Disneyworld

[SofiEmiMom]

Hello. Planning a trip to DisneyWorld. I was wondering which resorts people have stayed at and would recommend for children with Celiac in the park or out? Thanks so much!

[KaitiUSA]

Disneyworld is a really good place for accomodating people with dietary restrictions including celiac. Wherever you decide to stay, call the places in advance to see how they can work with you to ensure there is somthing safe for your child.

[nothungry]

We recently stayed at Pop Century Resort. They had gluten-free Macaroni and cheese, gluten-free pizza, gluten-free pancakes and gluten-free pasta available at all times at the food court inside the hotel. It was great. They wanted me to call early in the morning to arrange for pancakes, but everything else was available immediately. Have a good trip.

[jenvan]

That is good to know about that resort. My husband wants to take a big vacation next year with some friends, and so far he's proposed an RV trip out west (a little daunting for me to think about!) and a trip to Disneyland. I'm pulling for Disney right now!

[connole1056]

Any resort in Disney has gluten-free food available. There is no need to call ahead of time for special accomodations. All the sit down restaurants can make gluten-free food as well as some of the counter service restaurants. The only time it is necessary to make special requests is for the dinner shows where only one dinner is served. Some of these are The Hoop De Do Revue and the Polynesian Luau at The Polynesian Resort. It is incredible and very hard to beleive but there really is no reason to call. The first time I went after diagnosis I brought a suitcase of food and rented a fridge for my room. I was happily surprised to find it was not necessary! We have been going at least once a year since, sometimes twice, and have never had a problem. One of the chefs told me it gives the chefs a chance to be creative and break the monotony of making the same dishes over and over. Good Luck and Have Fun!

[tyki]

Any resort in Disney has gluten-free food available. There is no need to call ahead of time for special accomodations.  All the sit down restaurants can make gluten-free food as well as some of the counter service restaurants. The only time it is necessary to make special requests is for the dinner shows where only one dinner is served. Some of these are The Hoop De Do Revue and the Polynesian Luau at The Polynesian Resort. It is incredible and very hard to beleive but there really is no reason to call. The first time I went after diagnosis I brought a suitcase of food and rented a fridge for my room. I was happily surprised to find it was not necessary! We have been going at least once a year since, sometimes twice, and have never had a problem. One of the chefs told me it gives the chefs a chance to be creative and break the monotony of making the same dishes over and over. Good Luck and Have Fun!

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Tyki was in Disneyworld Orlando with her 5 year old grandson in August, we are both on gluten-free diets. The folks at Disney were super-di-duper. We started the day with breakfast at the Crystal Palace in Disneyworld, for breakfast with Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, and Piglet. I had called ahead for Priority Seating and let them know we needed gluten-free consideration. When they seated us they told us the Chef would be right out. Chef Joseph came by, asked a few more questions, like dairy allergies, and some of the other sensitivities we all see mentioned here on the boards. Once he was clear about our restrictions (we are lucky, just gluten-free), he asked if we wanted pancakes or waffles, and told us which items on the buffet were okay, and which to stay away from. Basically we just had to stay away from the bagels and doughnuts, which were on a breakfast bar seperate from the fruits and breakfast meats. By the time we came back from the breakfast bar, Chef Joseph was there with our Mickey Mouse shaped "panacakes." He also came by to see if we wanted seconds.

For dinner we made Priority Seating arrangements at the Liberty Tree Inn, another character dinner. Yes tyki spoiled her grandson rotten. We had no sooner sat down than Chef Amber came out and double checked with us as to what food sensitivities we had. Their family-style Thanksgiving meal was almost entirely gluten-free anyways, we just skipped the macaroni and cheese, but there was plenty of other food that was all gluten-free....and the rice rolls...... . Tyki had forgotten the pleasure of hot rolls with her dinner in a restaurant.

For dessert, the standard dessert was a cherry cobbler, which was not gluten-free. So Chef Amber fixed us our own dessert, a delicious chocolate brownie cupcake (still hot from the oven) with a scoop of ice cream on top and whipped cream. This whole concoction was surrounded by blueberries and strawberries and drizzled with rasberry and chocolate syrup. You should have seen the folks at the other tables drooling over our gluten-free dessert.

We thanked Chef Amber for all her care during our meal, and I just had to ask if there was any way I could get the recipe for the rolls. She brought me her card, with a website for ordering the rolls, and her e-mail address so I could ask for the recipe for the dessert once I got home.

The rice rolls are actually from Cybros Inc. Disney gets them in and freezes them, then just a short time in microwave for delicious hot rice rolls for their gluten-free customers. Their web link is Open Original Shared Link. They offer other items beside gluten-free foods, but have a decent catalog of gluten-free items. They require a minimum order of 8 items, so I'm trying a few things out, the rice rolls were at the top of the list, mock rye bread, lemon cookies, peanut butter cookies, rice bread, rice bread nuggets, rice and raisin bread. The mock rye tastes very much like rye bread, and has a wonderful consistency. Cybros calls you before shipping to make sure the delivery date is convenient to you. They have no preservatives in their products so they recommend freezing it upon receipt.

Disney got a double thumbs up here from tyki and her grandson.

[jams]

Just be carefull at The Grand Floridian. We did a character dinner there with Cinderella and Prince Charming. They had NO IDEA what they were talking about! After arguing with them that I couldn't have cream sauce that was thickened with flour, they offered me plain pasta with marinara sauce. The pasta wasn't done. I ordered a plain piece of salmon that wasn't done either. The manager wasn't very helpful either.

Just be carefull. If you don't feel comfortable eating something they say is gluten-free, don't eat it.

All other places were WONDERFUL!

[wendyspi]

We stay at the fort wilderness cabins, they have a full kitchen and the staff even do your dishes! It was the best of n=both worlds for us we could take our son out for a gluten-free free meal or just relax back at the cabin.