SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, and Sesame Place Go Allergy Friendly

[Party Rocker]

The company has released an announcement announcing that the parks will be able to cater to people with allergens a lot more now than ever before.

The announcement:

As many as 15 million Americans suffer from a food allergy. Our parks have introduced this fall a new line of allergy-friendly dining initiatives for guests ranging from personalized service to new menu options.
We partnered with the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN™) to educate and train more than 6,000 culinary team members to assist our guests with allergen needs. With more than 22,000 members worldwide, FAAN is a trusted source of information, programs, and resources related to food allergy and anaphylaxis.
The new initiatives include:
Increased personal attention to ensure the safety of each meal. Park restaurant managers and supervisors will work one-on-one with guests and oversee the preparation of each allergen-friendly meal from start to finish. “Chef Cards,” filled out in advance by guests to outline the foods to avoid, are handed to a chef before the preparation of the meal.
All park restaurants are equipped and trained to take care of guests with allergen needs.
More menu options, ranging from gluten-free pizza to an allergen-friendly Shamu-shaped chocolate bar, enhance the experience for dining guests. For those on the go, the parks also provide prepackaged snacks such as cookies from companies that specialize in allergen-friendly foods including Divvies and Gluten Free to Go.
To help guests plan, detailed information on allergen-friendly services and helpful safety tips can be found online at each park’s web site. Guests can also download the Chef Cards and fill it out prior to their visit. At the parks, in-park educational handouts are available.
Visit our parks' websites for park-specific allergen information.

The announcement with pictures:
http://www.seaworldparksblog.com/seaworld-busch-gardens-and-sesame-place-intro-new-allergen-friendly-dining-initiatives

 

[Unagi]

Took them long enough!

 

[Alpenscoot]

I thought the park already had allergy friendly locations.

 

[Party Rocker]

Yes the park has designated Grogan's Grille as their Allergen Friendly restaurant, but now the whole park is able to cater to you personally specifically. These Chef Cards are new as well, they allow the guest to write down all the food to avoid, give it to the supervisor and they get a meal that doesn't contain all the food they need to watch out for. They have the new allergen friendly Shamu bars, snack packs, and in general the whole park is just more allergen friendly than it was before.

Before the park had their employees tell everyone that Grogan's is the only allergen friendly place, which wasn't what they should have done, but they have expanded. This also applies to all the other parks.