Counting Our Nuts Like Chip & Dale, a Financially Aware PTR *Update 4/17 Pg 62 *

I am going to guess Whispering Canyon, Kona, and Boma.

YAY for DVC!!!!!!
Yeah, he quickly changed his mind about that. I knew he would so I didn't get my hopes up too high. :lmao:

Joining in a bit late, but I'm here! We're hoping to plan a financially responsible trip next spring/summer, so I might be copying some of your good moves!
Never too late!! I have to say, it's really hard to plan a financially responsible trip! :laughing:

No such luck for me for renting points for my trip in October. Food & Wine and attempting WAY last minute did not work out in my favor. But now that I know what I can save - I will def be looking into it for next December!
Food & Wine is a super busy DVC time I think, oh well. Now you know so you will be prepared for your next trip. :thumbsup2
 
Hi! Saw you had a new PTR, so I thought I'd drop in and catch up on everything so far.

How excitied about AKL! We have reservations for there for next month, and it's looking to be a very different but relaxing trip. Hopefully everything will go according to plan.

I don't know what to guess for the contest even thought I feel I should. I think it will take a little more though.
 
I will pick Kona, Boma, and Kouzzina
Good guesses, hoping to get an update in this morning.

Hi! Saw you had a new PTR, so I thought I'd drop in and catch up on everything so far.

How excitied about AKL! We have reservations for there for next month, and it's looking to be a very different but relaxing trip. Hopefully everything will go according to plan.

I don't know what to guess for the contest even thought I feel I should. I think it will take a little more though.
Thanks for joining in. :goodvibes

I will look forward to your pictures of AKL!
 


Are you ready to know where our three for sure ADRs are going to be? Well, sure for right now at least. :rotfl2:

I'm ready to tell you.

Our choices are...

Boma.

Kona Cafe.

Whispering Canyon Cafe.


The winners of the contest are...

Roxychica7
jenjolt
IluvXU
pooh'smate

Many people guessed it after the second round of clues, therefore I can't afford to send you all a prize so you will get a virtual one, something I am very much looking forward to in January.

A slushie coke!
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I am very excited for the three places we have picked out so far. Boma we have been wanting to try for awhile and since we are staying at AKL, there is no reason not to try it this trip and I will FINALLY get to try a Zebra Dome!

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Kona Cafe is going to be a lunch reservation because I want to eat those super delicious pork tacos I have seen pictures of. I'll take mine without the lettuce, thanks!

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Whispering Canyon Cafe is probably going to be a lunch as well, as I am drawn to some of the sandwiches they have on the lunch menu. Marc wants the platter so it's not a big deal to him which one we go too. I do know for sure that I will be eating the Smores Cheesecake without a doubt. Cheesecake is my kryptonite.

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Now for our other two credits....I'm just not sure. Marc has thrown out a bunch of ideas but I'm still not 100% on them yet. Some of the ideas are...

Yak N' Yeti - I've been there, Marc hasn't. I think it would be a good way to break up our Animal Kingdom day since we will have one day there and a lot we want to see and do.

Le Cellier - We'd go for lunch and we like the idea of being able to get the chef's selection that comes with appetizer, entree and dessert.

Bistro De Paris - This is not on the dining plan but I really want to go here. They have a lobster risotto that is calling my name and I thought it could be a nice dinner for the two of us. I just hate the idea of how much the meal would cost. Marc and I recently tried escargot as well and we both liked it so I'm eager to try it at a restaurant.

Crystal Palace - We are divided on this one, I want breakfast, he wants dinner. I want breakfast because I enjoyed our breakfast more here, Marc wants dinner because sometimes we don't eat a lot for breakfast as a rule it is easier for us to eat later in the day which is a valid point.

Narcossees - This is two credits and much of what I want here are appetizers and the cheesecake so we would pay OOP for this as well. And again, I just don't know if I want to pay OOP for too many meals since we are going with the dining plan.

Yachtsman - See above. :laughing: I just don't feel like the signatures are worth 2 credits when you only get an entree and dessert.

Liberty Tree Tavern - We really enjoyed our meal here in 2008. I love the atmosphere and wouldn't mind eating here again but we already have two meals very close to Magic Kingdom so logistically I think another location would be a better choice but then again if we went to WCC or Kona on an Epcot day it wouldn't be that bad and it would get out us out of Epcot for awhile and give us a break if we were to stay all day for Illuminations.

Parks hours are out and I haven't had a chance to really settle our park days. I go through multiple versions of plans until I am happy and feel settled. I do this every trip and usually once I feel settled then I pretty much stick with that plan unless things change once we are actually in Disney. I'm hoping that my next update will be about our park days and the finally 2 ADRs that we decide on. I have to decide quickly, ADR day is next week!!! :woohoo:
 
We are friends on Facebook and I still missed your bat signal! Darn, and a contest too.... :headache: Going back to catch up!
 
Are you ready to know where our three for sure ADRs are going to be? Well, sure for right now at least. :rotfl2:

I'm ready to tell you.

Our choices are...

Boma.

Kona Cafe.

Whispering Canyon Cafe.


I was so close...great choices looking forward to your review of Boma have never eaten there and most likely will as we are planning a DVC stay there in 2013 [at AKV]

A slushie coke!
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YUM! I love the cup!

I will FINALLY get to try a Zebra Dome!


they are devine...:cloud9:

Parks hours are out and I haven't had a chance to really settle our park days. I go through multiple versions of plans until I am happy and feel settled. I do this every trip and usually once I feel settled then I pretty much stick with that plan unless things change once we are actually in Disney. I'm hoping that my next update will be about our park days and the finally 2 ADRs that we decide on. I have to decide quickly, ADR day is next week!!! :woohoo:

your other dinning choices sound great too and I love you are going w/ alot of lunches...I think it makes for a perfect in park break and if you dine early you are back out touring when every one else is eating :thumbsup2


looking forward to seeing your park days and hoping we overlap somewhere for a DISmeet :cool1:
 


OK, it took me a while but I am finally here and caught up!

I am soooooo jealous that you are staying at AKL cheaper than Pop! I have been debating renting points for a long time but I just don't know enough about it to take the plunge. I am a chicken when it comes to stuff like that. I'm worried that the person won't be legit or whatever. Please tell me a little about how it works if you don't mind?

I also can't believe that you have a hubby that WANTS to buy DVC!! :worship: I am certain that has many a DIS lady green with envy, including myself!

And I just want to say, good for you for getting your finances in order! :thumbsup2 We started that journey about 2 years ago (we did the Dave Ramsey plan) and I am so glad we did. We had to give up WDW in 2010, but I have to say that I wouldn't change a thing! We are now completely debt free except for our mortgage, and it feels awesome! I hope we never go back to where we were! You will be so glad that you are being mature and responsible in the long run, even if you have to give up a few things right now!
 
I was so close, so close! LOL Well, either way, those are great choices. I've heard great things about all three and I've had a meal at Sanaa and I'm pretty sure Boma and Jiko are fairly similar, so they must be really good. :thumbsup2 Also, I think Crystal Palace and Yak 'n Yeti are great picks for an ADR, they have awesome food there :-) Can't wait to hear what you decide on for final ADRs! :mickeyjum
 
Those sound like great ADR's that you have come up with so far. We have been in the same dilemma with Crystal Palace as well...I wanted b'fast, but due to time issues, we are going with dinner on our arrival day. I certainly don't blame you about not wanting to use too many credits on signature dining, we always do CRT but that is the only signature restaurant we do. Seems crazy to spend all that money on the ddp and then use it for just two or three meals! Good luck with your planning!
 
Wow I'm shocked I actually got Kona Cafe right! MMMmmmm that cheesecake looks SO good. Now I'll have to try it when I eat at WCC!!! You've never tried zebra domes?! And here I thought you were experienced :snooty: :rotfl: Kidding!!!!
 
Those ADRs sound good! WCC was definitely good to me! I was there for lunch last year on the Backstage Magic tour and had a blast! I had lots of delicious cornbread and got a pail full of coke and 347342873 bottles of ketchup! I've been meaning to give Kona a second chance too, I'll be interested to see how you like it! I've never tried Boma (I'm not so adventurous) but I've heard nothing but good things!

As for your other choices, I haven't been to many.
I keep making ADRs for Le Cellier and then changing them for something else! But I'm sure it would be good! It's just....I can get a burger with black diamond cheese on it, on my own BBQ for much less than $18! And I've been to many Canadian Steakhouses with Canadian staff!:laughing: I bet if steak is your thing you would be happy with your choice!

I would love to try Yak and Yeti but the only thing I like on their menu is dessert! Everything I've seen on the Dis of Bistro De Paris looks gorgeous! Narcoosees and Yachtsman both look nice too, but I'm with you on the 2-credit thing. I really enjoyed Liberty Tree Tavern back when it was a character meal still and have been wanting to try it again, but I bumped it for The Plaza this time around. I'm sure I'll get there again eventually!

And I understand the Crystal Palace dilema. When DBFF and I were planning out ADRs for September, she asked if we should try it for dinner and I thought about it. We do breakfast there on every trip like a tradition. I don't care so much for their dinner menu (granted, there aren't a lot of places where I don't eat from the children's menu:rolleyes1) and I couldn't give up the puffed french toast! However, if you and Marc aren't big breakfast eaters, I would give dinner a shot! The other thing I like about breakfast there is if you get a super-early ADR than you usually have a chance to wander down Main Street before the hordes of people get in there for the day!:thumbsup2
 
Great choices for the ADRs so far!

I think it's a good idea to do the Yak and Yeti ADR at AK since you'll have just one AK day. Our AK days always seem so long and it would be nice to have a sit-down break in the day.
 
Great ADR's so far, I love all 3 of those places! I've only done Boma for breakfast, but I'd love to try it for dinner someday! :cool1:

I've been feeling the need to do a total ADR overhaul lately...I have 15 ADR's booked for my October trip! :eek: We only have 8 nights on the DDP, so something has to go! :rotfl: A few have to be OOP, like Artist Point, because like you said, I'm not wasting 2 credits on it, since we don't get appetizers, and I know we'll be getting drinks and stuff, but there are some that I can cancel! ADR's are so stressful! :rotfl:
 
So excited you're eating at Boma! I loved it there. Even my picky sister found things she was willing to eat.

I can't wait to see what else you decide. Yak N' Yeti is definitely on my list of places I want to try. So is Kona Cafe. We haven't eaten at Le Cellier in a long time (not for lack of trying, we had ADR's twice but each time something totally out of our control came up :headache:) I definitely want to eat there again. You have great choices!
 
Great ADR choices! :love: Zebra domes. We have not tried Kona yet but would like to on our next trip. Out of your remaining options I vote for Le Cellier lunch and Yak and Yeti!
 
YAYAY a frozen coke, def'n a fave!! I might have 1 or 2 or like 4 or 5 last trip LOL!!!

Your ADRs sound wonderful!!!! I'm sure whatever you choose will be absolutely delightful...or course I'm partial to fried wontons :lovestruc
 

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