Is Sugar free Jello still the only CS item for kids dessert?

[PaulaMurf]

Blech!

We are going in a few weeks - just trying to get my plans all in order.

TIA
Paula in CT

 

[#1 Pocahontas]

It is from what I remember. However, I did hear a few cast members offering alternative desserts for kids. Like a milkshake, or a dessert off the regular dessert menu. DD was more than happy with the jello so we personally never tried to get anything else but it was an option. In most of the cases I heard the guest ask what desserts were available and the cm offered the alternative without the guest asking for it.

 

[PaulaMurf]

he is afraid of jello....

 

[OurDogCisco]

That's good to hear because I don't feed my kids any artificial sweetener. So I'm glad they offer something else although they probably don't need it either.

 

[wrldpossibility]

We got back yesterday, and yes, officially it's still the only CS kids' dessert. My children surprised me and loved it. They never realized it was sugar-free, and with all the other sweets, I was happy with it. But at several CS (I believe Pecos Bill and CHH for sure) they let them substitute for chocolate cake.

 

[carmie3377]

It was the only one we saw. Tusker House let us order chocolate cake for our DD. I just said "I guess my daughter will have to get jello" and the cast member said she could have any dessert.

 

[Gillian]

I keep meaning to write to Disney about this. I do not give my kids artificial sweeteners. I'm sure they would like the jello fine, but I would prefer not to give it to them.

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[KangaFan]

Thanks!

 

[MemoryMakers2669]

Odd, as we ordered our girls whatever dessert we wanted all week long at CS places. Mickey Bars, cupcakes from the bakery section (at WL and Capt. Cooks), big cookies, etc. Some places don't have the jello, while others did. We never once got the jello, as I too won't do art. sweetners.

 

[MemoryMakers2669]

Adding to be more specific, that at Flame Tree BBQ at AK, my kids got kids meals, and got the frozen lemonades for dessert. At Hurricane Hannahs, they got Mickey Bars. At Capt. Cooks and Roaring Forks, they got cupcakes and self serve soft serve. At Pop Century they got cupcakes, big cookies and Itzacadoodles (sp?).

 

[MomofCKJ]

We just got back and at all the CS we ate at except Cosmic Rays, they had the jello. At Cosmic Rays they let them get the No Sugar Added Brownie. Aside from that it was Jello, Jello and more Jello, which usually went half eaten.

For CS we went to:

Pinocchio Village Haus
Rosies something at MGM
Pop Century Food Court (but here we split regular meals so we shared other desserts)
Pecos Bills
Tusker House
Cosmic Rays

Also at all the above, except Tusker House, they were able to get Fries as one of their sides. 2 of my kids got fries/grapes each time and the other got fries/carrots.

Allyson

 

[MemoryMakers2669]

We ate at Pop Century twice this week, and both times my kids got regular desserts, with their kids meals. I didn't even know they had to get the jello. Was never questioned once.

 

[carmie3377]

Also at all the above, except Tusker House, they were able to get Fries as one of their sides. 2 of my kids got fries/grapes each time and the other got fries/carrots.

Allyson

We tried to get fries at many places, and no place would let us.

 

[MomofCKJ]

We tried to get fries at many places, and no place would let us.

Isn't that odd? All of them did, except Tusker House and that is because they serve mashed potatoes with everything so they don't make fries there. But all the rest the kids got fries. It even said in the small print on the menu boards fries and soft drinks available upon request.

It is too bad that there seem to be so many inconsistancies when it comes to dining.

Allyson

 

[mom0299]

We just got back. The kids always got the sugar-free jello except at Cosmic Rays and they got a brownie. A few times I let my DS (9) have my dessert and I ate his jello. We were always able to get soft drinks for the kids if we wanted them, but they chose apple juice a few times. I was glad to have the option. At breakfast I made sure they got milk or juice.

 

[princesspwrhr]

We were there the first week of Dec. The counter service places we ate at were

• Electric Umbrella - only allowed Jello for kids

• Casey's Corner - allowed Brownies & Cracker Jacks

• Tusker House - allowed Choc cake, cheese cake & carrot cake

• Cosmic Rays- allowed sugar free brownies & choc cake (really a cupcake)

• Earl of Sandwich- bakery items- any cookie or cupcake

My kids don't eat french fries so we never attempted to order them but I do remember seeing the menu board say that I could sub fries if I wanted, and one of our kids meals at Cosmic Rays auto came w/ fries as well as 2 of the other sides, I think it was the chick nuggets. I ordered 1 kid soda once and that wasn't an issue either.

 

[dbmarie]

Most CS allowed my dd's to subsitute something for the jello however at Flame tree bbq the wouldn't. At flame tree bbq when I questioned her on getting extra grapes insted she insisted that jello was better for them then fruit. I let her know that saccharine has been shown to cause cancer in rats and I would prefer not to give that to my girls. I offered it to another family but no one seems to like the jello as there were alot of them going into the trash.

 

[almburr]

when we went our kids could get any dessert tha they wanted, brownie, grapes, applesauce, carrot stx, cookies, peanut butter mousse

 

[MaeDaisy]

At Flat Bread Grill in MGM, it was automatically jello. We didn't ask about a substitution.

At Tusker House, I asked if they could get the chocolate cake and was told no, kids meals come with jello only.

We all split up in Epcot. My daughter's kids meal from Lotus Blossom came with choice of an almond cookie or ginger ice cream. The German CS didn't have a kid's menu, so my son automatically got a "grown-up" dessert. He picked the Black Forest cake.

They had their choice of dessert at our resort food court.

The kid's dessert at Wolfgang Puck Express was a big cookie. In fact, the adults also had to get the big cookie because they were out of creme brulee. I was really disappointed with that. I didn't like my entree either (Thai noodle salad), and they said I didn't get a side or appetizer with the plan, so that whole visit was a disappointment.

 

[PaulaMurf]

allow Jello Substition.

THANKS