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11-30-2012, 09:41 PM
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The Disney Foodie and a Polynesian Obsessive!
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**UPDATED Dec 20** ~Chestnuts Roasting on an open fire~ A Christmas Dining Review
~Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...jack frost nipping at your nose...yuletide carols being sung by a choir~
Welcome to my Christmas Dining Report Going **LIVE** Dec 14-21  Imagine "The Christmas Song" as sung by Nat King Cole and that is my perfect Christmas feeling  How did this trip come about? Over the summer we were discussing Christmas (yup, we are weird like that) and both DMom & I lamented about last Christmas where we spent hours and hours in malls and wrapping gifts. We are a traditionalist family and we have certain things we like to do around Christmas - but we decided shopping & wrapping were not among them. In the 30 years we have been going to WDW we have never been there around the holidays. We flew in on Dec 30th a few years ago and spent New Years Eve at Epcot but it was a last minute trip and we didn't see many of the festive sights, mainly because I was very sick and it was very crowded! So...this year, in lieu of gifts, our family decided to take a trip to WDW for Christmas! Well....not exactly FOR Christmas....BEFORE Christmas. WHEN?
Friday, December 14th - Friday, December 21st WHERE? Disney's Polynesian Resort - Garden View Club Level DINING ITINERARY Friday, December 14th BREAKFAST - Buffalo Airport LUNCH - Wolfgang Puck Express DINNER - Ohana Saturday, December 15th BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Liberty Tree Tavern DINNER - Via Napoli Sunday, December 16th BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Le Cellier DINNER - Kona Cafe Monday, December 17th BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Red Lobster DINNER - California Grill Tuesday, December 18th BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Brown Derby DINNER - Rose & Crown Wednesday, December 19th BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Garden View Tea DINNER - Jiko Thursday, December 20th BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Flame Tree BBQ DINNER - Les Chefs de France Friday, December 21st BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Be Our Guest DINNER - Orlando Airport
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Past Trips to the World....CSR (16) CBR (8) WL (4) POLY (5) BC (3) YC (2) BWI (1) POR (1) Offsite (4) Upcoming...December 2012, Poly CURRENT DINING REVIEW: **GOING LIVE Dec 14th to 21st**~Chestnuts Roasting on an open fire~ A Christmas Dining Report  Last edited by TinkerBelle_325; 12-20-2012 at 03:27 PM. |
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12-01-2012, 08:56 PM
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I'm so excited for your trip! We went to Disney World in December a couple of years ago and I'm dying to go back during the Christmas season. Its my favorite time of year! I hope you have tons of fun!
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12-03-2012, 08:46 AM
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sounds great to me too..
Have a great trip and enjoy all the excitement that is there during this time of the year... We have gone to Disney a few times during December and it was amazing... PLUS a few times COLD...so make sure you bring your NY jackets... Have fun
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12-03-2012, 07:16 PM
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HOPE YOUR DAY IS FILLED WITH JOY AND HAPPINESS !!
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Have a great time! We haven't seen the Christmas decorations in a few years and really miss it so we've pushed our usual early October food & wine trip for 2013 back to early November.
Can't wait to read your live reports! 
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12-03-2012, 09:35 PM
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i have a feeling this report is going to be awesome....we arrive dec 30
 can NOT wait!
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12-05-2012, 07:29 PM
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I am joining along! Can't wait to read more...
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Past Trips to the World....CSR (16) CBR (8) WL (4) POLY (5) BC (3) YC (2) BWI (1) POR (1) Offsite (4) Upcoming...December 2012, Poly CURRENT DINING REVIEW: **GOING LIVE Dec 14th to 21st**~Chestnuts Roasting on an open fire~ A Christmas Dining Report |
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12-05-2012, 11:17 PM
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SINGLE DIGITS!! Yay! 9 days until we leave for WDW I'm stuck in the middle of exams right now (1 down, 3 to go) and I honestly cannot wait until this is all over! I am probably studying 10-12 hours a day, so a trip to WDW is looking like paradise even more than usual right now! I thought I should post a rough Itinerary as well, because I will likely report on Christmas events and decorations as well! December 14th No Parks Polynesian in the afternoon & evening Possible late night drink at Wilderness Lodge December 15th Magic Kingdom in the morning Hollywood Studios in the early evening for Osborne Lights! Epcot in the late evening December 16th Epcot in the morning Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party in the evening December 17th Hotel Tour Day Downtown Disney Contemporary in the evening (California Grill) December 18th Hollywood Studios in the morning Epcot in the evening for Candlelight Processional December 19th Hotel Tour Day Grand Floridian in the afternoon (Tea) Animal Kingdom Lodge in the evening (Jiko) December 20th Animal Kingdom in the morning Epcot in the evening December 21st Magic Kingdom in the morning
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12-11-2012, 01:48 PM
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LESS THAN 48 HOURS! We leave for Buffalo in less than 48 hours, and then we are off to Florida at 7am on Friday. AND I have finalized our dining itinerary I was able to get a reservation at Monsieur Paul on December 20th and I am SO excited! See below for the rest of the changes in blue. Now I just need to finish my HR Final Assignment and pack!  DINING ITINERARY
Friday, December 14th BREAKFAST - Buffalo Airport LUNCH - Wolfgang Puck Express DINNER - Raglan Road Saturday, December 15th BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Liberty Tree Tavern DINNER - Chefs de France Sunday, December 16th BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Via Napoli DINNER - Kona Cafe Monday, December 17th BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Undecided DINNER - California Grill Tuesday, December 18th BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Brown Derby DINNER - Rose & Crown Wednesday, December 19th BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Garden View Tea DINNER - Jiko Thursday, December 20th BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Flame Tree BBQ DINNER - Monsieur Paul Friday, December 21st BREAKFAST - King Kamehameha Club LUNCH - Be Our Guest DINNER - Orlando Airport
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12-11-2012, 02:58 PM
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will look forward to your report! looks amazing (but there are no naps scheduled!)...
have a great time!
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Most afternoons we are used to hitting the pool, but it looks like it will be a touch too cold for that - so naps will do instead
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12-11-2012, 11:50 PM
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How funny!! I am leaving out of the Buffalo airport for the World on the 13th!!!
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12-14-2012, 11:00 PM
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We are here!
It was a day of unexpected occurrences! We are now staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge in a room with a view of the sunset savannah! Long sorry lol. And! We ate at Jiko tonight AND! We were selected to be part of the Be Our Guest fastpass test! We are eating lunch there tomorrow at 11:30. All our food is pre-ordered, we skip the line and proceed directly to a table! Right now I am operating off of barely any sleep so I am off to bed! I will have lots of interesting things to report tomorrow!
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12-14-2012, 11:29 PM
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Wow! Sounds like an exciting trip so far. Rest up, I can't wait to hear more!
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12-20-2012, 03:26 PM
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Oh my goodness this has been a busy trip full of changes!!
I'm so sorry for not updating but I promise I will complete this review We have had some interesting and outstanding experiences this week.We switched from Poly CL to AKL Savanna View and we have fallen head over heels in love with AKL. As I type this I just watched an antelope chase two zebra around the sunset savanna. How cool is that?? We have had 2 meals at Jiko, one at California Grill and tonight we are off to Monsieur Paul. We got to test drive the Be Our Guest lunch fastpass system and BOY are we glad we did! The lunch line was easily 500-600 people!!!  So, I will do 1 review for now, but there is LOTS to come! Friday, December 14th Jiko After a very long day and some miscommunications and frustrations, we ended up in a lovely savanna view room at AKL and decided to try for a late night dinner at Jiko. Here is a beautiful pic of the AKL lobby decked out for the holidays  Luckily there was a slot available at 9pm. We started with a few pre-dinner drinks at the Victoria Falls lounge (Scotch for DDad, Shiraz for DMom and a Sparkling Rose for me). Our pager went off at 8:40 and we were walked to a lovely table by the window. Oscar was our server for the evening and was fantastic!  We decided on a meal of appetizers and to share a dessert. DMom & DDad shared a bottle of Rudi Schultz Syrah and I had a glass of Jam Jar Shiraz. We began with the cheese selection and the Taste of Africa.   The cheeses were a french cow's milk double cream, a goat cheddar from Canada, a french washed rind cow's milk, a pecorino toscano from Italy and a smokey blue from the U.S. The pairings were a stone fruit chutney, a fig and almond cake, a honeycomb candy, a peach jelee and some crisps.  The dips were: Kalamata Hummus (the pale tan one), A spinach and lentil dip with garlic and chilis (the green one), a tomato and coconut based curry (the deep red one) and a moroccan dip of tomatoes, garlic, cilnatro, chili and preserved lemons (the red with green flecks). The breads were: House-made Naan (with flax seed and yogurt), Papadaam (made with lentil flour, the round thin ones), and Lavash (with poppyseed and onion). Both offerings were outstanding! For the next round we had  Tibs Watt with Apple Slaw and Curry Dressing. These were stuffed with mushrooms and spinach.  Crispy Bobotie Rolls - seasoned meat in crispy shells with cucumber raita, mango atjar and groundnuts. One of our favorites!   Pork Belly Salad with Micro Greens, Almond Crisps, Zellwood Corn, Pickled Red Onions and Snap Peas. Absolutely delicious! Pork Belly just melts in your mouth. To finish the meal we had  The seasonal dessert offering: Peppermint Creme Brulee. This was divine, with a perfect brulee top, silky custard and a thick ganache bottom.
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