Hello fellow Disney aficionados! I've been a lurker and infrequent poster on these boards since 2012, but I'm finally ready to start my own dining report.
My fiance (Marty) and I (Megan) will be heading to the World August 31-September 8 for our Disneymoon. We're doing 7 nights at the BC with free dining. This is Marty's first trip to the World, and my 12th or 13th (but really who's counting?
).
Since this is his first trip I wanted to try and make it as special as I could so I've been frantically searching the Dis to find ideas and to pick the best restaurants for our picky-palettes.
I guess I should tell you a little bit about us so you have an idea of who you are dealing with.
This is Marty and I from our engagement pictures last October. We've been together roughly two years and are getting married August 29th in our hometown in Ontario, Canada.
Marty (25) is a financial advisor who has never been to the World before. When we first started dating and I explained how much I love Disney he seemed intrigued and agreed to go there on our honeymoon. He's letting me do most of the planning and has been subjected to listening to me read dining menus nightly (bedtime reading?). However, I think I have a bit of a convert on my hands as he's planning future trips already and watching the podcast every night!
As for me (Megan) I'm also 25 with a job as a training coordinator. I made my first trip to Disney when I was 2 (I don't remember much aside from what I've been told, my mom forcing me to pick a Minnie stuffed animal even though I wanted Duchess from the Aristocats). I was very fortunate growing up to make many trips back with my family and friends. My last trip was in 2012 for my university graduation where my best friend and I had our first solo trip. That trip was my first real experience with Disney Dining. Before that we had never really had the DDP, so it was a new experience for sure!
I said earlier that we're sort of picky eaters, which I think is a fair statement to make. Marty is a former vegetarian who is still getting used to eating meat again. He eats chicken, and fish but can't really stomach any sort of pork and beef. We mainly eat vegetarian at home. I've been a self-described "picky eater" my entire life, however I have been trying to turn that around, and am excited to try new things this trip.
Like I said before we were lucky enough to snag the Free Dining promotion for our trip, which is an amazing bonus for a trip we were already planning to take. All Free Dining meant to us is that we could add some extra TS to our dining rotation.
The tentative schedule of food is as follows (I say tentative because I'm constantly making changes):
August 31:
Breakfast: we have an early flight out of Detroit so we'll probably eat Airport food
Lunch: Beach Club Marketplace (we land around 11 so I'm hoping we'll be at the BC around 1)
Dinner: Columbia Harbour House
We're also booked for the Wishes Dessert Party as a special treat for our first night.
September 1:
Breakfast: Beach Club Marketplace
Lunch: somewhere in the WS
Dinner: California Grill (crazy excited for this one!)
September 2:
Breakfast: we're doing EMH at AK so we'll probably grab something there
Lunch: Sanaa
Dinner: Pizza Planet (an eternal favourite of my Toy Story loving heart)
September 3
Breakfast:Main Street Bakery
Lunch: Be Our Guest
Dinner: Beaches and Cream
September 4
Breakfast:Captain's Grille
Lunch:Hurricane Hanna's or Beach Club Marketplace
Dinner: Artist Point
September 5
Breakfast: Boardwalk Bakery
Lunch: probably grab a CS at HS
Dinner: Be Our Guest
September 6
Breakfast:Beach Club Marketplace
Lunch: Columbia Harbour House
Dinner: Chefs de France
September 7
Breakfast: Trattoria al Forno
Lunch: Beach Club Marketplace
Dinner: fly out at 4:00 PM
We're hoping to spend a lot of time at the World Showcase to utilize our snack credits.
I'm really excited to do this dining report! I've been following along with a lot of you over the years and am looking forward to completing one of my own!
See ya real soon!
My fiance (Marty) and I (Megan) will be heading to the World August 31-September 8 for our Disneymoon. We're doing 7 nights at the BC with free dining. This is Marty's first trip to the World, and my 12th or 13th (but really who's counting?
). Since this is his first trip I wanted to try and make it as special as I could so I've been frantically searching the Dis to find ideas and to pick the best restaurants for our picky-palettes.
I guess I should tell you a little bit about us so you have an idea of who you are dealing with.
This is Marty and I from our engagement pictures last October. We've been together roughly two years and are getting married August 29th in our hometown in Ontario, Canada.
Marty (25) is a financial advisor who has never been to the World before. When we first started dating and I explained how much I love Disney he seemed intrigued and agreed to go there on our honeymoon. He's letting me do most of the planning and has been subjected to listening to me read dining menus nightly (bedtime reading?). However, I think I have a bit of a convert on my hands as he's planning future trips already and watching the podcast every night!
As for me (Megan) I'm also 25 with a job as a training coordinator. I made my first trip to Disney when I was 2 (I don't remember much aside from what I've been told, my mom forcing me to pick a Minnie stuffed animal even though I wanted Duchess from the Aristocats). I was very fortunate growing up to make many trips back with my family and friends. My last trip was in 2012 for my university graduation where my best friend and I had our first solo trip. That trip was my first real experience with Disney Dining. Before that we had never really had the DDP, so it was a new experience for sure!
I said earlier that we're sort of picky eaters, which I think is a fair statement to make. Marty is a former vegetarian who is still getting used to eating meat again. He eats chicken, and fish but can't really stomach any sort of pork and beef. We mainly eat vegetarian at home. I've been a self-described "picky eater" my entire life, however I have been trying to turn that around, and am excited to try new things this trip.
Like I said before we were lucky enough to snag the Free Dining promotion for our trip, which is an amazing bonus for a trip we were already planning to take. All Free Dining meant to us is that we could add some extra TS to our dining rotation.
The tentative schedule of food is as follows (I say tentative because I'm constantly making changes):
August 31:
Breakfast: we have an early flight out of Detroit so we'll probably eat Airport food
Lunch: Beach Club Marketplace (we land around 11 so I'm hoping we'll be at the BC around 1)
Dinner: Columbia Harbour House
We're also booked for the Wishes Dessert Party as a special treat for our first night.
September 1:
Breakfast: Beach Club Marketplace
Lunch: somewhere in the WS
Dinner: California Grill (crazy excited for this one!)
September 2:
Breakfast: we're doing EMH at AK so we'll probably grab something there
Lunch: Sanaa
Dinner: Pizza Planet (an eternal favourite of my Toy Story loving heart)
September 3
Breakfast:Main Street Bakery
Lunch: Be Our Guest
Dinner: Beaches and Cream
September 4
Breakfast:Captain's Grille
Lunch:Hurricane Hanna's or Beach Club Marketplace
Dinner: Artist Point
September 5
Breakfast: Boardwalk Bakery
Lunch: probably grab a CS at HS
Dinner: Be Our Guest
September 6
Breakfast:Beach Club Marketplace
Lunch: Columbia Harbour House
Dinner: Chefs de France
September 7
Breakfast: Trattoria al Forno
Lunch: Beach Club Marketplace
Dinner: fly out at 4:00 PM
We're hoping to spend a lot of time at the World Showcase to utilize our snack credits.
I'm really excited to do this dining report! I've been following along with a lot of you over the years and am looking forward to completing one of my own!
See ya real soon!
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding and honeymoon. We will be at Beach Club / POFQ this August. You look like such a lovely couple
One trip and he loved it! Your plans look great.
, and I've done some last minute ADR rearranging 
! I'm hoping that this is the last time - especially since we are over our TS credits!
