I know Halloween is over, but wanted to mention candy before I forgot

[SueM in MN]

We are at WDW now, with a 6 year old who has allergies to peanuts/tree nuts, milk/dairy products, eggs, fish and shellfish.

We went to MNSSHP and he was worried that he would not be able to eat any of the candy he collected because he saw lots of candy with chocolate going into his bag. When we got back yo our room, we sorted the candy and he traded the candy he could not eat for candy the rest of us collected that he could eat.
He ended up either a full bag of add sorts of things - Lemodheads, smarties, Skittles, Fruit Snacks, jawbreakers, etc.
Even with a lot of allergies, he was quite satisfied with his 'haul of candy' and ended up with as full a bag as his brother.

 

[kirstenb1]

Glad to hear Halloween was a hit!! Yes, we DISAbilities folks have to plan a bit harder, but glad to hear it went well!!

 

[ny3boys]

I did the same at home with my 6yo with severe GERD. Swapped his that he couldn't eat with what his brothers got that he could. They are usually really good about swapping with him. I also had a stash of safe stuff, just in case. Glad he had a good time!

 

[aaarcher86]

A bag full of lemon heads is a win in my book!

 

[spacecanada]

I have also heard that you can get safe allergy-friendly treats at guest services. Someone said they had a sheet to check off which allergens you had and they would give you safe treats in place of the ones being handed out. Is this still true, or not? We may be there for MNSSHP next year and are curious about this.

 

[lovethattink]

Sue, that's great that he still ended up with a good stash of candy!

A bag full of lemon heads is a win in my book!

Those were the only treats my son was able to eat from MNSSHP. He ended up with enough lemon heads to fill a sandwich bag!

He's on a special diet for his motor tics, so no chocolate, caffeine, red dye, gluten, or high fructose corn syrup.

I have also heard that you can get safe allergy-friendly treats at guest services. Someone said they had a sheet to check off which allergens you had and they would give you safe treats in place of the ones being handed out. Is this still true, or not? We may be there for MNSSHP next year and are curious about this.

Yes, that is true. You can trade in your bag for a bag of safe treats.

 

[Random Ninja]

They do the same at disneyland. I did a solo trip this year and went to MHP. While I did get a ton of chocolate, graham crackers, and goldfish; I also got several packs of carrots, apple slices, and baked kettle chips. It was really fun trick or treating and getting snacks I could eat. The rest of it got shoved in my suitcase to give to my niece.

 

[DCDisney]

They do have allergy safe treats at guest services. Last year they had a sheet with about 8 different options and you could read ingredients and check off what was safe for you and they brought back out a big bag of treats. I have a nut allergy and don't eat safe candy that has been mixed with unsafe candy because it seems like some comes out of wrappers so having candy at guest services makes me really happy. Much better than previous years when it was just chocolates now they had taffy and hard candy (a few types) plus a few types of chocolate.