Ckmommy72
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 12, 2011
Hi all,
We are planning out first trip to WDW in September, and I'm in high planning mode. In trying to decide where to stay/whether to get the DP or not, I wanted to ask anyone who might have experience with this about accommodations that can be made regarding my sons AS and eating.
Like a lot of kids with AS, DS is very particular about what he eats. Mostly about his food not touching and about foods that he likes being only a certain kind i.e. he will only eat chicken nuggets from McDonalds, not Wendys, BK, made at home, etc. He eats almost exclusively breakfast foods French toast, waffles, bacon, sausage, some fruit, and yogurt or cereal sometimes. Things like McDonalds and grilled cheese are sometimes exceptions.
I know Ive read here and heard from others that there are some accommodations that can be made for thinks like allergies, etc. Would this be something that the folks at Disney would be able to make accommodations for? i.e. If we do the DP, I dont want to go to say CRT for dinner, and have my DS eat nothing because he cant get French toast and bacon. It would just be a waste of money, as wed have to figure out something else for him to eat, even though we already paid for the DP.
I also realize what a large request something like this could be, and I never even considered that it would be a possibility for them to perhaps accommodate his eating habits, until I read/heard here how good Disney can be in working with guests with special needs.
So, long story short would this be something that might be worked out, and how would I go about dealing with it would a GAC cover something like this (I dont think well be getting one otherwise, as DS does ok with crowds and waiting, as long as we can keep him occupied and take enough breaks)
TIA for your help and advice!
We are planning out first trip to WDW in September, and I'm in high planning mode. In trying to decide where to stay/whether to get the DP or not, I wanted to ask anyone who might have experience with this about accommodations that can be made regarding my sons AS and eating.
Like a lot of kids with AS, DS is very particular about what he eats. Mostly about his food not touching and about foods that he likes being only a certain kind i.e. he will only eat chicken nuggets from McDonalds, not Wendys, BK, made at home, etc. He eats almost exclusively breakfast foods French toast, waffles, bacon, sausage, some fruit, and yogurt or cereal sometimes. Things like McDonalds and grilled cheese are sometimes exceptions.
I know Ive read here and heard from others that there are some accommodations that can be made for thinks like allergies, etc. Would this be something that the folks at Disney would be able to make accommodations for? i.e. If we do the DP, I dont want to go to say CRT for dinner, and have my DS eat nothing because he cant get French toast and bacon. It would just be a waste of money, as wed have to figure out something else for him to eat, even though we already paid for the DP.
I also realize what a large request something like this could be, and I never even considered that it would be a possibility for them to perhaps accommodate his eating habits, until I read/heard here how good Disney can be in working with guests with special needs.
So, long story short would this be something that might be worked out, and how would I go about dealing with it would a GAC cover something like this (I dont think well be getting one otherwise, as DS does ok with crowds and waiting, as long as we can keep him occupied and take enough breaks)
TIA for your help and advice!