McDonald's french fries

[mamacass]

My son with PDD-NOS will only eat McDonald's french fries. Can anyone tell me where they are located in each theme park? Thanks so much!!

 

[livndisney]

My son with PDD-NOS will only eat McDonald's french fries. Can anyone tell me where they are located in each theme park? Thanks so much!!

The parks don't sell Mcdonalds anymore. The closest Mcdonalds is going to be at the entrance to the All Star Resorts. There is also another Mcdonalds on 535 at the end of Hotel Plaza.

 

[SueM in MN]

And, the McDonalds that was at Downtown Disney closed on May 1.

 

[knieriem]

What is PDD-NOS?

 

[nyrebecca]

My son with PDD-NOS will only eat McDonald's french fries. Can anyone tell me where they are located in each theme park? Thanks so much!!

Don't suppose you can collect a few McDonalds french fry boxes to take with you and slip some regulary shoe string fries in there?

I can assure you I have been down that road before, and many others with my extremely picky spectrum eater!

 

[mamacass]

We were last there in 2006 and I remember a couple of places, one I think was in DHS but I couldn't remember where. Thanks anyway for your responses! PDD-NOS stands for pervasive developmental delay not otherwise specificed. My son doesn't fit the exact criteria for autism or Asperger's but is still on the autism spectrum.

 

[SueM in MN]

We were last there in 2006 and I remember a couple of places, one I think was in DHS but I couldn't remember where. Thanks anyway for your responses! PDD-NOS stands for pervasive developmental delay not otherwise specificed. My son doesn't fit the exact criteria for autism or Asperger's but is still on the autism spectrum.

There were some places before, but Disney's contact with McDonald's apparently just expired, at least for Downtown Disney - not sure about the parks.

The place at Epcot near the Canada side of the entrance to World Showcase is switched to something else. It's still called the Refreshment Port, but it's not McDonalds. They sell crispy chicken sandwiches, fried shrimp, empanadas, fries.

There is still a "Golden Oaks Outpost" on the MK map sort of between Splash Mountain and Pirates; that was the name for the McDonald's quick places. It was not open the last few times we have been to the park.

AK did have a McDonalds in Dinoland. I was there today (not to eat, just to use the restroom) and it still smelled like McDonald's fries in there. The menu posted outside was McD's too.

At the Studio, it was in the Sunset Boulevard area, near the entrance to Rock N Roller Coaster. It is not listed on the park map we just picked up this week.

 

[Schmeck]

My son with PDD-NOS will only eat McDonald's french fries. Can anyone tell me where they are located in each theme park? Thanks so much!!

So, what is he going to eat with no McDonald's fries available? Can you buy some offsite and try to keep them warm? (And why do kids on the spectrum pick the most unhealthy foods to fixate on? Many of my students are hooked on chicken nuggets and other killer foods like they are addicts!)

 

[nyrebecca]

So, what is he going to eat with no McDonald's fries available? Can you buy some offsite and try to keep them warm? (And why do kids on the spectrum pick the most unhealthy foods to fixate on? Many of my students are hooked on chicken nuggets and other killer foods like they are addicts!)

tell me about it....my son wants to only eat pizza, popcorn, poptarts (cherry only please) and saltines. gotta love it.

 

[pudge the fish]

The Golden oak outpost doesn't sell McD's fries any more and neither does the place that was near the snow white ride.. I think it was called the Village fry shop -now it's called the friars nook they have fries but not really McD's

they do sell fries at many places..but I am not sure they are Mcd's type.

 

[momejay]

My autistic DS used to eat the raisins out of raisin bread & lick the salt off pretzels. Then he went to a phaze where he would eat only orange veggies. (carrots, sweet potatoes, squash...) The doctor was very concerned when he started to turn orange. I liked it better when he was orange now he eats only meat!

 

[ratlenhum]

So, what is he going to eat with no McDonald's fries available? Can you buy some offsite and try to keep them warm? (And why do kids on the spectrum pick the most unhealthy foods to fixate on? Many of my students are hooked on chicken nuggets and other killer foods like they are addicts!)

Because they are. Most kids with autism have some level of leaky gut and get a morphine effect from casein or gluten. So they crave the foods that give them that feeling. Take them away and they go nuts and it's not because they're mad that you took away their favorite food, they're going through something similar to a drug withdrawal.

Many parents of kids with autism will tell you "my kid only eats" and guarantee you that list consists mostly of high carb things containing gluten, or a dairy product.

 

[mamacass]

He will eat a few other things like Cheerios, pop-tarts (cherry, too!), crackers. We'll just have to load up a backpack when we head to a park. I do remember the places that were mentioned for the fries, like by the Aerosmith ride. Even though it wasn't an actual McDonald's, they did sell McD's fries for some reason. I really appreciate all the responses!

 

[bookwormde]

There is a thread that I did a year ago and it is amazing how close the "limited diet" AS kids are in what they eat. We are suffering from the loss of easy acess to MCD fries at thee parks also, they were allways the "back up"

bookwormde

 

[SueM in MN]

He will eat a few other things like Cheerios, pop-tarts (cherry, too!), crackers. We'll just have to load up a backpack when we head to a park. I do remember the places that were mentioned for the fries, like by the Aerosmith ride. Even though it wasn't an actual McDonald's, they did sell McD's fries for some reason. I really appreciate all the responses!

They were actual McD's - just themed to where they were. I don't know why they didn't actually call them McD (probably to not detract from the theming in the area to not promote the McD name over WDW). They were in each land and only had a few McD's items - possibly another reason why they did not use the McD's name - because people might have expected a full McD's menu.

 

[ratlenhum]

There is a thread that I did a year ago and it is amazing how close the "limited diet" AS kids are in what they eat. We are suffering from the loss of easy acess to MCD fries at thee parks also, they were allways the "back up"

bookwormde

I know a lot of people think the gluten/casein free diet doesn't work. Or they say they tried it and saw nothing. If people do it very strictly, checking every ingredient in everything their child eats or touches (playdoh is a big offender) and give it a year, they'd be amazed. Gluten takes 9 months to clear the body so trying it for a few months is pointless. Most kids see improvements and if nothing else, their diet expands. My kid went from a very limited diet to now he'll eat everything: meat, veggies, sauces, pasta, fruit, you name it, he eats it. We did strict GF/CF for a little over a year. Towards the end we added in enzymes called Trienza and now my son can eat gluten/casien on occassion without issue. The gut needs time to heal and once it does most kids can go back to a typical diet. Until then, they will continue to eat what gives them that opiate high.

We had tested my son's caseomorpins and exomorphins from gluten at one point and his numbers were HUGE. Now with diet and enzymes they are in the normal range.

 

[It'sWDW4me]

I know a lot of people think the gluten/casein free diet doesn't work. Or they say they tried it and saw nothing. If people do it very strictly, checking every ingredient in everything their child eats or touches (playdoh is a big offender) and give it a year, they'd be amazed. Gluten takes 9 months to clear the body so trying it for a few months is pointless. Most kids see improvements and if nothing else, their diet expands. My kid went from a very limited diet to now he'll eat everything: meat, veggies, sauces, pasta, fruit, you name it, he eats it. We did strict GF/CF for a little over a year. Towards the end we added in enzymes called Trienza and now my son can eat gluten/casien on occassion without issue. The gut needs time to heal and once it does most kids can go back to a typical diet. Until then, they will continue to eat what gives them that opiate high.

We had tested my son's caseomorpins and exomorphins from gluten at one point and his numbers were HUGE. Now with diet and enzymes they are in the normal range.

I just wanted to say thanks for the lesson. It really is true that you learn something every day don't you?

My nephew is autistic and I just thought it was my DB & DSIL catering to his whims. All he'll eat is chicken nuggets, Polly-O string cheese (has to be Polly-O. Boy, did he have issues - think screeching - when the wrapping changed!), pizza, bananas (but he won't eat that last bite at the bottom of the peel ), waffles, & cereal. Poor kid - he's a junkie and nobody even knows it.

I kept him in mind as often as possible when making our ADR's for this August. I'm pretty sure he'll be able to get chicken nuggets and/or pizza just about everywhere that I have booked - 1900 Park Fair; Boma; 'Ohana (b-fast & dinner); Planet Hollywood; Coral Reef; Akershus; Mama Melrose; & Chef Mickey's. And I've already told DB about Garden Grocer so he'll have Polly-O and bananas in the room at CBR!