Originally Posted By sunNrainfall Susan> It's really hard to say. A lot of factors are involved-human contact, ingredients, etc. It's very possible the ranch was sitting out too long, most ranch dressings have buttermilk, as you know dairy products are potentially hazardous foods (time and temp are important). It could also be the person who made the ranch if it was made on site. It's really hard to avoid all this stuff without being paranoid, which can be easy to do when you don't know how food is prepared or who is prepping it. The best thing to do is use your eyes, nose, and touch. If something is warm that shouldn't be, decide if you want to take the risk, if it smells bad or looks bad, don't eat it, or if you don't feel right about the people making the food, decide if it's worth it. I've left restaurants and sandwich places (where you can see the kitchen) because of what I observed, I've even said something to the manager. In the event you do get a food illness/intoxication, drink water and electrolytes, and DO NOT take anti-acids. Anti-acids reduce the acid in your stomach, you need the acid to kill the bacteria. Also, they shouldn't be taken regularly because for the same reasons it can increase your chances of foodborne illnesses.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "If you click on some of the names on this thread, you'll notice something funny going on (new registrations, people signing up JUST to comment on this one particular topic, etc...). If it's not sock-puppets, it's some sort of bizarre "discredit Disney" cult or something. " Are you insane? If you search Disneyland food poisoning on Google this thread is the second result. It is entirely possible that both people searching for info on food poisoning at Disneyland and people who simply lurk on this board are attracted to the topic. If I was suspicious or convinced that I got sick from eating something at DL, I'd search Google to see if others have as well and possibly find this thread. Basically if anyone just registered and has something negative to say about Disneyland, you're immediately suspicious? Why don't you rail against the posts that may or may not be paid Disney plants looking to make the park sound better than it is.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Are you insane?*** I'll leave that for others to decide. ;p ***Basically if anyone just registered and has something negative to say about Disneyland, you're immediately suspicious?*** No. The posting styles are suspect too. Anyway, whatever. I really couldn't care less, it was just a comment.
Originally Posted By DeeApple Gosh Mr X, I'll tell my wife and son that their just a figment of your imagination, and that the violent expression left in the Best Western on Katella simply didn't happen!!! Would you like to see the $189.00 bill from the Blue Bayou (dated 8 Jan) for a dinner for four or was that simply my imagination also. To be honest, I found this site when I Google'd Food Poisoning at Disneyland. Except for this situation, our trip to Disneyland was very enjoyable! Just Spent $600.00 on four annual passes....guess that was a figment of my imagination also. Disneyland is a GREAT Place to visit. I could spend a month of Sundays in the park and never get tired of the place (and I'm 51!!). As mentioned in NUMEROUS comments, food poisoning DOES happen, even to places like DISNEYLAND. All it takes is BAD HABITS or POOR Practices while handling food. Feeding thousands of people a day is a daunting task for anyplace, so constant training and retraining is necessary to prevent (or minimizing)these things from happening. I will resolve our situation with DL in the next day or so and start planning our next trip (in the Spring). Next time we will plan to eat most food that we prepare rather than buying in the park. No Biggie!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Gosh Mr X, I'll tell my wife and son that their just a figment of your imagination, and that the violent expression left in the Best Western on Katella simply didn't happen!!! Would you like to see the $189.00 bill from the Blue Bayou (dated 8 Jan) for a dinner for four or was that simply my imagination also. >>> Well, we finally have proof of food poisoning at DL: we have a poster whose wife and son both left rug stains at the Best Western after eating at the Blue Bayou, even though apparently the two other in the party didn't do so. I'm certain that even though on vacation together, the wife and son didn't have any other food consumption in common in the previous 72 hours, such that the fact that they ate at the BB is proof positive that it was the source of the sickness. And in case anyone at this point remains unconvinced, there actually exists a receipt for $189 show that that 4 people dined at the BB. If any doubt remained, this receipt certainly should remove it.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Food poisoning is indeed hard to prove, but don't act like nobody has ever gotten sick from eating something at Disneyland.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Food poisoning is indeed hard to prove, but don't act like nobody has ever gotten sick from eating something at Disneyland. >>> I don't mean to act that way at all. But, post #105 seems to say that a $189 BB receipt along with a $600 bill for APs bolsters the notion that a particular incidence of food poisoning was DL's fault.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones For the conspiracy minded, you can always try to get the owner of this site to check IP addresses. But that's too crazy, even for me.
Originally Posted By DeeApple I only mentioned the cost of the meal and our annual passes to demonstrate that we were at DL when I mentioned we were and that we actually did have dinner at the Blue Bayou on the night of 8 Jan. The other individual seemed to imply that just because I am a new poster that I am here to rag on DL. Not the case. What my wife threw-up for 6 & 1/2 hours was the soup she and my younger son ate at the BB. That is a simple fact. When my son got sick on the 11th and threw-up in his bed, guess what.... it was the soup...same as my wife. The BIG CLUE was the ingredients..... Potatoes, rice, barley, & chicken..... all clearly visible in the "aftermath". I know for a fact my son did not have any of those items between the morning of the 8th and the 11th..... Therefore I am 98% sure it was the chicken gumbo soup. End of story. Sorry if this offends anyone as it is not my intention to do so. I have only tried to state the facts and describe what occurred to my family. Well, enough said.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones It sounds like you are convinced. Since you haven't mentioned lawsuits or anything, it doesn't really matter. How Disney decides to respond is up to them. You choosing not to eat at Disneyland anymore affects nobody but yourself. That's your decision. I don't get why people get so hostile when someone claims they got food poisoning at DL. It's Disneyland's fight. They can handle it.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Gosh Mr X, I'll tell my wife and son that their just a figment of your imagination*** Why do you assume I was talking about you? There are a lot of new posters on this thread. I made a general comment.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin If a person contracts food poisoning they vomit WHATEVER is in the stomach, not just what made them sick...in fact I would expect that whatever made them sick could have been far down the digestive tract by the time they actually display symptoms. You never know.
Originally Posted By Susan of Vacaville Dee-Spokker-Charming Husband- and other sincere friends~ Just let them have the last word. xo-susan
Originally Posted By sunNrainfall <<<If a person contracts food poisoning they vomit WHATEVER is in the stomach, not just what made them sick...in fact I would expect that whatever made them sick could have been far down the digestive tract by the time they actually display symptoms. You never know.>>> This is pretty much spot on. What you throw up is rarely ever the thing that makes you sick. A lot of people tend to think that it is, naturally, because that's what is coming out. The incubation period, like a cold, or a flu, normally takes time to develop. Hey, i got food poisoning at walt disney world a month ago ( i did go to a doc)- chicken was the culprit. I spent my week on vacation, pretty miserable, and i also caught the flu(mostly due to running 2 races in 2 days about 40 miles). My lowered immune system probably caused both of those illness. It happens.
Originally Posted By cheesybaby <<What my wife threw-up for 6 & 1/2 hours was the soup she and my younger son ate at the BB. That is a simple fact. When my son got sick on the 11th and threw-up in his bed, guess what.... it was the soup.>> So you are saying that only food that makes you sick comes back up? According to that logic, if you get the stomach flu and throw up, then the food that would actually come up would be... NO FOOD, since only food that makes you sick comes back up. Do people get food poisoning at DL? Yes. Does your scenario prove to me that your family got food poisoning at BB at DL? Not even close.
