How to take super sensitive kids to a theme park and still be sane at the end of the day

This morning I posted the following over at the Laughing at Chaos Facebook page:

Taking the boys on a long-promised trip to Six Flags Great America today. I’m trying to be excited about it, but I’m not really looking forward to this. We’ve been burned far too many times with fun outings and sensory overwhelm.

I am proud and relieved to announce that not only did we survive the outing, but had a fantastic time and are all still on speaking terms. This is a big step for those of us here in Chez C...