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EPCOT allergy counter opens with a redefined nut list

Disney has changed how it defines nut allergens at the new EPCOT counter, a rule change that matters most to families ordering with allergies; the menu itself is unchanged.

On air: Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman on The Five O'Clock
Published 5:33 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Disney Fanatic: “A New EPCOT Food Allergy Counter Opens as Disney Redefines Nut Allergens”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 5:33 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Disney.

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Disney FanaticA New EPCOT Food Allergy Counter Opens as Disney Redefines Nut Allergens

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe new EPCOT food allergy counter is open, and Disney has changed what it counts as a nut allergen.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorChanged it how? Because a nut is a nut, and I don't trust a company that moves the goalposts on a walnut.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe report from Disney Fanatic says the redefinition is the news here. The menu at the counter itself is unchanged since this afternoon.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorUnchanged. So I was right at two-oh-seven Eastern, it's a queue for the queue, and now the queue has a glossary.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor families who plan a whole trip around one ingredient, a definition is not a small thing.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAgreed, and that's what bothers me. Somebody in an office decided what counts, and parents learn it at a window.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA fair point, Dale. Disney should post the definition where people order, in plain words, before they reach the front.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA sign. Revolutionary.