A Glenview boy with special needs who loves Six Flags Great America. His deepest wish is to someday be a ride operator, and the park helped make his dream come true.
Seth Mohr is a 7-year-old with cognitive and developmental delays and has a “pure love for all things Six Flags,” as his mother Cori said in a Facebook post.
“Seth's special needs sometimes cause him to be obsessed and fixated on small details,” Cori Mohr wrote. “His favorite way to calm down is to watch videos we have taken of the ride operators giving their instructions and safety checks.”
Seth’s mother said in the post that she previously posted on the Northbrook Garage Sale Facebook group looking for former employees who may have an old uniform Seth could wear. But she was in “complete shock” when shortly after she received a private message from Katy Enrique, the PR Director of Six Flags Great America, asking how they could help.
Seth’s mother said that within a week, her son received an employee shirt, a badge and a letter inviting the family to the park.
He arrived in the uniform on Oct. 17. and had a wonderful time making his wish a reality.
“He loved comparing his badge and shirt with the ride operators,” his mother told NBC Chicago. “He continually pointed his uniform out to everyone and the employees all responded positively. He even tried to convince a couple ride operators to let him ‘help’ operate a ride, which if course they kindly told him he had to be a bit older to do. He really felt like he worked there!”
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Seth’s mother thanked the park in her Facebook post, saying that workers went "above and beyond for my son.”
“Their small kindness has made his dream come true, and no matter what his future career options hold, Seth will always have this experience to keep close to his heart,” she wrote.
“Her words were very heartwarming that our team members treated him so well,” Enrique said. “We have these requests here and there and if we can do them we do."
