Ohana and Peanut Allergy

[DeeCeeSW]

1) Under ADA, you have the right to demand no peanuts on the plane.
2) You are guaranteed, by law, as clean an environment as possible.
. . . you inform the gate attendant of your allergy
. . . a photocopy spare doctor note is good to have
. . . they MUST tell the flight crew to not serve nuts
. . . the crew MUST also announce to fliers to not eat nut candy bars
. . . even candy bars bought before boarding the plane
. . . violations of either carry SEVERE criminal and civil penalties

NOTE: This rule works with airborne issues, not injestion issues.

The last time we flew (3 years ago? 4?) DELTA refused to stop serving nuts on our trip back home and would only make a discreet announcement to the passengers within 3 rows ahead and three rows behind us that there was a paenut-allergic person nearby and so they "could not purchase peanuts." We were livid. I sat there for the whole flight with a panicked look on my face. The flight attendants kept telling me it would all be ok. I told them if anything happened to my boy, the Epipen would only give him 15 minutes relief and that the plane would have to land to take him to a hospital. What is baffling is that we had flown down to Orlando on a peanut-free Delta flight (at least free as far as the airline was concerned, could not control what came on board).

Has this always been law or is this a recent development? We rarely fly anymore...

 

[fi46re129]

1) Under ADA, you have the right to demand no peanuts on the plane.
2) You are guaranteed, by law, as clean an environment as possible.
. . . you inform the gate attendant of your allergy
. . . a photocopy spare doctor note is good to have
. . . they MUST tell the flight crew to not serve nuts
. . . the crew MUST also announce to fliers to not eat nut candy bars
. . . even candy bars bought before boarding the plane
. . . violations of either carry SEVERE criminal and civil penalties

NOTE: This rule works with airborne issues, not injestion issues.

Really? I have always gotten the we wont serve your row from the flight attendants. good to know for our next flight to disney... DS is ok with airborne but a tray table that has been touched by just touched peanut hands will cause a reaction... BUT he has also eaten at OHANA several times for lunch and dinner without a problem

 

[brown1442]

My 5 year old has a peanut allergy and we've eaten at O'hana twice with no problems. The chef came out to the table both times and made us very comfortable. He prepared separate food for him and brought it to the table himself to limit the possibility of cross contamination from hand transactions. We chose to not have the peanut sauce on our table at all but my children are young and you just never know (spills happen... kwim). The meal was fantastic and went off without a hitch. We plan to eat there again on our next trip!!

Disney is AMAZING with food allergies!! In fact Disney restaurants are the ONLY restaurants we allow my son to eat in.

 

[MedicGoofy]

1) Under ADA, you have the right to demand no peanuts on the plane.
2) You are guaranteed, by law, as clean an environment as possible.
. . . you inform the gate attendant of your allergy
. . . a photocopy spare doctor note is good to have
. . . they MUST tell the flight crew to not serve nuts
. . . the crew MUST also announce to fliers to not eat nut candy bars
. . . even candy bars bought before boarding the plane
. . . violations of either carry SEVERE criminal and civil penalties

NOTE: This rule works with airborne issues, not injestion issues.

I have been quoted by several airlines, after much search for my sister in law, that they will attempt to not serve the food in which you are allergic to, to the people in your row. And it's your row only. My sister in law is allergic to a multitude of food. Nuts being the first, then follows fruit. Some vegetables. Oils. So really. Anything they serve on a plane, or any food you might bring...apples, pineapple, chips, nuts.....she is allergic to. She does not fly. Once. And the result. Not great. Took her epi and benadryl. Why?? Flight attendant could not stop people from eating what they wanted.

 

[Princess_Jo]

My husband has a life threatening peanut allergy as well and we eat at O'hana on every trip! It is actually our favorite and we won't miss it.

The process is very simple. We note his allergy on our reservation and then mention it again at check-in. Before any food is brought to our table a chef comes over to speak with us about our options. Because I refuse to eat anything with peanuts around my husband they simply keep any peanut products off our table. Primarily this is the peanut dipping sauce (which truthfully I don't need anyway - the food is so delicious as is). They also tell you the bread was made in a facility that has nut products so we skip that too.

In over a dozen trips to this restaurant we have never had a problem. The staff is very well trained in handling allergies.

 

[gortman65]

Our DD5 has a severe peanut allergy and we've eaten breakfast at Ohana's. Our waiter was extremely accomodating and so was the chef. In fact, the chef made a special batch of mickey pancakes or waffles (can't remember which) especially for our table.

Every WDW TS restaurant we've ever eaten at has bent over backwards to make sure our DD was as safe as possible. I have total confidence in them when it comes to demonstrating high levels of care and concern wrt our DD's food allergy. Can't say the same for some of our local restaurants, however....