mommys3
Disney Or Bust
- Joined
- Sep 27, 2006
My first (pre) trip report! We have been lucky to have had many visits to WDW and thought it would be fun to write a trip report and share it with everyone since I have so much fun reading about everyone else's vacations Let me introduce our little family (pictures are from our WDW trip last July)-
Cast of Characters:
Me, Helen! I am 31 and a stay at home mom to my four beautiful children. My husband, L, and I have been married for almost 12 years (September 9). As a matter of fact, we will be celebrating our 12th anniversary while we are down at Disney I LOVE LOVE LOVE Disney (who here doesn't ) and am the vacation planner of the family- which is why when we go on vacation, we go to WDW
Favorite Park: EPCOT
Favorite Ride: Haunted Mansion
Favorite TS Restaurant: Sci-Fi Dine In (I know it doesn't have the best food in the World, but I just love the atmosphere!)
Favorite CS Restaurant: Cosmic Rays
Favorite Snack: Dole Whip
The husband, L. He is 35 and does not really "get" the fascination with Disney, although he does enjoy it when we are there...don't let him tell you otherwise! He works hard to provide for our family and is the one that makes these trips possible. The looks on our children's faces (ok...mine too!) when we are there makes it all worth while and he seems to "get" it, even if only for the duration of our trip! I don't know what his favorite park is, but he LOVES to eat at 'Ohana. A must-do every trip!
L3 is our oldest son. He is 11 years old and a rising 6th grader. I think he is outgrowing Disney already He is more of a thrill seeker and loves roller coaster. He would choose Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure over WDW.
Favorite Park: Hollywood Studios
Favorite Ride: Mission:Space
Favorite TS Restaurant: 'Ohana
Favorite Snack: DTD Goofy's Candy Co. create your own treat
J is 9 years old and a rising 4th grader. He still loves Disney (thank goodness!) and is finally tall enough to ride Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (woohoo!). Yes, he is a little on the short side He also says he will ride Tower of Terror this trip Last time he would not ride it because he was too scared.
Favorite Park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite Ride: Space Mountain
Favorite TS Restaurant: 'Ohana (see a trend here? ) He loves the coconut races!
Favorite Snack: Mickey ice cream bar
B is 8 years old and a rising 3rd grader. She shares my love of Disney and will sit there and watch youtube videos with me of the rides and parades
Favorite Park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite Ride: Tower of Terror
Favorite TS Restaurant: Cinderella's Royal Table
Favorite Snack: Mickey ice cream bar
I is our youngest. She absolutely LOVES Mickey and Minnie. She is tall enough to ride the Barnstormer (or Goofy roller coaster as she refers to it) and is pretty excited about it!
Favorite Park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite Ride: anything her height allows her to ride
Favorite TS Restaurant: Princess Restaurant! aka Cinderella's Royal Table
Favorite Snack: Mickey ice cream bar
Joining us on our vacation will be my lovely sister-in-law and her family (husband and 2 boys- 2.5 years and 6 months old).
Our vacation will be taking place from Aug. 27-Sept. 1. We will actually be leaving VA bright and early Saturday morning (Aug. 25). We (or should I say my husband ) will be driving straight through, other than the occasional gas/restroom/food pitstop. It is about a 14 hour drive to Lakeland, FL, where we will be visiting with my in-laws. They live less than an hour away from WDW, so the plan is to be on the road by 6:00 am on Monday morning (Aug. 27) to get checked in to the hotel and be at Akershus for our 8:30 am ADR. When I say our ADR, I mean the girls (me, B and I!). L and the boys will be eating breakfast at the food court. Oh, we will be staying at All Star Movies from Monday (Aug. 27)- Friday (Aug. 31). Friday when we check out, we will be checking in to the Polynesian (Club Level! First stay at the Poly AND club level!) for one night. Saturday (Sept. 1) is our last day, but I have reserved a pool cabana for a half day and then Kona for lunch. After Kona, we will be headed back to the in-laws. Monday morning (Sept. 3) we head back to VA, with the kids returning back to school the next day!
Bear with me...this was originally only supposed to be a dining report, but changed my mind (I tend to do that a lot. Don't ask me how many times I've switched around ADRs ) and decided to dedicate a report of our entire trip! So I apologize in advance if there are more moments in this TR that focus solely on food . This go around we will be trying a few new restaurants, as well as returning to some old favorites.
Monday, August 27 (ARRIVAL DAY!!!)
Park- EPCOT
Breakfast- Akershus (girls only!), All Star Movies food court for the boys.
Lunch- Via Napoli
Dinner- Cape May Cafe
Snacks- something from Boulangerie Patisserie, Karamell Kuche, kaki gori
Drinks- Welsh Dragon from Rose and Crown Pub, Grand Marnier Slush (France)
Tuesday, August 28
Park- Animal Kingdom
Breakfast- All Star Movies food court
Lunch- Flame Tree Barbecue
Dinner- 50's Prime Time Cafe
Snacks- Jalapeno cheese stuffed pretzel
Drinks- ??? ETA: triple yeti blast
Wednesday, August 29
Park- Magic Kingdom
Breakfast- The Crystal Palace
Lunch- Cosmic Rays
Dinner- ???
Snacks- Dole whip, churros, popcorn
Drinks- obviously nothing at MK....
Thursday, August 30
Park- Hollywood Studios
Breakfast- All Star Movies food court ***Changed to Hollywood & Vine Play n Dine
Lunch- Sci-Fi
Dinner- Hollywood & Vine (F! dinner package)
Snacks- cupcake from Starring Rolls
Drinks- Orbiting Oreos at Sci-Fi
Friday, August 31
No park, DTD/Polynesian day!
Breakfast- All Star Movies food court
Lunch- Earl of Sandwich
Dinner- 'Ohana
Snacks- something from DTD
Drinks- Island Sunset from Tambu Lounge
Saturday, September 1
Check out day
Breakfast- something from CL lounge
Lunch- Kona Cafe
The new restaurants we will be trying are Akershus, Via Napoli, Cape May Cafe and Kona Cafe. I have not really had drinks while at WDW (other than the Orbiting Oreos at Sci-Fi), so I am really looking forward to my adult beverages (I am not a heavy drinker...wish me luck haha!). I will be taking lots and lots of pictures (of us, the resorts, parks, food, rides, etc, etc!) because I love reading TRs when they include plenty of pictures (I am more of a visual person. I am guilty of skimming through TRs just to look at the pictures LOL). I hope you have as much fun reading my TR as I do writing it
Cast of Characters:
Me, Helen! I am 31 and a stay at home mom to my four beautiful children. My husband, L, and I have been married for almost 12 years (September 9). As a matter of fact, we will be celebrating our 12th anniversary while we are down at Disney I LOVE LOVE LOVE Disney (who here doesn't ) and am the vacation planner of the family- which is why when we go on vacation, we go to WDW
Favorite Park: EPCOT
Favorite Ride: Haunted Mansion
Favorite TS Restaurant: Sci-Fi Dine In (I know it doesn't have the best food in the World, but I just love the atmosphere!)
Favorite CS Restaurant: Cosmic Rays
Favorite Snack: Dole Whip
The husband, L. He is 35 and does not really "get" the fascination with Disney, although he does enjoy it when we are there...don't let him tell you otherwise! He works hard to provide for our family and is the one that makes these trips possible. The looks on our children's faces (ok...mine too!) when we are there makes it all worth while and he seems to "get" it, even if only for the duration of our trip! I don't know what his favorite park is, but he LOVES to eat at 'Ohana. A must-do every trip!
L3 is our oldest son. He is 11 years old and a rising 6th grader. I think he is outgrowing Disney already He is more of a thrill seeker and loves roller coaster. He would choose Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure over WDW.
Favorite Park: Hollywood Studios
Favorite Ride: Mission:Space
Favorite TS Restaurant: 'Ohana
Favorite Snack: DTD Goofy's Candy Co. create your own treat
J is 9 years old and a rising 4th grader. He still loves Disney (thank goodness!) and is finally tall enough to ride Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (woohoo!). Yes, he is a little on the short side He also says he will ride Tower of Terror this trip Last time he would not ride it because he was too scared.
Favorite Park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite Ride: Space Mountain
Favorite TS Restaurant: 'Ohana (see a trend here? ) He loves the coconut races!
Favorite Snack: Mickey ice cream bar
B is 8 years old and a rising 3rd grader. She shares my love of Disney and will sit there and watch youtube videos with me of the rides and parades
Favorite Park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite Ride: Tower of Terror
Favorite TS Restaurant: Cinderella's Royal Table
Favorite Snack: Mickey ice cream bar
I is our youngest. She absolutely LOVES Mickey and Minnie. She is tall enough to ride the Barnstormer (or Goofy roller coaster as she refers to it) and is pretty excited about it!
Favorite Park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite Ride: anything her height allows her to ride
Favorite TS Restaurant: Princess Restaurant! aka Cinderella's Royal Table
Favorite Snack: Mickey ice cream bar
Joining us on our vacation will be my lovely sister-in-law and her family (husband and 2 boys- 2.5 years and 6 months old).
Our vacation will be taking place from Aug. 27-Sept. 1. We will actually be leaving VA bright and early Saturday morning (Aug. 25). We (or should I say my husband ) will be driving straight through, other than the occasional gas/restroom/food pitstop. It is about a 14 hour drive to Lakeland, FL, where we will be visiting with my in-laws. They live less than an hour away from WDW, so the plan is to be on the road by 6:00 am on Monday morning (Aug. 27) to get checked in to the hotel and be at Akershus for our 8:30 am ADR. When I say our ADR, I mean the girls (me, B and I!). L and the boys will be eating breakfast at the food court. Oh, we will be staying at All Star Movies from Monday (Aug. 27)- Friday (Aug. 31). Friday when we check out, we will be checking in to the Polynesian (Club Level! First stay at the Poly AND club level!) for one night. Saturday (Sept. 1) is our last day, but I have reserved a pool cabana for a half day and then Kona for lunch. After Kona, we will be headed back to the in-laws. Monday morning (Sept. 3) we head back to VA, with the kids returning back to school the next day!
Bear with me...this was originally only supposed to be a dining report, but changed my mind (I tend to do that a lot. Don't ask me how many times I've switched around ADRs ) and decided to dedicate a report of our entire trip! So I apologize in advance if there are more moments in this TR that focus solely on food . This go around we will be trying a few new restaurants, as well as returning to some old favorites.
Monday, August 27 (ARRIVAL DAY!!!)
Park- EPCOT
Breakfast- Akershus (girls only!), All Star Movies food court for the boys.
Lunch- Via Napoli
Dinner- Cape May Cafe
Snacks- something from Boulangerie Patisserie, Karamell Kuche, kaki gori
Drinks- Welsh Dragon from Rose and Crown Pub, Grand Marnier Slush (France)
Tuesday, August 28
Park- Animal Kingdom
Breakfast- All Star Movies food court
Lunch- Flame Tree Barbecue
Dinner- 50's Prime Time Cafe
Snacks- Jalapeno cheese stuffed pretzel
Drinks- ??? ETA: triple yeti blast
Wednesday, August 29
Park- Magic Kingdom
Breakfast- The Crystal Palace
Lunch- Cosmic Rays
Dinner- ???
Snacks- Dole whip, churros, popcorn
Drinks- obviously nothing at MK....
Thursday, August 30
Park- Hollywood Studios
Breakfast- All Star Movies food court ***Changed to Hollywood & Vine Play n Dine
Lunch- Sci-Fi
Dinner- Hollywood & Vine (F! dinner package)
Snacks- cupcake from Starring Rolls
Drinks- Orbiting Oreos at Sci-Fi
Friday, August 31
No park, DTD/Polynesian day!
Breakfast- All Star Movies food court
Lunch- Earl of Sandwich
Dinner- 'Ohana
Snacks- something from DTD
Drinks- Island Sunset from Tambu Lounge
Saturday, September 1
Check out day
Breakfast- something from CL lounge
Lunch- Kona Cafe
The new restaurants we will be trying are Akershus, Via Napoli, Cape May Cafe and Kona Cafe. I have not really had drinks while at WDW (other than the Orbiting Oreos at Sci-Fi), so I am really looking forward to my adult beverages (I am not a heavy drinker...wish me luck haha!). I will be taking lots and lots of pictures (of us, the resorts, parks, food, rides, etc, etc!) because I love reading TRs when they include plenty of pictures (I am more of a visual person. I am guilty of skimming through TRs just to look at the pictures LOL). I hope you have as much fun reading my TR as I do writing it