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Hi listmates,
My family(5 celiacs and me)just returned from Disney World.  I'd like to
thank all of you that helped me in the planning of this trip. It was very
successful.

We stayed at the Coronado Springs. I called about a week in advance and
spoke to the ex. chef of the Pepper Market(one of their two
restaurants)about my family's dietary needs and told him what they would
probably like to eat for breakfast(muffins, waffles, pancakes). We ate
breakfast there each morning. The chefs, managers, and servers were
terrific. My family was able to order GF waffles, pancakes, muffins, bacon,
eggs, potatoes, and loaves of cornbread(more like an italian bread with corn
and peppers added-very good). At the buffet line, they put the bacon on top
of bagels to soak up the oil. We told the chef this and he brought out bacon
that hadn't been touched by bread. One night we ate dinner there and my son
had, according to him, the best pasta ever-I think he liked the sauce.  They
said they'd even pack us a lunch for the park, if needed. As everywhere, it
is expensive.

We had burgers in Epcot at the Electric Umbrella-the manager took care of
us, and the ex. chef happened to be there at the time.  They didn't have gf
fries there.  But you can eat at the Liberty Inn at the American Adventure
and get fries, burgers with buns, pizza.
We ate at Tony's Restaurant in the Magic Kingdom. The chef was great. He
brought out rice rolls. The kids had Amy's Pizza or pasta. They didn't like
the pasta sauce.  My husband had one of the chicken with cheese
entrees(modified). The menu was very different so for the nonceliacs in our
group that are culinary midgets, the chef made them chicken alfredo and
chicken parmigian that weren't even on the menu.
We ate at McDonalds for lunch at Animal Kingdom.  The prep person placed the
box of fries on top of the cheeseburger-so the box stuck to the cheese. I
told the server that for $40, that wasn't acceptable. She completely
understood, threw them out and had the prep people keep the fries separate
from the burgers.
We had dinner at Le Cellier in Canada-awesome!! My 9 year old said it was
the best steak he ever ate. They also brought out rice rolls.  The chef said
he gets about 20 celiacs a day, so is very familiar with the diet.  My 11
year old ordered a hot dog and a cheeseburger. The fries were fine.
We had Amy's pizzas for lunch in MGM at Toy Story Pizza Planet.  I got in
line while my husband tracked down the manager.  The manager got the order
going while I was still waiting in line to pay.  It took a few minutes to
cook but that was okay.
We ate dinner at the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theatre-what a hoot!! The food was
delicious but cold, but I think we just had a lame server.  My son's pasta
wasn't cooked enough, so they took it back and made him more.  The chef
prepared the cheeseburgers in three smaller pieces and put them between rice
rolls. Some of the kids took them out of the roll and some ate them like a
regular bunned burger.  My husband had the BBQ ribs.

As everyone recommended, we called a week ahead and made priority seating
reservations and let them know about our special diet.  The special diet
person contacts all of the restaurants ahead of time to let them know about
your needs.
I entered all of the Parks' ex. chef's phone numbers into my cell phone so
that if I needed to call them, I could do so easily.  For example, after
deciding to eat at Pizza Planet, I called the MGM chef and asked if they had
gf pizza at that restaurant. He said they had as many as we needed, so we
immediately headed over there for lunch.

Some of the restaurants didn't have the quantity that we needed or the food
we wanted.  For example, Tony's restaurant only had 2 GF pizzas available
and Coronado Springs didn't have any. So I would recommend calling ahead to
see if they have available what you want/need, i.e. pasta or pizzas, and if
not, can they get it before you arrive.

I hope this summary helps some of you. Please feel free to email me with
further questions that I may not have answered for you.
Juli of NC

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