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ne doesn't preclude the other - ideally they work hand in hand. The lists of options make it much easier to plan. We started eating gluten free at WDW when they had the lists there - and they weren't 100% accurate, sometimes it was frustrating - but it was better than guessing, and it meant we had some idea what products they carried. No one at a WDW counter service has ever volunteered that they have gluten free mac and cheese. But my kid has eaten an awful lot of it over the years. WDW's current answer is much the same as the DL answer "Just go somewhere that you'd like to be able to eat and ask what they have!"
For our upcoming DL trip, she's chosen to carry a PB&J sandwich on gluten free bread every day for lunch. She'd rather assume there are no good options for her than deal with waiting in line, then waiting for a chef, then discovering they don't have something she wants and going somewhere else.[/QUOTE]
Oh I realize that, I was just saying I've gotten along fine without them so it's not too bad to me that they aren't going to be handed out anymore. Except I did miss out on a lot of things since I didn't know they even existed lol
That's a good idea.
I'm in the planning stages of a trip to Disneyland this summer. I'm not positive it will happen or not, but I'm just doing a lot of research right now.
I'm gluten-intollerant, so if I have a little gluten I'll be fine. My sister can not have rice flour, brown rice flour, rice milk, or regular milk (she can, however, have soy milk and wheat/gluten). I'm a pretty flexible eater, but she isn't. I worry more about her than myself when we eat anything. I've found that a lot of items that are wheat/gluten substitutes (buns, dough, whatever) use rice flour as the substitute so she can't have any of those. She can have "regular" buns, etc, as long as they don't contain dairy.
Speaking from experience (we were last there in 2009), we've had mostly good meals at Disneyland. I definitely agree that the Plaza Inn breakfast is very good. The pizza at Pizza Port is fantastic. We've never eaten a meal at California Adventure, so I will be interested to see what they have.
For me, Walt Disney World is a car trip and Disneyland is a plane trip. WDW has a lot of pre-packaged items readily available that we enjoy, and we pretty much know what to expect when ordering from a table- or counter-service restaurant.
ArchOwl, thank you very, very, very much for posting the gluten-free lists. There's been a lot of discussion about those not being available anymore. At least we can use them as a guide and realize the information isn't set in stone. WDW doesn't have lists anymore either, but I know we can both eat well there (we've also had more experience at WDW than Disneyland).
One thing that concerns me about those lists is that they aren't all-inclusive. For instance, if I ate dinner at Goofy's Kitchen, it would appear from the lists that I would be limited to four things. I'm sure they have salads, maybe fish, that would be perfectly safe for us.
Does anyone have more information about dairy-free eating that could help my sister? I'm sure we can ask for buns not to be buttered, for example, but if they have milk to begin with, she can't have those. At WDW, they carry a soy-based ice cream called Tofutti - does Disneyland have anything similar?
Also, I would really like it one of you could describe those gluten-free cookies and brownies that were mentioned in one of the posts and the lists.
I would also like to know how flexible the Disneyland chefs/managers are in making substitutions. For instance, if something we order normally comes with something we can't have (a side order, perhaps), will they substitute it for another menu item (another side order) that we can have? Or, would they double the portion of something we order if we can't have part of the entree?
Thank you in advance for any information you can share.
Robert
Well I'm a vegan (and also gluten intolerant) and I'm sure I'll be at DLR again before the summer (it's only an hour and a half away from me).
I thought I read that Disneyland does have tofutti, but I'll have to ask around and see if I can find out where.
Can your sister have milk derivatives without the lactose? If so the dole whip (just regular not swirl) would be a good ice cream type treat.
I know they can make dairy & gluten free Mickey waffles, but I have no idea if they contain rice flour.
The popcorn doesn't contain dairy (the "butter" is just oil).
I think you might actually have better luck in California Adventure, or at least I have since it seems as Disney is building new dining locations they are keeping common food allergies in mind.
IME I think Disneyland chefs and managers are pretty flexible, but it just depends on who you get - I don't think side order replacements should be a big problem especially for something you're allergic to. I've never been been turned down for replacements of equal value, the biggest "problem" I've had was waiting quite a while just for a CM to ask a manager if she could give me a different salad dressing lol.
). First trip after the Celiacs diagnosis for the 11 year old, I was worried. I didn't need to be, esp the way we did it.
Thank God for Alaska Airlines and their GF snack pack.
