Re: Very OT: visiting disney- how to proceed?--thank u all for your tips!!!

December 1, 2010

Thank u all for the tips shared, very very helpful!!! I agree w that the

food was horrible. I was there once before in my life and the memory of the

never ending fast food rests that look like something better, still remains. I

was pregnant and l remember everything made me nauseous. The point is, my kiddo

is SCD since 2 yrs ago so now that l know the ups and downs of taking food into

the park, l will plan and prepare ahead. We non scders: will eat the not " so

bad " choices...

I appreciate your time answering my questions! Thanks to all.

Isa

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[ ] Re: Very OT: visiting disney- how to proceed?

I agree Disney was magical for my son. He did far better than I expected. That

being said, I thought the whole food situation sucked. I was really

disappointed. I flew there and had to ship food overnight, so my options were

limited in what I could get to take into the parks myself. I had a difficult

time acquiring " safe " food for my son to eat that I could prepare while in our

resort to take into the parks, and I was terribly disappointed with the food in

the parks. Most of the " restaurants " are nothing more than fast food - you

stand in a long line, get your food, the struggle to find a quiet place to sit

and eat it.

In the sit down restaurants, which were difficult to get into, and we often

waited in line 30 minutes or more - even with a reservation, we would have to

wait a looooong time for the chefs to come out and speak to me about my son's

allergies. And yes, I did notify in advance. I sent paperwork before we even

left, per Disney's protocol, I called ahead, every time. Yet the thing was this

- just ask for the chef when you arrive at the restaurant. We did that. And

waited. By the time the chefs would come out to find out our situation, the

entire rest of my family would have ordered and received their food. This

happened in every restaurant. It was very, very stressful to keep my child

patient while we waited for his food. I couldn't eat my meal which would already

have arrived. I ate cold food the whole time the whole time we were there

because of this - I would have my son outside the restaurant to keep calm,

waiting until his food arrived.

We have soy allergy and are not GFCF. There were plenty of GFCF options - that

I'll give you. But the food was still heavily processed and full of chemicals.

Organic food was not to be found, either.

By the time we got home, my son was constipated, had a migraine, and starting a

rash from the chemicals in the food. For being so " environmentally aware " Disney

sure doesn't have the food to show it.

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> > Dear All!

> > I plan to visit Disney this december. I have heard that one can ask for a

special pass for our ASD kids. Is this true??? What have you done in this

aspect? Can l bring his food/drinks inside the park?

> > Thank you all for your kind tips!

> > Isa

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> >

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December 1, 2010

Depending on where you eat I agree. At animal kingdom we did hamburgers. They

were really good exp for theme park, price wasn't too bad. At epcot we ate at

the " fast food " mexican place across from mexico. It was good along with decent

price and a lot of food. Also behind the restaurant is a good place to watch

illumination s. We sat next to a tree planter so no aggressive/stupid people

invaded our space. If you like fish and chips like capt'n d's England pub is

good. My asd child had a good breakfast at the house we rented before our day

started. He snacked or had a sandwich at the park. Then it was dinner at the

house.

At magic kingdom there was bench seating around the huck fin area that was out

of the normal flow of park goers, nice and quiet. Also we sat between its a

small world and the carousel. There was some restaurant on the corner. Anyways

there was enough going on when the kiddos got bored while we ate, for someone to

walk them around.

Don't forget! Disney also allows " parent swap " . One parent rides the ride with a

child, then upon return you can swap adults out and the kid rides again. I

can't recall if its certain rides or not

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Disney use to have a map that had price signs next to the restaurant. There was

a key that had the range of dollar amounts.

Sorry about this post being all over the place. I'm on my phone.

Someone should make a web side for theme parks and parents with special kids.

Have people posting about things/ areas that worked for them. Rate the food

places on special diets. And an area that breaks the rides down on if your

child likes this motion the rides for you! Or how the ride is therapy wise

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