Discovery Cove, Orlando FL – Gluten-Free Safe
No crowds. No turnstiles. Imagine a place where you and
your family can touch and swim with dolphins, wade with mysterious rays,
snorkel among thousands of exotic fish, hand-feed tropical birds in a
free-flight aviary and relax on pristine beaches. Discover an all-inclusive day
resort experience that’s one of a kind. Because attendance is limited to about
1,300 guests a day, ensuring no overcrowding and extraordinary guest service.
Discovery Cove is truly a one-of-a-kind experience.
Discovery Cove was incredible! To my surprise, Discovery Cove in Orlando,
Florida turned out to be an incredible place to visit and be Gluten-Free
safe. Who knew? This Park is pretty pricey but it’s all-inclusive…which
means that for your entry fee they provide everything you might need for your
day. And I mean everything! Sun protection, all you can drink, all you
can eat, snacks, towels, life vests, wet suits, and even snorkels and
masks…everything. And once inside the
entire park is designed for you to spend the day in your bathing suit and water
shoes.
You can tackle this park in two directions…relaxing or
exciting. If you like things calm, relaxing, & tranquil start with the Wind
Away River up front and work your way towards the back to finish off your day
swimming with the sharks & stingrays. If you like things active, exciting, and adventurous
then head straight for the Grand Reef and work your way forward to finish off
your day with a relaxing float. Either
way works out to be a wonderful day.
One of the rules that are strictly enforced, to protect
the safety of the animals, is that you’re not allowed to bring anything but a
change of clothing into the park. So that means you’re not allowed to bring in
any kind of Gluten-Free foods or drinks. I have to admit I was extremely
reluctant to spend an entire day trapped in an amusement park with nothing but
my bathing suit, water shoes and snorkel. Especially since I know they’re an affiliate
park to Busch Gardens in Tampa where I’ve been terribly disappointed in their
ability to keep me Gluten-Free safe.
Now I don’t know about you, but having the trots in a wet
bathing suit is most definitely NOT something I was interested in
experiencing. So thinking I would be
spending the entire day with nothing to eat or drink I made my girls join me in
having a hearty, Gluten-Free safe, breakfast before we headed out for the day.
We arrived at the park early along with everyone else
only to discover…they serve breakfast too!
Since we weren’t hungry we headed straight for the first pool and jumped
right in. It didn’t seem like too long
before the girls decided it was snack time so we went in search of food &
drink for them. We discovered that aside
from the main Food Pavilion that serves breakfast and lunch (no charge,
remember) there were also many small snack stands tucked out of the way. They had quite a selection of frozen drinks, icee’s,
fresh fruit, soda, juice, chips, cookies…even alcohol! Oh my!
So I bravely walked up and asked if they had anything Gluten-Free. I wasn’t expecting much…but I was asked to
wait a minute while they looked in the back and then came out with a small
sealed snack bag full of Gluten-Free goodies!!
Double Oh My!! You couldn’t get the smile off my face I was so happy as I
enjoyed my snack and frozen drink.
By lunch time we were all very hungry as we wandered over
to the Food Pavilion. Lunch is served
buffet style there and knowing I would hold up the line I opted to sit and
reserve our table while everyone else went to get their food first. I figured that at the very least I could get
another snack bag from one of the little stands nearby. Was I surprised when my girls brought back a
full lunch for me! Have I told you how
well my beautiful daughters take care of me?
They had spoken to the Chef, explained what was needed and he
immediately returned with a plateful of chicken, rice and vegetables for
me! I was thrilled and was able to appreciate
my meal with my daughters and grandchildren.
What a beautiful way to spend a day and we’re already planning on going
back again.
They do recommend you contact them before your visit if
you have any special dietary requests or questions
DCO-GuestRelations@discoverycove.com.
Discovery Cove asks that you always ask for a
supervisor and to visit meal facilities during non-peak hours or ahead of meal
time so that you can be efficiently assisted and served. And always ask about cross-contact potential.
Not all of their meal facilities are free from cross contact. In order to
ensure your meal is safe, please discuss the preparation process for your meal
with the supervisor as you place your order to ensure no cross-contact takes
place.
Carolanne LeBlanc
Meeting: 4th Saturday of every month except December
Imperial Palms, East Clubhouse
101 Imperial Palm Drive
Largo, Florida 33771
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