to go and soak up the quiet and air-conditioning at any of these resorts.
CLOSEST RESORT HOP FROM MAGIC KINGDOM®: Get on the boat to Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, walk to the Disney Vacation Club wing and there is a room called the Railroad room. There are many comfy chairs for you and it is air-conditioned and dead quiet during the day. You don’t have to be staying there to get in there. Just ask someone where the room is and they’ll point you in that direction.
CLOSEST RESORT HOP FROM EPCOT®: Walk out of the International Gateway to Disney’s Beach Club Resort. They have a great Lobby that is air-conditioned, has many couches to relax in. Again you NEVER have to be staying at a resort to enjoy their lobbies and restaurants.
CLOSEST RESORT HOP FROM DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM®: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge is dark and has great places to sit for hours in their lobby. Their restaurant, Jiko, is not open for lunch and has a very cool waiting area that is extremely remote with some benches and chairs to relax in.
CLOSEST RESORT HOP FROM HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS®: Get on the boat and whichever resort it stops at first (Disney’s BoardWalk Inn, or Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resorts) get off the boat and go enjoy their quiet (air-conditioned) lobby!