Re: Disneyland Paris
Posted by Karen on GF board 11/9/2003,
We went last year and found the GF list
to be basically steak or gammon (as normal!)
in about 2 restaurants. We were not impressed.
We took 1 portion boxes of cereal for breakfast
and found that the buffet contained plenty of
meat, cheese, fruit, and yogurt. You could order
a hot breakfast for a supplement (bacon, eggs,
etc).
We took GF rolls and smuggled ham and butter
(and a knife) from the breakfast buffet to
make sandwiches for lunch.
I guess that you could take tinned tuna or
chocolate spread or peanut butter or similar if
you don't want to smuggle from the breakfast buffet.
We also took GF cakes and snacks.
We would have been happy to have bought provisions such as sliced
meat and fruit but there are no shops of that kind at Disney -
there is now a hypermarket one stop down on the train
at the new shopping mall.
For dinner we had success in the Disney Village -Rainforest Cafe,
McDonalds (check with the French McDonalds HQ because the burgers
were OK but may not be now eg Dutch McDonald burgers are NOT GF
this year), Planet Hollywood (nicest food), and
the Restaurant in Sequioa Lodge (this was the
hardest to sort out but steak was ordered in the end).
We went to Dinner early
(5-6PM) so that the waiters had time to check with the chefs.
We took a card written in french explaining the problem.
I have heard that the French never use cornflour -
only wheat flour and that it scatters widely in the kitchens.
Fortunately my husband is not super sensitive but
beware if you are.
We are going to Disney again next year.
This time I have contacted Disneyland Paris through
www.disneylandparis.co.uk.
They claim to have GF
food in some of the Disney park restaurants and that
you need to ask when you arrive at one.
They also claim to be able to provide
GF food at the Wild West Dinner Show.
They say
that character breakfasts are not in a Disney
restaurant so you need to bring your own GF rolls.
There is usually lots of fruit, yogurts, bacon,
eggs, fruit, etc to fill up on. Children usually
are too excited to eat anything anyway!
So, we hope for better next year than last but
I am not 100% confident.
We will take lots of
snacks with us just in case (as always).
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Disneyland Paris
Posted by Nicola on GF board 1/12/2003
Well, we are now back from our first holiday abroad since Jasmine
was diagnosed, and it was a struggle.
We were told beforehand that our tour operator (CRESTA)
had informed both Disneyland and the hotel we were staying in,
about Jasmine's diet, and we'd get all the necessary info when checking in!!!!!!!
Luckily, we went armed with one of those dietary cards in French!!!!!!
Eurostar - as we were on the Disneyland Express and not the usual train,
we only got a snack box, so she couldn't have anything in there apart
from the yoghurt. We were told though, that she could have got soup
from the buffet car, but we thought they'd be a problem, so took lots of
food with us!!
HOtel - Explorers. When we checked in, they didn't have a clue what we
were talking about, with regards to what Cresta had told us!
But, to give them they're due, they phoned around the restaurants
in the hotel, and found out she could have spinach, tomato and beef in
one restaurant (a buffet style one), and to ask for the chef in the other!
So as she doesn't like tomatoes or spinach, we went to the other one,
which was far more expensive, but they cooked her potatoes and
chicken - off the menu, and still charged us for the kids menu - result!!!!!
Shame mine and Tel's food was too expensive to eat there every night
though!
Got to Disneyland, and were told to go to City Hall.
Knew what we were talking about, though not through CRESTA!!!
but they had a folder of dietary requirements info in all languages!!
Thought we were on to something there, but all they had available was a
tray of food that was for all allergies and intollerances!!!!!!!!
Therefore, most things were excluded! We went to the restaurant
mentioned on the form, and paid 12euros!!!!!!!!!!! and got muck!!!! Well,
that what it looked like, and Jasmine disliked it immensely.
Three pots of food, which all had to be microwaved, which was fine as
they have one in every food place! One pot - looked like goulash, with
lamb, but was really bland! Another pot was vegetables, but that most
probably would have been fine, but JAsmine don't like lots of them!
Last pot was rice pudding, but as JAsmine said 'this is not like the rice
pudding I've eaten before', and Tel said he thought the same too when he
tried it!!!
McDonalds was in the Disneyland village, so that helped as they were
accommodating, and said she could have fries and burger without the
bun!!
Also, in the Disneyland studios, the main food place there said that she
could have chips and frankfurter, so she lived on that really for the rest
of the week, which she didn't mind at all, and to no ill effect!!
So, not all a bad thing, but could have been a lot better!
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Re: Disneyland Paris
Posted by Andy C on 15/5/2006
GF board
We were there last December. I am Coeliac, and wasn't sure what to
expect. Firstly, breakfasts. The inclusive continental breakfast was not
ideal - I ate mostly cheeses, but had smuggled in some GF bread slices to
fill me up! But definitely book a Character breakfast - thats definitely
definitely. They do come at a price ( what doesn't?) but well worth it.
Plenty of choice for GF ( its basically a giant help yourself buffet from fruit
to bacon, eggs etc). I filled up for the day!! But just as importantly, its
great fun. And if you book at a restaurant within the park itself, you get
there earlier than when the main gates open, and get to wander down the
main street without any of the crowds.
AS well as bread, I took other GF goodies to keep me going.
Evening meals we ate in a the Silver Spur Steakhouse in frontierland -
again not cheap, but they were accomodating for GF diet - I had steak
and baked potato without problem. There are many different eating
places, and though I didn't check out any others, I guess though some
are definite no-no's , others would be able to provide something.
I would ask at the helpdesk at the hotel to start with.
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Re: Disneyland Paris
Posted by Ric on 9/6/2006
GF board
Here is an extract from the French Coeliac Society's Guide to holidays in
France:
"In Disneyland you can contact 2 dieticians:
miss FAULIN Adoracion
miss FAULIN Johanna
e-mail : dlp.dietetique@disney.com
ƒnƒv : 33 (0)1 64 74 39 78
Fax : 33 (0)1 64 74 38 13
They can order you a gluten-free meal (on a tray) that you will eat in
certain restaurants of the place!"
Sounds promising. ...... ....
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Re: disneyland
Posted by tictac on 13/12/2006
GF board
My family and I went to disneyland paris in March this year. It is a bit of a
problem. I took quite a few bits with me. There is a baked potato stall in
the disneyland park nr to the metroland but they use runny cheese.
My husband had a couple of these and he had no side effects. They do
pre-packed salads which are okay. We did stay in the Newport Bay hotel
and they were very good when I went and explained. One night one of
the chefs cooked separate meal for us....
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Re: Disneyland Paris
Posted by Gill on 5/2/2007
GF board
There is a very safe meal they prepare, free from numerous allergens including wheat and gluten, which you can buy. They will send you details in a pdf file if you email them at DLP.DIETETIQUE@disney.com.
Also there are several anoraks/keen foodies? out there who have produced very useful sites like this one which tell you in minute detail what is on all the menus:-
www.dlpfoodguide.com/ *************
Posted by Nicola (Essex) on 3/4/2007
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GF board
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We had a character breakfast one morning in Cafe Mickey (Disney Village). I showed the french dietary card which we'd had made up, and straight away a waiter came out with 'pressure-sealed' bread (2 packets with 2 slices in each), and packets of cookies and cakes. We'd also taken cereal with us as Jasmine can't have malt, so she was extremely full.
The bread was by Valpiform, and called 'Pain pique nique'. Jasmine is not too keen on GF bread but she loved this, even the crust (which we usually have to cut off of Juvela or Glutafin fresh bread).
At the character breakfast, there is continental and cooked breakfast. She had the scrambled eggs and garlic potatoes - we didn't check about the other food as she didn't fancy it.
At lunch, she could have fries in quite a few of the places, but was happy to eat more bread (which we'd kept from the breakfast), and just eat snacks we'd brought with us.
Evening meal: even though I had checked beforehand with the dietary manager of Disneyland Paris, who assured me that going to a table service restaurant would be a piece of cake, I must say we weren't too happy. We were told that the Silver Spur steakhouse in Frontierland would be good to go to, so we went and booked a table, showing the card beforehand and asking whether the plain grilled chicken with basmati rice would be OK - told yes.
Went back to restaurant at allotted time, and got our table - waited an age for our waiter who confirmed food OK. Chef then came out to say no, she would have to have the lovely Natama (or whatever they are called) dietary meals that Disney provide for people on special diets. From a previous visit to Disney, we know these are horrid. The dietary manager told me they had changed the menus and food since I last tried them, but they are still pureed food, and the food options aren't very child friendly, so we cancelled our order and tried the Disney Village instead. (Didn't want to chance another restaurant in case the same happened).
Went to the Steak House there, and maitre D came to our table to explain everything she could have (not alot really, but enough for Jasmine). She had steak and a jacket potato and charged her children's price (even though from the adult menu). She would have the ice cream desssert too.
The next day, our breakfast from our Disney hotel was transferred to a restaurant within the Disney Park (special offer as 15th anniversary at the moment). Showed the card to a waitress who went and got the same food as had in Cafe Mickey - which Jasmine was pleased about. If you stayed more than a few days, could become tiresome, but OK for our 2 breakfasts.
That night we tried Ludwig's in the Disney Village - yet again, very clued up. She could have plain chicken and fries, or from the children's menu, frankfurters and fries, plus chocolate mousse for dessert.
I know the food options are limited, but as we were only there 2 1/2 days, they were OK for that length of time..........
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From Jan on GF board:
...Euro Disney...
We had a brilliant time but I did struggle for food. I took plenty of crisps and snacks with me though so I got through the weeks. The hotel (Newport Bay Club) gave me the gluten free meal and said that it was standard throughout Euro Disney. It consisted of pureed carrot with small chunks of chicken in, some veg that was stone cold and in a foil tray smaller and thinner than my hand and pureed apple (again in a tiny foil tray). I honestly didn't know whether to laugh or cry so I laughed but took it back saying it was an insult and I wasn't paying for it. They took it off me and I didn't pay, I just went hungry while the rest of my family ate from the buffet (which wasn't too good either).
Breakfast time was so busy and rushed that I didn't bother to ask for the gluten free biscuits that they supposedly provided. I took my own gluten free mueseli with me and used their milk.
I cannot believe that they get away with serving these meals and that any Coeliacs would eat them and be prepared to pay for them. Perhaps people just don't say anything but I couldn't help myself, it was that bad.
Eating out, Planet Hollywood was ok. They did me jacket potato one day and the following day I had chicken, potato and veg. There is also a MacDonalds, I gave my dietary card to them and they did me plain burger and fries. I was okay after eating them too.
Hotel Mickey has one gluten free meal on their menu but it was on the kids menu. It was cod with vegetables. I asked if I could have that and they obliged. It was tasty too and the experience was better because if you go between 12 - 3 the Disney characters are there - you have to book though.
We went into Paris round the Eiffel Tower area for a day but I didn't see anything suitable for me to eat, I just snacked on things I had taken.
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Posted by Jo on 3/11/2007
gf board
.........we went to the Dreamcastle hotel just outside Disney (there's about four of them)and had a huge choice of food. Each night the chef would quite happily come out of the kitchen and go through the buffet style hot meals identifying what was sans gluten (even to the extreme of telling me that the green beans contained no gluten) i usually had three or four choices of what I could offer my three year old.
They are open for 'outsiders' to dine so if you are staying nearby you couuld always hop ona shuttle bus.
We had tried booking into the Disney hotels themselves but they were so reluctant to provide any info on gf meals other than the allergy free puree that we gave up. During the day we used the microwave in the baby care centre at Disneyland to heat individual pots of gf soup which my daughter ate with crackers.
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HelenK on 3/11/2007,
GF board
I found the rainforest cafe superb when we went there - and its worth going just to BE there - it was incredible.
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Disneyland Paris Resort Hotels
Posted by Jan on 16/1/2008
...I stayed at the Newport Bay Hotel and all the meals were buffet style ... breakfast consisted of loads of bread, meats, cheese, fruit etc. I took my own gluten free cereals and ate them for breakfast. I also took loads of snack bars and crisps to eat during the day. It did say in the brochure that they provided gluten free biscuits but the staff were so busy and not very helpful so I found it easier to do without them.
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Disneyland Paris Resort Hotels
Posted by paul in madrid on 16/1/2008
GF board
....We stayed at the Santa Fe hotel, and the breakfasts were brilliant! 2 packs of Valpiform bread, a huge packet of corn crackers, cakes and biscuits - more than enough!! I took some Laughing Cow and pate with me and we ate well!
In the Park (both in Frontierland) we ate in The Cowboy Cookout BBQ (Burger and fries, no bread) which was ok, and 'Fuente del Oro' and had a huge corn nacho filled with salad - very nice & only €6.50.
Also ate in Planet Hollywood, they made the potato skins GF for me, also burger & baked potato (didn't really trust the fries). Had stomach ache after, but only from over-eating.
Also ate in the McDonalds in the Disney Village, again, no problems at all.
I'd taken some crackers etc with me, and brought them all home, didn't need to touch them.
The only problem was not being able to have a hot drink - all the machines were vending type machines (Nescafé), but didn't trust them and couldn't find anyone who could tell me. I didn't take a translation card, but would recommend taking one just to help.
All in all, a great experience.
Oh forgot to mention, we also had the 'buffet libre' in La Cantina restaurant in our hotel. The chef showed me what was GF and not. Ate like a king... no problems with cross contamination either, spoons were all clean with spares too. Lovely roast pork, new potatoes, veg, eat as much as you can for only €19 pp. There were loads of other things, and I didn't have the desserts as I couldn't eat anymore!
Yes, I know it sounds like we pigged out...and we did.
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Disneyland Paris Resort Hotels
Posted by Gill on 16/1/2008
GF board
... they had a microwave at Explorer's in the dining room.
.... Sam lived on chips for the weekend, with mixed nuts/fruit bars from home, and selected bits from the all-you-could-eat evening buffet.
Cafe Mickey in Disney village had gluten free options marked on the menu - but you need to book ahead to get a table and we didn't so can't tell you if they were any good
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Disneyland Paris Resort Hotels
Posted by paul in madrid on 16/1/2008
GF board
I stayed at hotel Santa Fe. The breakfast is great! I got corn crackers, biscuits, cakes and some bread. The brand was Valpiform and the bread is great even without refreshing in a microwave. The was a microwave to use but I didn't need it (I took some jars of pate with me from home to suppliment the mountain of cheese, jam and butter!). There wasn't an option for a cooked breakfast, but I promise you, it's a hearty one already!
...Take a note written in French
Posted by paul in madrid on 16/1/2008
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www.celiactravel.com/gluten-free ... rench.html
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Re: Disneyland Paris
Posted by paul in madrid on 11/7/2009
Gf board
..one thing: DON'T ORDER THE ALLERGY MEAL! It's a puree and looks horrible - totally allergen (and taste) free. The hotels and park are GF aware and it's really not a problem, but I suppose it depends how busy they'll be.
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