iloveeeyore
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 12, 2003
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Hi, fellow DISers! Happy Independence Day! And to our fourth dining report! What better way to observe our favorite summer holiday than to start a new Disney dining report?! This is our first trip to the world since our last dining report in 2012, AND WE CAN’T WAIT TO GO BACK!!! Once again, we are celebrating so many milestones during our trip, including 2 birthdays, 3 graduations and some personal successes, too! We are shamelessly using these celebrations to rationalize this amazing trip to WDW. Thanks for joining us! Now that you know the WHY…
WHEN: July 22-July 29, 2016 - so basically, just a few weeks from now
HOW: Amazing summer rates and lots of saved-up Disney Visa rewards. As we charge ALL of our living expenses to our Disney Visa, we have accrued quite a significant chunk of rewards in the past 4 years , and we are counting on them to cover a majority of our dining expenses for this trip. We elected to go with no dining plan this year, so everything you see here will be paid for OOP. We are no strangers to the DDP or the DxDDP, and on our last several trips we have enjoyed them. Considering where and how we want to dine this time, we thought we’d be better off going free-style.
WHERE: Well...where ELSE?! The Poly, of course! We will visit all 4 theme parks and Disney Springs...and maybe even a water park!
WHO: Our fab family of four -
iloveeeyore AKA Jasmine-, yours truly, full-time staff nurse and trip organizer – I just completed my Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) and we will be celebrating my hard work and accomplishment this trip.
MainStreetFireman AKA Aladdin- DH, volunteer fireman , man-of-all-trades, and great helper when it comes to trip planning! We are celebrating his summer birthday in WDW.
Inspire&Imagine AKA Belle – DD, actress, comedian, dramatic writer! She is *officially* an adult this time, and in May she graduated from both college and our household. But she will never be too adult to travel with her family to WDW!! This year we celebrate her graduation (with honors), her independence, and her summer birthday! Also, since our last trip, Belle has been diagnosed with Celiac Disease,* and this will be our first Disney adventure with consideration to special dietary needs, not just preferences. Please look for the gluten-free (GF) section of notes in each of our reviews if you have similar needs…or even if you’re just curious.
DS AKA Hercules - actor, singer/musician, comedian, inventor , college student ! Herc is home for the summer and his university is far, far away (he needs to take a plane!). We are celebrating his high school graduation (for various reasons, he didn’t really get a proper celebration last year), his successes so far at college (which have been numerous) and his simply being home with us, which feels like a big deal!!
We are all Disney fanatics! We also LOVE Disney Dining, great food, and laughing, playing, and EATING together! We enjoy sharing our experiences with our friends, so any little piece of information or advice we can offer can enrich the experiences of others. We hope that this report will bring something to you to assist in your planning! Thank you for reading, and please enjoy! And please chime in! We love to read your thoughts, ideas, criticisms, words of wisdom...anything you have to say will be appreciated here! So let's get ready to GOOOooo!
Again,
*Celiac Disease note:
For those unfamiliar with Celiac Disease (CD), it is an autoimmune disease in which the exposure of the intestinal cells to gluten (a virtually indestructible protein found only in wheat, barley and rye) triggers the violent immune response of the body attacking, and eventually destroying, said cells of the intestines. This immune response causes the Celiac to feel sick, not only in the digestive system, but systemically, since the immune system causes inflammation and overall discomfort . Exposure to gluten is believed to have myriad long-term consequences, many of which are still to be discovered or proven, for Celiacs. The “good” thing about CD, is that it is “easily” managed by “simply” avoiding gluten. (I am being sarcastic, in a way – dining out is a very huge challenge for Celiacs, because few food-preparers are really educated on all the hidden sources of gluten. We hear that WDW has perfected gluten-free dining, and we are really looking forward to Belle relaxing and enjoying her week of dining in the happiest place on earth, and bringing that info back to you, if you are interested or concerned.)
ADRs next post!
Hi, fellow DISers! Happy Independence Day! And to our fourth dining report! What better way to observe our favorite summer holiday than to start a new Disney dining report?! This is our first trip to the world since our last dining report in 2012, AND WE CAN’T WAIT TO GO BACK!!! Once again, we are celebrating so many milestones during our trip, including 2 birthdays, 3 graduations and some personal successes, too! We are shamelessly using these celebrations to rationalize this amazing trip to WDW. Thanks for joining us! Now that you know the WHY…
WHEN: July 22-July 29, 2016 - so basically, just a few weeks from now
HOW: Amazing summer rates and lots of saved-up Disney Visa rewards. As we charge ALL of our living expenses to our Disney Visa, we have accrued quite a significant chunk of rewards in the past 4 years , and we are counting on them to cover a majority of our dining expenses for this trip. We elected to go with no dining plan this year, so everything you see here will be paid for OOP. We are no strangers to the DDP or the DxDDP, and on our last several trips we have enjoyed them. Considering where and how we want to dine this time, we thought we’d be better off going free-style.
WHERE: Well...where ELSE?! The Poly, of course! We will visit all 4 theme parks and Disney Springs...and maybe even a water park!
WHO: Our fab family of four -
iloveeeyore AKA Jasmine-, yours truly, full-time staff nurse and trip organizer – I just completed my Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) and we will be celebrating my hard work and accomplishment this trip.
MainStreetFireman AKA Aladdin- DH, volunteer fireman , man-of-all-trades, and great helper when it comes to trip planning! We are celebrating his summer birthday in WDW.
Inspire&Imagine AKA Belle – DD, actress, comedian, dramatic writer! She is *officially* an adult this time, and in May she graduated from both college and our household. But she will never be too adult to travel with her family to WDW!! This year we celebrate her graduation (with honors), her independence, and her summer birthday! Also, since our last trip, Belle has been diagnosed with Celiac Disease,* and this will be our first Disney adventure with consideration to special dietary needs, not just preferences. Please look for the gluten-free (GF) section of notes in each of our reviews if you have similar needs…or even if you’re just curious.
DS AKA Hercules - actor, singer/musician, comedian, inventor , college student ! Herc is home for the summer and his university is far, far away (he needs to take a plane!). We are celebrating his high school graduation (for various reasons, he didn’t really get a proper celebration last year), his successes so far at college (which have been numerous) and his simply being home with us, which feels like a big deal!!
We are all Disney fanatics! We also LOVE Disney Dining, great food, and laughing, playing, and EATING together! We enjoy sharing our experiences with our friends, so any little piece of information or advice we can offer can enrich the experiences of others. We hope that this report will bring something to you to assist in your planning! Thank you for reading, and please enjoy! And please chime in! We love to read your thoughts, ideas, criticisms, words of wisdom...anything you have to say will be appreciated here! So let's get ready to GOOOooo!
Again,
*Celiac Disease note:
For those unfamiliar with Celiac Disease (CD), it is an autoimmune disease in which the exposure of the intestinal cells to gluten (a virtually indestructible protein found only in wheat, barley and rye) triggers the violent immune response of the body attacking, and eventually destroying, said cells of the intestines. This immune response causes the Celiac to feel sick, not only in the digestive system, but systemically, since the immune system causes inflammation and overall discomfort . Exposure to gluten is believed to have myriad long-term consequences, many of which are still to be discovered or proven, for Celiacs. The “good” thing about CD, is that it is “easily” managed by “simply” avoiding gluten. (I am being sarcastic, in a way – dining out is a very huge challenge for Celiacs, because few food-preparers are really educated on all the hidden sources of gluten. We hear that WDW has perfected gluten-free dining, and we are really looking forward to Belle relaxing and enjoying her week of dining in the happiest place on earth, and bringing that info back to you, if you are interested or concerned.)
ADRs next post!
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