1200 pics, 1100 miles, 15 deluxe dining meals, 1 great time at POR *Completed 9/5*

[manooly]

First off I must say that I am really enjoying reading your trip report. Makes me want to try one with my family for our upcoming August 23rd - September 1st Disney World vacation while staying at the Beach Club Resort. Just a quick question. We will be driving into Disney for the first time. We are coming from a week long vacation in Myrtle Beach. Just curious if you have to pay for parking at each park? You seemed to take your car quite often and I was wondering if you paid each time you parked. I know we'll mainly use Disney transportation but there would be a couple of days where it would make sense to drive if I don't have to pay extra for parking. Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks for your time!

- manooly

 

[Jeanine3kids]

Alan this is just awful to read my prayers to you and your parents.

 

[alan_renfroe]

Hello all! Real life has definitely gotten in the way of my DIS-time but I'm back and ready to post the next chapters of the report. Thank you all for your patience!

Amazing! 15 DxDDP meals and only one breakfast?

What a fun, packed full day! I love the ToT photo, it is a classic!!

I know right! On previous trips we've had at least three or four full service breakfasts. This year, we took more of a night owl approach...and it worked perfectly for us! Hahahaha, I LOVED that ToT pic!

Haha, not going to lie... when I read the name Didi and then referred to as gentleman... kinda through me.

How lovely of them to come up with a unique appetizer for DD (as opposed to Didi I guess). That looks totally my speed (and quite yummy all that fruit) as I'm not a fancy type eater either. It's probably why I avoid sit down meals in Disney. We did a fancy place somewhere in Florida when i was a kid and all I wanted was a Hamburger. But they didn't have hamburgers. To their credit, they created the most bizarre "hamburger" ever with 2 thick slices of fancy bread and a giant meatball, lol. It looked like a foot high. But I got my hamburger.

I so love the whole of the Boardwalk area. Beautiful in the daytime... extraordinary at night.

I can't lie... as much as I love it, my eyes still close in RnRC. I think its a reflex.

Hi Rob! Hope all is well with you! I'm behind on reading the final chapters of your report, so I'll get over there very soon to catch up.

As I was writing that chapter, I kept thinking that everyone was going to think Didi was a lady...but alas we was not! Just one great server!

I loved your fancy hamburger! Hey, ya like what ya like, right? I doubt I would do as many sit down meals on our next trip....many times I found myself thinking, "wish we could just ride more rides and not have to worry about going to our ADR." That being said, we definitely love and appreciate some great food...and some of the best I've ever had is on Disney property.

Yeah, that Boardwalk area is stunning. And getting some new views of it from the Friendship Boat made it extra special.

Keeping your eyes open at the beginning of RnRC is no small feat! You've really gotta be trying!

So, I see some folks standing around on the Boardwalk. There didn't happen to be any entertainment there that evening did it? You know what we ended up with on our trip there...zilch, nada, nothing. UGH!

What a way to wrap up the evening! Nothing better than ending the day on Star Tours, Rock 'n Rollercoaster and Tower of Terror. The picture, by the way, cracks me up. Your wife looks like me on the ToT. Just hanging on and screaming for dear life.

Hi Lisa! Yeah I remember reading your TR and there wasn't any entertainment. I did catch some entertainment early before we went in for dinner, but I don't recall seeing any as we left....can't remember.

Isn't that a hilarious pic of ToT? Even DW enjoyed laughing at herself in that one! What a great way to spend the evening at DHS! It really was an epic day.

Sounds like a pretty perfect day start to finish!

Did you know that the lighting would be just right to capture those beautiful photos. Smart move getting them before dessert!

I love how many people know when the ride photo will be taken. Looks like you had a few characters along on ToT! Of course, the guy next to your wife is a White Sox fan, so he's got to be alright!

Yep it was pretty awesome. I made some post-trip notes...among them was that a day like this makes for a perfect half-way-point day. You get to sleep in, but still don't miss out on the thrills.

I just got lucky on the lighting that night at Boardwalk. It was just stunning in person!

That ToT picture definitely had some characters in it! After getting home and looking at it more in depth, I could tell that our "elevator" probably had some people on it I would definitely be friends with!

Flying Fish is definitely on my Disney restaurant bucket list now! It looks so amazing! I love seafood, especially crab cakes. It's always a treat when you find a place that makes them well.

I love the photo recreation! I'm totally stealing that idea now!

Ashley those crab cakes at Flying Fish are the best I've ever had. I made that statement after we last ate there in 2009, so I was soooo hoping they wouldn't disappoint this year. Happy to report that they certainly DID NOT! They were as good as I remembered!

Steal away my friend! DW and I had not even discussed doing this recreation...but it just felt like it would be one of those special Disney "moments" ... and it was!

You guys had a very full day. It's nice that you and your wife got the alone time together in the morning. I love the pics at the boardwalk. And hey....the ride photo from Aerosmith...your son actually has a smidgen of a smile! He temporarily forgot to be stoic. Sounds like y'all had a great day.

We actually really enjoyed that alone time at TL that morning. I knew both the kiddos were beat from the previous night and I knew they could benefit from a good sleep-in. But not me. I'm at Disney! I can sleep when I get home!

Wasn't that a great RnRC photo? I was so proud to see DS break "cool stoic kid" character and actually let loose a smile! Despite being at that "I'm too cool for all this" age....he actually did have a good time!

Wow -- nice full day without feeling rushed! You guys got a lot done for one day, and had a great time doing it.

We had been planning each day of this trip for months...and I can honestly say this was one of the days I was looking forward to the most! Sleep in, water park, nice lunch, afternoon nap, late afternoon at Hollywood Studios using FastPasses, boat ride to Boardwalk, dinner at Flying Fish, catching IllumiNations as we were returning to DHS, and enjoying the Extra Magic Hours....it was definitely a great day!

Alan, what a great evening.

I love your pics of the Boardwalk; it is just so beautiful there at night and a big part of the reason we decided to stay there again for part of our trip in September.

So happy you were able to get on the three big attractions at the Studios without too much of a wait.

I LOVE the photo on Tower of Terror.

Hi Kathy! I'm so far behind on my DIS-ing I know I'm behind on reading and commenting on your TR, but I'll get over there soon I promise.

Yes, the Boardwalk has such a cool vibe to it....I've always thought a Disney World stay at Boardwalk would be a great experience. Maybe someday!

You know, there has been a lot of debate about FP+, but we actually loved it. Being able to pre-schedule times for the major rides really helps free up much of the rest of the day. At Hollywood Studios on this day, we got to use the FastPasses, then walked right on with little wait during the Extra Magic Hours. This is definitely a strategy I will use in the future.

I'm in! LOVE all the photos!!

Hi JennK20! Glad to have you along for the ride! Thanks for reading!

 

[alan_renfroe]

Really enjoying your report and especially the lovely photos. I know how much work goes into posting them so thank you!!

Awww, thank you BeckyEsq! I LOVE doing trip reports! It's by far the best therapy for dealing with the post-Disney blues and returning to the daily grind of normal life. Glad you are enjoying the report!

Ohhhh....I think I'll be adding Flying Fish to our next husband-wife trip. YUM! It's never been on my radar before, but it looks fabulous!

I think that's a great idea! Flying Fish is an excellent date restaurant. It's fancy enough without being not-too-fancy or pretentious, if that makes sense. Check out their menu on allears...they've got some great menu options!

All caught up! Looks like you all had a great time. Looking forward to reading the rest!

MYST!!!! So excited to see you here! How are you my friend? Glad to have you along for the ride and looking forward to your comments!

That ToT picture is fantastic! (Or.. Fantasmic!) I am still working on motivating myself to finally tackle that ride on our Dec. trip.

Ahhhh... I see what you did there....a play on words! Love it! You should DEFINITELY tackle ToT! It is so visually stunning and creepy....but in the best way possible! And the drop? The drop is actually a TON of fun! You'll get off and want to get right back on!

Really enjoying your trip report!! Subscribed!

Hello! Welcome aboard! I'm glad you are enjoying the trip report!

No worries Alan! Enjoy the time with your family. We are always here!

We had a very nice trip pigletgirl! I absolutely LOVE the Gulf Coast and hope to live there within the next decade. Orange Beach, Alabama is like my second home.

Sounds like fun...y'all have a great time!

Thanks! We did have a great time! Great weather almost every day and unseasonably cool for July at the beach....but we weren't complaining! Had some amazing seafood also!

 

[alan_renfroe]

Wow that sure was a busy day ! I would of been dragging myself into bed that night

By the time we got back to the room that night we all crashed pretty hard! We went straight to bed, because we had to get up early the next morning for the only breakfast of our trip.

I just read the whole trip report and am just loving it! Great resort photos, food photos and commentary. And I adore your family. My boys are 2 & 4 and love WDW, but your trip report makes me excited about our future trips when they are adolescents and then teens and all the fun we will hopefully have in those phases too. I especially love about what you said about your DS enjoying the Dining Plan and would otherwise be frugal without it. How often do you hear that about a 17 year old, I love it.

Hello vratiana! So glad you are enjoying the trip report! Welcome!

Oh, you must enjoy these WDW trips while those kiddos are young! It's a different ballgame when they are older...but it is sooo magical when they are younger! My advice: take lots of pictures and hold on to the memories!

Yeah, DS17 is definitely a fine young man. We are very proud of him! He must get his taste for seafood from his father!

Subbing in and finished day 1. Enjoying your TR so far. Love the room and all the POR pics! Very nice!

Yay for starting your trip at AK, one of my fav parks.

Very strange about that app using all 4 of your app credits. How much was that app, anyway? Unless it was like $30 I just don't see it.

Looking forward to catching up more.

Welcome aboard MEK! Glad to have you along for the ride! Thanks for the nice compliments on the pics!

I love AK also! To me, it's the most beautiful park. Maybe it's just me, but I cannot WAIT for the new Avatarland section to open! I loved that movie and I think that area will be amazing when it's finally completed.

Wasn't that crazy about the 4 credit appetizer? It was just really disappointing.

I love the now and then pictures! We have one of my brother as a 3 year old sitting in Roger Rabbit's car in toontown at Disneyland, we then recreated it when he was 17. He was a normal sized 3 year old and looked very cute in the first picture, however he's a well over 6ft now and looks very comical in the 2nd photo.

We'd like to stay at BWV (through rented DVC points) for our upcoming trip, but we can't book it yet, so there's a good chance there won't be any availability left your post has got me really crossing my fingers that we get in!

Those photo recreations are so cool! It's so funny how we didn't plan that...but when those two were standing there we couldn't help but think about that iconic pic we took back in 2009 and thought it would make a great Now & Then pic! As parents, we will treasure that one forever!

I would definitely consider renting DVC points to stay at BWV at some point. I hope we get to do that sometime in the not-so-distance future! Hope you all get in!

great report and awesome pics! Now I'm even more exited about my upcoming trip next month

Hi JanBlessed! Welcome aboard and glad you are enjoying the trip report! A new chapter will be posted soon.

Looking forward to the post. Where are the Gulf Coast did you go? I'm originally from Panama City Beach, FL. I'll actually be there next week. Probably getting behind on my TR too. Glad to have you back. Hope the trip was fun.

It was a great trip! We were in Panama City Beach for three nights and Orange Beach, Alabama for four nights. I play guitar in a rock band and we have lots of gigs around the Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, Perdido Key area. We had a full weekend of gigs!

So you are originally from PCB? I love that area! I grew up going there on vacation almost every year. It's a great place!

Alan I am really enjoying your trip report. I have been reading it the past few days and I finally got the the end. I have never been to Disneyworld, but I've been to Disneyland a lot as I grew up in SoCal. DH and I are planning a trip to reward ourselves for weight loss...we are figuring early 2016. He's got a lot to lose just to get mobile again. You are a really good writer and I'm having a lot of fun reading your TR. It's getting me excited about DisneyWorld. I'd better pace myself it's still a long ways off.

Hello Foxnhound! Glad you are enjoying the trip report! DW and I had some weight loss celebrations for this trip also. Since the beginning of the year, I lost 16 pounds and DW has lost about 25! I'm at about my goal weight and DW wants to lose about 20 more. It's a great thing to celebrate for sure!

Thanks for the compliment about being a good writer! I've actually applied for a Public Relations Director job and I am so hoping I get it. I love writing! Glad this trip report is getting you excited!

 

[alan_renfroe]

Thank you all for your warm wishes and understanding with regards to my parents' home burning down! They got their insurance settlement on the house dwelling and we are working on getting all of the contents itemized and turned in for replacement. They are renting a home for a couple of months and they actually signed a contract on purchasing another home on the same street they were living on before! It's been tough, but they are going to be okay soon!

How sad! I hope everything works out well for them. Take your time...somehow I am guessing we will still be here!

I'm baaaaaaack! Helped them get all of their paperwork filled out and filed with the insurance company, so hopefully this will all be over with soon! Trip report about to continue!

Oh wow glad everyone was out of the house. Take your time hope everything works out with the insurance.

Yes, what a blessing it was that they weren't at home! And I have to brag on their insurance adjuster....he's really helping us get all of this settled.

Alan, I am so sorry to hear about your parent's home. Stopping right now to say a prayer that you can get the insurance company to cooperate and they get the ball rolling quickly.

Thanks Lisa! Your prayers are greatly appreciated...and being answered! They have found a house and signed a contract. Hopefully they will be in their new home by the end of August!

So sorry about your parents house. Hope everything with the insurance goes smoothly.

So far so good. I hate that they lost a lot of family pictures and documents...but those are just things. Fortunately, a few years ago I scanned the majority of their pictures and i have them digitally. I plan to give them an external hard drive for Christmas this year containing all of the photos I've scanned!

I am so sorry to hear about your parents home. Good luck with the insurance company and keep us posted. Keeping your family in my thoughts.

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Thank you so very much for keeping our family in your thoughts. They were initially in shock by the entire thing, then very very depressed. Now that the insurance company is helping, they are feeling optimistic and blessed.

So sorry to hear about your parents house. Very glad no one was injured.

Thanks Darla, me too! I'm just so glad they weren't at home...and they didn't have any pets or anything. Stuff can be replaced...lives cannot.

So sorry to hear about your parents' house. Good luck getting everything in order. I'm glad to hear they weren't in the house.

Thanks Ashley! We were able to get everything turned in today, so hopefully my job is done and the insurance will take care of the rest. I'm very happy that they have found another home and signed a contract. Now I just hope the closing goes well and they can move in as soon as possible.

So sorry to hear...glad everyone is okay

Thanks very much! You would not believe how many hours I've put in turning those insurance forms in! You just wouldn't believe! I mean you have to turn in EVERY DETAIL about every single thing you've ever owned....right down to your prescription medications, groceries in kitchen, toiletries, etc. It's a daunting task.

I'm so sorry about your parents' home. Thank God everyone is alright. Good luck with the insurance claim.

Absolutely, thank God everyone is okay. So far so good on the insurance claim. They have ALFA, which is a regional insurance, and so far they've been great to work with. I'm hoping Mom and Dad will get their lives back to normal before Thanksgiving of this year.

 

[alan_renfroe]

I'm late to the party, but just read through and love your TR so far.

Better late than never! You're just in time for the second half of the trip report! We are glad to have you along for the ride!

I started reading yesterday afternoon and I am caught up now. So I will be following along for the rest of the journey. It's been since September since we were there, and I can't wait until the next trip (hopefully next year)!

Hi DisneyAndrew! Glad to have you along for the journey!

So sorry to hear about your parent's house. Glad no one was hurt. Hope all goes well with the insurance company.

Thanks very much! It was sad to see so many memories gone up in smoke. But them not being at home was a blessing for sure. And so far, so good with the insurance folks. They had been paying on that insurance policy for 35 years, so they are definitely loyal customers. The hardest part has been the itemization of EVERY SINGLE THING in their home! I've worked on this for almost three straight weeks day and night! But thank God we turned it all in yesterday. Hopefully they'll get a fair settlement in all of this.

I am so sorry to hear about your parent's house!! But I am so glad they were not in the house when it happened!! Thoughts and prayers for you and them as you deal with the dreaded insurance agency!

Hi Sara! I'm behind on your trip report but will catch up soon! Thanks for your kind words and prayers about my parents' home and the insurance settlement. I'm optimistic that everything is going to work out okay for them.

Hi Alan!

I just joined Dis Boards a few days ago and your trip report is the first one I'm reading!!

My Dad and I used to go on trips similar to your families when I was around your kids ages so I've loved reading your trip report! Brings back great memories

I'll be going to Disney (my first time planning a trip myself) in a little over a month so reading this is making me even more excited.

I love all the pictures too! Can't wait to read more!

Oh wow! I'm honored! Glad you are here on the DISboards and glad you are enjoying the trip report LoJoDisney! So glad to know that you have great memories at WDW with your family. Best of luck with your upcoming trip....safe travels and have a GREAT time! I'll be posting new chapters very soon!

Glad your parents are safe. Best of luck on everything and looking forward to a new update!

Thanks very much! I think we're getting close to having my parents' home situation resolved. New update on the way!

Sorry about your parent's home! Glad no one was hurt!

Thanks! Me too! I'm just soooo thankful they weren't at home! It's been a tough time for them, but they are keeping it together...and I've been helping them quite a bit. Hopefully everything will be back to normal for them (and me) soon!

 

[alan_renfroe]

First off I must say that I am really enjoying reading your trip report. Makes me want to try one with my family for our upcoming August 23rd - September 1st Disney World vacation while staying at the Beach Club Resort. Just a quick question. We will be driving into Disney for the first time. We are coming from a week long vacation in Myrtle Beach. Just curious if you have to pay for parking at each park? You seemed to take your car quite often and I was wondering if you paid each time you parked. I know we'll mainly use Disney transportation but there would be a couple of days where it would make sense to drive if I don't have to pay extra for parking. Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks for your time!

- manooly

Hello manooly! Glad you are enjoying the trip report and you should DEFINITELY do one after your trip! It's fun and therapeutic! Plus...you will read and re-read your trip report in the future when planning other trips or just reminiscing!

If you are staying at a Disney resort, you do not have to pay parking at any of the parks. You'll get a parking pass when you check in at your resort that will allow you free parking on any Disney World property, including the parks and water parks. It's a pretty cool perk of staying onsite! Hope this helps! Enjoy!

Alan this is just awful to read my prayers to you and your parents.

Thank you very much Jeanine3kids! Your prayers are greatly appreciated! My folks signed a contract on another house yesterday so things seem to be working out for them. I'll post an update when we get more information. Now I'm just glad to be able to be back on the disboards again!

 

[mblc14]

So sorry to hear about your parents house and thankful they weren't home. Glad to hear that the process of the insurance is started and sounds like they've got a great plan to get back on track housing wise. I may have missed it, but did they ever find a cause of the fire?


Welcome back!!
Mike

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

Thank you all for your warm wishes and understanding with regards to my parents' home burning down! They got their insurance settlement on the house dwelling and we are working on getting all of the contents itemized and turned in for replacement. They are renting a home for a couple of months and they actually signed a contract on purchasing another home on the same street they were living on before! It's been tough, but they are going to be okay soon!

That is such wonderful news to hear Alan. Thank you so much for letting us know. My thoughts are with you and your folks in this difficult time.

 

[tinkerbell615]

OMG... so sorry to hear about your parents' house. So glad they are okay!

 

[alan_renfroe]

So sorry to hear about your parents house and thankful they weren't home. Glad to hear that the process of the insurance is started and sounds like they've got a great plan to get back on track housing wise. I may have missed it, but did they ever find a cause of the fire?


Welcome back!!
Mike

Thanks Mike! They never could determine the cause. They had an older computer that had been making funny noises in a front room where the fire started...so the theory is something sparked from that computer.

That is such wonderful news to hear Alan. Thank you so much for letting us know. My thoughts are with you and your folks in this difficult time.

Thanks very much Rob! I'm proud of how they've handled all of this and I've worked tirelessly to get all of this insurance stuff handled. Hopefully they will be in their new home with insurance money to refurnish it very soon.

OMG... so sorry to hear about your parents' house. So glad they are okay!

Thank you so much! They are going to be just fine once everything settles down some. They are hating living in someone else's house right now, but the are grateful to have a roof over their heads right now. I keep reminding them that by Christmas we will all be gathered in their new home!

 

[alan_renfroe]

We woke up early on the morning of Tuesday, June 3rd to get ready to drive over to the Animal Kingdom Lodge for our breakfast reservation at Boma at 7:45am. Today was our 19-year wedding anniversary and we intended to make it a great one!









We had eaten at Boma for breakfast on a past trip and loved it. The one thing that we kept remembering about our previous meal that we were so excited about was the Jungle Juice. And the Boboti.



We arrived at 7:40am and were seated immediately.

After being seated we were told that our served would be Edna and that she would be along soon to get our drink orders. And so we waited. And waited.



Eventually Edna did show up and we all ordered the jungle juice. I ordered coffee as well. Edna told us we could go ahead and help ourselves to the buffet.



















Gosh, I wish I could say I really loved it...but I just didn't. It certainly wasn't bad or anything...but some reason I was just disappointed.

The station that looked really good to me had the smoked salmon and roast beef. I couldn't help but think that I'd probably prefer a good sandwich.



This was my plate. Again, it certainly wasn't bad. The croissant was very very good! The boboti was disappointing. I didn't even finish it. The corned beef wasn't that great either. But the food would've been just fine if we had better service. This was singularly the WORST server we had all week long.



Pictured here: My ONE cup of jungle juice and cup of coffee. We didn't see Edna again for a good 30 minutes. Even the jungle juice wasn't quite as yummy as we had remembered. I think they've changed it since our last visit.



This was my second and last trip to the buffet. Sometimes simplicity is best. This was a good plate of food.



Overall, we all agreed that there were much better values that we could've spent our 1TS on.

We had to run Edna down to get our ticket. She scanned my MagicBand when we first got there, but seemed a bit confused about something...I wasn't sure what. More on that later... but it will suffice to say that we would have a bit of an unpleasant surprise on check-out day. Long story short, this ended up being our worst meal experience on this trip. And that's disappointing because we really loved it the last time. I would go back again, but probably not anytime soon.

Grade: D

We settled up, left Edna an undeserved $15 tip, and headed out so that we could get to Animal Kingdom.



Coming up next: a fun morning at Animal Kingdom!

 

[alan_renfroe]

We drove from the Animal Kingdom Lodge to Animal Kingdom and arrived right at 9:00am on Tuesday, June 3. I took a picture of all the cranes that were visible in what will eventually be the AvatarLand area of Animal Kingdom! I'm actually really excited about this expansion to an already beautiful park!



The weather was absolutely beautiful!



Since we were only in Animal Kingdom for a short time on our arrival day, we stopped and had our MemoryMaker photos taken:









Now I have to tell you a story: one of my absolute favorite attractions in all of Disney World is Festival of the Lion King. FOTLK had been closed for several months due to the closing of the Camp Minnie-Mickey area to make room for the Avatar area expansion. A new theatre was being built in the Africa area to be the new home of FOTLK (which makes perfects sense.) All of the DISboards and web sites quoted that it would reopen "sometime in June." I was not optimistic that we would be there before the new theatre opened, so in my planning I had just sort of accepted that we probably wouldn't get to see it this year. However, a couple of days earlier, I was checking my DISboards app and discovered it had opened back up!

Upon arriving inside the park, I picked up the daily brochure and sure enough...Festival of the Lion King shows were listed! We decided to head over to ride Expedition Everest, then hopefully have enough time to catch the 10am FOTLK show.

We got to Expedition Everest and the standby line was only 10 minutes! Score! We walked right through the que line and rode!




I LOVE all of the details and props in the Expedition Everest que!















Another classic DW terror shot!



We got off Expedition Everest around 9:20 or so and headed straight to Africa. Would we get to see FOTLK? Would it be too crowded? Should we have changed a FastPass in order to see it?



As we approached the Asia area, we could see the spot that had been behind walls just a few days earlier! I was excited but still didn't know if we'd be able to get in for the 10am show. Will we get to see it? Stay tuned!

 

[KatMark]

I'm so sorry that service was such a disappointment at Boma and that the food was not up to the standards of the previous visit. We went in December 2013 and were extremely disappointed...for both of the same reasons. We went again in March and the service was outstanding and the food was excellent.

Great photopass pictures at AK, Alan.

I do love the que for Expedition Everest; I just hate the ride.

I had to say I was at your wife's pic on EE and also your son's--I think he has that look all of the time.

Can't wait to hear if you get into FOTLK.

 

[Jeanine3kids]

So glad to see your back on the boards Alan!!! Sorry about BOMA I have never eaten breakfast here only dinner and had good experiences I feel that mostly all the buffet breakfast are the same in all the places hit or miss. I have to ask you about your fast pass experience I am going down in 2 weeks and have just received my tickets it was a last minute trip and worried about pre-booking fast passes is this a must do? I just liked the old way better seemed more convenient .

Jeanine

 

[annie170]

Belated Happy Anniversary!

Glad to hear everything is working out with your parents.

I've never eaten at Boma, but I will say that the worst service we've ever received has always been at the buffets. My experiences have been similar in that you get your drinks and don't see the server for another 30 minutes. Getting the check is a lesson in patience.

Let me guess, Edna charged your meals to your room instead of putting them on your dining plan.

How does your son remain so stoic on the rides!?

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

Glad to see you back posting Alan!! And so glad things are looking up for your parents.

AND HAPPY (belated) ANNIVERSARY!!!!

Oh dear, so sorry to have the worst server on your anniversary. That's not good. I guess (based on your pictures) because the place was so darn crazy busy (yes sarcasm).

I may make fun from time to time, but I really am looking forward to Avatar. I know it'll be amazing. But I still want Beastly Kingdom.

I do love me some Everest in the morning.

YAY for FotLK!!! Is it wrong that I'm just as excited just to see the new building, lol.

 

[JoshMom5]

I want to chime in and say how much I have enjoyed your trip report so far.

Also to say that good service seems paramount to a good meal, whether in Disney World or the real world. We stopped going to our previous favorite restaurant near our house because of bad service twice in a row.

 

[ddstratton]

So sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your anniversary breakfast as you could have. Bad service can ruin even a wonderful meal. Sounds like you're off to a good start at Animal Kingdom, though!