Sensory-friendly SoCal

We Rock the Spectrum — Laguna Hills

Laguna Hills · Sensory gym

An inclusive indoor sensory gym with swings, a zip line and calming equipment for kids of all abilities.

🗓️ Year-round

💵 Paid play

Courtney's SandCastle

San Clemente

A fully ramped, wheelchair-navigable universal playground with a sensory garden, tide pool and music instruments.

🗓️ Open daily

Pretend City — Neurodivergent Family Night

Irvine

The museum closes to the public for a capped-capacity night with dimmed lights and no loud sounds.

🗓️ Select evenings

Regal My Way Matinee (OC)

Irvine / Garden Grove · Sensory movie

A sensory-friendly first show of the day on select Saturdays — lights up, volume down.

🗓️ Select Saturdays

💵 ~$6.50 ticket

Sensory-Friendly Santa (Santa Cares)

Region-wide malls

Quiet, pre-mall-hours Santa photo sessions designed to minimize sensory overload; photo packages extra.

🗓️ Holiday season (Nov–Dec)

Discovery Cube OC — Sensory Mornings

Santa Ana · Museum sensory program

Third-Sunday 8–10am with music off, a quiet space, cue cards and loaner noise-reducing headphones.

🗓️ Third-Sunday early hours

💵 Paid admission

AMC Sensory Friendly Films (OC)

Orange / Anaheim · Sensory movie

Lights up, sound down and free movement — an Autism-Society partnership; family showings on 2nd & 4th Saturdays.

🗓️ 2nd & 4th Saturdays

💵 ~$6–9 ticket

Honda Center

Anaheim · KultureCity venue

A KultureCity sensory-inclusive arena — sensory bags, quiet areas, trained staff and weighted lap pads at every event.

🗓️ All events (request)

💵 Event ticket

Disneyland Resort — Disability Access Service

Anaheim · Theme-park program

A return-time system plus designated quiet break areas for guests who can't wait in standard queues.

🗓️ Year-round (register)

💵 Park admission

Urban Air Adventure Park — Sensory Sessions

Murrieta · Quiet hours

Dedicated sensory-friendly sessions without loud music or flashing lights.

🗓️ Select sensory sessions

💵 Paid play

Riverside Kiwanis Park — Inclusive Playground

Riverside

A PT-designed inclusive play area with a Cozy Dome, sensory panels and side-by-side accessible cyclers.

🗓️ Open daily

Fairmount Park Universal Playground

Riverside

A universal playground with a carousel, splash pad, musical equipment and sensory experiences.

🗓️ Open daily

Aquarium of the Pacific — Autism Family Morning

Long Beach · Aquarium/zoo program

Exclusive 7am access for families with autism before the public opening; reservations required.

🗓️ Select early mornings

💵 ~$12/person

LEGOLAND California

Carlsbad · Theme-park program

An IBCCES Certified Autism Center — an Assisted Access Pass, ride-by-ride sensory guides and a Sensory Room.

🗓️ Year-round (request)

💵 Park admission

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

San Pedro

California's first KultureCity sensory-certified aquarium — sensory bags and quiet areas, donation admission.

🗓️ Year-round (sensory bags)

We Rock the Spectrum — Redlands

Redlands · Sensory gym

An inclusive sensory gym with hammocks, tunnels and swings; teen/young-adult time Tuesdays 4–6pm.

🗓️ Year-round

💵 Paid play

SoCal Children's Museum — Play for All Abilities

Pasadena · Museum sensory program

Sensory hours on the last Thursday of each month for a calmer museum visit.

🗓️ Last Thursday, 12–3pm

💵 Paid admission

Shane's Inspiration — Griffith Park

Los Angeles

The flagship 2-acre universally accessible playground (first in the Western US), with ramped structures and sensory play.

🗓️ Open daily

Aidan's Place — Westwood Rec

Los Angeles

A rebuilt all-abilities playground with rubberized surfacing, ramped structures and sensory/textured panels.

🗓️ Open daily

Birch Aquarium at Scripps

La Jolla · Aquarium/zoo program

KultureCity-certified — labeled quiet spaces, sensory bags and a downloadable social story for pre-visit planning.

🗓️ Year-round (sensory bags)

💵 Paid admission

We Rock the Spectrum — Santa Monica

Santa Monica · Sensory gym

An inclusive sensory gym with open play and calming equipment.

🗓️ Year-round

💵 Paid play