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Hi all,

Sorry it took me so long to do this summary, but I wanted to wait until
we went. First of all I want to thank everyone who responded with
information. It was truly helpful. I called ahead to speak with the
chefs of the places that we would be dining at. I will say that we had
reservations for 2 different places and ended up not going to those. One
reservation was late afternoon (4:00) and  no one was really hungry so
we just skipped it. We made last minute reservations at a later time,
different place and it turned out fine. The chef comes out to your table
and they are really great.

The 1st place we ate at was The Captains Tavern in the Caribbean resort.
It was very good. This is the one place that I called prior to going and
we actually ate at. The chef told me what he could do after I told him
our restrictions. We (my son and I) had GF pasta in a red sauce with
fresh vegetables, mine had shrimp in it and it was fantastic. He also
made us GF rolls. I had fresh fruit cup for dessert. Chef Eugene was the
person I had.

We also ate at Ohana's in the Polynesian resort. This was a last minute
decision and I did not know it was buffet style. They just bring the
food to your table, it is a set menu, you don't order. Anyway, I asked
for the chef and they sent out Chef Bubba. I highly recommend him and
this restaurant!  Although I could not do any of their sauces etc. due
to other allergies he made us up a HUGE plate of Mahi Mahi, shrimp and
filet mignon.

We also got a HUGE plate of steamed broccoli, asparagus and green beans.
They bring out fresh pineapple after the meal. This is a fun place for
kids too if they like polynesian food.  Chef Bubba was very very nice
and he also runs Kona Cafe restaurant next door. He said he could do
whatever at either place.

The last place we ate at was The Coral Reef  in Epcot's living seas.
This was also a last minute reservation. It was a very good meal, but I
do not think the staff here were nearly as friendly. It took forever to
get the chef to come out. He was nice, but not overly friendly (like
Bubba). Still a good meal.

To get information on the food in the parks I found it was easiest to
call the main # and ask to be connected to each parks food and beverage
office. The individual stands aren't much help. A lot of wasted time.
The main # is 407-824-2222. As far as the food in the parks, I only
spoke with one really knowledgeable person before going. He is at the
food and beverage office in Animal kingdom and his 4 year old son is
gluten free and dairy free. So he really understood my questions. His
name is Robert Adams and he was very nice. The foods I am going to list
here are also soy free so you may have other options. The Tusker house
has a rotisserie chicken with fresh veggies, Restaurantosaurus in Dino
land has french fries in dedicated fryers, burgers (100% beef), BBQ rib
& fry basket (which he said with notice of day you'll be there they
could prepare sauce without soy),= McDonalds fries (in dedicated
fryers), Ice cream wagons have juice bars & frozen bananas with
chocolate and peanuts, all soft serve ice cream lemon slush drinks,
turkey legs and all pop corn.

I was told @ MGM that all ice cream has gluten. They said they have
Edy's. I did not check this out. Their burgers are 100% beef and fries
are o.k. (they are done in soybean oil, so not an option for us). They
also listed the itsakadosie (sp?) popcicle. I did not hear back from the
other parks, but I know they all serve fries, burgers, popcorn and the
turkey legs. Use you own judgment, we did not get sick.

Robert Adams also told me of a health food store outside Disney. It is
Chamberlain Health foods. I think he said it is in the Crossroads mall
near the Disney village. I did not go here so I can not comment.

Well, I hope this helps someone. If I forgot anything please e-mail me
and I'll try to answer. Thanks again and Happy holidays!

Dee