Sci-Fi Dine-In….what a neat place to eat! Tucked in the back area of Hollywood Studios, this is a unique place. At first, I was a little concerned in eating here, since it seems they serve ice cream with everything, and my son is anaphylactic to milk. But once you see the inside, you have to try it. It really feels like you are dining in an old drive in movie theater. The past few years, we were lucky enough to get to eat in a nice car too. And the chefs here really know how to handle food allergies.

When the chef came to our table, he made our waitress clean the table again, with a new clean towel so that there would be no cross contamination. As for food choices with food allergies, there is not much to choose from. It’s basically a hamburger. But since we hadn’t eaten any the whole trip, a hamburger actually sounded like a real treat! My husband opted for a loaded Picnic hamburger, complete with a hot dog and tons of other stuff on top! He said it was good, just a little too much (especially since we had Fast Passes for Rock-n-Roller coaster right after). I went for a burger too. It wasn’t the best burger in the world. But sitting in that car with my son, watching B movies while he ate a safe burger with fries and laughed at Donald running across the screen, it was all worth it.

But the best part…..when the chef came out and offered to make my son his first ever, store bought, milk free milk shake. He loved it, we loved it. Just make sure you have reservations. Even with reservations, we still had to wait almost an hour. Especially if it rains, this place gets packed quick.

As for advice on how to dine safely with food allergies, here are a few tips when planning and taking you vacation. We made Advanced Dining Reservations (ADRs) 180 days in advance, noting on the reservations that we had food allergies. We also contacted the Special Diets dept at Walt Disney World through email. We filled out all the forms and faxed back with the ADRs listed and the food allergies in detail. Once we arrived at the restaurant, we made sure the Hostess had a note we had food allergies and which one they were. When we were seated, we mentioned the food allergies to our server who went to get the chef. The chef went over what he could have and let Kevin, our son, decide what he wanted to eat. If we had questions on any product, they would bring us out the ingredient label. Also….the chef should be the one delivering the food allergy safe food, so that there is no cross contamination or mix up. The chef also came out periodically to check on us to make sure everything was ok.

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We’re heading out, back to Atlanta, after another successful trip to Disney World. It was successful because we met lots of fans and had NO ALLERGIC REACTIONS!!! And once again, we encountered a lot of people who didn’t know about the Disney food allergy program until they arrived, or shortly before. So we made a lot of new friends and we also passed along the information about our contest and our contest sponsor, BabyCakes NYC in Downtown Disney. Our winner for this contest found us at Epcot.

One fabulous find, this trip, was Le Chefs de France. They make their own sorbet, and have dedicated equipment with no cross-contamination with dairy. They also make their own French rolls, again without dairy or cross-contamination. Our daughter enjoyed eating fresh French bread for the first time. More about this later when we write the review.

Two more highlights were The Plaza in the Magic Kingdom and the 50s Prime Time Cafe in Hollywood Studios. Prime Time Cafe was literally a blast from the past, and the chef prepared a special plate for our daughter. Later, we found the lounge was an excellent place to stop and cool off.

Akershus was great as usual, for breakfast, and the Princesses were wonderful with Mary Poppins paying a visit this time.

When we first arrived in Disney World, we dined at Wolfgang Puck’s Cafe, where Chef Carlos carved beautiful roses out of fresh strawberries after serving a wonderful grilled chicken for Charlotte. That night, we also flew through BabyCakes NYC to pickup some items to have around in the hotel. We stopped in the next day and discovered another gem in Downtown Disney. Fresh-A-Peel, in the same building as BabyCakes NYC and Pollo Campero, has a smoothie stand that never uses dairy, nuts, or gluten in their blenders. It was the first smoothie our daughter has ever had that we didn’t prepare. They also have other gluten-free options, healthy snacks, juices and fresh fruit.

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party was a big thrill! We plan to go next year, too. It was so much fun but we didn’t get to do everything. The Disney Villains were behaving as one might expect, wicked and scary, but not too scary. We didn’t have any problem avoiding the candy and there was so much excitement everywhere that our daughter didn’t even noticed the candy stations. We simply brought our favorite Enjoy Life candy bars, Divvies Jelly Beans and other treats so that she had a basket of candy like everyone else. During the Boo to You Parade, Charlotte was offered candy from Goofy’s Candy Company crew, but politely declined.

Another great experience was the Tomorrowland Terrace Fireworks Dessert Party. We had no real expectations for our daughter’s dessert, but we were absolutely impressed. On top of all the delicious dessert samples available for the masses, the waiter met with us and said the chef had prepared a special plate of fabulous desserts for her. And boy did he ever deliver! More about that in our review.

Look for more reviews to come.

So, until we return to the Happiest Place on Earth, we’ll be dining out at our local “allergy free haunts,” Moes, California Pizza Kitchen, Red Robin and Dulce Vegan bakery.

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We spent yesterday at Hollywood Studios and it was a lot of fun. Charlotte had some fabulous dairy-free meals at the 50′s Prime Time Cafe and the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater. We met a lot of people who had food allergies in their family, but no one found us yet!

Thursday, October 6

Find us at Magic Kingdom today to win a delicious box of treats from our sponsor, BabyCakes NYC in Downtown Disney. Look for someone wearing a blue AllergyFreeMouse.com t-shirt, like the one pictured below.

Here is our plan for the day, subject to change at which time we’ll update the page, if possible:

• The Crystal Palace at 9:15 AM
• Liberty Tree Tavern at 1:00 PM
• Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party (TBD)

We’ll also post some locations on Twitter, follow us there @AllergyMouse.

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Yesterday was a blast at Downtown Disney and especially the Magic Kingdom. It’s a great time to be here, since the crowds are really light.

Wednesday, October 5

Find us at Hollywood Studios today to win a delicious box of treats from our sponsor, BabyCakes NYC in Downtown Disney. Look for someone wearing a blue AllergyFreeMouse.com t-shirt, like the one pictured below.

Here is our plan for the day, subject to change at which time we’ll update the page, if possible:

• Hollywood Studios around 10:30 AM
• 50′s Prime Time Cafe at 12:10 PM
• Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater at 3:30 PM

We’re also going to the Contemporary for the MK fireworks and a 9:15 dinner at the California Grill, one of our favorites.

We’ll also post some locations on Twitter, follow us there @AllergyMouse.

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What a blast from the past! We love this quirky restaurant in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. While sitting in convertible 50′s cars, you can dine on sandwiches, Angus burgers, steaks, salads, shakes, soft drinks, beer and wine.

While enjoying your “car hopped” delivered dinner, enjoy B-movie sci-fi flicks and monster movie fun, from long ago, on a giant screen. You will feel just as if you are parked at a drive-in theater with great food. Enjoy the glow-in-the-dark ice cubes in your drinks!

Be sure to tell the front desk that you want a car and not a table!

There are plenty of allergy free options at the Rainforest Cafe. Burgers, sandwiches and bruschetta can be made on Ener-G rolls. Allergy free chicken tenders are also available. For our daughter, we met with the chef and requested a grilled chicken sandwich on Ener-G rolls, french fries cooked in a dedicated allergy-free frier, and fresh fruit. At the time, they did not have Enjoy Life, Divvies or French Meadow Bakery products, so we gave her an Enjoy Life chocolate bar that we brought, just in case. On your Special Diets request form, be sure and specify what you would like for dessert, or any part of the meal, and Disney Special Diets will make every effort to have it for you, especially if you give them plenty of notice.

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Casual Dining

Disney World has dozens of Casual Dining Restaurants, most of which can accommodate your food allergy. Here is a list of Casual Dining Restaurants for which we have reviews, or a review is on the way. For a full list of Casual Dining Restaurants at Disney World, click here.

1900 Park Fare – review
Grand Floridian Resort and Spa

50′s Prime Time Cafe – review
Hollywood Studios

Akershus Royal Banquet Hall- review
Norway Pavilion – Epcot

Flame Tree BBQ – review
Animal Kingdom

Coral Reef – review
Epcot

House of Blues Restaurant - review
Downtown Disney, West Side

La Hacienda de San Angel – review
Epcot – Mexico Pavilon

Maya Grill – review
Coronado Springs Resort

Raglan Road – review
Downtown Disney – Pleasure Island

Rainforest Cafe - review
Animal Kingdom

Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater - review
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater – guest review
Backlot – Hollywood Studios

The Crystal Palace - review
Main Street – Magic Kingdom

The Garden Grill – review
Epcot – The Land Pavilion

The Grand Floridian Cafe – review
The Grand Floridian Resort

The Wave – review
Contemporary Resort

San Angel Inn Restaurante - review
Mexico Pavilion – Epcot

Tomorrowland Terrace Dessert Party – review
Tomorrowland – Magic Kingdom

Tony’s Town Square - review
Main Street – Magic Kingdom

Whispering Canyon – review
Wilderness Lodge Resort

Would you like to share your allergy-free Disney dining experience with other readers? If so, please submit your review here.

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