Last week, we took a road trip to Louisville, KY, then back through Indiana and Bowling Green/Cave City, KY. One of our stops was at Holiday World in Santa Claus, IN (Yes, it's a real place, albeit a relatively small town -- basically the only thing there worth visiting is the amusement park and the campgrounds).
Going on vacation -- or anytime outside of our comfort zone/what we're used to -- sometimes makes it tough for us to figure out what to feed our son. Some places don't have their Web sites up to date on ingredient listings, or sometimes we don't have permanent plans ... but just stopping in somewhere unfamiliar is not an option.
So, when we were planning this year's trip, we knew we wanted to go to Holiday World. We had read about it in a book called "The Best Places to Take Your Kids" and it just sounded so cool. We are amusement park fans as it is, and this one with it's holiday theming sounded fun. Upon further inspection on their Web site, we discovered that they offered options for those who suffer from allergies. They had French Bread soy cheese pizza, mac and no cheese, safe cookies, soy ice cream and soy milk.
Now, not all of the restaurants at Holiday World had these options, but most did. We planned a bit beforehand to decide which ones we'd go to. We decided on two: one for lunch and one for dinner.
For lunch, we ate in the Thanksgiving themed part of the park at a restaurant called the Plymouth Rock Cafe. It had all the trimmings you could ask for, Thanksgiving meal-style. They had turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, cornbread muffins, green beans, macaroni and cheese, pecan pie and pumpkin pie. We asked to speak to a supervisor about our son's allergies, and Kyle came out to talk to us, allergy/ingredient book in hand. He promised they'd fix our son's plate in the back with clean utensils (the food is served cafeteria-style here) and would even send for any of the alternatives we wanted that weren't on the menu/weren't stored in the back (like the safe brownies). He assured us over and over that he would make sure that our son got a clean plate that didn't touch any other foods. Our son was able to have turkey (without the gravy), mac and no cheese, spiced apples and dairy and egg free brownie bites. Since they had to send for some of the food, it did take a bit longer for his food to be ready, but we agreed we'd take having to wait over having no options.
Then, for dinner we ate in the Christmas-themed part of the park at the Kringle Cafe. Here, Kaitlyn was very helpful as well. She assured us she could order him a French bread soy cheese pizza and safe cookies (they were oatmeal chocolate chip without any dairy or egg as well). Again, it took a bit longer for his food to be prepared, but anyone with a speical order would have a wait time as well. We passed the time by checking out all the pictures on the walls of Santa preparing for toy deliveries on Christmas day.
Overall, Holiday World was a great place to take our son. We were confident that we'd find something new and safe for him to eat (he hardly ever gets to eat pizza and macaroni and cheese!). Plus, the park itself was so much fun with rides the whole family could enjoy. I definitely recommend Holiday World in Santa Claus, IN for anyone who wants to spend a day or two at a great amusement park that offers safe alternatives for those with food allergies.
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