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Visiting Florida (orlando)


Simon

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Simon Newbie

Hi, my wife is a celiac and we are visiting Florida later this month. We are travelling with our two children who are under 10. Does anybody have some good advice on places to eat or I guess more importantly where NOT to eat in the Orlando / Disney area. Do foods in the USA have clear marking? Are there any mass product guides that are worth utilising while we are in the US on our trip.

We would really appreciate some guidance as its our first trip out of the UK since she was diagnosed and with being relatively new to the condition we are still finding our feet.

thanks a lot

Simon


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dionnek Enthusiast

There has been several threads on this - do a search under the travel topic on "Disney" or "Orlando". I've heard great things about Disney World and how they accomodate celiacs. We are going in October and are planning on staying at the Pop Century. Also check out www.allearsnet.com for more info.

StrongerToday Enthusiast

We went recently but didn't do Disney. There are several chains (PF Changs, Caraba's, Outback) you can search on.

We did do Sea Word - and it ws *awesome*, they were totally accomodating and even cooked my meal in seperate area!! (And the Shamu show was great too!)

Simon Newbie

Thank you so much for the information and I will make sure I give you some first hand experience when I get back from Disney. Regards Simon

There has been several threads on this - do a search under the travel topic on "Disney" or "Orlando". I've heard great things about Disney World and how they accomodate celiacs. We are going in October and are planning on staying at the Pop Century. Also check out www.allearsnet.com for more info.
swittenauer Enthusiast

I just got back from Disney. Check out my topic on it. It was awesome! They were so accomodating at every park!!!!! We want to move to Disney World now.

Simon Newbie

Thanks to everyone who has posted. We will post updates of anywhere we find while out in Florida.

Regards, Simon

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