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We have also received an update this morning from MickQuinn.


This was from their lunch at Magic Kingdom's...


Be our Guest






She said, "We wanted to see the Beast's castle so we waited in line to order lunch. From lining up to being served it took about 35 minutes."




"The was plenty to look at while we waited in line..."

















Braised Pork (Coq Au Vin style) - eight-hour slow-cooked pork with mushrooms, onions, carrots and bacon served with mashed potatoes and green beans jardiniere


"I had the braised pork. Best counter service meal ever! The pork was tender and flavorful, crisp green beans and yummy mashed potatoes."








"We ordered the French onion soup. It was good but quite salty...and we love salt."







Grilled Steak Sandwich with garlic butter spread and pommes frites


"Quinn ate about half his grilled steak sandwich. The steak was good but the sandwich needed more of a spread or dressing."








Carved Turkey Sandwich served on a warm baguette with Dijon mayonnaise and Pomme Frites


"DH had the carved turkey sandwich. He liked it well enough."







Kids Mickey Meatloaf - Turkey meatloaf with broccoli florets and zucchini served with carrot catsup


"Pepere had the Kid's meatloaf. He insisted on this even though we told him at was made with turkey and veggies. I don't think he cared for it much at all."







"For dessert we shared the strawberry cream cheese cupcake and lemon cream puff. They were okay... But Quinn said the cupcakes we make at home are better. Glad we have them a try, but nothing I would order again."








"Quinn is a cupcake connoisseur. This is the back of a shirt we made for him."
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2 April Game Points Earned + 3 Bonus Points for pic of Quinn and other misc. pics

 

[Linda67]

Wow, I had a lot to catch up on!
The lunch options at BOG look really good and I so want to get over to Chef's De France for a meal
Thanks to everyone for sending through the updates and as always thanks to Barb for keeping this awesome thread going strong

 

[Alice BlueBonnet]

Hey Barb!!

In the hopes that this is still going in October (and lets face it, this is the best thread ever, so it will be) I am volunteering to do live reports again. We are going from the 5-13, and we are eating at the following:

Mama Melrose (L)
T-Rex (D)
Tusker House (B)
Le Cellier (D)
Liberty Tree (L)
Be Our Guest (D)
Hollywood and Vine (B)
Sci-Fi (L)
Jiko (D)
Crystal Palace (B)
Plaza (L)
Narcoossee's (D)
Akershus (B)
Chefs de France (D)
Paradiso 37 (L)
Royal Table (D)
Coral Reef (L)
Yachtsman (D)
Yak and Yeti (L)

Not to mention all the F&W festival snacks we can eat and all the drinks we can drink

 

[jabead]

Wow, I had a lot to catch up on!
The lunch options at BOG look really good and I so want to get over to Chef's De France for a meal
Thanks to everyone for sending through the updates and as always thanks to Barb for keeping this awesome thread going strong

Hi Linda! We've missed you.

So how was Disneyland? Take any pictures?

Hey Barb!!

In the hopes that this is still going in October (and lets face it, this is the best thread ever, so it will be) I am volunteering to do live reports again. We are going from the 5-13, and we are eating at the following:

Mama Melrose (L)
T-Rex (D)
Tusker House (B)
Le Cellier (D)
Liberty Tree (L)
Be Our Guest (D)
Hollywood and Vine (B)
Sci-Fi (L)
Jiko (D)
Crystal Palace (B)
Plaza (L)
Narcoossee's (D)
Akershus (B)
Chefs de France (D)
Paradiso 37 (L)
Royal Table (D)
Coral Reef (L)
Yachtsman (D)
Yak and Yeti (L)

Not to mention all the F&W festival snacks we can eat and all the drinks we can drink

Well hi there Alice! Glad to hear that you have another trip in the works. At this point I'm only willing to commit through the month of August, but if the Live Thread should still be around in October then I would love to have you as a reporter again.

 

[autumnpalm]

Hi Barb!

I just saw that this thread is a "go" for August, I don't know if you're taking sign-ups yet, but I would absolutely love to volunteer!

Our ADRs so far are:

'Ohana (dinner)
Sci Fi (lunch)
Bluezoo (dinner)
San Angel Inn (lunch)
Flying Fish Cafe (dinner)
Tusker House (breakfast)
Be Our Guest (dinner)
Hollywood Brown Derby- Dine with an Imagineer (lunch)
Via Napoli (dinner)
Whispering Canyon Cafe (lunch)
Citricos (dinner)
Kona Cafe (breakfast)
Biergarten (lunch)
Grand Floridian Cafe (breakfast)
Kona Cafe (lunch)

We will be there from August 26-September 2. I'll be depending on the Wi-Fi 100% as we are Canadian and won't be taking cellphones with us. Hoping to do a full dining report upon our return!

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

Ooooooh, Barb! I volunteer for August as well! Happy that you plan to continue the thread. Andrew and I plan on traveling from the 10th thru the 20th. I am making it my mission to eat at as many new restaurants as we can. If we are going to repeat a restauant, I am trying to make it one that we did not eat at in November or March (with the exception of Y&Y where we did eat in November).

 

[jabead]

Time to announce another of our Top 5 scorers for the

February/March Game



I am now featuring our...


#2 - nicole0992


nicole0992 traveled to Disney World to visit her daughter who is doing the Disney College Program. She and her other daughters were there from 2/9 - 2/17. nicole scored 167 points with the many updates she sent us during her trip.


Here are some of my favorite pics from her updates.



La Cantina de San Angel

"We chose an order of nachos with the meat and beans served on the side. They were delicious and really hit the spot. Lots of cheese, fresh tomatoes and sliced jalapenos. Also chose an order of cheese empanadas. These were fresh and wonderful. The chips served along side were very fresh and crunchy."



Starring Rolls Cafe

Black Forest Ham Sandwich


"It was delicious but I had to remove half the ham to be able to fit the sandwich in my mouth!"

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake

"Too many tour groups were at the Studios yesterday so we took the boat to Epcot. My daughter was feeling like salad so we decided to stop at Liberty Inn and try their Chicken Caesar salad."

"We ordered a Mezzo Metro size Margherita Pizza to share between the 4 of us that were dining at this meal. The pizza was as delicious as always. Perfectly cooked, thin but with a crunchy crust."

Wolfgang Puck Express

Cavatappi Chicken Alfredo with peas, bacon and parmesan


"I had the cavatappi. This is so delicious! The corkscrew shaped pasta was perfectly cooked and served with Alfredo sauce that's not too heavy. The peas are crisp and fresh, not mushy at all. The bacon crumbles provided a nice crunch to the dish. The chicken is julienned and was great as well."

Half Rotisserie Chicken with garlic butter, rosemary and mashed potatoes


"Oldest daughter had the chicken with mashed potatoes and green beans. She loved it. The chicken was cooked perfectly and nicely seasoned. The mashed potatoes were so creamy and definitely real potatoes. These were topped with a light gravy and fresh chopped chives."

Margherita Pizza with fresh mozzarella, torn basil, and fresh tomatoes


"My younger daughter chose the Margherita pizza. It was so yummy. The tomatoes, cheese and fresh basil were all top quality. Crust was crispy and cooked just right."




And for their desserts...

"We had creme brulee, vanilla bean cheesecake, and a chocolate chip brownie for desserts. All were great but the creme brulee was the winner. Sorry no pic of the cheesecake. My daughter dug in before I had a chance to snap a pic."





50's Prime Time Cafe

They started their dinner with...

Beer Battered Onion Rings

Aunt Liz's Golden Fried Chicken (all white meat) served with mashed potatoes, chicken gravy and green beans


"I chose the fried chicken and was able to get all white meat as well as green beans in place of the collard greens. This was so good. Finger lickin' good. I loved everything."

Aunt Liz's Golden Fried Chicken served with mashed potatoes and green beans


"My oldest daughter also had the chicken but was served 3 pieces since she didn't switch to white meat only. She also ordered her potatoes with no gravy."

Spaghetti and "Meatballs" - Multi-grain spaghetti and vegetarian meatballs with Dad's Marinara Sauce


"My youngest didn't know what to get. She finally decided on the spaghetti with vegetarian meatballs. Bad choice for her. It was loaded with mushrooms and lots of chunky tomato sauce. She also didn't like the taste or texture of the meatballs. I tasted it and it was fine if you are vegetarian and like this sort of dish but there are much better choices here. Sauce was on par with Tony's Town Square."




And for dessert...

Dad's Brownie Sundae - Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream, Hot Fudge, and Caramel topping


"The brownie sundae was delicious! Served a la mode with vanilla cream. The girls cleaned the plate!"


"Since my daughter just picked at her dish, Cousin Cooper wasn't having none of this moving food around to get dessert! So we were served our brownie sundae and she was served her plate of spaghetti and meatballs with whipped cream, m & m's, and sprinkles. It was hysterical!"

 

[jabead]

Hi Barb!

I just saw that this thread is a "go" for August, I don't know if you're taking sign-ups yet, but I would absolutely love to volunteer!

Our ADRs so far are:

'Ohana (dinner)
Sci Fi (lunch)
Bluezoo (dinner)
San Angel Inn (lunch)
Flying Fish Cafe (dinner)
Tusker House (breakfast)
Be Our Guest (dinner)
Hollywood Brown Derby- Dine with an Imagineer (lunch)
Via Napoli (dinner)
Whispering Canyon Cafe (lunch)
Citricos (dinner)
Kona Cafe (breakfast)
Biergarten (lunch)
Grand Floridian Cafe (breakfast)
Kona Cafe (lunch)

We will be there from August 26-September 2. I'll be depending on the Wi-Fi 100% as we are Canadian and won't be taking cellphones with us. Hoping to do a full dining report upon our return!

You will be the first on my August list. Thanks so much for volunteering!

Ooooooh, Barb! I volunteer for August as well! Happy that you plan to continue the thread. Andrew and I plan on traveling from the 10th thru the 20th. I am making it my mission to eat at as many new restaurants as we can. If we are going to repeat a restauant, I am trying to make it one that we did not eat at in November or March (with the exception of Y&Y where we did eat in November).

And you will be the second, Vicki! To be honest, you are part of the reason why I knew that I needed to keep this going at least through August. I knew that you, Brenda & Emily, and Ginamarie (three of our inaugural reporters) are all planning trips for that month. Now I'm hoping they will also sign up to again be live reporters.

 

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IT'S RECRUITMENT TIME AGAIN!!!
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Here is my current list of volunteers for the rest of April thru August:

APRIL
SmallWorld71 - 4/17 - 4/19
Hannikins - 4/18 - 4/25 (WDW), 4/25 - 5/4 (US)
Rumpletinker - 4/20 - 4/27
buzz1121 - 4/20 - 4/27
Mommyof3inVA - 4/20 - 4/27
MRYPPNS - 4/21 - 5/5
Rarity - 4/25 - 4/28
vettegirl - 4/27 - 5/1
FancyNancy - 4/27 - 5/3
diskam 4/28 - 5/1 (WDW), 5/2 - 5/6 (Wonder cruise)


MAY
auntfrannie - 4/29 - 5/8
aladdinsgirl - 4/30 - 5/10
podsnel - 5/2 - 5/6
carmie3377 - 5/4 - 5/10 (Disney Magic)
RyMacJ - 5/4 - 5/11
jedijill - 5/4 - 5/12
StuffedwFluff - 5/4-5/14
jimnlahaze - 5/7 - 5/13
dramaticmissy - 5/8 -5/13
MrsBearcat - 5/11 - 5/16
skylizard - 5/11 - 5/17
Chavaleh - 5/11 - 5/19
CalSea12 - 5/11 - 5/21
zomama - 5/12 - 5/18
quietgirl - 5/13 - 5/20
ChrisNY2 - 5/18 -5/20
AvasMommy526 - 5/21 - 6/1
dvc4life - 5/22 - 5/27
smile4stamps - 5/25 - 6/2
buzz1121 - 5/25 - 6/8


JUNE
brobrosmom - 5/31 - 6/4
wdwpirates - 6/1 - 6/7
chloesmommy - 6/1 - 6/8
tammilynne - 6/1 - 6/10
DisneyMamato4 - 6/2 - 6/9
disnmooner2013 - 6/3 - 6/10
phi2012 - 6/3 - 6/19
sarabear - 6/5 - 6/12
dutchdisneyfamily - 6/6 - 6/14
cindymindy - 6/9 - 6/15
AlohaAnnie - 6/15 - 6/28
Goofyluver - 6/16 - 6/21
JennyWren - 6/24 - 7/1
KateB - 6/25 - 7/1
Incredibleboysmom - 6/28 - 7/2 (Disneyland)
Wendydagny - 6/29-7/6

JULY
SRiley1985 - 7/7 - 7/13
Indy Denise - 7/8 - 7/9 (US), 7/10 - 7/16 (Disney)
sock2you - 7/9 - 7/13 (Disneyland)
nicole0992 - 7/16 - 7/23
Smiling Cheshire Cat - 7/18 - 7/25
yorkshirebelle - 7/31 - 8/14

AUGUST
Ivonne - 8/4 - 8/15
JintyB - 8/8 - 8/25, followed by a short cruise on the Disney Dream
GoofySon'sMom - 8/10 - 8/20
glasslipper - 8/11 - 8/24
scanne - 8/13 - 8/22
emmysmommy & JustEmmy - 8/17 - 8/30
Gin0818 - 8/19 - 8/28
autumnpalm - 8/26 - 9/2


If I have forgotten anyone who has already volunteered or have any trip info listed incorrectly, please let me know.


Here are the dates in which we could still use more live reporters:

May 20 thru May 24 - 2 more reporters needed

May 25 thru May 31 - 1 more reporter needed

June 14 thru June 19 - 1 more reporter needed

June 20 thru June 30 - 1 or 2 more reporters needed


I am now taking names for the months of July and August. So anyone traveling to Disney World during any of the above listed dates or during July/August, please consider doing some live reporting during your trip.

 

[Smiling Cheshire Cat]

I would love to be a live reporter again!

Our dates are July 18th-25th.

 

[yorkshirebelle]

I would love to be a live reporter! In the world with DH from 31st July to 14th August. From the UK so will be relying on Disney wifi!!

 

[autumnpalm]

AUGUST
GoofySon'sMom - 8/10 - 8/20
autumnpalm - 8/26 - 9/2

Yahoo!! It is SO exciting to see my name up on that list- makes the trip feel more real than getting any confirmation email or paying any deposit.

Thank you so much for taking this project on through the month of August- it remains a highlight of my day to take a quick trip to WDW and drool over all the delicious food.

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

And you will be the second, Vicki! To be honest, you are part of the reason why I knew that I needed to keep this going at least through August. I knew that you, Brenda & Emily, and Ginamarie (three of our inaugural reporters) are all planning trips for that month. Now I'm hoping they will also sign up to again be live reporters.

I am honored! And I will send more updates in August than we did in March. It was such a short trip, I sort of lost track of things. I will be a better reporter!

 

[scanne]

I'd like to do some live reporting in August as well. We will be in WDW from 8/13 to 8/22 staying WL - Old Faithful Club. We have several meals booked: Be Our Guest, 'Ohana (dinner and breakfast), Crystal Palace (bfast), Mickey's Backyard BBQ and Lunch with an Imagineer at Hollywood Brown Derby.

Let me know how to go about this live reporting. Thanks!!

 

[JintyB]

I love this thread - really appreciate all the effort you put in to keep it going

We will be in WDW 8th-25th August, followed by a short cruise on the Disney Dream. Would love to contribute if you can tell me how. We're also from the UK so reliant on the wifi.

Jeanette

 

[jabead]

I would love to be a live reporter again!

Our dates are July 18th-25th.

I would be very happy to have you again. Thanks Rachel!

I would love to be a live reporter! In the world with DH from 31st July to 14th August. From the UK so will be relying on Disney wifi!!

Sounds great and welcome to the DIS! Your first post was to volunteer as a live reporter. That's awesome!

Yahoo!! It is SO exciting to see my name up on that list- makes the trip feel more real than getting any confirmation email or paying any deposit.

Thank you so much for taking this project on through the month of August- it remains a highlight of my day to take a quick trip to WDW and drool over all the delicious food.

I'm so glad you are enjoying the thread and thanks again for volunteering!

I am honored! And I will send more updates in August than we did in March. It was such a short trip, I sort of lost track of things. I will be a better reporter!

I'm sure you will be great...as always!

I'd like to do some live reporting in August as well. We will be in WDW from 8/13 to 8/22 staying WL - Old Faithful Club. We have several meals booked: Be Our Guest, 'Ohana (dinner and breakfast), Crystal Palace (bfast), Mickey's Backyard BBQ and Lunch with an Imagineer at Hollywood Brown Derby.

Let me know how to go about this live reporting. Thanks!!

Excellent, thanks scanne! I'll be in touch in July with all the info you will need for sending me your live updates.

I love this thread - really appreciate all the effort you put in to keep it going

We will be in WDW 8th-25th August, followed by a short cruise on the Disney Dream. Would love to contribute if you can tell me how. We're also from the UK so reliant on the wifi.

Jeanette

Hi Jeanette! 17 days at WDW plus a Disney cruise...that's so awesome!!! Thanks for volunteering and welcome to the August Live Reporting Team!

 

[Wendydagny]

I can try, if iphone pictures are sufficient. We have a pretty good lineup and our dates are 6/29-7/6 at the poly.

 

[jabead]

I can try, if iphone pictures are sufficient. We have a pretty good lineup and our dates are 6/29-7/6 at the poly.

iPhone pics should be just fine! I'll add you to the list. Thanks!

 

[jabead]

Now I am very happy to announce the top scorer of the

February/March Game


and winner of a (no expense ) paid trip to Disney World is...


#1 - superchime


superchime and family were at Disney World from 2/26 - 3/6.
She scored 177 points with the many updates she sent us during her trip.


Here are some of my favorite pics from her updates.



Old Port Royale

"DS with his fruit."




Shutters



She said, "I'd read some negative reviews of Shutters, so I wasn't hoping for much but apparently they have a new chef and we had a great dinner."

Vegetarian Pasta Piquant with spinach and goat cheese


"This had a little kick to it, which I liked. They also threw in some extra veggies to make up for the lack of meat."


"This was the only vegetarian option listed on the menu (besides salads) but our waitress said they could work up other options on the fly. We'll eat there again later in the week, so I appreciate that. I also explained the game to our waitress when she wondered why I was photographing the food."

"DH was excited about several options on the menu but went with the special. Pork brisket with a BBQ-ish sauce, green beans, and a yummy little side with lump crab, shrimp, and corn topped with bread crumbs and baked. He liked that the best."



Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie

"DH and I had delicious chocolate croissants and the kids had a parfait and a framboise."

Vegetarian Burger - House-made Potato Quinoa Vegan Patty topped with a fresh Vegan Tofu-Tzatziki sauce with sweet potatoes fries



"I had my second veggie burger of the trip. This one was great, potatoes and quinoa. Very different."



And for dessert...

Kids Ice Cream Sundae

Want a bite?

Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake - vanilla cake with a gooey toffee filling, vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce




Kusafiri Bakery

"They were out of elephants but the boys didn't seem to mind the substitution."




Yak and Yeti



"And of course we had the won tons for dessert!"

Fried Wontons - Skewers of fresh pineapple and cream cheese wontons, vanilla ice cream, honey vanilla drizzle





Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

 

[glasslipper]

Hi Barb. I know you forgot me for August, cause I volunteered back in January after our trip then Anyway, we will be there from 8/11-8/24! It will be a split stay between POR riverside and AKL club level! WE also will be celebrating dd's 21st birthday, so lots of drink photos as well as food! I'd love to contribute if you have room for me!