23 Nights, 40 ADRS, too many food pics to count!! COMPLETED 01/22! - The DIS Discussion Forums

iluvpluto27 · 08-28-2011, 07:19 AM

After two whole years away from Disney we’re finally heading back. As usual we’ll be doing a lot of eating as we have the deluxe dining plan for 15 whole nights, which will mean tons of food porn!

This will be my third dining report on the Dis, and our fifth visit to the world. If you want to read my previous reports you can find them here:

2009 - http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2275706
2008 - http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1980338

Who are we:

Me: 31 years old, will eat pretty much anything unless it’s spicy. I have a love for cocktails and desserts and can’t wait to indulge in both on this trip! I’m the planner of our trips, and have driven DH mad for the past six months, constantly tweaking our ADRs and resort (I think I've had seven different hotels booked for the last section of this trip!!)

DH: 39 years old. If you’ve read my previous reports you’ll have seen that DH was completely vegetarian, eating no meat or fish. In the past two years he’s started to eat fish occasionally when dining out, so this time it will only be a partly vegetarian report.

Where are we staying:

This is going to be our longest trip yet, from the 8th September until 1st October!!
15 nights at the Beach Club on the DxDDP
5 nights at Royal Pacific Resort, where we’ll spend time at Universal (can’t wait to see Harry Potter), go to Halloween Horror nights, and visit Seaworld for the first time ever.
Finally 3 nights at the Contemporary, where we plan to enjoy the F&W festival and MNSSHP.

The itinerary:

Travel Day
Beaches & Cream

9/9
B: Chef Mickeys
L: The Wave
D: La Hacienda

10/9
B: Beach Club Marketplace
L: Yak n Yeti
D: Artist Point

11/9
B: Captains Grille
D: Hollywood Brown Derby

12/9
L: Coral Reef
D: Nine Dragons

13/9
L: Sanaa
D: Narcoosees

14/9
L: Sci Fi Diner
D: Jiko

15/9
L: Wolfgang Puck Cafe + Candy Cauldron
D: Yachtsman Steakhouse

16/9
B: ‘Ohana (New to us, very excited about breakfast with Stitch)
L: Kona Cafe
D: Room Service

17/9
L: Tusker House
D: Citricos

18/9
L: Tokyo Dining & Caramel treats
D: Cinderellas Royal Table

19/9
L: Chefs de France & Caramel treats
D: Le Cellier

20/9
B: Grand Floridian Cafe (New to us)
L: Liberty Tree Tavern
D: Kouzzina

21/9
L: 50’s Prime Time
D: Flying Fish

22/9
B: Cape May Cafe
L: Via Napoli
D: California Grill

23/9
B: Kouzzina

We’ll have 60 snack credits to fit in here too, but not sure how!
This will be the end the dining plan part of the trip so for the last week I have a more relaxed plan which is subject to change. We’re staying club level at Royal Pacific so we’ll mostly just have a late lunch, then use the appetisers for a light meal in the evening.

24/9
L: Bubba Gumps

25/9
L: Emerils

26/9
D: Tchoup Chop

27/9
L: Nascar Cafe & snacks

28/9
L: Mythos

29/9
B:Kona Cafe
L: F&W festival soft opening
D: V&A Queen Victoria Room Part 1
D: V&A Queen Victoria Room Part 2

30/9
L: F&W Festival
D: California Grill

1/10
L: Fulton's Crab House & Journey Home

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scanne · 08-28-2011, 08:41 AM

I am in! This sounds amazing and I cannot wait to read your reviews. Have a magical and wonderful vacation!!!

2xcited2sleep · 08-28-2011, 02:15 PM

Wow!! Sounds heavenly. I can't wait to hear all about it. Have a great trip!!

accountingbabe08 · 08-28-2011, 02:23 PM

Have a great trip!!

rachel09985 · 08-28-2011, 03:44 PM

This sounds too good to be true! So excited! Now I am going to be anxiously awaiting October!!!!

mousegear · 08-28-2011, 04:07 PM

I am very looking forward to your reviews. I so envy you. I wish we could stay for 2 weeks at a time but have a feeling DS's school will not be happy after a week.

TanzUnited99 · 08-28-2011, 04:26 PM

Wow that line up of ADRs is incredible! Hope you have a great trip and can't wait to read the reviews!

coltsfanatic · 08-28-2011, 07:21 PM

No!! Tell him to go all vegetarian!! Trust me, just two years ago I was eating a 10 piece chicken nugget meal at McD amd now I'm a VEGAN!! If he likes seafood, tell him to try the Yves shrimp scampi/one other seafood option too. It is DELICIOUS! He'll never miss the fish!

jacksmom · 08-28-2011, 07:24 PM

Can't wait for pics!

disneybound31 · 08-28-2011, 07:56 PM

Yay!

iluvpluto27 · 08-29-2011, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scanne

I am in! This sounds amazing and I cannot wait to read your reviews. Have a magical and wonderful vacation!!!

Thank you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2xcited2sleep

Wow!! Sounds heavenly. I can't wait to hear all about it. Have a great trip!!

Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by accountingbabe08

Have a great trip!!

Thank you

Quote:

Originally Posted by rachel09985

This sounds too good to be true! So excited! Now I am going to be anxiously awaiting October!!!!

Thanks. I'm hoping to get a few updates done while we're away so hopefully you won't have to wait until October. I won't have internet access every day (as at Disneys prices it would cost a fortune!), but intend to access it every 3-4 days.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mousegear

I am very looking forward to your reviews. I so envy you. I wish we could stay for 2 weeks at a time but have a feeling DS's school will not be happy after a week.

Thank you. Yeah, that's the good bit of having no children yet, at least we don't have to work with a school to get time off! We're actually off work for 4 whole weeks, so I've been saving my leave all year for this!

iluvpluto27 · 08-29-2011, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TanzUnited99

Wow that line up of ADRs is incredible! Hope you have a great trip and can't wait to read the reviews!

Thank you. Believe me I've spent the past 6 months constantly changing this line up. Cancelling places, changing my mind and re-booking, asking DH would you rather go to this restaurant or this one? I don't know what I'm going to do when this holiday is over and I don't need to stalk ADRs any more!

Quote:

Originally Posted by coltsfanatic

No!! Tell him to go all vegetarian!! Trust me, just two years ago I was eating a 10 piece chicken nugget meal at McD amd now I'm a VEGAN!! If he likes seafood, tell him to try the Yves shrimp scampi/one other seafood option too. It is DELICIOUS! He'll never miss the fish!

Thanks but I think he's good with his decision to eat fish. He's been a full vegetarian for over 16 years, and I think he just wants a change. There's only so many pasta dishes a person can eat in three weeks, and that always seems to be the staple veggie offering!
Congratulations on going vegan. DH would never be able to do that, he loves cheese too much.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacksmom

Can't wait for pics!

Thank you. I've got my 4GB memory card ready and waiting. Last trip I came home with 300 food pics, and I'm expecting to take even more this year!

Quote:

Originally Posted by disneybound31

Yay!

Thanks

mom2tah · 08-30-2011, 10:04 PM

Wow, sounds amazing.

Tinkerbellah · 08-30-2011, 10:32 PM

Good for you living it up! We went to WDW & US for 2 weeks once & so many people thought I was nuts! Some thought I was being excessive. Honestly, we didn't even get to see everything. There was still so much we didn't have time for! The best part is you don't have to rush @ all. Just enjoy! I CAN NOT WAIT to see the review, the line up looks fantastic! Have a great trip!

tyandskyesmom · 08-31-2011, 01:52 PM

And I thought I was doing good pulling 17 days out!!!

Now I'm jealous again!!!!

08-28-2011, 07:19 AM	#1
iluvpluto27 DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,389	23 Nights, 40 ADRS, too many food pics to count!! COMPLETED 01/22! After two whole years away from Disney we’re finally heading back. As usual we’ll be doing a lot of eating as we have the deluxe dining plan for 15 whole nights, which will mean tons of food porn! This will be my third dining report on the Dis, and our fifth visit to the world. If you want to read my previous reports you can find them here: 2009 - http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2275706 2008 - http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1980338 Who are we: Me: 31 years old, will eat pretty much anything unless it’s spicy. I have a love for cocktails and desserts and can’t wait to indulge in both on this trip! I’m the planner of our trips, and have driven DH mad for the past six months, constantly tweaking our ADRs and resort (I think I've had seven different hotels booked for the last section of this trip!!) DH: 39 years old. If you’ve read my previous reports you’ll have seen that DH was completely vegetarian, eating no meat or fish. In the past two years he’s started to eat fish occasionally when dining out, so this time it will only be a partly vegetarian report. Where are we staying: This is going to be our longest trip yet, from the 8th September until 1st October!! 15 nights at the Beach Club on the DxDDP 5 nights at Royal Pacific Resort, where we’ll spend time at Universal (can’t wait to see Harry Potter), go to Halloween Horror nights, and visit Seaworld for the first time ever. Finally 3 nights at the Contemporary, where we plan to enjoy the F&W festival and MNSSHP. The itinerary: Travel Day Beaches & Cream 9/9 B: Chef Mickeys L: The Wave D: La Hacienda 10/9 B: Beach Club Marketplace L: Yak n Yeti D: Artist Point 11/9 B: Captains Grille D: Hollywood Brown Derby 12/9 L: Coral Reef D: Nine Dragons 13/9 L: Sanaa D: Narcoosees 14/9 L: Sci Fi Diner D: Jiko 15/9 L: Wolfgang Puck Cafe + Candy Cauldron D: Yachtsman Steakhouse 16/9 B: ‘Ohana (New to us, very excited about breakfast with Stitch) L: Kona Cafe D: Room Service 17/9 L: Tusker House D: Citricos 18/9 L: Tokyo Dining & Caramel treats D: Cinderellas Royal Table 19/9 L: Chefs de France & Caramel treats D: Le Cellier 20/9 B: Grand Floridian Cafe (New to us) L: Liberty Tree Tavern D: Kouzzina 21/9 L: 50’s Prime Time D: Flying Fish 22/9 B: Cape May Cafe L: Via Napoli D: California Grill 23/9 B: Kouzzina We’ll have 60 snack credits to fit in here too, but not sure how! This will be the end the dining plan part of the trip so for the last week I have a more relaxed plan which is subject to change. We’re staying club level at Royal Pacific so we’ll mostly just have a late lunch, then use the appetisers for a light meal in the evening. 24/9 L: Bubba Gumps 25/9 L: Emerils 26/9 D: Tchoup Chop 27/9 L: Nascar Cafe & snacks 28/9 L: Mythos 29/9 B:Kona Cafe L: F&W festival soft opening D: V&A Queen Victoria Room Part 1 D: V&A Queen Victoria Room Part 2 30/9 L: F&W Festival D: California Grill 1/10 L: Fulton's Crab House & Journey Home . __________________ Sept 11 - 21 Days of DxDDP Dining Review Sept 2005 - ASMU Sept 2007 - POFQ/Hard Rock Hotel Sept 2008 - AKL/Hard Rock Hotel Sept 2009 - SSR/BWI/Hard Rock Hotel Sept 2011 - BC/Royal Pacific/CR Sept 2012 - BC/Royal Pacific Last edited by iluvpluto27; 01-22-2012 at 11:01 AM.

08-28-2011, 08:41 AM	#2
scanne OK, I must have really small ears It is great to get exposure Might get a tutorial from a student Join Date: May 2000 Location: NJ but I wish I lived somewhere in Florida like Cinderella's Castle! Posts: 6,515	I am in! This sounds amazing and I cannot wait to read your reviews. Have a magical and wonderful vacation!!! __________________ 1/92 CBR;12/96 ASMu; 6/98 CSR; 6/00 GF; 4/01 Disneyland; 6/01 Polynesian; 12/01 AK and GF; 8/03 WL; 2/04 ASMu; 10/04 WL; 7/05 Polynesian; 10/05 WL; 7/06 WL; 9/06 GF; 7/07 POP and Polynesian; 12/07 WL; 8/08 Beach Club; 6/09 Beach Club; 7/10 Portofino Bay and Polynesian; 8/11 Royal Pacific and WL; 10/11 - Animal Kingdom Lodge for MNSSHP; 7 and 8/12 Split stay at POR (Royal Guest Room) and Wilderness Lodge again ; 8/13 WL OFC!; 2/2014 Coronado Springs/RunDisney!; 8/2014 Grand Floridian Royal Palm Club for my 40th Birthday!

08-28-2011, 02:15 PM	#3
2xcited2sleep DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 7,098	Wow!! Sounds heavenly. I can't wait to hear all about it. Have a great trip!! __________________ Christine

08-28-2011, 03:44 PM	#5
rachel09985 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minneapolis, MN (Originally Ohio) Posts: 2,497	This sounds too good to be true! So excited! Now I am going to be anxiously awaiting October!!!! __________________ Dining Review December 2011 Dining Review June 2011 Dining Review December 2010 TR Nov 2012 Dining Review Nov 2012 1998- Dixie Landings 2005- Pop/Saratoga Springs 2008- Pop Century 2009- Pop Century 2010- Pop Century 2011 Pop Century x2! 2012 Art of Animation

08-28-2011, 04:07 PM	#6
mousegear DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 865	I am very looking forward to your reviews. I so envy you. I wish we could stay for 2 weeks at a time but have a feeling DS's school will not be happy after a week. __________________

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08-28-2011, 02:23 PM	#4
accountingbabe08 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Thibodaux, LA Posts: 1,541	Have a great trip!!

08-28-2011, 04:26 PM	#7
TanzUnited99 DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Manchester Posts: 3,733	Wow that line up of ADRs is incredible! Hope you have a great trip and can't wait to read the reviews!

08-28-2011, 07:21 PM	#8
coltsfanatic "I'm the sweetest vegan you'll ever meet." Join Date: May 2011 Location: 80 Miles from THE Ohio State University, but Florida real soon! Posts: 307	No!! Tell him to go all vegetarian!! Trust me, just two years ago I was eating a 10 piece chicken nugget meal at McD amd now I'm a VEGAN!! If he likes seafood, tell him to try the Yves shrimp scampi/one other seafood option too. It is DELICIOUS! He'll never miss the fish!

08-28-2011, 07:24 PM	#9
jacksmom DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: mooresville,nc Posts: 3,902	Can't wait for pics! __________________

08-28-2011, 07:56 PM	#10
disneybound31 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,167	Yay!

08-30-2011, 10:04 PM	#13
mom2tah Earning My Ears Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 70	Wow, sounds amazing. __________________ Stacy Jeff Taylor 18 Ashley 15 Hailey 9

08-30-2011, 10:32 PM	#14
Tinkerbellah Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: PA Posts: 408	Good for you living it up! We went to WDW & US for 2 weeks once & so many people thought I was nuts! Some thought I was being excessive. Honestly, we didn't even get to see everything. There was still so much we didn't have time for! The best part is you don't have to rush @ all. Just enjoy! I CAN NOT WAIT to see the review, the line up looks fantastic! Have a great trip!

08-31-2011, 01:52 PM	#15
tyandskyesmom DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,303	And I thought I was doing good pulling 17 days out!!! Now I'm jealous again!!!! __________________ Sherry at least 10 prior tripsAKL1-2008 ASMo11-2008 POP4-2010 POP*8-2011 ASMO & CBR & YC We broke in the Deluxe Dining Plan...with lots of PICTURES! I finally finished one!!! The Deluxe Dining That Was Not Supposed To Happen - with lots of PICTURES!!! I Can and I Will Go To The World August 2011 Pre-Trip Who Says A Platypus Doesn't Do Much 17 Days of Deluxe Dining with 2 Adults, 1 Disney Adult, 1 Child, and a Platypus

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