Disneyland: Haven for Food-Allergy Sufferers

Filed in archive Food Allergies , Living with Allergies on July 6, 2006

Summer break and you don't know a safe place to spend the holidays with your kids? Worried about food allergies and finding establishments that would accommodate their food specifications?

Here's a story of a family who spent two weeks at the Disney's Saratoga Springs with not a single eating mishap.

The family dined at Artist Point, an upscale restaurant at Disney's Wilderness Lodge -- a dining experience which included special food for Daniel and several visits from the restaurant's chef.

Clowes says the chef even asked her a couple of pointed questions she hadn't thought to mention, which convinced her that he understood the seriousness of the issue. "He even made both boys' French fries the same way, so when Daniel snuck some of his brother's fries, it was OK for him to eat them," she says.

There's not a lot of hotels and restaurants that are willing to whip up menus on the spot for guests with food allergies. That's what makes dining out a hassle. Hopefully, though, considering the increasing number of people with food sensitivities, more resorts and restos will take such a need into consideration.

You might also want to see my previous entries featuring allergy-friendly restaurants in the US:
Beyond the Grain, for those with wheat allergies and celiac disease
Bistro 110: for allergics in Chicago