The Good, The Bad, The Cancelled and The Surprising ... Our Take on Deluxe Dining!!

[mickeysgirl17]

Another wonderful update!

I have a reservation for Akershus Breakfast for my DD's 7th birthday in May. We have also been to the Castle but for dinner. We weren't very impressed, but it was nice to eat dinner inside the castle on our last day of our trip.

I'm hoping my DD will have a good birthday breakfast.
Our ADR is for 8:20AM so hoping for a empty epcot too.

Waiting for the next installment.....

[WAHMto5]

Great reviews!! Thanks so much for sharing!

[ariel1025]

Great reviews! We went to Akershus last May for my little girl! She is a princess herself and enjoyed all of them coming to the table "just to see her" even though we had 3 other children with us. LOL!!!

That is too precious, I can't wait until I have my own children to experience Disney with :goodvibes

Another wonderful update!

I have a reservation for Akershus Breakfast for my DD's 7th birthday in May. We have also been to the Castle but for dinner. We weren't very impressed, but it was nice to eat dinner inside the castle on our last day of our trip.

I'm hoping my DD will have a good birthday breakfast.
Our ADR is for 8:20AM so hoping for a empty epcot too.

Waiting for the next installment.....

I've heard a lot of people state that they were disappointed with the dinner. If you ever want to give it another try, I highly recommend breakfast :thumbsup2

Great reviews!! Thanks so much for sharing!

Thank you for reading!!

[KarBear]

Ok, I know I am joinging in late....really late...but love your reviews and all your details.
Great job!:)

[cdotla]

Another great update!:thumbsup2

We are also doing both CRT (although for supper, not breakfast) and Akerhaus. I have done both in the past, and much prefer CRT, although we have never tried Akerhaus prior to park opening. We have an 8:05am ADR and I can't wait for the early entrance!:goodvibes

[ariel1025]

Ok, I know I am joinging in late....really late...but love your reviews and all your details.
Great job!:)

Welcome :goodvibes Better late than never :thumbsup2 I'm glad you are enjoying the report!

Another great update!:thumbsup2

We are also doing both CRT (although for supper, not breakfast) and Akerhaus. I have done both in the past, and much prefer CRT, although we have never tried Akerhaus prior to park opening. We have an 8:05am ADR and I can't wait for the early entrance!:goodvibes

I hope you have just as much luck with an empty Epcot as we did :goodvibes

[ariel1025]

I don't have a full meal update ready to post, but I wanted to stop and fill you in on some more snack credits. We were constantly forgetting that we had the snack credits and so we were quite proud of how many we used that afternoon :rotfl:

The first set we used after our after breakfast nap back at the hotel. One of my most favorite treats that I never eat unless on vacation are frozen bananas. I stopped for a restroom break and when I came out Candi had bought me one!

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He also purchased a Sprite with another snack credit. He really wanted a water but, I guess they had just put the water bottles in the cooler and they weren't cold yet :confused3

Frozen banana $3.25 / 20 oz Sprite $2.50

We also spent the day touring World Showcase and made a stop at the French Bakery - Boulangerie Patisserie. This was another stop that I didn't think about, but Candi remembered and took me into. Oh my goodness, this place was like a small piece of heaven. It smelled great, it looked great, the people were great ..... definitely try it out!

For our snacks we had the http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m276/shanz1025/WDW-6/DSC_1270.jpg $3.85

and we also had another treat, which I don't have a picture of in the case. I think it may have been the napoleon :confused3 $3.70

I got a fountain sprite ($2.39) and Candi got a bottled water ($2.00).

We took our tasty looking treats outside and enjoyed a relaxing break at a really cute seating area

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m276/shanz1025/WDW-6/DSC_1271.jpg

It was nice and shaded and just secluded enough to give us the privacy that we were wanting at the moment.

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This was originally Candi's choice of snack, but it was too sweet for him and in the end we traded. I enjoyed it, but it was way too large for me to finish. It was a little on the sweet side, but if you have a sweet tooth it wouldn't be too much to handle.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m276/shanz1025/WDW-6/DSC_1273.jpg
This was the snack I traded Candi for and he had no problem finishing it off. It was nice and flaky on the outside and just creamy enough on the inside. It was very enjoyable and I would not hesitate to order it again.

Starting Credits:

Snack - 18 (9 each)

Meal - 20 (10 each)

Credits Used vs Cost:

Frozen banana, 20 oz bottled Sprite, 2 treats from the French Baker, Large fountain drink, bottled water - 6 snack credits used - $17.69 if paying in cash

Coming up next .... A change in plans....

[daisygirl902]

Great reviews - just joining....I think I may be able to solve the mystery of the "snack credit at Goofy's" dilemma...I believe (this may have changed since last year) - they will let you get one of the pretzel sticks for a snack credit...that's how it worked on our last trip.

Many of the places you've reviewed I'm trying for the first time on our upcoming trip...thanks for the reviews and the pics!

[disneyfan61]

When will you be there in May? We will be there in May and staying at the Beach Club as well. Great minds think alike huh :thumbsup2 We will only be celebrating our 2 year anniversary. Major congrats on such a big anniversary!!!!





We will be there the first week of May. We have always wanted to stay at BC & cannot wait!! I see from your ticker you will be there a little bit later. Congrats on 2 years:) Still enjoying all your reviews:thumbsup2

[princessjv]

Great job! I look forward to reading the rest of your reviews!

[The Marsons]

Hi from the UK!

Just spent the past hour reading all of your reviews and have really enjoyed hearing your opinions and seeing your yummy pictures!!

Thanks for taking the time to do it, looking forward to reading more

Sarah
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[Sonnyeclipse]

Great review. I look forward to reading the rest of your reviews. I am soon making ADR's for our Dec trip.

[cdotla]

Hmmm....I don't think I heard of or saw frozen bananas in the parks before. I will definitely have to give those a try!;)

And that french pastry that you ordered looks a lot like the cloudberry horn at Kringla Bakery in Norway. I will have to try that one too cause I love those cloudberry horns!:)

[DenishaT]

I am a very very very late subber popcorn:: but am so enjoying your report! Y'all hit up a lot of the places I want to in December. Can't wait to read more!!!

[martinolichfamily]

Just found your report....cant wait to read more! :goodvibes

[lumpy08]

Thanks for sharing! popcorn:: can't wait to see more.

[beansf]

Awesome report!

We will only be on the QSDP on our trip in October, but that is because it is our first trip to the World and I want to focus on attractions. I figure we can sit around like bloated piggies once we get on the Magic. :)

[DisneyGal326]

Subbing really late :-)

My fiance and I are going on our disneymoon next month and I've been planning it for over a year. We have planned and replanned tons of times, so reading about dining plans and reviews is a way for me to get my disney fix without driving DFH crazy! You ate at alot of places we are eating and I am enjoying all the photos :-) Keep them coming!

[irongirlof12]

ohhhh...another late arrival but loving your review- bring it on.

[jjatwdw]

Love your reviews.

[PrincessRosesMom]

Have just read all pages at one sitting! I am interested to know if you kept a total of tips on dlxdp. We are doing dlxdp in Aug. Eager to hear about the rest of your trip!:ccat:

[Looking4themouse]

subbing:banana: really late in the game, but as you have already stated, better late than never....:thumbsup2

[spammieiam]

>_< I am also late to the game! Just read the whole thread and can't wait till you're next post.

[Princess654]

I hope you can give us another review soon :) I can't wait to see if it would up being worth it :)

[newdeal]

I really love these reviews because you guys seem to order the things that my wife and I would order (only she is the fish lover and I go for beef). I love to tantalize myself with the pictures. Of the places I have been to (le cellier and coral reef). I agree on both counts, especially the coral reef where my apricot ribs were great but I felt like I was in a cafeteria next to an aquarium

[Kathy Z]

I also just found this thread today and have read through the entire 19 pages. Congratulations on your baby on board since you began writing this report. I'm guessing that may be one reason you have not been able to yet finish your reviews. I wish you the best and hope that you are able to sometime finish your final thoughts of the DxDP.