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[KatMark]

Well, our youngest (who is now 23) hasn't been there in 11 years and probably forgot all about it; Andy (now 25) who was with us for part of the trip never got to DTD. Therefore, I guess I'm safe until they have kids of their own.

 

[ronnmel]

It seems that people either LOVE the beignets, or are very disappointed. I wonder if they taste anything like the mini-donuts at the water parks?

The first time I looked at POR and POFQ for booking our trip of two years ago, I didn't like it. But now the more I look at it, the prettier it gets!

I like Disneyquest, but have to be "in the mood" for it and not tired. So I would guess after a long night of driving might not be the best time to visit. It is so loud and busy in there.

Hope the rain didn't spoil your plans that night!

 

[MaryAz]

Great start!!! Sorry ur girl was not feeling so well. I am also sorry the CM was rude explaining the plan to you-uncalled for! Hope the SOA was not rained out!!

 

[inkedupmomma]

I last left you off in a nasty storm! Just our luck, a storm the night of our one dinner outdoors lolol!

They let everyone in and we had pretty fantastic seating, I was stoked!

Our waiter, whose name I can not recall right now, but that I do recall was old as the day is long was at our table in a jiffy!

He took our drink order and Bob was more than happy to enjoy some wine! I mean it was free with dinner after all, so why not! Drink up buttercup!

Soon after our drink orders was taken our food started to arrive!

*first course- pineapple-coconut bread, fresh pineapple, and salad with a mango-poppy seed dressing..

I hate mango, but I would have drank that salad dressing! Everyone at the table enjoyed all of the starters immensely! Best part was watching Bob enjoy everything! It was his first time dining at a Disney sit down, let alone a show while on a dining plan! Life was good!

Next up was the main course! Ribs, chicken, rice, and veggies.

Now those you that have been following me over the years know I hated SOA in 2008! Well tonight was different! The kids GRUBBED and Bob, well Bob was in food heaven, chicken and ribs are two of his most favorite foods! Honestly these did not disappoint! All of it was yummy as a matter of fact, MUCH better than anything I recall tasting there before. Not my favorite meal of the trip, but a nice way to start our trip! Also, last time we were seated at a long table with other families ( one who was VERY racist) and this time we had our very own table!

and you're not going to believe this, but I got NO pics of the main course! HEY!!!!!!! I was Disney rusty!

I did however get a picture of dessert:

So, you're wondering, where is the show part of dinner? Well, so were we!

This is what it looked like most of the meal

Finally when dessert was being brought out some music started and tese guys were out

Bob was a happy camper:

Kayla was..uhm..a weirdo?

and Jack was way into what was going on on the stage:

Not for too long though because the rains picked up again and the show stopped.

We sat there for quite a bit, and then finally the show manager ran out to the middle of the floor and explained that he was very sorry, but they had another dinner show very soon, and needed to prep for that. There was no time to do the show since the rain was not letting up. He the said they were going to do something they had never done before and refund people 50% of their cost, whether that be cash payment or DDP credits. Honestly, at that point, we were all so tired that it was fine by us! The show went on a bit more, but we paid and left!

When we got back to the resort I found a BEAUTIFUL bag from Disney Floral, full of all sorts of amazing treats and fresh fruit!

I'll give you one guess who did that?? JOPHIA!!

I'd like to say I have a picture, but my children are scavengers and tore that thing to shreds before I could even say a word!

I won't lie, having a gift in your room that you weren't expecting is probably the best feeling ever! bob was just at a loss for words and couldn't believe that someone would do that for us! They are the best friends ever !!!

While the kids were going over each and every treat and making a plan of when they would eat them, I called Jophia to thank them!

I'll say it again though! Thank you Jophia for being awesome friends and for throwing that very generous and unexpected pixie dust our way!! We loved it!

After our phone call, I decided to start decorating my window... sadly i did not bring much with me though!

More and more was added over the trip though, so this won't be the last picture!

After that I was exhausted!! and we were all in bed by 9pm! Tomorrow we had ADR's with our friends from Philly!


*Next up- do we wake up on time? do we get to our ADR? and who seems hungover??


**** Just to recap- SOA was great and we would give it 7 our of 10 stars! Bob and the kids might give it even more! Def fun to try at least one time!

We now had 148 dining credits left

 

[inkedupmomma]

Well, our youngest (who is now 23) hasn't been there in 11 years and probably forgot all about it; Andy (now 25) who was with us for part of the trip never got to DTD. Therefore, I guess I'm safe until they have kids of their own.

amazing! so so funny! I can't believe you never fessed up to them!

It seems that people either LOVE the beignets, or are very disappointed. I wonder if they taste anything like the mini-donuts at the water parks?
They were rather tasteless and FULL of air! They should be very rich and not light in any sense of the word! Just a giant let down :/

The first time I looked at POR and POFQ for booking our trip of two years ago, I didn't like it. But now the more I look at it, the prettier it gets!
Same thing with me, then one day it was my favorite lol..weird

I like Disneyquest, but have to be "in the mood" for it and not tired. So I would guess after a long night of driving might not be the best time to visit. It is so loud and busy in there.
it just didn't have enough of the Disney magic to keep me up and cracked out lol! It was fun though!

Hope the rain didn't spoil your plans that night!

check it out..just posted an update!

Great start!!! Sorry ur girl was not feeling so well. I am also sorry the CM was rude explaining the plan to you-uncalled for! Hope the SOA was not rained out!!

thanks! yeah I have never had a rude cm.. i was shocked and sad! check out how SOA turned out.. just posted

 

[KatMark]

Do you know we have NEVER done a show at Disney -- no Spirit of Aloha, Mickey's Backyard Barbecue, etc.

Your food looks yummy (well the food you remembered to take pictures of ). Bob certainly looks as if he was content after eating.

Love how you decorated the windows. And, what sweeties that Sophia and Joe are.

 

[inkedupmomma]

Do you know we have NEVER done a show at Disney -- no Spirit of Aloha, Mickey's Backyard Barbecue, etc.

Your food looks yummy (well the food you remembered to take pictures of ). Bob certainly looks as if he was content after eating.

Love how you decorated the windows. And, what sweeties that Sophia and Joe are.

say whaaaaa?? girl, get on that! I prefer HDDMR over SOA, but both are a lot of fun!

hehhe.. der.. some places I totally forgot.. you'll see MANY bites out of all the pics lol

aren't they the best! I was floored by their generosity and it really turned my mood right around!

 

[shan23877]

Thanks for the update on SOA! We are thinking about doing it on our next trip (we cancelled it last trip).

What great friends! How nice to have a surprise waiting for you.

 

[momtoBrandon&Jacob]

Always enjoy your reports Jenn! Thanks!!

 

[ronnmel]

Too bad you didn't get to see most of the show, but at least the food was good and they reimbursed part of it!

How nice of Jophia to get you guys a welcome gift!

 

[RooRach0906]

Joining In, it was nice to meet you! Cant wait to hear more about it.
Those big arbys we have quite a few in Va.
Oh and I love the Treehouses too, we are hoping to stay there Dec2012.

 

[inkedupmomma]

Thanks for the update on SOA! We are thinking about doing it on our next trip (we cancelled it last trip).

What great friends! How nice to have a surprise waiting for you.

It was fun! and I feel, a good way to start the trip! and omg..aren't they the best friends ever! it made my heart dance!

Always enjoy your reports Jenn! Thanks!!

well thank you

Too bad you didn't get to see most of the show, but at least the food was good and they reimbursed part of it!

How nice of Jophia to get you guys a welcome gift!

honestly, at that point i didn't care! Bob was happy, the kids were happy, and I was just excited to be with my lil family! and yes, they are the bomb friends!

Joining In, it was nice to meet you! Cant wait to hear more about it.
Those big arbys we have quite a few in Va.
Oh and I love the Treehouses too, we are hoping to stay there Dec2012.

it was so nice to meet you , and i was so flattered that you even recognized me based on my pics on here! or maybe the tattoos?? lol

yes, we were in Virginia when I took that pic.. I didn't realize there were more like that lol!

those treehouses were amazing.. i am REALLY trying to figure out how i could ever afford it!

 

[stitches of laughter]

that dessert looks NOMZ!

I love the faces all of you make in the pictures, super cute

are you also doing a dining review?

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

I felt so bad when you told me that the show had to be canceled.

Looks like you guys had a good time though and I totally love your outfits!

 

[Fantasyland Mom]

That stinks that they had to cancel the show, but it's nice that you got half your cost credited back! That way it's like you paid for the yummy dinner, but didn't have to use the other credit to pay for the show that didn't happen. We never got to see the whole show when we were there (last trip, not the most recent one) because my kids were just done after the meal, pretty much. Too bad, because the second half of the show seemed much better than the slow beginning! I did like the food a lot, and so did everyone in my family!

Jophia--You are such sweeties! What a nice surprise!

(Here's a confession, Jenn. I was going to send you something, but I didn't know whose name the reservations were under! Dork! And I thought if I asked you then you would know something was up! I sent you good vibes instead.)

 

[Trentmom]

That is a shame that the show was so short, but food looked great

What a nice surprise to get back half of your money or dining credits

Your friends are so nice....

 

[Beka]

Hey Bob! Welcome to the Dis!

Awww... Sophia that's so sweet!

Sorry the show got rained out. At least the food was good & they gave you a partial refund!

 

[annnewjerz]

Bumping this bad boy up. Page 3 is highly unacceptable.

 

[inkedupmomma]

that dessert looks NOMZ!
honestly..it was meh.. BUT better than I had recalled lol
I love the faces all of you make in the pictures, super cute
we're nuts! thank you!
are you also doing a dining review?

thought about it..but some places i TOTALLY forgot to take pics.. idk if anyone would be interested?

I felt so bad when you told me that the show had to be canceled.
it all worked out for the best
Looks like you guys had a good time though and I totally love your outfits!

we did.. hopefully next time YOU will be there!

That stinks that they had to cancel the show, but it's nice that you got half your cost credited back! That way it's like you paid for the yummy dinner, but didn't have to use the other credit to pay for the show that didn't happen. We never got to see the whole show when we were there (last trip, not the most recent one) because my kids were just done after the meal, pretty much. Too bad, because the second half of the show seemed much better than the slow beginning! I did like the food a lot, and so did everyone in my family!
we honestly were not that bummed, but it was nice to get the credit back! I was especially happy for the people who paid oop and for those on the basic DDP!
Jophia--You are such sweeties! What a nice surprise!
aren't they

(Here's a confession, Jenn. I was going to send you something, but I didn't know whose name the reservations were under! Dork! And I thought if I asked you then you would know something was up! I sent you good vibes instead.)

awe! that is incredibly sweet of you! i'll let you know how those good vibes worked out for us

That is a shame that the show was so short, but food looked great

What a nice surprise to get back half of your money or dining credits

Your friends are so nice....

I have amazing friends here on the dis, and lucky for me now in real life as well!

Hey Bob! Welcome to the Dis!

Awww... Sophia that's so sweet!

Sorry the show got rained out. At least the food was good & they gave you a partial refund!

we were satisfied!

Bumping this bad boy up. Page 3 is highly unacceptable.

oh my...page 3.. i'm slacking! weird thing when I hit my bookmarks this didnt pop up with your name.. wonder if it didn't get bumped after all! thanks though

 

[starann]

So Sweet of them!!!!!

I love the silly picts you guys take....I need to do more of that on our trips, afterall the scrapbooks (or shutterfly books) get pretty boring if all I do is take serious picts!