Dreams really do come true ... a Disney cruise and 14 days of Disney Dining!

[dizneeat]

Well, our countdown is at exactly 100 days before the start of this year's summer vacation, so I guess I better start my pre trip/dining report!

Before I start let me introduce the cast of characters:
My brother and travelling buddy Tom :surfweb: and I :teacher: live in Austria and we usually travel to WDW once a year to induldge on Disney food and enjoy the parks. Our first language is NOT English, so there will be mistakes!!

Here's us!
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This year it's a little different because we get to go to WDW twice, plus a short trip to London and 2 trips to Disneyland Paris.
Why you ask .... well, because I am celebrating a milestone birthday and some of my dreams really are coming true this year!

:cloud9: 1: For years I wanted to do a Disney cruise, but we never really made up our minds about it. This year we are taking our FIRST Disney cruise and are looking forward to fun at sea pirate: princess: and some yummy Disney cruise food.

DREAM 1 come true!! We're cruising!! :love:


:cloud9: 2: Ever since we go to Disney I was in love with Old Key West. When Disney offered an amazing deal on studios at OKW in 2006, we just :yay: and went for it. We were sprinkled with a lot of pixie dust, because we were upgraded to a one bedroom villa and got hooked.
In 2007 we stayed at OKW in a one bedroom villa again for our once in a lifetime Christmas trip.

This year Tom gave me an early birthday present! Since this is a milestone birthday he invited me to a week at Disney (4/3 deal) and we stayed at the CBR in a pirates room. While there we visited OKW for a meal at Olivia's and talked about how much we wanted to stay there again, but it wasn't in the budget. Nevertheless, we were happy to go to WDW in August on the Free Dining Bounceback and staying at POR.
A week ago I got an email from the British Disney Travel company. They were offering a 42% discount on Deluxe Villas AND FREE dining. We checked the offer, gasped for air and booked a one bedroom villa at OKW for exactly the same as POR would have been.

DREAM 2 come true! We're staying at OKW!! :love:

DREAM 3 come true! Disney is feeding us for FREE!! :love:

DREAM 4 come true! We are going to MNSSHP twice!! :love:

Therefore ......... DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE!

So here is what's in the future for us!
May 30 - June 1: A short trip to London/England (the real thing) where we hope to raid the Disney store!

June 11 - June 14: A short trip to Disneyland Paris, where we hope to dine with Chef Remy from Ratatouille. (I am definitely going to post a short report on here)

August 15 starts off our summer vacation.
August 15 - 17 Miami Beach
August 17 - 20 Key West
August 20 - 21 Miami Beach
August 21 - 23 Disney's Pop Century resort with Dining Plan
August 23 - 27 Disney Wonder
August 27 - 31 Universal Orlando
August 31 - September 12 Disney's Old Key West Resort with FREE dining!

On May 25th I can make the first part of my dining reservations and here is our list of restaurants:

TS:
Spoodles (D)
Beaches and Cream (Kitchen sink)
Le Cellier (D)
California Grill (D, twice)
Grand Floridian Cafe (B, D)*
The Wave (D)
Sanaa (D)*
Mama Melrose (D)
Boma (B)
Liberty Tree Tavern (L)
Wolfgang Puck's Cafe (D)*
Crystal Palace (B)*
Ohana (D)
Tutto Italia (D)
Sci-Fi (L)
Rose and Crown (D)
Jiko (D)*
Tony's Town Square (D)*
Olivia's Cafe (B)

* = these restaurants are new to us!

CS:
WPE (B, L, D) (all who know me from my previous reviews well know that this is a MUST DO for me)
Sunshine Seasons
Columbia Harbour House
Pecos Bills
Cosmic Rays
Lotos Blossom Cafe
Captain Cook's*
Flame Tree Barbeque
Main Street Bakery
Cookes of Dublin*
Contempo Cafe
Tangerine Cafe*
Cantina de San Angel*
guess there will be more, but we haven't really decided on those yet.


* = these restaurants are new to us!

Just to get you into the mood!

Breakfast at Olivia's Cafe in December 07

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Poached Eggs and Hash - served over Sweet Potato and Ham Hash topped with Key West Hollandaise with Toast

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Omelet - three eggs with your choice of fillings, served with Breakfast Potatoes and Toast

Beaches and Cream, December 07

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Banana Split

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Old-Fashioned Sundae

Well, what do you think? ............ Are you going to join us for "the ride"?

So, let the countdown begin!

100 days from now ............ :cloud9:

[skellingtonfreak]

I'm first? No way!!!

Super cool list! I will be seeing you in September! Can't wait to hear what else you are going to have going on.

I am so jealous you can take almost a whole month and spend time in Florida...lucky you.

[KatMark]

Oooh...I'm hungry just reading your list! Lucky you.

Quick question though. Will Spoodles still be open when you get there? They are closing to open a new restaurant.

[wdwfanatic316]

Another dining review? I can't wait! I loved your last review :worship: I am so excited, and more than a little bit jealous ;)

[dizneeat]

I'm first? No way!!!

Super cool list! I will be seeing you in September! Can't wait to hear what else you are going to have going on.

I am so jealous you can take almost a whole month and spend time in Florida...lucky you.

Welcome back!! :flower3: Yeah!!!!!!!!!! You're my first reader!!

As for the lenght of time we go - it makes more sense with what the airfare costs in high season ;), LOL. Any reason to stay longer is good enough for me! :lmao:

Oooh...I'm hungry just reading your list! Lucky you.

Quick question though. Will Spoodles still be open when you get there? They are closing to open a new restaurant.

Welcome! :flower3:

We hope Spoodles will still be open and keep our fingers crossed for it. Last I read was they are closing in early fall, so we put it to the top of the list and trying to get a reservation for our first night at WDW.

Another dining review? I can't wait! I loved your last review :worship: I am so excited, and more than a little bit jealous ;)

Welcome back! :flower3:

I am glad you found us and don't be jealous - remember it's all because I am growing OLD!! :rotfl:

[dizneeat]

Oh, I nearly forgot!

DOUBLE DIGITS TODAY!!!!!

[ptrbryant]

:goodvibesOh, I loved your dining reviews last time! Looking so forward to more!

Karla B.

[dizneeat]

:goodvibesOh, I loved your dining reviews last time! Looking so forward to more!

Karla B.

Welcome home! :flower3:

It'll still be a while until we leave for Florida, but there is plenty to share before we leave for the US! :goodvibes

[skellingtonfreak]

I heard they are closing Spoodles on September 1, so you should be able to go. We will miss it by 2 days, unfortunately...I wish I had the forethought to go because Mediterranean food is our favorite cuisine. Oh well, I guess I will have to go to Cat Cora's place when it opens.

[PrincessTrisha]

Wow - I loved your last report and this one looks like it might even be better!

I want to do a Disney cruise but I am worried that I'm just not a "cruise" person. Yes, I'd love the food and dining but what else :confused3 would I do on the cruise (I have no interest in snorkeling, scuba diving, or shopping in the islands) and I can't spend days lounging by the pool since I am a red head.

That picture of breakfast at OKW almost makes me want to take a detour there one morning. Those potatoes look good :banana:

[luckytobeme88]

Hi Dizeeat, I have always love your trip reports. Looking forward to your next adventure :thumbsup2

[natalielongstaff]

ooh count me in :thumbsup2

[BriarRosie]

Yes, I'll come along for the ride. popcorn::

[Queenofallthings]

Sign me up......can't waitpopcorn::

[DisneyFan83]

I'm in! I always enjoy your reports :)

[MickeyNicki]

YES YES YES!


I am so in for this fantastic report, eat alot, takes TONS of pictures and have a wonderful time you lucky thing you

[D&R love Disney]

I'm in too :banana: Sounds like a FANTASTIC trip you have planned. We'll be there the beginning of September too! What a deal you got on OKW, we've yet to stay there but will someday since I hope to stay at all of the DVC's :thumbsup2

[BriarRosie]

YES YES YES!


I am so in for this fantastic report, eat alot, takes TONS of pictures and have a wonderful time you lucky thing you

So Nicki, tell us how you REALLY feel. Don't hold back. :rotfl2:

[dizneeat]

I heard they are closing Spoodles on September 1, so you should be able to go. We will miss it by 2 days, unfortunately...I wish I had the forethought to go because Mediterranean food is our favorite cuisine. Oh well, I guess I will have to go to Cat Cora's place when it opens.

Thanks for letting me know about the possible date for Spoodles closing. That's a shame if you miss it by just two days!!
We have just "discovered" Spoodles in February and LOVED it! Grrrrr ........ and now Disney is closing it - on the other hand, Cat Cora's sounds pretty interesting too! :thumbsup2

Wow - I loved your last report and this one looks like it might even be better!

I want to do a Disney cruise but I am worried that I'm just not a "cruise" person. Yes, I'd love the food and dining but what else :confused3 would I do on the cruise (I have no interest in snorkeling, scuba diving, or shopping in the islands) and I can't spend days lounging by the pool since I am a red head.

That picture of breakfast at OKW almost makes me want to take a detour there one morning. Those potatoes look good :banana:

Welcome back! :flower3:

You sound just like me when it comes to cruising :goodvibes! I was rather concerned what to do all day, but then this is only a 4 night cruise and day 1 has a sail away party, day 2 is Nassau and we intend to go "sightseeing" if there is such a thing in Nassau, day 3 will be Castaway Cay, where we most likely will be seen walking the beach and eat, eat, eat and eat with a view. Not so sure about day 4, which is a day at sea, but we travel with a lot of DVDs - just in case :lmao:
Plus, we are travelling with a whole bunch of people I know from another Disney site, so I guess there will be plenty to gossip about :rolleyes1

Hi Dizeeat, I have always love your trip reports. Looking forward to your next adventure :thumbsup2

Welcome back! :flower3:

It's just so good to see so many familiar names joining in!

ooh count me in :thumbsup2

Welcome back! :flower3:

Glad you joined!

Yes, I'll come along for the ride. popcorn::

Welcome! :flower3:[

Hmm, with all these nice people coming along for the ride, should I make it a "superstretch" (limo)? :lmao:
Well, since we are going for quite a long time - this is going to be a superstretch dining report anyway ;)

Sign me up......can't waitpopcorn::

Welcome! :flower3:

I hope to be able to post a few photos of Disneylicious food from past trips this weekend!

I'm in! I always enjoy your reports :)

Welcome back! :flower3:

I am so looking forward to YOUR report!

YES YES YES!


I am so in for this fantastic report, eat alot, takes TONS of pictures and have a wonderful time you lucky thing you

Welcome, queen of all dining reviews! :flower3:

If eating lots, taking tons of pictures and having a good time is your command than this is what we will do! :rotfl:

I'm in too :banana: Sounds like a FANTASTIC trip you have planned. We'll be there the beginning of September too! What a deal you got on OKW, we've yet to stay there but will someday since I hope to stay at all of the DVC's :thumbsup2

Welcome! :flower3:

Yeah, we are lucky everything turned out in our favour this year! I am so looking forward to this vacation!
And staying at OKW was the best birthday present Disney could come up with, ;)!
We LOVE it there!

[dizneeat]

So Nicki, tell us how you REALLY feel. Don't hold back. :rotfl2:

Yes, come on Nicki, tell us!!!!!!!!!

[medicgirl911]

Well I was a complete and total lurker on your last report, soooo I will show my face this time LOL!!! We will be there for part of your stay..8/26- 9/2. Cant wait to hear more!!

[MickeyNicki]

So Nicki, tell us how you REALLY feel. Don't hold back. :rotfl2:

Yes, come on Nicki, tell us!!!!!!!!!

:lmao:

Come on girls, you know the only thing better than writing your own dining review is drooling over your friends dining reviews and living vicariously through them :worship:

No I get to go drink my wonderful Slim Fast shake ....ick :laughing:

[Smiling Cheshire Cat]

What an exciting trip you have planned! I hope everything is wonderful with it and thank you for sharing your dining adventures with us. Oh, and thanks for the preview pics. Those Olivia's pics look so yummy.:love:

[dizneeat]

Well I was a complete and total lurker on your last report, soooo I will show my face this time LOL!!! We will be there for part of your stay..8/26- 9/2. Cant wait to hear more!!

Welcome! :flower3:

I am so glad you joined us and came out of "lurkdome"! ;) How fun you will be there the same time as we are! Where are you staying? Maybe we'll run into you one day! :goodvibes

:lmao:

Come on girls, you know the only thing better than writing your own dining review is drooling over your friends dining reviews and living vicariously through them :worship:

No I get to go drink my wonderful Slim Fast shake ....ick :laughing:

And here I sit waiting for YOUR next dining review! :lmao: I HOPE you do another live one again! Can't wait! Lucky you, living in Florida! :goodvibes

What an exciting trip you have planned! I hope everything is wonderful with it and thank you for sharing your dining adventures with us. Oh, and thanks for the preview pics. Those Olivia's pics look so yummy.:love:

Welcome! :flower3:

So glad to have you along for the ride!
We just love Olivia's for breakfast. Such a relaxing setting and the food IS yummy!:love:

[TigerKat]

Count me in.......:goodvibes

[dizneeat]

And since it is a weekend I thought I'd share a few more older food pics with you all.

Those first ones aren't from Disney :scared1: but from UO from our 04 trip. I wasn't into the "take a photo of your food first" thing then, but the desserts we had at Mythos were just devine.

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This was called "A taste of chocolate" and that is exactly what it was! It was yummy.
Starting in the upper left hand corner: chocolate ice-cream on a chocolate maccaroon
Moving clockwise: Chocolate Creme Bruleé, chocolate dipped strawberry, and chocolate lava cake. In the middle is a piece of chocolate, wrapped in filo pasty and deep fried!
Heaven on Earth for this chocolate lover.

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And here's a much younger, slimmer, slightly "melted" version of me, trying hard to wait until the photo was taken before digging in.

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Tom had the Creme Bruleé and a home-made maccaroon. Killer dessert!!

That same year we had our first taste of unofficial free Disney dining! :lmao: We were at AKL when Hurricane Charley hit and were told to stay at our rooms until notified otherwise.

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The day before the storm they told us to stock up on supplies, like water and non-perishable food because everything at the hotel would be closed.

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We picked up a large Disney pizza shortly before Mara closed. All I can remember about it is, that it was the wrong pizza (not what we had ordered) and that it was increadably greesy!
That same night we got a phone message to go down to Jiko in a special timeframe to pick up our "Emergency food pack" - our first FREE DISNEY DINING experience :rotfl:
Here's what we got!

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One of the sandwiches was turkey and the other was ham. They were nothing special, but we thought it was a nice touch to hand them out anyway.

We had never experienced anything like Charley before, so once we were allowed "out" again we went shopping and this is what we found.

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Yes, this IS a truck that was turned over by the storm.

The parks were closed for half a day after the storm I think and within 24 hours everything was back to normal.

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Even the Musketeers were out and had a blast!

Have a fun weekend!

[dizneeat]

Count me in.......:goodvibes

Welcome back! :flower3:

[TigerKat]

Karin - Thanks for posting the pics! We're staying at Universal for four nights as part of our next trip, I've been trying to decide where we'll eat over there!

[tink1957]

Wow, it sounds like an awesome trip you have planned! I've always wanted to go on a Disney cruise, maybe next year.

Can't wait to read about your dining adventures.popcorn::

[dvc4life]

Hi! :wave:

Jumping on board for what is going to be another great report. Hope you have a blast! :flower3:

[olivia's mommy]

WOW! I am glad that all of your dreams are coming true!

Can't wait to read your reviews!:)

[dizneeat]

Karin - Thanks for posting the pics! We're staying at Universal for four nights as part of our next trip, I've been trying to decide where we'll eat over there!

You are welcome! Where are you staying? We'll stay at the Royal Pacific Hotel again - I just LOVE the Island Dining Room there!
I don't know if you are into shrimp, but there is a Bubba Gump's Shrimp Company at UO and we love to dine there. Very relaxed atmosphere and really yummy food. Be prepared to be quizzed on the movie though, LOL! :goodvibes

Wow, it sounds like an awesome trip you have planned! I've always wanted to go on a Disney cruise, maybe next year.

Can't wait to read about your dining adventures.popcorn::

Welcome! :flower3:
We are both so excited about our vacation this summer. Maybe I can convince you to try a Disney cruise, ;)!

Hi! :wave:

Jumping on board for what is going to be another great report. Hope you have a blast! :flower3:

Welcome! :flower3:
It's good to have you on board again! Now, if only August would be here soon!

WOW! I am glad that all of your dreams are coming true!

Can't wait to read your reviews!:)

Welcome! :flower3:
It's been a wonderful year so far and we are keeping our fingers crossed it stays that way!

[TigerKat]

You are welcome! Where are you staying? We'll stay at the Royal Pacific Hotel again - I just LOVE the Island Dining Room there!
I don't know if you are into shrimp, but there is a Bubba Gump's Shrimp Company at UO and we love to dine there. Very relaxed atmosphere and really yummy food. Be prepared to be quizzed on the movie though, LOL! :goodvibes


We're staying at Portofino Bay Hotel. I love shrimp but we have a Bubba Gump here at home. We're pretty sure we're going to book Emeril's Tchoup Chop. Others that look interesting are Latin Quarter, Mama Della's and probably a night of bar hopping/appetizers along City Walk. We're looking at trying Finnegan's and Mytho's for lunch. Now I'm trying to fit the Island Dining Room in there somewhere!

[faindrops27]

I am so looking forward to this report! It has been great so far!! I so wish I was born your sister. Because, I would definately be tagging along. For this month long vacation. I only can wish to ever be able to go for that long, a cruise, Universal, and Miami. Can, I just say wowee!!! How very exciting!! I know you all will have a blast! I know, I would! :goodvibes

[dizneeat]

We're staying at Portofino Bay Hotel. I love shrimp but we have a Bubba Gump here at home. We're pretty sure we're going to book Emeril's Tchoup Chop. Others that look interesting are Latin Quarter, Mama Della's and probably a night of bar hopping/appetizers along City Walk. We're looking at trying Finnegan's and Mytho's for lunch. Now I'm trying to fit the Island Dining Room in there somewhere!

We have stayed at the Portofino before, until they really screwed up on my reservation :lmao:! Today I can laugh about it, but then I swore to never set foot there again.
Emeril's Tchoup Chop is a definite :thumbsup2 ! We were not too impressed with Mama Della's, but then we live close to the border to Italy, so maybe we know real Italian food to well. Try to have an a la carte breakfast at the Island Dining Room - so yummy!

I am so looking forward to this report! It has been great so far!! I so wish I was born your sister. Because, I would definately be tagging along. For this month long vacation. I only can wish to ever be able to go for that long, a cruise, Universal, and Miami. Can, I just say wowee!!! How very exciting!! I know you all will have a blast! I know, I would! :goodvibes

Welcome! :flower3:

Hm, since I don't have a sister, maybe I should give adopting you a thought :lmao: !
We usually travel for a month in the summer, especially if it includes such a long airplane ride. But this one really is going to be special, with the cruise and my American friend is bringing her family to WDW! Should be a lot of fun!

[alpinemouse]

For the best sister and a :worship:travelplaner!
Have a magical birthday! :cheer2: :cake:!!
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[luckytobeme88]

Happy Birthday :cheer2:

[LiteBrite]

Happy Birthday, Karin!

I don't know if you saw it yet or not, but I have solved the mystery of the "molty" tea. The answer is over on your pirates thread!

[dizneeat]

For the best sister and a :worship:travelplaner!
Have a magical birthday! :cheer2: :cake:!!
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Thank you! :flower3:

Happy Birthday :cheer2:

Thank you! :flower3:

Happy Birthday, Karin!

I don't know if you saw it yet or not, but I have solved the mystery of the "molty" tea. The answer is over on your pirates thread!

Thank you! :flower3:

And thank you again! Yes, I did read that you solved the "molty" tea mystery :lmao:, but I was so busy that day and then completely forgot about it. Sorry!! :sad2:

[tink1957]

Happy Mother's Day & :bday: too!

By the way, it wouldn't take much convincing to get me on a Disney cruise, all you have to do is find the $ for me to go.:rotfl:

[gardengirl628]

Just found your report....looking forward to your reviews! Count me in!

[skellingtonfreak]

Happy Belated Birthday!!!

[D&R love Disney]

Happy Birthday Karin! I love the dessert pictures from Mythos! We haven't gotten a chance to eat there yet. I can't wait for another stay at US/IOA, we took the kids and stayed at the HRH.

[jeminni]

Happy Birthday Karin :goodvibes

I'm really looking forward to your review, esp the Disney cruise part of it. And how lucky to get to go to MNSSHP twice. :thumbsup2 Sept/Oct is my favorite time to be at WDW. Food and Wine Festival and halloween are the best ! :woohoo:

[BriarRosie]

Happy Belated Birthday! :flower3:

I loved Portofino Bay, by the way! I figure I could throw that out there to contribute to the conversation! :laughing: I like how you can casually say, "I live so close to the border of Italy, I can get real Italian food."

That rocks! :thumbsup2

[MrsWendyLady]

Happy Belated Milestone Birthday!

I have read (and loved!) your food reports - starting on the trip reports now...

I Can't wait to hear your views on this trip!

[adsrtw]

I have to join the party! I'm looking forward to reading your reviews!

[onejellyshelly]

I hope you have a wonderful trip. You and your brother seem to have a great relationship. Safe travels and yummy food.

[dizneeat]

Happy Mother's Day & :bday: too!

By the way, it wouldn't take much convincing to get me on a Disney cruise, all you have to do is find the $ for me to go.:rotfl:

Thank you! Maybe my trip report will not only convince you, but let you find a way to go on a Disney cruise!
I am so looking forward to it. :goodvibes

Just found your report....looking forward to your reviews! Count me in!

Welcome! :flower3: Report on DLRP food coming up shortly!

Happy Belated Birthday!!!

Thank you! :goodvibes

Happy Birthday Karin! I love the dessert pictures from Mythos! We haven't gotten a chance to eat there yet. I can't wait for another stay at US/IOA, we took the kids and stayed at the HRH.

Thank you! :goodvibes Mythos is really nice and we always enjoy eating there.

Happy Birthday Karin :goodvibes

I'm really looking forward to your review, esp the Disney cruise part of it. And how lucky to get to go to MNSSHP twice. :thumbsup2 Sept/Oct is my favorite time to be at WDW. Food and Wine Festival and halloween are the best ! :woohoo:

Thank you! :goodvibes
We have never been able to go that late in the summer, because of school, but this year we are starting really late, and we are so looking forward to MNSSHP! We loved the Christmas parties and went to each and every one of them when we went in December, same goes for the Pirate and Princess Parties! :cool1:

Happy Belated Birthday! :flower3:

I loved Portofino Bay, by the way! I figure I could throw that out there to contribute to the conversation! :laughing: I like how you can casually say, "I live so close to the border of Italy, I can get real Italian food."

That rocks! :thumbsup2

Thank you! :goodvibes
We stayed at PBH as well, but they really threw me off one year and we have never been back! Check in took more than an hour and then we got the wrong room, went back, had to get in line for another hour and they upgraded the person ahead of me to a bayview! When it was our turn they only had one more "bayview" left, - you had a view when you stood on tiptoe on a chair and looked through the cast iron fencing, LOL!
We had paid for the bayview room 7 months in advance by the way - that was my never again point for PBH!
We love the Royal Pacific, had a room upgrade every time and enjoy the setting, LOL.

Happy Belated Milestone Birthday!

I have read (and loved!) your food reports - starting on the trip reports now...

I Can't wait to hear your views on this trip!

Welcome :flower3: and thank you! I hope you'll like the review on DLRP as well.

I have to join the party! I'm looking forward to reading your reviews!

Welcome! :flower3:

I hope you have a wonderful trip. You and your brother seem to have a great relationship. Safe travels and yummy food.

Thank you! :goodvibes Currently we stay at a residence near DLRP! The weather is nice and we enjoy both DLRP and the FOOD!!!!!!!!!

[dizneeat]

Hi everyone!

Tom and I have been very busy lately, but at the moment we are enjoying a wonderful time at DLRP!
So I thought I'd do a little live review for a change!

We started our trip yesterday with a drive to the airport in Vienna (it takes longer to go to Vienna than from there to Paris) and flew to Paris on a Skyeurope plane. We touched down in Paris at 1.30pm, picked up our rental and went to the Citea resort. Drive time was a little more than an hour and after that we checked in and went shopping.
At the shopping center we had a good look around at the Disney store and found a few items of interest.
We got back to our resort by 6pm and there was no way to go to a park that day, they closed at 7pm.
Today we started the day by driving to a small boulangerie (baker) in the village.

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We picked up some super yummy Baguette. Crusty on the outside and melt in your mouth soft inside. Not Disney food, but worth mentioning!

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We also had some chocolate croissant and Armandise (almond pastry). The chocolate croissant was very buttery and soft with real chocolate inside. The Armandise was filled with marzipan and tasted a lot of rose water. A nice taste, but it gets a bit overpowering with time.

We then went over to the Disneyland Park!

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The castle got new decorations for the new motto they have this year - "Mickey's Magical Party!"

And here are a few photos of Disney food/sweets.

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Chocolate money

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Packaged cotton candy

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Freshly made cotton candy

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Marshmallow treats

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Bags of candy

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Mickey chocolates

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Lollies

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Jellied candies

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Disney pasta

Okay, that's it for the moment! Stay tuned, we met Remy at a restaurant as well!

[MickeyNicki]

Karin, I need you to do me a favor, eat 2 of everything, one for you and one for me! :lmao:

Those pictures are goregous and making my stomach growl! Especially the bread and the croissant, which I am a sucker for! Keep it up girl, you are doing a fantastic job! Hope you are having a wonderful time!

Nicki

[dizneeat]

Hi! I am BACK! Finally!!!


....... and it is about time!

We leave for Florida in 9 days!!


So I guess I should better update and fill you all in on ALL the changes and final plans.

This is what you are going to hear about.

Day 1 - Aug 15, Miami
Travel day - dinner at Bubba Gump (always a favourite of ours!)

Day 2 - Aug 16, Miami
Dinner at Red Lobster (or any other eatery that might look good)

Day 3 - Aug 17, Key West
Lunch or dinner (depending on arrival time) at Southernmost Beach Cafe

Day 4 - Aug 18, Key West
Nothing decided yet - depends on mood

Day 5 - Aug 19, Key West
Dinner at Turtle Kraals

Day 6 - Aug 20, Miami
Breakfast at Sarabeth's (LOVE the online menu, LOL)
Dinner at Bubba Gump's (told ya it was a favourite ;))

Day 7 - Aug 21, WDW FINALLY - oh, we are staying at CBR in a pirate room again, thanks to AP discounts!!
Lunch at Wolfgang Puck's Express (need to start this off with a BANG!! :love: Wolfi's)
Dinner at the Kona Cafe (where we will meet my friend Mary Ellen's brother, his girlfriend and her daughter Olivia)

Day 8 - Aug 22, CBR
We'll meet friends from another site (Tagrel) for a Soarin' Meet
Lunch will either be at Sunshine Seasons or somewhere around World Showcase - would love to try Tangerine Cafe
Afternoon meet with Mary Ellen and her family at Beaches and Cream for ice-cream - guess we'll have another Kitchen Sink :rolleyes1
Dinner at The Wave

Day 9 - Aug 23, First Cruise day!
Breakfast at Wolfgang Puck's Express
We'll have lunch and dinner on board the Disney Wonder

Day 10 - Aug 24, Cruise day!
Dinner will be at Palo's!

Day 11 - Aug 25, Cruise day!
Castaway Cay day!

Day 12 - Aug 26, Cruise day!
Brunch at Palo

Day 13 - Aug 27, Disembarkation day and Universal Orlando! I know - UO :scared1:, but at least we'll make a few trips to WDW, while staying there, LOL!
Lunch at Bubba Gump's (yeah again, just like WPE :lmao:)
Wishes Dessert Party

Day 14 - Aug 28, UO
Breakfast at Island Dining room
Nothing decided yet - some place offsite

Day 15 - Aug 29, UO
Lunch at Planet Hollywood
Dinner at Tony Roma (thanks to Poohshunnypot's reviews)

Day 16 - Aug 30, UO
Breakfast at Island Dining room
Dinner at Bluezoo (thanks to Mickeynicky's reviews)

Day 17 - Aug 31, WDW - OKW
Breakfast at Island Dining room
Lunch at Wolfgang Puck's Express
Dinner at the California Grill

Day 18 - Sept 1, OKW
Lunch at either Mara or Artist Palette
Dinner at Grand Floridian Cafe

Day 19 - Sept 2, OKW
Breakfast at Wolfgang Puck's Express
Lunch at Pizzafari (?)
Dinner at Sanaa

Day 20 - Sept 3, OKW
Dinner at Kouzzina (yeah - LOOOOOOOOONG story and about 3 restaurant changes :rotfl: - had Spoodles booked and found out they had cancelled it, so we went with Raglan Road, but we didn't like it in the end so we settled on the Captain's Grill and were quite happy with it, when we got a phone call from Disney Dining telling us that they had cancelled Spoodles and rebooked us at Kouzzina!!! So I got on the phone again, changed the time for the Kouzzina ressie and cancelled Captain's Grill)
Preferred fireworks viewing in Epcot afterwards.

Day 21 - Sept 4, OKW
Breakfast at Boma
maybe share a CS lunch at Flame Tree
Dinner at The Wave
Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party

Day 22 - Sept 5, OKW
Lunch somewhere around World Showcase (would love Mexico and Japan)
Dinner Wolfgang Puck's Cafe

Day 23 - Sept 6, OKW
Breakfast at Crystal Palace
Dinner at Ohana
Preferred fireworks viewing of Wishes

Day 24 - Sept 7, OKW
Lunch at Flame Tree
Dinner at Tutto Italia

Day 25 - Sept 8, OKW
Lunch at Sci-Fi
Dinner at Le Cellier

Day 26 - Sept 9, OKW
Breakfast at Magic Kingdom Bakery
Lunch at Contempo Cafe
Dinner at Jiko

Day 27 - Sept 10, OKW
Breakfast at Grand Floridian Cafe
Lunch at World Showcase
Dinner at California Grill

Day 28 - Sept 11, OKW
Lunch at Mara (or Flametree again)
Dinner at Tony's Town Square
Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party

Day 29 - Sept 12, time to go home! :sad1:
Breakfast at Kona Cafe
Lunch at Wolfgang Puck's Express

Day 30 - return home and get ready for work the next day :scared1:

There will be a lot more CS food (we are on the DDP!) and snacks, but I guess these will be decided spur of the moment. On my wishlist are
Columbia Harbour House
Pecos Bill's
Cosmic Ray's
Boardwalk Bakery
Pepper Market
Captain Cook's
Riverside Mill
Earl of Sandwich
Cookes of Dublin

So much food, so little time!
So what do you all think? Are we good to go?

I will finish reviewing the food from our Paris trip hopefully this evening!

[TigerKat]

Welcome back Karin!!!:goodvibes

[dizneeat]

Karin, I need you to do me a favor, eat 2 of everything, one for you and one for me! :lmao:

Those pictures are goregous and making my stomach growl! Especially the bread and the croissant, which I am a sucker for! Keep it up girl, you are doing a fantastic job! Hope you are having a wonderful time!

Nicki

Hi Nicki! Sorry this is about 8 weeks late, but I DID have a lot more stuff from the bakery where the baguette and croissant came from.
The French make yummy bread and baked goods! :love:

Welcome back Karin!!!:goodvibes

Thanks! Real life just got too busy to update, but now that we are nearly on the way again it's time to catch up!

More food (candy) pix and menu pix coming up in a few more minutes!

[dizneeat]

Okay, where did I leave off nearly 2 months ago...........

We walked through the Magic Kingdom and we got the funniest looks for taking photos of candy, menus and anything edible. :lmao:

Here are a few more examples:

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Candy and cotton candy

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Popcorn in a bottle

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Another lolly "tree"

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Milk chocolate Mickey heads - yum!!!

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Assorted sweets

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Popcorn bucket

And ........... you won't believe this!!!!

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There are NO Mickey bars or Mickey ice-cream sandwiches in DLRP!!!! :scared1:

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Menu of Colonal Hathi's Pizza Outpost

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Well, not food, but I thought I'd throw in a few park photos as well. Here is one of the pirate ship at the Adventure Isle.

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Hm, and this one speaks for itself, doesn't it?

More candy and the Silverspur Steakhouse Menu coming up! Need to upload the photos to photobucket.

[jagmom]

I can't wait to hear all about your trip. Have a great time!

[dizneeat]

Well, I guess you all already thought that I would never return to my pre-trip thread :rotfl:!

It was very busy with the school year coming to an end and preparing for our summer trip and I never got around to actually finish my DLRP trip, but I will, I promise. So instead of reviewing my summer trip here I started a new thread, which can be found here:

What a little pixie dust can do ........... a dining review with pics (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=33794384#post33794384)

So ......... if you are still interested in our 30 day Florida extravaganza, which included our first Disney cruise on the Disney Wonder and LOTS of Disney food, then I would be happy to see you there!

And I PROMISE, I will come back here and finish my DLRP food review!! :flower3:

[NuttyDisneyMom]

Love your reviews and can't wait to read more!!!;)

[dizneeat]

Love your reviews and can't wait to read more!!!;)

Thank you! I love yours too! :goodvibes Can't wait for you to go to WDW, so I can "indulge" in more reviews!

[dizneeat]

Well, I think I should at least finish off my DLRP food review/photo gallery, before we leave for DLRP again! We'll leave on Friday at 3pm, so I better get going!

First let me start you off with the menu of the Silverspur Steakhouse! Never disappointed us, even though they sometimes undercook their meat! :lmao:

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And here's a view of BTM and the Riverboat from Phantom Manor (Haunted Mansion)

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And here are a view shots from the Candy Store on Main Street!

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Not quite chocolate, but sweet none the less!

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[dizneeat]

That day we had lunch planned at the Rendevous de Stars Restaurant in the Walt Disney Studios Park.
Our main goal was to see Chef Remy!
So this is a buffet and the line was right out the door. Once we were inside people were shuffing their way past us and just trying to sneak in. (Yip, this is Europe!)
Once it was our turn a CM pointed at a table and talked to us in French. We told her that we only spoke English and she still pointed to the table and said "your table".
So what would YOU do? Go to the table and sit down? Well, that was what we intended, but she kind of shouted at us and shuffed us towards another CM, who was collecting the money beforehand!!! :scared1:
I should have been warned then! :rotfl:
So I paid for our meal and she took our drinks order, then we were "sent" to our table. Soon after our drinks were delivered.

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No glass, no straw, just two cans of coke!!

In the meantime Remy had made his appearance, but they just stopped at certain places, so we had to go "hunt" him down.

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Once we had taken a few photos I was going to get some of the food!

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Starting with the "white stuff" and going clockwise. The white stuff was potato salad - icy cold and as tasteless as can be. Ratatuille - cold too, not very good.
Olives, straight out of a glass, ham - well, just ham and some pate that must have been sitting there for quite a while because it was dry and lukewarm. The mushrooms came straight out of can as well - blah!!!

So, we took a spoonful of everything and that was it.

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Second plate - we were sharing these! Pasta salad - overcooked tasteless pasta :sad2: couscous, now that was yummy and we ate every little cernel of it. Tomatoes with little taste and creamy coleslaw, that was really yummy. The Orzo salad was just gross! Overcooked and no taste at all. The chickpea salad was good though!

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Our first hot plate. Turkey scewers - must have been real old turkey who probable committed suicide, because I have never before had such tough turkey! Not really warm! :sad2: A little more Ratatuille, hot this time and with the addition of a little salt it was even edable. Paella - now that was horrible stuff. The shrimp was HARD and tough - the mussels all shrunk! And the rice was just overcooked mush with lots of Curcuma.

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Another plate of hot food! We both liked the potatoes, even though they were a tad greasy. The fish actually tasted off and we did not eat more than a tiny bite. Pickled veggies - seemed to be out of a jar and white rice.

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Penne and meatball - okay, not more and boeuf bourguignon. Now that was really nice with the meat being so soft it could be cut with a fork!

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Pizza, pre made, but one of the highlights out of those offerings! :lmao: Chicken wings - these were horrible. Chicken nuggets - well, McDs are haute cuisine, compored to these! Poor kids!!!

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Desserts - ALL of these were really yummy, so at least we could fill up on something! :rotfl2:

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Dear Remy - if this is the best you can do, I would rather be fed by a Mouse!

[NuttyDisneyMom]

Oh no!!! I have to say...NONE of that food even looked appetising:sick: Please, please, please tell me it's gets better at DLRP!:sad2: At least the sugar didn't disappoint, but still....sheesh!:headache: To pay those prices and not have anything be decent besides dessert is such a shame. Remy did look pretty cute tho...that's a plus. Can't wait to read more, and hopefully things got better for you!:hug: