Comments on: The Most Magical Place on Earth http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/ smarter and safer than running with scissors Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: bellevelma http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-1035 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:33:22 +0000 http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-1035 Erika, I agree, the planning is immense for a trip like that when you have food allergies to accomodate. Not only did I spend a very long time planning the trip, and checking on the food, I spent a long time before the actual trip discussing the food situation with my son and telling him how the chefs would make him safe food and he would be able to eat it. I imagine if I hadn’t spent so much time doing that he too would have refused to eat.

]]> By: Erika http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-1034 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:59:49 +0000 http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-1034 Glad you had a good experience at disney. We had heard that their restaurants will cater to food allergies and planned our trip about a year & a half ago. I have severe peanut / tree nut allergy and both boys (ages 4 & 5) have milk, egg wheat, nuts, seasme…you name it. All anaphylactic reactions. We can’t do anything half way! The planning is immense and I could not/would not plan for them to eat all of their meals for severals days prepared by someone else. We stayed in a vacation club suite with a kitchen so I could cook for them if needed and stocked up at the nearest Whole Foods market in Winter Park, FL just north of Orlando. The most interesting thing occurred. Even though the chefs came to the table and discussed what we could and could not have and assured that they could safely prepare things, including mickey mouse waffles that were wheat, egg & dairy free, the children still would not eat it. They are too afraid to eat things that I (or a well known trusted adult) didn’t prepare for them. They are so conditioned. Bottom line, I realized as the restaurant bills were paid, they charge SO MUCH for these meals that if they can’t accommodate you, they lose too much money. We had to pay uupwards of $20 per person for character breakfasts just for the seats. This is why they are attempting to accommodate the allergies. They don’t want to get sued….. If they can charge a family of 4 over $80 for breakfast separate from hotel and park passes, they better try to at least feed you something you can eat. No?

]]> By: Summer http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-604 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:13:41 +0000 http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-604 I’m so glad everything worked out for you guys. I so want to visit Disney World some day! I love Theme Parks!

]]> By: The Family Vacation GWP. The Final Destination http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-602 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 17:21:05 +0000 http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-602 [...] 3. We went along to the most magical place on Earth. [...]

]]> By: Christie http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-534 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:31:11 +0000 http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-534 Loved your post – with a 4 year old with anaphlactic dairy allergy, I know your pain about letting them eat ANYTHING you did not personally prepare. I am thrilled to hear that you had a good experience at Disney as we are planning to do the cruise/Disney combo next year when he is five.

Christie

]]> By: bellevelma http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-525 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:37:40 +0000 http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-525 Corey, Jen, Jo,

The food allergies aren’t fun but you deal. Hardest part is probably when Snags sees a commercial on TV for something that looks good but he can’t eat. Then we have to find an acceptable alternative. So far we’ve managed to find alternatives for everything he’s ever wanted except for those stupid little goldfish crackers. No matter now, he’s outgrown the goldfish stage, but those stupid crackers haunted me for a couple of years – being all the rage among toddlers. Probably bothers me way more than it bothers him.

]]> By: AbsolutelyBananas http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-523 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:07:09 +0000 http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-523 Sounds like a grand adventure!

]]> By: Jo Beaufoix http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-522 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:56:41 +0000 http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-522 Wow the food allergies sound awful.

we have eczema and asthma in the family but the food allergies thing sounds a nightmare.

Miss M loves Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

We plan on visiting Disneyland Paris when she’s bigger. I think E will still enjoy it in a couple of years.

Would love to do Epcot and Universal with them though.
I went when I was 18 and loved it even then.

Fab.

]]> By: Jen http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-520 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:12:43 +0000 http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-520 Being in south Georgia, we are now about a half-day drive from The Kingdom of the Mouse. We keep saying we should go down for a weekend and check it out, if I could only get a weekend off.

I had no idea about Snags’ food allergies. That would scare me, too. I panic just at the thought of leaving our little one in the care of someone who’ll give her too much sugar. But that’s only because I’ll have to stay up all night with her if that happens. I imagine it would be tough to let go and trust someone else to feed your child properly.

I’m so glad y’all had a good time. Now we’ll just have to go!

]]> By: Heather http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-519 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:51:18 +0000 http://runningwithbooks.com/2007/08/25/the-most-magical-place-on-earth/#comment-519 My husband and I have been of the same mind that we will avoid the “magic” of Disney, for many of the reasons you had. But just before reading this, my 3 year old, sitting on my lap, saw a family’s picture with Mickey Mouse, and he loved it. I read your story, and I realize I may just be depriving my children. I guess it’s good to know that now, so when they have “issues” later on I can tell them it’s because I didn’t take them to Disney when they were kids. Thanks for opening my eyes to that.

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