*7/31 Update: Our Intentions Were Good, But The Treats Were Better: One Month in Disney (4/21-5/21)

[musika]

This trip report makes me hungry!

 

[mickey916]

This trip report makes me hungry!

Me too as I write it!

 

[IDSkinner]

This trip report makes me hungry!

That was also one of my thoughts. Maybe I should be reading these after I've already eaten.

 

[tinkerbellmagic]

Aha! I was wondering what that tasty looking cookie cake was on your avatar! I was going to ask. Now I know it is the carrot cake with the cream cheese frosting! I had heard about how good that was so one year my daughter bought one, tucked it in her backpack, but didn’t get a chance to eat it until we got back to our Disney resort. Sadly it was a soggy melted mess by then. We will need to do right by it next time and eat it right away, the way it was meant to be enjoyed.

I’m loving your trip report! I really enjoy the way you tell us what you ordered, insert the wonderfully delicious photo, and then let us know how it rated. Great format! Thanks too, for including your daily steps. And it’s probably just me, but I also love that you don’t use animated memes. Thanks for such a fun, enjoyable, report!

 

[ddluvsdisney]

We’ve never been to Trattoria for breakfast. We’ve been for dinner a few times but it’s nothing fabulous. I agree HS is the worst park to get into. I remember the carrot cake cookie but never had the whoopie pie.
We like taking the skyliner to the different resorts too. We’ve stopped to eat at the Riviera outside bar and Caribbean beach but I don’t think we ate anything at CB. The chips and dip sound amazing right up my alley!
Happy 4th!!

 

[mickey916]

Aha! I was wondering what that tasty looking cookie cake was on your avatar! I was going to ask. Now I know it is the carrot cake with the cream cheese frosting! I had heard about how good that was so one year my daughter bought one, tucked it in her backpack, but didn’t get a chance to eat it until we got back to our Disney resort. Sadly it was a soggy melted mess by then. We will need to do right by it next time and eat it right away, the way it was meant to be enjoyed.

Haha! I'll have to change my avatar now to keep you guessing! The carrot cake cookies are good if you give them just a few minutes to warm up but not that long, haha!

I’m loving your trip report! I really enjoy the way you tell us what you ordered, insert the wonderfully delicious photo, and then let us know how it rated. Great format! Thanks too, for including your daily steps. And it’s probably just me, but I also love that you don’t use animated memes. Thanks for such a fun, enjoyable, report!

Thank you so much! You won't see animated memes from me 'cuz I don't know how to use them, lol!

 

[mickey916]

We’ve never been to Trattoria for breakfast. We’ve been for dinner a few times but it’s nothing fabulous.

We haven't tried dinner yet. We almost tried it on the last night on this trip, but that's a story for another time.

I agree HS is the worst park to get into.

I thought it was only bad at early entry/regular opening. I was shocked at those lines at 10!

I remember the carrot cake cookie but never had the whoopie pie.

I guess many years ago they changed the cookie and made it a lot more like a whoopie pie but kept the name. Now they changed the name to be more accurate.

We like taking the skyliner to the different resorts too. We’ve stopped to eat at the Riviera outside bar and Caribbean beach but I don’t think we ate anything at CB. The chips and dip sound amazing right up my alley!

We haven't eaten at the Riviera bar yet but it's on the agenda for next time. We didn't read the description for the chips and thought it was just chips and queso. When we dug deep and found the chili, it took it to the next level!

Happy 4th!!

Happy 4th to you! We're with the boys up in North Conway for the week.

 

[mickey916]

5/3 continued…More Cookies!​

After lunch we took the Skyliner to the Art of Animation Resort and walked all the way to the Little Mermaid section and back.

It was time for another cookie on our resort cookie stroll so we headed into Landscape of Flavors to see our options. We purchased the ‘Smores Cookie.

This is even better looking on the inside!

This is a chocolate chip cookie filled with marshmallow creme, topped with graham cracker crumbs and drizzled with white and dark chocolate. It was very good! We gave it a B+ and would definitely get this again.

We walked off our cookie by taking a lap around the Hippy Dippy pool before taking the Skyliner all the way back to Hollywood Studios to get our car. It was Saturday so, despite my lizard encounter from the week prior, we headed again to Celebration to go to Mass at Corpus Christi Church. We arrived very early so we took a walk downtown and watched this bird (Cormorant?) catch a big fish. The bird was actually swimming under the water and came up with this fish!

We walked back to the Church and selected a seat in the middle of a fairly empty row in the middle of the Church. As the Mass progressed the ushers kept asking people to move down to make room for more people. Since we were in the middle both ends were squished in towards us. Soon, we found ourselves touching shoulders with the people on either side of us. I like my personal space and was feeling very uncomfortable the entire Mass. It’s wonderful that they have so many people in attendance that they have to squeeze people in together but it made me feel claustrophobic. After Church, I told DH, having one week with a lizard on my leg and the next week a lady on my shoulder, we needed to find a new place to go to Mass….more on that when we get to the next Saturday.

After Church, we returned once again to the Hollywood Studios parking lot to take the Skyliner to the Riviera Resort for dinner.

We ordered two items to share at Primo Piatto.

First, the Grilled Vegetable Pita: Grilled Pita, Quinoa Salad, Plant-based Cucumber Yogurt

We discovered this dish of deliciousness on our healthy eating adventure this past December. The vegetables are grilled to perfection and topped on a very fresh grilled pita.

We also decided to share a Grilled Chicken Sandwich: Tomato Spread, Spinach and Artichoke Spread, Mozzarella, Toasted Focaccia with a side of parmesan herbed fries.

This was also an excellent grilled chicken sandwich. It was a perfectly cooked chicken breast on tasty focaccia bread. The parmesan fries were fine, just basic Disney fries with parmesan cheese sprinkled on top.

Overall this was another excellent meal at Primo Piatto. We like that everything is served on real plates with real silverware even though it is a quick service place. Another excellent choice without needing an ADR!

For dessert our plan was to get one Riviera cookie however our eyes and stomachs convinced us otherwise. We ended up getting a four pack of the Riviera cookies.

We shared one and kept the rest to bring back to our room. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, this cookie is phenomenal. I wasn’t sure I would like it with the dried cherries and pistachios. I’m not a big fan of dried cherries but all the different elements just enhance this cookie's flavor perfectly!

We also spotted this intriguing item in the display case:

It is a chocolate croissant muffin. Here is the inside view:

This is flaky croissant dough dusted with cinnamon sugar, formed into a muffin, filled with chocolate ganache and topped with chocolate drizzle and more ganache. Oh my! This was incredible too! Primo Piatto’s bakery case is amazing.

Our dinner at Primo Piatto received an A-. The Riviera cookie gets an A+ every time and the Croissant Muffin received an A.

After a very satisfying meal, we rode the Skyliner back to Hollywood Studios and headed back to our hotel for the evening.

Total steps: 25722

Up next..Two table service meals in the same day, was it worth it?

 

[ddluvsdisney]

That s’mores cookie looks amazing! I’m never sure how to spell that bird’s name. Haha That was cool seeing him come up with a fish.
I would take a break from church! God will forgive you.
I think I remember you eating at Primo. That lunch looks delicious too, and that croissant muffin!!! I’d like to try eating there one day next week.

 

[ddluvsdisney]

OMG I was just reading an article about new breakfast items…. This is at Contempo cafe at Contemporary! Looks just like Riviera.

 

[mickey916]

That s’mores cookie looks amazing! I’m never sure how to spell that bird’s name. Haha That was cool seeing him come up with a fish.
I would take a break from church! God will forgive you.

God was definitely sending me pretty strong messages that I should go elsewhere at least!

I think I remember you eating at Primo. That lunch looks delicious too, and that croissant muffin!!! I’d like to try eating there one day next week.

I think you will enjoy it!

OMG I was just reading an article about new breakfast items…. This is at Contempo cafe at Contemporary! Looks just like Riviera.
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That does look the same! Sooooo good!

 

[buzzrelly]

After lunch we took the Skyliner to the Art of Animation Resor

Have you ever had the Oatmeal Cream Pie at POP? Seriously my favorite treat ever! I'd be curious see where you would grade it!

This is a chocolate chip cookie filled with marshmallow creme, topped with graham cracker crumbs and drizzled with white and dark chocolate. It was very good! We gave it a B+ and would definitely get this again.

That looks delicious!

This is flaky croissant dough dusted with cinnamon sugar, formed into a muffin, filled with chocolate ganache and topped with chocolate drizzle and more ganache. Oh my! This was incredible too! Primo Piatto’s bakery case is amazing.

I just saw that same article that @ddluvsdisney saw and was thinking I'l have to try that!

 

[mickey916]

Have you ever had the Oatmeal Cream Pie at POP? Seriously my favorite treat ever! I'd be curious see where you would grade it!

We haven’t tried it yet but hope to do so someday! It looks very good

I just saw that same article that @ddluvsdisney saw and was thinking I'l have to try that!

We’ll have to try that one too!

 

[mickey916]

Sorry for the delay...we spent the last week in North Conway, NH with our sons. Very fun! And, if you're ever in the area we highly recommend El Reparo in Glen, NH for excellent Mexican food...Now back to our trip...

5/4 A Half Day at Epcot Before Visiting Port Orleans​

Originally our plan was to spend the entire day at Epcot with a dinner reservation at Le Creperie. The night before though we were both thinking we’d like to go to Boatwrights for dinner. So, I switched our Le Creperie reservation to lunch and booked a dinner reservation for Boatwrights.

We took our time in the morning and arrived at Epcot a little after opening. We followed our usual plan and headed to the Land. I rode Soarin’ with a posted wait of 10 minutes. It took 21 minutes. We then rode Living with the Land, posted 15 minutes and it took 11 minutes. I really like when they add special touches to the Living with the Land ride. The best version of course is the holiday overlay during the Festival of the Holidays. This time there were subtle nods to the princesses throughout the gardens.

Moana:

Tiana:

Rapunzel:

As we were riding it started to pour outside. It was actually raining in the gardens.

Now we know why there’s a roof on the boats!

Since it was still heavily raining out, of course we needed to get a cookie from Sunshine Seasons and wait out the storm. I originally intended to purchase the cherry cheesecake cookie but then my eye spotted this, the Chocolate Hazelnut cookie.

This was a brownie-like chocolate cookie with a thick layer of chocolate hazelnut frosting, a chocolate-lover’s dream. We gave it an A-.

It was still raining after our treat but the Awesome Planet movie had a 0 minute wait so we headed into the theater. We took our seats and the movie started. We’ve watched this movie before but it’s definitely not on the must do list. The first half of the movie is charming and beautiful with a nice narration by “Phil” from Modern Family and then it turns very dark and scary with a pretty heavy handed environmental message. While I certainly appreciate the importance of the message, it seems a little out of place in an entertainment venue and probably a little scary for kids.

After the movie, the rain subsided and we headed to ride Journey into Imagination. There was a posted 15 minute wait which is longer than usual and it did actually take us 12 minutes to ride. After our ride Figment was out greeting guests and there were Photopass Photographers there this time, so the other day must have just been a staffing issue.

We made our way next to France for our noon ADR at Le Creperie. We first dined here on our “healthy trip” and were very surprised at how much we enjoyed our meal. Here’s a look at their menu:

We once again shared the Prix Fixe Menu and added an extra salad. I had Diet Coke included with the meal and DH just had water.

Salade Maison:

This salad is very fresh and the vinaigrette is delicious. It is also huge! We actually could share this too but each wanted our own.

We selected a different galette to try this time, opting for the Savoyarde: Raclette Cheese, Caramelized Onion, Bacon, Imported Prosciutto Ham

We both really enjoyed this galette as much as, if not even more than, the Ratatouille one we had last time. The buckwheat flavor in this is very dominant as are the caramelized onions so if you don’t like those flavors, you may not like this but we loved it! It is huge and more than enough to share.

For our dessert crepe, again we tried something different, the Pomme: caramelized apples, caramel sauce.

Oh! Was this good! We liked this one even better than the Melba that we got last time. The apples are perfectly cooked and the caramel sauce is plentiful. You can add enhancements like ice cream or whipped cream (or a shot) to any crepe but it was sweet enough without it.

Once again we loved our meal at Le Creperie and gave it an A. The only thing this time was our server wasn’t that great. He was very stone faced and just going through the motions. It was as if he was annoyed he had to serve people. It was strange and he was like that with every table. It didn’t dampen our meal but it certainly didn’t enhance it either. The other servers though were excellent and engaging well with their tables.

Since we were in France, I decided to ride Remy again in the single rider line. The standby wait was 50 minutes. By using Single Rider I was on in 15. While I rode Remy, DH went to Les Halles to purchase another cookie for our cookie stroll, the Chocolate Chunk Cookie.

This had great potential but wasn’t very fresh. It was a nice chocolate cookie with chocolate chunks and probably would’ve received an A if it didn’t seem like it had been sitting a while. We gave it an A-.

We walked around World Showcase and made our way to Mexico, where we rode the Gran Fiesta Tour. The wait was posted at 15 minutes and we were on in 10.

We stopped by Club Cool once again for some refreshment. DH just has to get a sample of Sprite Cucumber every time we’re in Epcot.

Up next..trying another snack, one more ride and then heading to Port Orleans.

 

[ddluvsdisney]

Living with the Land is such a cute ride. My youngest loved it when he was little! Haha We only saw awesome planet once and I don’t even remember it. That chocolate hazelnut cookie looks very chocolatey! We’ve never tried Le Creperie but I remember it from your review last year. It does look yummy!! We’ll need to try it someday. That’s too bad about your server. must’ve been having a bad day. Another amazing looking cookie in France!

 

[mickey916]

Living with the Land is such a cute ride. My youngest loved it when he was little! Haha We only saw awesome planet once and I don’t even remember it.

I hadn't remembered much about it either.

That chocolate hazelnut cookie looks very chocolatey!

It was very rich and chocolatey

We’ve never tried Le Creperie but I remember it from your review last year. It does look yummy!!

It is (and we ended up bringing the boys later in the trip, you'll have to read what their thoughts were when I get to it).

We’ll need to try it someday. That’s too bad about your server. must’ve been having a bad day.

It felt almost like he was not a regular server, like maybe he was kitchen help that got forced into it due to being shortstaffed. He didn't seem at all comfortable.

Another amazing looking cookie in France!

We found some great ones!

Are you currently sitting at the pool at Wilderness Lodge, catching up on the DisBoards? Hope you have a great trip!

 

[ddluvsdisney]

Are you currently sitting at the pool at Wilderness Lodge, catching up on the DisBoards? Hope you have a great trip!

I did read your update by the pool! We are just getting back from HS. DH dropped me off while he parks car.

 

[mickey916]

I did read your update by the pool! We are just getting back from HS. DH dropped me off while he parks car.

Sounds like a great day! Thanks for taking me along at the pool, haha!

 

[ddluvsdisney]

Just wanted to share what I’ve noticed on this trip. We go every July, and this year the crowds have been so much more manageable. We’re guessing bc of Epic Universe.
We rope dropped MK this morning and did 7 rides in 3 hours including stopping for a cinnamon roll at Gaston’s. Last year when we rope dropped it was a hot mess. We don’t usually buy LLMP but DH wanted to try it again for one day. In MK we just did standby, but used LLMP for HS tonight. We rode RnRC, TSM, and MMRR with LLMP and did Rise standby (waited 30 min)! We also saw the new Villians show and ate at Brown Derby lounge.
It was a great day!!
DH just went down to the bar for a drink without me bc I am so exhausted. It’s too early for him.
Just wanted to share. I know you get it! Haha

 

[buzzrelly]

Now we know why there’s a roof on the boats!

Since it was still heavily raining out, of course we needed to get a cookie from Sunshine Seasons and wait out the storm. I originally intended to purchase the cherry cheesecake cookie but then my eye spotted this, the Chocolate Hazelnut cookie.

Oh my, that looks good. My DH and I love to sit and relax in there in the morning with our coffee and a treat. They have some good ones!

Salade Maison:

Looks nice and fresh!

The standby wait was 50 minutes. By using Single Rider I was on in 15.

Perfect! Your DH doesn't like this one?