(CNN) While Spider-Man was off-duty, a real-life superhero swung into action to comfort Lenore Koppelman's son.

She and her husband, Steve, took Ralph, 9, to Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park in Florida on a trip from New York. Ralph patiently cycled through other rides all day, but all he wanted to do was get on the Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man.

With that attraction positioned near the park exit, he'd have to wait.

Finally, when it was time to ride, Ralph bubbled over with excitement. But with the ride vehicles in sight, Spider-Man broke down.

Ralph, who has autism, "lost it," Koppelman wrote in a Facebook post.

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