Universal AAP in October

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We are visiting Universal Orlando in mid October and need advice on whether the AAP (Attraction Assistance Pass), would be suitable my family. My eldest son has autism and really struggles with crowds and waiting and whilst there is no doubt the pass is a huge help to families with special needs, it becomes less effective when the parks and busy and the lines are long (i.e. when a line is over 30 minutes, a return time is given)

We had the pass in November 2016 and found it great - I think the pass was used on practically all rides and we joined the EP line in most instances (we were given return times for just 1 or 2 rides).

Right now, I am worried that October will be much busier (esp with HHN, which we would not be attending) and this could result in 30+ min wait times. Crowd calendars are showing some days as slow and some as moderate, but I find it hard to equate this to whether wait times are likely to be more than 30 mins. We will be there for 2 weeks and are currently booked into Cabana Bay. To change to Royal Pacific would be an extra $1,200, which is a huge amount of money for us. We could try and find the money if we knew EPs were essential for October, but right now, we just don’t know what to do... so if anyone has any insight into this, I would be really grateful.


Thanks in advance!