Nut Allergy at Wishes Dessert Party

[aussietravellers]

Has anybody done the Wishes Dessert Party with a Peanut and Tree Nut allergy?

Who did you tell about the allergy? Did you not it on the reservation when you made it?

Also what sort of foods were you able to eat off the dessert buffet. Did they provide a special plate of food, if so what was on it? or did they walk you around the buffet to show you what was safe like at the TS buffets?

Would love any info. If there isn't much available or if it's just fruit we will probably give it a miss. Thanks

 

[momsavealot]

I would love to know this myself!

 

[aussietravellers]

anyone?

 

[clanmcculloch]

I always figured that with our allergies (much longer list) that we'd be offered the exact same selection we get for our girls at every meal so it seems like torture to go and have my girls see all that wonderful food that they won't be able to eat. No personal experience though. Just sharing my thoughts on it.

 

[Tosie]

I believe we told the hostess who then got a wonderful CM to speak with us directly (I used to have her card but now I can't find it).

My dd has milk, peanut and tree nut allergies and she did not get anything but fruit off of the buffet table.

This is what was brought to her instead:

Starting at the top (12 o'clock and going clockwise) there was apple sorbet, spice cake, chocolate cake, vanilla cake, raspberry sorbet plus a big chocolate chip cookie. The spice cake was her favorite but it was all delicious (I had to sample some myself!)

This was last August so I can't say if this is what they still serve.

 

[aussietravellers]

I believe we told the hostess who then got a wonderful CM to speak with us directly (I used to have her card but now I can't find it).

My dd has milk, peanut and tree nut allergies and she did not get anything but fruit off of the buffet table.

This is what was brought to her instead:

Starting at the top (12 o'clock and going clockwise) there was apple sorbet, spice cake, chocolate cake, vanilla cake, raspberry sorbet plus a big chocolate chip cookie. The spice cake was her favorite but it was all delicious (I had to sample some myself!)

This was last August so I can't say if this is what they still serve.

Oh YUM! I think we will book.

I was thinking that it would be like many of the WDW restaurants where dessert really is not very exciting but that looks good, choc cake, vanilla cake, cookie. Looks good to me (yes the buffet looks better but when that isn't an option the plate your DD got looks great)

Thank you so much for posting

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

Wow Tosie that looks AWESOME! Wish I would have known that, would have made ressies for the Dessert party, I just figured they'd give her a Mickey Bar so figured it wouldn't be worth it (DD also has peanut allergies).

 

[Tosie]

You will all understand this - being parents of kids with allergies -

the BEST part for me (and I know this is MEAN so forgive me) was that SO MANY heads turned and watched that plate weave through the tables to get to us! I heard more than one person say "Hey, ice cream! Where do we get ice cream?" (of course, they didn't know it was sorbet).

I have always made sure that my daughter has a cupcake to take to a birthday party, treats to take to school etc. so she has never "missed out" on anything. But I felt like the tables were turned just a little this time, and people were envying what SHE had.

 

[clanmcculloch]

Tosie, I know that I certainly understand exactly what you're saying. That really is a wonderful assortment and yup, it would feel great having our kids' food look so wonderful that others are jealous. Not mean at all. They do without or with something that "seems less" so often that it's wonderful for them to get something "more" for once. Isn't Disney the BEST?!?!?!

 

[Selket]

the BEST part for me (and I know this is MEAN so forgive me) was that SO MANY heads turned and watched that plate weave through the tables to get to us!

Yeah - I'm with you on that!

We had the experience dining at the Poly with Chef TJ - the stuff he was making for our son turned everyone's heads - especially the dessert! People around us was asking where they could get it - LOL!

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

You will all understand this - being parents of kids with allergies -

the BEST part for me (and I know this is MEAN so forgive me) was that SO MANY heads turned and watched that plate weave through the tables to get to us! I heard more than one person say "Hey, ice cream! Where do we get ice cream?" (of course, they didn't know it was sorbet).

I have always made sure that my daughter has a cupcake to take to a birthday party, treats to take to school etc. so she has never "missed out" on anything. But I felt like the tables were turned just a little this time, and people were envying what SHE had.

hahaha, no its not mean, I totally get it! When DD was diagnosed 3 years ago I took it upon myself to make her her own birthday cakes so she wouldn't feel like all her cousins got nice bakery cakes and she just got a chocolate sheet cake. And actually they have come out so nice that my cousins want them every year too, so it has worked out great for us! I have made and drawn spidey, olivia, ming ming, a NY Giants cake, Lilo and Stitch, WWE, Snoopy, Arthur, etc.
When we ate at Chef Mickey's last May the chef came out with a special plate just for DD and it had beautiful strawberries that were not on the buffet table. An older woman came up to me and asked "where'd you get them strawberries" I explained that DD had food allergies so certain things were off limits for her and the chef got this from the back for her.

 

[Tosie]

hahaha, no its not mean, I totally get it! When DD was diagnosed 3 years ago I took it upon myself to make her her own birthday cakes so she wouldn't feel like all her cousins got nice bakery cakes and she just got a chocolate sheet cake. And actually they have come out so nice that my cousins want them every year too, so it has worked out great for us! I have made and drawn spidey, olivia, ming ming, a NY Giants cake, Lilo and Stitch, WWE, Snoopy, Arthur, etc.
When we ate at Chef Mickey's last May the chef came out with a special plate just for DD and it had beautiful strawberries that were not on the buffet table. An older woman came up to me and asked "where'd you get them strawberries" I explained that DD had food allergies so certain things were off limits for her and the chef got this from the back for her.

That's terrific!! When my dd turned two I made her a Barbie cake (from the kit - where the doll stands up and the skirt is the cake) and people went nuts over it!

I noticed that you are in NJ too - not sure where - but there is a vegan bakery near us in Bethlehem, PA - Vegan Treats - they make incredible things - sooooo delicious!! And mostly all safe for my dd! If you want more info let me know and I'll PM you.

 

[aussietravellers]

You will all understand this - being parents of kids with allergies -
the BEST part for me (and I know this is MEAN so forgive me) was that SO MANY heads turned and watched that plate weave through the tables to get to us! I heard more than one person say "Hey, ice cream! Where do we get ice cream?" (of course, they didn't know it was sorbet).

I have always made sure that my daughter has a cupcake to take to a birthday party, treats to take to school etc. so she has never "missed out" on anything. But I felt like the tables were turned just a little this time, and people were envying what SHE had.

That is not mean at all Thankfully I don't have a child with any allergies I am the one with all of the allergies, fortunately I did not pass on the allergy genes and my DS appears to have inherited my DH's no allergy genes

I do however understand how your children feel as I have had anaphylactic PA and many Tree nut allergies my whole life. So I have had almost 40 years of having to miss out on many delicious looking things that others eat around me and it's a great feeling sometimes when you get a "special dessert" and you see others looking and you can see they want what you have . Funny thing is it doesn't bother me that much when I see a dessert buffet with treats with nuts, as the reaction is so bad and it really is a terrible feeling having an anaphylactic reaction, so it makes me really have no desire to eat it, but I LOVE getting a special plate. I guess it's like anybody who really really does not like a food, you don't feel like you are missing out when you don't like it in the first place. I have had somebody ask before how do I know that I don't like nuts if I haven't eaten them, well it's the reaction that I get feels so horrible that thinking about a PN makes me shudder, yuk, so I don't feel bad not eating it. I guess maybe as a child it bothered me, but to be honest I can't really remember that. So all of your children will grow up not knowing any different, they will never have had a PN or TN (or dairy or whatever their allergy is) and their reaction really is not a pleasant feeling, so when they avoid it, it is just normal, because that is all they have known if that makes sense. It would be harder to develop this as an adult as you have eaten something your whole life and then have to suddenly not eat it. Children with allergies grow up never having eaten their allergen so really don't know any different. My DS can be sitting there munching on some chocolate covered macadamia nuts and I have absolutely no desire to eat them, to me they are eewwwee yuk, yet I love chocolate, but the thought of a nut gives me the shivers so I have no desire to eat it and don't feel like I'm missing out, I get more excited about a banana than a cupcake that has some sort of peanut/nut ingredient . On saying that as I do love chocolate, when I do see yummy desserts that are safe, I get very excited

 

[stephd219]

That is not mean at all Thankfully I don't have a child with any allergies I am the one with all of the allergies, fortunately I did not pass on the allergy genes and my DS appears to have inherited my DH's no allergy genes

I do however understand how your children feel as I have had anaphylactic PA and many Tree nut allergies my whole life. So I have had almost 40 years of having to miss out on many delicious looking things that others eat around me and it's a great feeling sometimes when you get a "special dessert" and you see others looking and you can see they want what you have . Funny thing is it doesn't bother me that much when I see a dessert buffet with treats with nuts, as the reaction is so bad and it really is a terrible feeling having an anaphylactic reaction, so it makes me really have no desire to eat it, but I LOVE getting a special plate. I guess it's like anybody who really really does not like a food, you don't feel like you are missing out when you don't like it in the first place. I have had somebody ask before how do I know that I don't like nuts if I haven't eaten them, well it's the reaction that I get feels so horrible that thinking about a PN makes me shudder, yuk, so I don't feel bad not eating it. I guess maybe as a child it bothered me, but to be honest I can't really remember that. So all of your children will grow up not knowing any different, they will never have had a PN or TN (or dairy or whatever their allergy is) and their reaction really is not a pleasant feeling, so when they avoid it, it is just normal, because that is all they have known if that makes sense. It would be harder to develop this as an adult as you have eaten something your whole life and then have to suddenly not eat it. Children with allergies grow up never having eaten their allergen so really don't know any different. My DS can be sitting there munching on some chocolate covered macadamia nuts and I have absolutely no desire to eat them, to me they are eewwwee yuk, yet I love chocolate, but the thought of a nut gives me the shivers so I have no desire to eat it and don't feel like I'm missing out, I get more excited about a banana than a cupcake that has some sort of peanut/nut ingredient . On saying that as I do love chocolate, when I do see yummy desserts that are safe, I get very excited

Thank you so much for sharing your feelings. I always feel so badly when DS cannot join in. I really wanted to go to the dessert party, but felt that it wouldn't be fair to him. Seems I was mistaken. He would love getting a plate of safe desserts. For him, the hard part is not the avoiding of nuts, but the avoiding of things that might have cross-contamination. He loves chocolate cake, but can rarely eat it outside of what I make for him.

Maybe I missed it, but other than noting the allergy on the reservation and alerting the CM, do I need to call dining ahead of time?

 

[Cheshire Figment]

I would suggest the day you are going to the dessert party that when you enter MK go to Guest Relations (in City Hall) and confirm this so that the people handling this are reminded on the day of the event. And also talk to the person checking you in for the event.

 

[miksilver]

My DD has a TN allergy and when we did the Wishes Dessert Party when we checked in I informed the host. The host got me the Manager and he asked how severe it was and if we wanted the "special allergy plate". I said no, but if he could tell me which desserts had nuts in them that would be great. He went and got the ingredient master book with all the desserts listed. It had this wonderful chart where it had the top allergies listed by categories. We looked at the nuts charts and found only 4 of those desserts are made with nuts. I thanked the Manager and my DD, who is not a big dessert person, had a nice time sampling some of the non-TN desserts. She doesn't eat much anyway and doesn't like ice cream, which was offered as well.

We had a great time, even if Tinkerbell didn't fly that night...

 

[stephd219]

Thanks for sharing your experiences. I never thought this would be something we would be able to participate in. DS is looking forward to having his own special "safe" plate of desserts!

 

[KATHINOWA]

We did it on 7/19 and my PA DS was served a huge platter of peanut free treats--3 different slices of cake, sorbet, cookies, brownies, jelly beans. I don't have the picture on this computer or I would post the pic. He was thrilled with it.

 

[laughinplace199]

I'm so happy to hear all of these great stories. I don't know if they'll extend the dessert party, but if they do extend it until April, I will be bringing my DD (allergic to peanuts and tree nuts).

Also, to the PP who mentioned the great feeling of having people turn their heads to see the special plate being brought to her DD. I totally understand that. A couple of years ago, we ate at the Plaza. All 3 of my kids ordered grilled cheese sandwiches. The chef brought DD a grilled cheese sandwich shaped like Mickey's head!

My two DS's (who don't have allergies) got regular grilled cheese sandiwches. The parents of two kids at the next table only saw DD's sandwich and ordered grilled cheese for their kiddos. I think they were a bit disappointed when their regular sandwiches arrived and they asked me about DD's sandwich. I explained about DD's allergies and how the chef wanted to make something special for her. I also pointed out that my sons got regular sandwiches.

I sent a letter to WDW thanking the chef for making DD feel so special. They called me when they received my letter and told me that they have an employee recognition program and my letter would go into the chefs file and the chef's boss would be sure to see it as well.

 

[DLM462]

My DD's both have allergies. The older one (5) to milk and eggs the younger (4) to peanuts and tree nuts. I see all the lovely things they have made for the kids with nut allergies but what about my older daughter and her milk and egg allergies is there anything she can eat at the Wishes Dessert Party. Thanks