Trip to Disney World in Orlando

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Hey All!

We just got back from Disney at 2 am on Saturday..and I thought I'd try

to get everything out to the groups while I was still able to remember

it...

First, let me say...I made NO preparations whatsoever before we went...I

took VERY little GF food with me and while things were difficult...no

one got sick!

little background...I, my now 4 year old, and my 20 month old son eat

GF. My 20 month old and myself eat little to no dairy (both allergic),

no beef, no peanuts, shellfish, among other things...In other words, we

have multiple issues with foods..

We found GF food at Chamberlin's Health Food store on Dr

Blvd-an " ok " store...not great..but they had bread and cheese and a

couple other things...

We also found some at Publix and Albertson's (regular grocery stores).

finding health food stores was EXTREMELY difficult for us..for some

reasons...I went looking for several and had no luck.

so, we ate a bit of lunch meat while we were there (hillshire farms is

gf/df) but that was ok...

Restaurants:

outside of Disney

Jalapenos in Kissimmee (the food here was not great, but they catered to

no dairy and no one got sick)

Ponderosa (we ordered off the menu and got the buffet as well)

Chick Fil A

's/Mcs (chicken sandwich from 's and fries from McD's)

Inside Disney:

Rainforest Cafe at Animal Kingdom (there is also one at downtown Disney,

but we didn't eat there)-This may have been the best meal I've ever

eaten in my life...I don't even remember what I ate..but it was some

type of chicken with cucumbers etc...they knew exactly what was Gf and

dairy free...they had foods that were low in gluten (we avoided like the

plague) so if you take those risks, go for it...The service was

incredible!!!!!

The waiter knew everything and we had no issues here..I felt like I was

cheating!

Hollywood and Vine at MGM- this is a buffet in general..they walked us

through the buffet and told us what we could have..and then told us, to

be sure that it was safe, they'd bring us food from the back that didn't

have any sauces etc on it...they knew exactly what not to give

us/suggest...The food here was incredible as well..I could have easily

eaten until I was ill! They even brought us Tofutti ice " cream " (that's

how I got hooked on it). We had turkey and boiled potatoes, corn with no

butter, my non-dairy free son had ice cream and mashed potatoes. We also

had chicken and a bunch of other stuff...

San Angel Inn, in Mexico at Epcot (in the Aztec pyramid) -The food here

was really good. It was something that I usually don't eat (mahi-mahi-I

don't eat any kind of fish in general)..they knew exactly what was safe

and not safe...my husband said that may have been the best meal he'd

ever had...I can't remember what he ate...but they made my non-dairy son

GF/DF tacos and my dairy eating son a quesadilla with corn

tortilla..they both scarfed them!

Restaurant in Norway/Finland at Epcot (I can't remember the name!

argh!). They had buffet here...I talked to the chef and he walked me

through everything and told me what was ok and what wasn't...they had

cold cuts, a rice dish with pork and some other things there...very

tasty...the chef wanted to make me one of his specialties, a

compote...but I was too full..oh well!

We also enjoyed Turkey legs at various stands and french fries from

various restaurants...All of the fries at Disney are supposed to be

GF...we had NO problems...I was amazed.

I hope this helps others planning a trip...all in all, I'd probably

recommend reservations (priority seating) if you're going..and calling

ahead...but we made out great without it...I would have to say though,

that the most frustrating part of our trip was finding food (the second

most was dealing with our kids! LOL!).

We stayed at the Doubletree Guest Suites at Downtown Disney (hotel

purchased through Priceline really cheap!)

The accomodations were great..rooms were big..service was good (although

my husband's key kept dying every couple days-but it was kind of funny).

We visited Magic Kingdom, animal kingdom, epcot, mgm, sea world and

typhoon lagoon, as well as downtown disney, almost daily.

I'm sure there's something that I forgot...

If you have any more questions, please email me...

[Guest guest]

> Hey All!

> We just got back from Disney at 2 am on Saturday..and I thought I'd

try

> to get everything out to the groups while I was still able to

remember

> it...

,

WOW! Thanks so much for all the info! We'll be going to Disney

again in January, so I'm certainly going to save your tips. Somehow

I knew those Disney folks would be up on this- We've never had

anything but amazing service when we've been there.

Thanks again for sharing!

Sue