On various Sundays of every month (see below) several cinemas including Cineworld, Showcase, Odeon, and Vue provide autism friendly screenings* usually under £2 per person for everyone attending (although bear in mind that tickets can not be reserved) >>>
I posted this because I think it's a really great deal for autistic adults and families with autistic children, and it's existence had somehow completely passed me by until recently so thought I'd share it with you guys if you know of someone with an autistic child who may also not be aware. Merthyr Tydfil branch do tickets for £1.70 so a Vue giftcard turned out to be a great birthday surprise for my autistic nephew this week!
It's also worth noting that if someone is eligible for a CEA card then it allows free entry to the cinema for a carer.
I think the card costs £5/year or something like that. http://www.ceacard.co.uk/
*Credit to sickly sweet*
Cineworld - First sunday of the month (allows online bookings; now full price)
Showcase - Second sunday of the month
Vue cinemas - Last sunday of the month.
Reel cinemas - Independently arranged (https://www.facebook.com/reelcinema)
*Credit to zyany*
Odeon is usually the third sunday of the month.
*Credit to iworkthere*
Also don't know if its a national thing but The Children's Network also do FREE days out for autistic kids and they hire the whole screen or a bowling alley for a few hours so we can have a 'Normal' family day out... worth its weight in gold
*Credit to The Crew Designs*
* While they are labelled autism friendly, young people with any difficulties that would mean the changes below make a difference can attend:
The lights will be on low
The volume will be turned down
There will be no trailers at the beginning of the film
You'll be able to take your own food and drinks
You'll be able to move around the cinema if you like (guests are reminded not to run inside the cinema and children are to be supervised at all times.)
Check with Cinema before going as the prices at some cinemas have changed since original post
- eslick
Top comments
jalaldevil
10 Oct 13155#18
Please only go in if you have a kid who's Autistic.
Last week we had an idiot going in and then complaining why 'some children's' were making noise during the screen, she made a big fuss out of it too. So please don't buy tickets online just because it's cheap, this event is created for the sake of autistic children to make their experience at the cinema a little more magical.
Fleabum
10 Oct 1340#7
I always do anyways, usually in a carrier bag. When ever they complain, I just make out there special vegan lactose free versions and their shop doesn't sell them, always works. :smile:
Fantastic deal. Heat added.
Regards
Flea
pibpob to Matty1255
10 Oct 1323#37
No it shouldn't be free or it will be abused like A&E. This nominal charge seems entirely sensible.
sickly sweet
10 Oct 1314#6
It's also worth noting that if someone is eligible for a CEA card then it allows free entry to the cinema for a carer.
I think the card costs £5/year or something like that. http://www.ceacard.co.uk/
All comments (194)
DAVEMACK
10 Oct 132#1
Sounds like a great idea this. I always find the cinemas to loud, to many adverts and trailers, to dark and don't me started about the price of food. Excellent idea. Heat added.
simplyjimbo
10 Oct 131#2
Great idea and find.
butterflyblue26
10 Oct 133#3
Heat added, son with Aspergers . Thank you.
craigstephens
10 Oct 139#4
This is how showing should be for everyone!
alanclose
10 Oct 13#5
thanks for sharing
sickly sweet
10 Oct 1314#6
It's also worth noting that if someone is eligible for a CEA card then it allows free entry to the cinema for a carer.
I think the card costs £5/year or something like that. http://www.ceacard.co.uk/
Manu990 to sickly sweet
10 Oct 131#29
Thanks so much for this, so I apply for my son, he gets the card and if I go with him, I get in for free? Is that right?
Fleabum
10 Oct 1340#7
I always do anyways, usually in a carrier bag. When ever they complain, I just make out there special vegan lactose free versions and their shop doesn't sell them, always works. :smile:
Fantastic deal. Heat added.
Regards
Flea
sickly sweet
10 Oct 133#8
Oh, and great post OP, it's fantastic & although its limited in not being able to book & films etc it's a great deal & anything which makes the cinema more accessible is brilliant.
Such a simple and effective idea :smiley:
go_rators to sickly sweet
10 Oct 132#10
Agreed, I did have a conversation with them about how it might not be ideal to bring an autistic or aspergers child early to the cinema to get the tickets (I mean none of us want to wait around, but a cinema is like a circus and the kids can find that really stressful), they said generally the screenings are not very populated which is even better news really.
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Opening post
**** www.dimensions-uk.org/support-services/autism-care/autism-friendly-screenings ****
****https://www.dimensions-uk.org/families/autism-friendly-screenings/latest-autism-friendly-films/cineworld-autism-friendly-cinema-screenings****
I posted this because I think it's a really great deal for autistic adults and families with autistic children, and it's existence had somehow completely passed me by until recently so thought I'd share it with you guys if you know of someone with an autistic child who may also not be aware. Merthyr Tydfil branch do tickets for £1.70 so a Vue giftcard turned out to be a great birthday surprise for my autistic nephew this week!
It's also worth noting that if someone is eligible for a CEA card then it allows free entry to the cinema for a carer.
I think the card costs £5/year or something like that.
http://www.ceacard.co.uk/
*Credit to sickly sweet*
Cineworld - First sunday of the month (allows online bookings; now full price)
Showcase - Second sunday of the month
Vue cinemas - Last sunday of the month.
Reel cinemas - Independently arranged (https://www.facebook.com/reelcinema)
*Credit to zyany*
Odeon is usually the third sunday of the month.
*Credit to iworkthere*
Also don't know if its a national thing but The Children's Network also do FREE days out for autistic kids and they hire the whole screen or a bowling alley for a few hours so we can have a 'Normal' family day out... worth its weight in gold
*Credit to The Crew Designs*
* While they are labelled autism friendly, young people with any difficulties that would mean the changes below make a difference can attend:
The lights will be on low
The volume will be turned down
There will be no trailers at the beginning of the film
You'll be able to take your own food and drinks
You'll be able to move around the cinema if you like (guests are reminded not to run inside the cinema and children are to be supervised at all times.)
Check with Cinema before going as the prices at some cinemas have changed since original post
- eslick
Top comments
Last week we had an idiot going in and then complaining why 'some children's' were making noise during the screen, she made a big fuss out of it too. So please don't buy tickets online just because it's cheap, this event is created for the sake of autistic children to make their experience at the cinema a little more magical.
Fantastic deal. Heat added.
Regards
Flea
I think the card costs £5/year or something like that.
http://www.ceacard.co.uk/
All comments (194)
I think the card costs £5/year or something like that.
http://www.ceacard.co.uk/
Fantastic deal. Heat added.
Regards
Flea
Such a simple and effective idea :smiley: