Walt Disney World – The Perfect Vacation for People with Food Allergies

Traveling with family members who have food allergies or lifestyle dining needs can create a very challenging trip. It may require researching the location of restaurants and grocery stores that sell and prepare foods appropriate for your dining needs. If local establishments cannot be arranged many times, arrangements must be made to pack and transport food or ship the required food to your destination. These requirements can have a big influence on where, when and how long you plan to travel. It can take the fun out of any vacation. Imagine our families’ surprise when we found out that the best vacation spot for families with food allergies and lifestyle dining needs is Walt Disney World!

We no longer have to search for restaurants, grocery stores, and locations, nor do we ship food. At Disney World, everyone can eat together at all the restaurants with their own dining requirements. I have a food allergy and Disney is always happy to help and make sure my vacation isn’t ruined by a trip to the ER. Before you think but we don’t want to spend all our time in theme parks, do some more research. Walt Disney World is a resort with golf, tennis, fishing, spas, and best of all, five-star restaurants.

Planning your Disney dinner is really a very simple process. It all starts when you book your vacation or when you make dinner reservations. Disney asks that guests call their restaurant reservations center at (407) WDW-DINE and speak to a Cast Member. This is when the delicious fun begins. The cast member you speak with will help you select where you would like to dine. They will then provide you with any additional information you may need. Disney can accommodate most food allergies such as gluten, shellfish, soy, lactose, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, or eggs. They also work with other allergies, combinations of allergies. vegetarian, vegan and kosher diets. They do everything they can to avoid introducing any allergens or unwanted foods.

Special dining requests are best accommodated at table service locations throughout Walt Disney World. Although every theme park has at least two locations that can provide specially requested food at a quick service location. Most restaurants have at least one item on their menu that is a suitable snack for every diet and everyone can have some frozen treats. The best way to be sure that suitable food is available is to ask for the chef in charge at the place he has chosen to eat.

Our last trip was a thirteen person trip. Our group included a cinnamon allergy, a vegetarian, and a celiac. Everyone ate wonderfully and no one got sick after just one meal. Everyone enjoyed their vacation. We spend time boating, fishing, golfing, going to the spa, and oh yeah, going to the theme parks.

My family has enjoyed our trips to Walt Disney World thanks to the wonderful chefs who make it possible. Take a vacation from worrying about food allergies. Walt Disney World has become our vacation and vacation restaurants.