As a parent of an Autistic child, I always dreaded it when friends asked us to go to LegoLand. Making excuses was all the more harder as we only live 5 minutes away.

I thought that even the idea of a queue, would be enough to send my son into a total meltdown. But we decided to give it a go.

One of the good things is if you have been awarded DLA (Disability Living Allowence) or just a diagnosis letter, you take proof with you and you get an ‘exit pass’. This means that you get to jump the queues, and go in through the exits. This made things so great, no queues and no waiting means no meltdowns for us.

If I had known about the exit pass I really would have gone sooner with my son.

Also, one adult will be designated as the carer for the child and gets free entry.

LegoLand is great for all ages and our 3 year old NT daughter had just as much fun as well. There are lots of different types of foods available, so everyone will find something that they like. (Although it can be pricey)

One thing to note, if you decide to upgrade your ticket to a year pass, remember there is no queue jumping for this, your exit pass doesn’t work here! You’ll need to fill in a form for each year pass you need, and it’s a long queue as they put the details into a computer & take your picture. My advise is to grab the application forms as you enter the park and fill them in as you go around, and don’t leave it until the last minute to join the queue.