And we’re back! Another Disney trip has come and gone already, it seems like it was just yesterday we were in the midst of planning this one. Kind of sad how quickly it all seems to pass but that just means now we get to enjoy the memories and begin plans for more in the future.
This vacation was a little different with Nanny and Pop Pop, aunts and uncles, and cousins in tow but just as much fun as always. With an extra early bed time the night before, we were on our way bright and early to catch the first flight of the day, A somewhat short flight later and we had arrived in hot and humid Orlando, ready to start our adventure. I just love that once you land you start feeling the magic of Disney World almost immediately, from the magic bands that we promptly donned ourselves in shortly after landing to our magic carpets, in the form of the Magical Express buses, ready and waiting to take us to our resort in Disney style.
Shortly after landing, we plopped our tired butts in our Magical Express seats, watched the Disney vaca video, and soon enough we were being dropped off at the foot of Disney’s Art Of Animation resort. Thanks to checking in online prior to our arrival, we quickly dropped off our bags at the front desk and made our way to the bus stop to wait for our transportation to Magic Kingdom for Day 1’s excitement. Only a 10-15 minutes bus ride later and we had arrived at our destination, a little tired but super excited to walk down Main Street and breathe in the magic that awaited us in Disney’s Magic Kingdom.
First on the agenda, we were all beyond starving so we decided on a quick quick service lunch at Cosmic Ray’s in Tomorrowland. In the past, we’ve always had great gluten free success at this one so I for one was excited for a delicious turkey sandwich with those tasty Disney fries. While I certainly anticipated ordering to be more complicated for my group, as it always is thanks to the special diet request, on this particular day, it was beyond complicated. Besides unluckily picking the wrong line that barely moved, it took forever for the manager to make her way over to take our order. Once we placed our order, it took an additional 25 minutes or so to receive our food, which mind you I ordered a cold sandwich and fries so there wasn’t too much cooking involved. Finally, when we did receive our food a few things were wrong and missing so all together the entire ordering process was not very much fun.
Sadly, by the time we finally sat down with our food, the rest of our family was well underway on enjoying their lunches. Nevertheless, all of the waiting and watching others eat just made me that much hungrier and eager to enjoy my turkey sandwich. But after just one bite, my bread literally disintegrated before my eyes and my sandwich was no more, leaving little to no more excitement about my first gluten free lunch. I was left with bits and pieces to nibble on and a delicious plate of fries but definitely not the tasty lunch that I had hoped I was in store for.
Since last time I tasted this sandwich it was filling, delicious, and stayed perfectly intact while I enjoyed it, I couldn’t help but to check my Magic Kingdom Gluten Free Guide to see what the disappointing change in bread might be. It appears that on my previous trip, Cosmic Ray’s used the Udi’s gluten free hamburger bun which I happen to really enjoy, especially since it reliably stands up in any kind of sandwich. This round though, I know for certain that this was no Udi’s bun but instead a GNI gluten free burger bun. Sadly, I am not a huge fan of the switch to this substitution so hopefully it was temporary and they return to my favorite standby by Udi’s.
Even though my lunch was a little disappointing, it did the trick and held me over through our afternoon packed full of fun. Stay tuned for an update on our dinner at Be Our Guest that first night!
Have A Magical Day,
Lindsay