Bad food in Magic Kingdom 1/25?

[kittyab]

I ate one time at Cosmic Rays, never again. Gave me the worst indigestion. I couldn't finish my plate it just tasted gross.

 

[Dean Marino]

(Not exactly) laughing at all this....

Odds are 99.8% that the "bad food" was really a four year old "snot on a hand rail" infection . Sandy and I use entire PINTS of hand sanitizer within the parks....
Why? Because every parent paid for a vacation - well in advance. Kid gets sick. "We are GOING, dammit" becomes the mantra....

Please - assume everyone on a plane BOUND for WDW, or AT WDW is sick as hell. You won't be far off .

All personal opinion - I'm not necessarily right, no one else is necessarily wrong.

 

[Betty Rohrer]

Hi all - my daughter and I both got sick the day after Magic Kingdom and I'm trying to figure out what we might have eaten that my wife did not. The only thing I could come up with was Ice Cream / Smoothies at Aunty Gravity's place ... or a burger at Cosmic Ray's. Anyone else have stomach issues after eating there yesterday? Long shot, I know, just wondering if some expired food was being served.

It's too bad, I've never gotten sick eating anywhere in WDW on our previous trips.

assuming you guys flew to WDW how far after arriving did this happen?

 

[UsualNoise]

assuming you guys flew to WDW how far after arriving did this happen?

She got sick 3 days after flying. My wife and I figured she could have gotten something anytime between the flight and Magic Kingdom. Fortunately, the vomiting was a one-day thing and now she's simply got cold symptoms. I've had no issues since yesterday morning. So, we were able to continue our vacation with an afternoon at Animal Kingdom today. (Twice on Everest for me - less than 5 minute wait for single riders, yay!)

Thanks for all the responses.

 

[kandb]

Agreed that it can unfortunately happen. My Uncle got food poisoning from a Liberty Tree ham sandwich back in the day. He was in the hospital for a couple days. Now I've been going since I was a kid and have never had any problems or had anyone else I know get food poisoning there...but he definitely did.

How did they know it was the ham sandwich? Was the ham sandwich tested? Everyone believes when they get foodborne illness symptoms that it was the last meal they ate. If someone gets a true foodborne illness it could be from a food they ate days before.

 

[Nancyg56]

(Not exactly) laughing at all this....

Odds are 99.8% that the "bad food" was really a four year old "snot on a hand rail" infection . Sandy and I use entire PINTS of hand sanitizer within the parks....
Why? Because every parent paid for a vacation - well in advance. Kid gets sick. "We are GOING, dammit" becomes the mantra....

Please - assume everyone on a plane BOUND for WDW, or AT WDW is sick as hell. You won't be far off .

All personal opinion - I'm not necessarily right, no one else is necessarily wrong.

I also assume that the people who were in my room did not wash their hands. Ever. The first thing I always do is to put the remote into a plastic zip top bag because the fist thing my DH does is to turn on TV. I bring Clorox wipes and wipe the door knobs, light switches and toilet handle down, and spray that with Lysol.

I made the mistake of reading a thread that describes how people use the drawers, and now know that in addition to leaving all the sox, and swim suits we pack in zip top bags, I will never put anything in those drawers taht is not inside a plastic bag.

Bottom line is that using soap and water, keeping your hands away from your face, and judicious use of sanitizer will go a long way to keep a famiy from getting someone else's ailment.

Also, if you really are in a condition that your body cannot fight of a virus, reconsider the timeing of your trip. My DH Dr refused to let us have any kids in the house on one holiday and insisted I screen our own family before they entered and forbid DH to go to any stores, while he recovered from pneumonia. He told him that an uncovered sneeze can leave germy droplets in the air for something like 20 minutes, and that if he walked through that mist he would be toast. My DH had just had several surgeries prior to that bout with pneumonia and the DR said he just could not fight off another virus or infection. I guess I learned to be more concerned with what I cannot see than what I can.

 

[Betty Rohrer]

She got sick 3 days after flying. My wife and I figured she could have gotten something anytime between the flight and Magic Kingdom. Fortunately, the vomiting was a one-day thing and now she's simply got cold symptoms. I've had no issues since yesterday morning. So, we were able to continue our vacation with an afternoon at Animal Kingdom today. (Twice on Everest for me - less than 5 minute wait for single riders, yay!)

Thanks for all the responses.

we had this on one of grandsons Make A Wish trips. middle of trip one of boys ended up at ER very sick. doctor there felt he got it on the flight down. and only one boy out of 3 on trip got it

 

[IsThatYouTigger]

How did they know it was the ham sandwich? Was the ham sandwich tested? Everyone believes when they get foodborne illness symptoms that it was the last meal they ate. If someone gets a true foodborne illness it could be from a food they ate days before.

Not sure why you're being so condescending. I don't post anything unless I'm 100% sure of what I'm talking about. No it wasn't specifically tested, but if you get a confirmed case of food poisoning you can generally narrow it down to where it came from. He ate it at lunch the day before...started eating it...said it tasted off...and sent it back. The next night at the monorail stop at the MK he couldn't even walk he was so sick. It was the only thing he ate in the days before that differed from the rest of the family. And he sent it back because it didn't taste right. Not because he didn't like it, but because it tasted spoiled. I also said that in the other hundreds of times I have been to Disney since then, nobody else I have been with has EVER had an issue with food poisoning at Disney. It can happen anywhere and people shouldn't be worried about it, but there's also no need to be rude to people who come here to share their experiences and know what they're talking about.

 

[maxiesmom]

Not sure why you're being so condescending. I don't post anything unless I'm 100% sure of what I'm talking about. No it wasn't specifically tested, but if you get a confirmed case of food poisoning you can generally narrow it down to where it came from. He ate it at lunch the day before...started eating it...said it tasted off...and sent it back. The next night at the monorail stop at the MK he couldn't even walk he was so sick. It was the only thing he ate in the days before that differed from the rest of the family. And he sent it back because it didn't taste right. Not because he didn't like it, but because it tasted spoiled. I also said that in the other hundreds of times I have been to Disney since then, nobody else I have been with has EVER had an issue with food poisoning at Disney. It can happen anywhere and people shouldn't be worried about it, but there's also no need to be rude to people who come here to share their experiences and know what they're talking about.

Because so many people say Food Poisoning!!! right away, and don't have it medically confirmed. Which is absolutely the only way to KNOW you had food poisoning. Anything else is just a guess.

I'm going to use your post as an example. You say the sandwich was off, which it may well have been. Unless you had the medical testing done though, no way should you be claiming food poisoning. You are assuming if it not medically confirmed, and we all know what they say about assuming....

 

[IsThatYouTigger]

Because so many people say Food Poisoning!!! right away, and don't have it medically confirmed. Which is absolutely the only way to KNOW you had food poisoning. Anything else is just a guess.

I'm going to use your post as an example. You say the sandwich was off, which it may well have been. Unless you had the medical testing done though, no way should you be claiming food poisoning. You are assuming if it not medically confirmed, and we all know what they say about assuming....

I completely agree with you about people going straight to food poisoning instead of a virus. The only reason I shared was because his was medically confirmed food poisoning. He spent two days in the hospital which is what I said in my first post. I just didn't go into detail until I was questioned about it. kandb was asking about how we knew it was the ham sandwich asking if it was tested and saying people assume it was the last thing you ate. I was trying to convey that it wasn't until 30 hours after eating the sandwich that his symptoms came on. And since it was so long after eating and at a theme park restaurant that sandwich was long gone to test. So I guess I can say that he did get food poisoning which was medically confirmed and he is as positive as one can be without having the sandwich tested that it was the sandwich. Even if it wasn't the sandwich, he did get medically confirmed food poisoning while at Disney from something he ate at Disney because we had been there in the window of possibility.

 

[kandb]

Disney has very strict food

Not sure why you're being so condescending. I don't post anything unless I'm 100% sure of what I'm talking about. No it wasn't specifically tested, but if you get a confirmed case of food poisoning you can generally narrow it down to where it came from. He ate it at lunch the day before...started eating it...said it tasted off...and sent it back. The next night at the monorail stop at the MK he couldn't even walk he was so sick. It was the only thing he ate in the days before that differed from the rest of the family. And he sent it back because it didn't taste right. Not because he didn't like it, but because it tasted spoiled. I also said that in the other hundreds of times I have been to Disney since then, nobody else I have been with has EVER had an issue with food poisoning at Disney. It can happen anywhere and people shouldn't be worried about it, but there's also no need to be rude to people who come here to share their experiences and know what they're talking about.

I did not mean to be condescending. I am a Registered Environmental Health Specialist and do food establishment inspections daily and I know a lot about foodborne illness. One cannot "guess" that someone has a foodborne illness. I am not saying you even guessed but many doctors "guess" and tell people, you have "food poisoning", without any proof. You can't come to a conclusion of foodborne illness without definitive medical/laboratory tests. How was I being rude? Just trying to educate.

 

[arcticdisneylovers]

When we were there in Dec my DH got mega sick after eating at the Wave. He was convinced it was food poisoning since it was so vicious. But all 5 of us ordered exactly the same meal and it was delicious and none of the rest of us got sick. I'm sure it was just a 2 day virus. He spent an entire day in bed or in the bathroom but at least the rest of didn't get it!

 

[Newcastle]

Disney has very strict food


I did not seem to be condescending. I am a Registered Environmental Health Specialist and do food establishment inspections daily and I know a lot about foodborne illness. One cannot "guess" that someone has a foodborne illness. I am saying you even guessed but many doctors "guess" and tell people, you have "food poisoning", without any proof. You can't come to a conclusion of foodborne illness without definitive medical/laboratory tests. How was I being rude? Just trying to educate.

I hope I am not hijacking this thread but I just had to ask…given your occupation, do you eat at buffets? I have a pretty significant aversion to buffets given what I have observed of fellow diners in terms of handling the food, utensils, etc. (I especially love when they take a serving utensil and place the germy handle smack dab in the middle of the food…yuck!). I was curious to know what a professional thinks

To the OP, I hope the worst is over for you and your family

 

[David Brent]

I was drunk and ate Taco Bell. The next day I had the runs...definitely food poisoning.

 

[kandb]

I hope I am not hijacking this thread but I just had to ask…given your occupation, do you eat at buffets? I have a pretty significant aversion to buffets given what I have observed of fellow diners in terms of handling the food, utensils, etc. (I especially love when they take a serving utensil and place the germy handle smack dab in the middle of the food…yuck!). I was curious to know what a professional thinks

To the OP, I hope the worst is over for you and your family

I am not a fan of buffets but we have gone to them in the past. Yes, handling the serving utensils that many people have touched with their bare hands is definitely a concern. In the past, I have gone up with my children, they held their plates and I served them, we always go to the restroom and wash hands when we arrive at every restaurant. After I helped my children with their plates, I got my plate of food and then ran to the restroom and washed my hands (no I did not touch the door handle on the way out, used a paper towel). Some people might think this is extreme but getting the norovirus on vacation is something everyone should want to avoid, especially after spending thousand of dollars on vacation. You can't keep your risk of norovirus at 0% but if you are smart you can reduce the risk considerably.

 

[kandb]

Also, the professionals in the food safety field claim that food that you get a foodbone illness from does not normally taste "bad" or "spoiled".

 

[maxiesmom]

Also, the professionals in the food safety field claim that food that you get a foodbone illness from does not normally taste "bad" or "spoiled".

Because usually the illness comes from the staff being a bit unclean, and not from spoiled food. And that is just gross, imho.

 

[disneynutz]

Could be the food, could be something caught from someone else. To think that either doesn't happen at Disney is not reality. Food issue could be a supply issue and not something that Disney did. A few years ago we ended up in a hospital in Orlando due to a food issue at Disney. According to the ER, it happens occasionally.

Bill

 

[Newcastle]

Some people might think this is extreme...

I would call that an occupational hazard I don't find that extreme at all and I use the same types of strategies in an attempt to avoid picking up any unwelcome pathogens. I agree that we spend way too much money on Disney trips to come down with an illness and have to spend our vacation in the bathroom, or worse, the hospital. Thanks for the input!

 

[Micca]

assume everyone on a plane BOUND for WDW, or AT WDW is sick as hell. You won't be far off

Planes are the worst! At least at WDW you're not confined to a small space breathing everyone else's germs for an extended time. I wash my hands like I have OCD when I'm at WDW.