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Team Renfroe's 2nd Trip Report - 1,500 pictures, dining reviews, and DISmeets!

Woo hoo!! The MMM rocked! I love Rose in her tiara, too cute! I'm glad Elizabeth got her rolling pin!! Looking forward to your O'hana review!! Poor Renfroes, if anyone has read your trip reports we know that for Wil to get cranky you all must have been VERY hot and tired!
 
Your MMM looked amazing and fun! Way to go Disney with the special guest! Im also glad to here your grand opening went well! Your daughter what a sweetie! When your kids do great things it just makes you so happy like your doing something right. Good job!
We Love Ohanas cant wait to hear how you guys enjoyed it.
Nettii:goodvibes
 


Nice group shots. That Aurora was very pretty. I hope your meal goes well and that everyone feels better after you eat. I personally don't think Wil missed anything not being able to see Universe of Energy. I have only seen it once and don't plan to see it again.
 
Hope you liked Ohana dinner as much as we did:goodvibes

Oh we did! Definitely!

It WAS hot that day, wasn't it????? I was afraid to drink much and just kept guzzling water that afternoon. Of course, the girls changed my mind later on.... peer pressure! :rolleyes1

But at least it was a DRY day.......

We are from Alabama....so we know all about hot...but that day was so ridiculously 4th degree of hell hot. I hate getting all sweaty! I know what you mean about drinking on a day like that. I think I would have been much better off if I had not had that beer at lunch at Le Cellier. I was pretty much sluggish from that point on. The next time we have a meet in will be IN AIR CONDITIONING!!!

Great Update as usual Alan !!!Ellen has been busy amusing us with ITSK in your absence:lmao:What I really wanta know is How is the Hot Dawg Businesss !!!!????:banana:
You said aug/ sept free dining was out , well how about June of 2012 for the Peep Fest ??????:banana:

Ellen and Kara are ALWAYS amusing! I'm so glad I had the chance to meet all of you.

The Hot Dawg business is rockin'! We are doing almost double what we thought we would do....of course that comes with a price....now we've had to double the size of our staff and purchase more goods in order to keep up. At least those are GOOD problems, right?

Oh yeah, I am totally in for June 2012. Elizabeth wants me to take her to WDW for her 40th Birthday, which will be in 2012.

So glad the business gave you a minute to provide us with some updates... now that review of Ohana... I hope that it was everything you were hoping for!

Too bad you couldn't make time for the Universe of Energy... you might have found a 45 minute afternoon break you were looking for. I don't know why but I had always found that ride a bit of a snooze, but great for aching feet!

Ohana was wonderful! The only thing that wasn't stellar was the fact that we were all in hot, sweaty, sticky clothes. I just wanted a shower and an iced water.

Spoiler Alert! (We actually did get to do the Universe of Energy later in the week.)

Woo hoo!! The MMM rocked! I love Rose in her tiara, too cute! I'm glad Elizabeth got her rolling pin!! Looking forward to your O'hana review!! Poor Renfroes, if anyone has read your trip reports we know that for Wil to get cranky you all must have been VERY hot and tired!

Yeah, the MMM did rock! We thought about you....so you were sort of there in spirit. Maybe next time we'll get to meet you, TigerKat, BrookeElizabeth, KatMark, Inkedupmomma, Luis, and many of our other DISbuds!

Poor Renfroes is right. We were DRAGGING! This was the one and only day where there wasn't a mid-day break of some sort. For us, that was a mistake.

Your MMM looked amazing and fun! Way to go Disney with the special guest! Im also glad to here your grand opening went well! Your daughter what a sweetie! When your kids do great things it just makes you so happy like your doing something right. Good job!
We Love Ohanas cant wait to hear how you guys enjoyed it.
Nettii:goodvibes

Thanks, Nettii! We are very proud of our children. They both have big hearts and are very well behaved....except for fighting with EACH OTHER!!! geesshh....

WOW! You guys look like you need a break! Hope that yummy dinner was a good pick-me-up! Waiting to hear!!!

Uh....yeah....a break would have been really, really, really, really nice. (That's four reallys, for emphasis.) As yummy as dinner was, I thought I was going to fall asleep at the table.

No afternoon break makes for a rough evening. :scared1: I hope dinner went well.

Oh, you got that right! We will learn from the experience!

again, awesome pics! I can't wait for dis meets this September now more than ever!

Wish I could be a part of that September meet. Alas, duty calls.

Nice group shots. That Aurora was very pretty. I hope your meal goes well and that everyone feels better after you eat. I personally don't think Wil missed anything not being able to see Universe of Energy. I have only seen it once and don't plan to see it again.

Last year, Wil didn't even want to do the Universe of Energy...but for some reason, he was all upset about not getting to do that on this particular day.
 


Hi Alan !! Glad the Dawg busines is doing sooo well!!!
Glad you are in for June 2012 ! Jordan is celebrating 50, me 65 and now Elizabeth 40!!! All very celebratable birthdays !!!:banana::banana::banana:
I see "Momma" has some meets planned , not sure when or where ???:confused3
 
We had allowed plenty of time to get from Epcot to the Polynesian for dinner at 'Ohana, and ended up being about 30 minutes early for our reservations. We checked in and were seated right about the time of our reservation.

We were seated and the first thing brought to our table was the friendship bread.

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Our server was okay, but not great. She was very, very slow to refill our drinks, and I was more thirsty than hungry.

That being said, the food was outstanding! Here's the salad with honey-lime dressing. SO good!

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Then came the potstickers. We devoured these!

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Here are the sauces that were brought out. I particularly loved the peanut sauce.

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The sticky wings were absolutely delicious, but definitely messy.

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The fresh vegetables gave some color to a table that was otherwise surrounded by meaty brown goodness.

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Lo Mein was great!

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Then came the meat skewers. EVERYTHING was just great!

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After the entree portions, they brought out steamed wet towels to freshen up before dessert. Wil was enjoying his towel experience a little too much!

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Then came dessert...

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OMG!!! Can I get some more of that?

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Okay, how about a little more?

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We really enjoyed 'Ohana overall. I wish we would have had time for a nap and a shower first. 'Ohana is loud and bustling. There is an entertainer who goes around the room playing ukelele and singing tunes. He was....uh...okay I guess. The service was not great, to be honest. But the food was really, really good.....and plentiful. You will NOT leave this place hungry!

If you are on the Disney Dining Plan, I think the best values for 1 table service credits are: (1) Le Cellier, (2) Kona, and (3) 'Ohana. (Perhaps you could toss Boma into that mix as well.

Anyway, after a hot but great day at Disney, we were zonked and ready for bed.

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Three days down, and five more to go. WooHoo! Tomorrow we go to Animal Kingdom....and maybe get in a waterpark too!

 
I haven't tried O'Hana's yet but I am adding it to my TO DO list after your review !!!!!Those shrimp look delish !!! Even the veggies looked great!!! Now as for bread pudding ...okay I admit it next to Tiamusu that is a fav.of mine !!!!
 
We've never done Ohanas, but after reading your review and seeing those pictures, it is on our list for our next visit for sure. :thumbsup2
 
Love the Ohana photos! Were big Ohana fans! Last year we had to wait 45 mins past our ADR time and our waitress - gave us a special table - perfect for Wishes viewing :goodvibes

The only problem is they give us as much food for a family of four as two people!
 
The pic of Wil with the towel brought back so many memories, I have the same pic of my boy when he was 9.....he's leaving for college in two weeks:sad1:.....Cherish those kiddos Alan!
 
So glad to see your Ohana review - I think that's next on our list to try in December!
 
The pic of Wil with the towel brought back so many memories, I have the same pic of my boy when he was 9.....he's leaving for college in two weeks:sad1:.....Cherish those kiddos Alan!

Ain't that the truth! My baby turned 21 in May and they are both in college (oldest, age 23, is going back for his Masters). It goes way too fast.
 
Loving the trip report so far- you sold me on Ohana for our December trip!! The food looks awesome.
 
Oh how I love thee Ohana! We had about the same experience, a bit slow, entertainment (we had the woman) was.....different....but the food! Oh the food!!!!!!!! :love: I ate WAY too much that night though, ended up ruining me for the week! :lmao:
 
Thank you so much for the update! We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Ohana! I cannot wait to go back there in September, esp. now that your photos made my mouth water,:lmao:
 
Looks like O'Hana will have to go on my "must try" list! :thumbsup2 I've heard so much about the "entertainment" that I have a morbid curiosity now! :laughing:
 

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