I can understand the frustation in dealing with food allergies. It's not easy trying to make a trip absolutely perfect, when in reality, it is so difficult to do. I just took my SIL on her first trip to Disney, which was also her first trip into Florida, AND only her 2nd time into the USA. She doesn't travel, her allergies make it too difficult. But hearing from everyone on here how great Disney is with allergies, made it easier to start to look into planning meals, cause other than that, it was going to be meals in the room with a mini fridge and microwave
My SIL is allergice to:
peanuts
treenuts
shellfish
sunflower seeds/oil
beans - any kind
all fruit (except pineapple, grapefruit, watermelon, lemon, oranges)
radishes
raw carrots
green beans
sweet potatos
squash
coconut
zucinni
nutmeg
cajun seasoning
'all' spice
no wine or beer (has extreme seasonal allergies, tried beer 2x ended up with hives in mouth and swollen tongue, yet can eat bread products?)
She ate SOOOO good!!! While some chefs contacted me prior to the trip, some did not. We went with the attitude, that if we got there and it worked out, it worked out. It's kind of how she deals with life. She knows that if she goes to an amusement park for a day, she can't eat there food, she has been told, 'sorry, we can't help you'. Each time we sat down, the server brought the chef over, who was EXTREMELY helpful and went over everything....like, in detail everything. It was crazy. She was in awe. They were more than willing to make her something, switch up sides, to accomodate. Her meals turned out wonderfully. She has never eaten like such a 'normal' person before.
We only did a short trip, so our list of restaurants is short, but here is were we ate and had wonderful experiences:
1900 Park Fare; can't say enough about this place. SIL had her first dessert in 12 yrs in a restaurant, had tears in her eyes. Chef TJ was FANTASTIC!!!
Sci-Fi Diner
Tusker House
Cape May Cafe
Cosmic Rays
Pizzafari
Port Orleans Riverside CS
Casey's Corner
While there were other places we would of loved to have tried, time didn't allow it. BUT, she knows now how well Disney works with those with allergies.
I do wish you a great trip while you and your family are there. I hope it is magical and works out. And I really hope it is not your last trip
