MarieLightning
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 23, 2012
Day 2, Part 4 - You Broke Your Drink
At some point, we figured it might be a good idea to check in, even if we were early. We headed to do so about fifteen minutes prior to our actual reservation time, and received our beeper.
We chilled some more, and before too long, the beeper went a-buzzing, and it was time to get food!
Whispering Canyon Cafe, three years in the making!
I've mentioned this in previous trip reports/pre trip reports, but for those of you just joining in, back during our very first trip, in November 2012, we had made plans to eat at WCC. That was putting us at one extra meal reservation to pay out of pocket, as we had the dining plan.
Then, they pulled the skillet off the menu, and we decided to pass it up.
This time around, I was really excited to finally try it though.
We started off with drinks, and Amber got the bottomless milkshake.
For our food order, we of course got the skillet!
It was delicious, and we were a perfect match to share it! Amber's not a fan of ribs, or sausage, but I love both, so I mostly ate those. She does love pulled pork though, which I can enjoy but isn't my favorite, and she liked the chicken as well. We both had some of the mashed potatoes, which were really tasty (although I typically don't like bits of skin in my mashed potatoes).
My biggest surprise (pleasant surprise) of the meal was the cornbread.
I'd tried cornbread before, at Amber's Grandma. I had not liked it.
I decided to give it another try this time though, and I'm glad I did, because it is soooo good. I could have eaten it all by myself. But there was so much food that obviously, I could not.
I did also have a pretty decent amount of drink to wash it all down with.
Of course, I was first given a regular sized drink of my Disney love, pomegranate lemonade.
I was so thirsty and happy to be reunited with it, I drained it all before the waiter came back to take our food order. He noted that my drink seemed to be broken.
And then he brought me a refill.
Which I feel kinda badly over, because at that point I could hardly make a dent in it.
We were plenty stuffed with our meal, so we skipped on dessert, and were soon back on our way out.
We went to see if there was a bus running, seeing as we figured the resort can't purely rely on boat transportation for when the weather isn't good, but I guess seeing as it was really nice out, they didn't have buses at that time.
So we made our way back around the resort.
And headed back to the Magic Kingdom by boat.
We were back in no time, and ready for more adventures!
Up and around the castle we went.
To use our very first FastPass+ of the trip.
That's right. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Otherwise known as my wife's second favorite ride.
Once we were done being blown, bounced and such, we made our way to another favorite.
Mickey's PhilharMagic!
I was so distraught when it was down in September, and so this was a very happy reunion! I just love this show so much.
We didn't have much time to waste past that though, as we headed over to our second FastPass+, this time for a slightly more in demand attraction.
Seven Dwarves Mine Train it was!
This was our third try of this ride - we'd done it twice in September.
Giving it another try reconfirmed previous opinions.
It's a very smooth ride. It is aesthetically very pleasing, very well done. It's a fun ride.
It's so not worth the standby wait. At least, not for us.
I would definitely see it being more so for family with younger children though, who love Barnstormer but are still a little uneasy at the thought of bigger coasters like Big Thunder. It's a great in between.
Our next plans would take us to a different land, so we started making our way there, soon noting the change of landscape.
And the crowds.
We were hoping to partake in a bit of dancing, but there would be no dance party until later that evening, so we passed it by.
And we made our way to another couple of favorites of ours.
Carousel of Progress!
Followed by...
The PeopleMover!
I'm not gonna lie. Those are probably my two favorite attractions in Tomorrowland. Although, I am also rather partial to Buzz Lightyear. The more I think about the logistics of Space Mountain though, the more terrified of it I get. I can no longer ride it without being completely hunched over.
Which, you know, is great, considering the fact that it was our next FastPass+ of the day.
What will I not do for my wife.
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At some point, we figured it might be a good idea to check in, even if we were early. We headed to do so about fifteen minutes prior to our actual reservation time, and received our beeper.
We chilled some more, and before too long, the beeper went a-buzzing, and it was time to get food!
Whispering Canyon Cafe, three years in the making!
I've mentioned this in previous trip reports/pre trip reports, but for those of you just joining in, back during our very first trip, in November 2012, we had made plans to eat at WCC. That was putting us at one extra meal reservation to pay out of pocket, as we had the dining plan.
Then, they pulled the skillet off the menu, and we decided to pass it up.
This time around, I was really excited to finally try it though.
We started off with drinks, and Amber got the bottomless milkshake.
For our food order, we of course got the skillet!
It was delicious, and we were a perfect match to share it! Amber's not a fan of ribs, or sausage, but I love both, so I mostly ate those. She does love pulled pork though, which I can enjoy but isn't my favorite, and she liked the chicken as well. We both had some of the mashed potatoes, which were really tasty (although I typically don't like bits of skin in my mashed potatoes).
My biggest surprise (pleasant surprise) of the meal was the cornbread.
I'd tried cornbread before, at Amber's Grandma. I had not liked it.
I decided to give it another try this time though, and I'm glad I did, because it is soooo good. I could have eaten it all by myself. But there was so much food that obviously, I could not.
I did also have a pretty decent amount of drink to wash it all down with.
Of course, I was first given a regular sized drink of my Disney love, pomegranate lemonade.
I was so thirsty and happy to be reunited with it, I drained it all before the waiter came back to take our food order. He noted that my drink seemed to be broken.
And then he brought me a refill.
Which I feel kinda badly over, because at that point I could hardly make a dent in it.
We were plenty stuffed with our meal, so we skipped on dessert, and were soon back on our way out.
We went to see if there was a bus running, seeing as we figured the resort can't purely rely on boat transportation for when the weather isn't good, but I guess seeing as it was really nice out, they didn't have buses at that time.
So we made our way back around the resort.
And headed back to the Magic Kingdom by boat.
We were back in no time, and ready for more adventures!
Up and around the castle we went.
To use our very first FastPass+ of the trip.
That's right. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Otherwise known as my wife's second favorite ride.
Once we were done being blown, bounced and such, we made our way to another favorite.
Mickey's PhilharMagic!
I was so distraught when it was down in September, and so this was a very happy reunion! I just love this show so much.
We didn't have much time to waste past that though, as we headed over to our second FastPass+, this time for a slightly more in demand attraction.
Seven Dwarves Mine Train it was!
This was our third try of this ride - we'd done it twice in September.
Giving it another try reconfirmed previous opinions.
It's a very smooth ride. It is aesthetically very pleasing, very well done. It's a fun ride.
It's so not worth the standby wait. At least, not for us.
I would definitely see it being more so for family with younger children though, who love Barnstormer but are still a little uneasy at the thought of bigger coasters like Big Thunder. It's a great in between.
Our next plans would take us to a different land, so we started making our way there, soon noting the change of landscape.
And the crowds.
We were hoping to partake in a bit of dancing, but there would be no dance party until later that evening, so we passed it by.
And we made our way to another couple of favorites of ours.
Carousel of Progress!
Followed by...
The PeopleMover!
I'm not gonna lie. Those are probably my two favorite attractions in Tomorrowland. Although, I am also rather partial to Buzz Lightyear. The more I think about the logistics of Space Mountain though, the more terrified of it I get. I can no longer ride it without being completely hunched over.
Which, you know, is great, considering the fact that it was our next FastPass+ of the day.
What will I not do for my wife.
Click for next post
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