A Halloween Adventure in Autism (11/12) New Thread Begun on TR Board!

[KathyRN137]

Throwing around a few more dining options...


Thanks for all your input; everyone seems to love Boma! We, too, have only had breakfast there, so I'd like to try the dinner buffet. It just seems as though there are more options for the kids at a buffet.

Plus, I'm really not all that into curry... But if you are, it looks like Sanaa will be the place to get your fix!

Tricia actually wanted to talk about the trip last night! (She'll do anything to put off bedtime!) Ha! like she thinks I don't know her motives!

I tossed out the idea of trying T-Rex at PI, but she recoiled in horror, so I guess that's out. It may be a little too loud for Billy, so it's just as well.

DNiece, Catie, definitely wants to do Breakfast with Pooh at the CP, and that's fine with me!! I love the characters, the food is good, and it's so much fun walking down a near-empty Main Street, USA before the park opens!

http://allears.net/menu/menu_cpb.htm


Catie is also trying to persuade us to try the Biergarten in Epcot's Germany. Naturally, she and her family go there every trip because of my DBIL's German roots.

http://allears.net/menu/men_ger.htm


This would be quite a dining adventure for our family, but I'm willing to try it (especially since I see that there's good ole mac 'n cheese if the kids balk!) I like to try at least one new restaurant each trip. DNiece is a very adventurous eater... and a true carnivore!

The giant turkey legs in FrontierLand are definitely on her "snack" list!

Billy insists on Play & Dine at Hollywood & Vine (DS). We've done this twice, no, three times (!) before and it's definitely his favorite because of the singing and dancing with characters.

http://allears.net/menu/menu_hvl.htm


We've left out the Animal Kingdom! We've never eaten at Tusker House. If we could manage a second early morning, I'd love to do Donald's Safari Breakfast Buffet before park opening!

http://allears.net/menu/menu_tusb.htm


So, it seems as though we've got quite a few potential ADRs to plan! I'm hungry now... oh wait, I haven't eaten any breakfast yet. No wonder I want to talk about food!!


Kathy

 

[mom2mek]

Those sound like great choices Kathy! Out of the ones you listed, I have only ever done Boma (for dinner) and the Crystal Palace (for breakfast and lunch), but the rest sound great too! Biergarten would be the only one I would waiver on, but then again....I'm usually pleasantly surprised at the restaurants I wouldn't normally pick and sometimes they turn into favorites (as Boma did)!

I loved those Play and Dine pics with Billy from your 2007 trip - that was one happy camper there!

Tusker House is on my list for breakfast as well - I would love to see an empty AK!!!

Sara

 

[All7OfUs]

All of your choices sounds so tasty good! Mmmm! Several would be on my "next trip choices" list, including CP, Biergarten and Bomas- although, now that I"ve read the menu at Sanaa, I'm leaning more towards that. We LOVE curry and anything Indian (the spicier, the better!)

Glad to see that Catie will get to choose one too! It will really help her feel like she's included in the planning and like it's her trip, too.

 

[maroo]

Yummy, Yummy, Yummy!! We are skipping Sanna, too!

I love Boma!!! Breakfast there makes my mouth water. What I would not give for some of those grits right now.

I will be trying the Dinner at Jiko this time around (Sept Trip)...have you guys ever eaten there?

 

[jcc0621]

Hey Kathy,

Boma - We are trying it for the first time in August. I can't wait after hearing all the great reviews here.

Tusker House - just warning..it's great to get in the park before opeing. If you do it request one of the outside rooms and not the main dining room. The main dining room is really loud. Only becasue it is such a big place, all you really here is the din of the ocnversations.

Biergarten - We LOVED this one last year. Even Jimmy found something to eat. Little sausages (he called them hotdogs, we didn't corrent him) I really think Billy would like becasue of the band and if he likses to dance he can do the chicken dance

CP - I love to do this one prior to park opening

 

[Halloweenqueen]

We love the Beirgarten. We have gone there on every trip. William isn't a big fan of the food. He usually makes himself a big salad. That's about it. The other food has too much flavor and texture for him. The rest of my family loves it. Max enjoys these little dishes of pudding/custard. He always tries to beat his record from last time. He had 9 last time! lol He told the waiter and the waiter told him the restaurant record was 24! I'm the spoil sport because I say 10 max.

William loves the atmosphere there and we always get up and do the chicken dance together. The band is loud, but they only play a 15 minute set every hour. Ask the CM when they play and schedule the band set at the end of your meal. One time they changed the time on us and we were seated during the performance. So loud our server couldn't even take our drink orders. It made William want to bolt. Luckily, we had been there before and he knew it wasn't going to last too long.



I'm so anxious to make these ADRs! My parents are coming down for a couple of days at the beginning of our vacation. My youngest sister is coming at the end. Large groups are a pain when making ADRS. Plus I have free dining to worry about. I'll be up at 4am ADR opening day.

 

[Dreamer & Wisher]

We love Biergarten!!

They have Knock wurst which are very similar to hot dogs. Slightly smaller than a hot dog. Ethan loves them. They also have Bratwurst which is very good. The salad bar is very good and they have little pretzel rolls. Very similar to the pretzel bread at Le Cellier.

The spaetzel are really yummy they are like little tiny dumplings or noodles.

We love the music and the kids get to dance while Mom and Dad finish eating. They have a nice selection of German Beer and wine.

We want to try Crystal Palace for breakfast we have only gone there for lunch.

Tusker House is very good we did that on our last trip. We also did Boma for Dinner the same day.

 

[DisMomAmy]

I'll let you know how we like Tusker House when we get back.

jcc0621 - thanks for the tip to request an outer room - noise could be a problem for us too!

 

[mousescrapper]

Well...help me pass the time! Post more on your report!!


OK, OK, I get the idea.....

Throwing around a few more dining options...


DNiece, Catie, definitely wants to do Breakfast with Pooh at the CP, and that's fine with me!! I love the characters, the food is good, and it's so much fun walking down a near-empty Main Street, USA before the park opens!

This was great, for us in 08. Pre-opening breakfasts are really nice, no too crowded, fresh food, empty park to take it all in....could I go on?


The giant turkey legs in FrontierLand are definitely on her "snack" list!


Picture op!

Billy insists on Play & Dine at Hollywood & Vine (DS). We've done this twice, no, three times (!) before and it's definitely his favorite because of the singing and dancing with characters.

that is fun, we enjoyed and despite other reviews we thought the food was yummy! and a nice mid morning break

We've left out the Animal Kingdom! We've never eaten at Tusker House. If we could manage a second early morning, I'd love to do Donald's Safari Breakfast Buffet before park opening!

be curious about this too....Michael really likes Donald and since 010 will all be about the girls a special treat for him would be nice and never been to AK before opening. You are nice and close too so it won't be a long bus ride.

Is QS choices next?

or is too soon....DH thinks it too soon for me to talk about dinning choices for 11-010....is it?

Scrappie

 

[KathyRN137]

kaysmommie and maroo: We've never tried Jiko, but it does sound yummy!

Dinner Menu: http://allears.net/menu/menu_jiko.htm

Vegetarian Menu: http://allears.net/menu/menu_jikoveg.htm

Kids Menu: http://allears.net/menu/menu_jikokids.htm

Hmmm. Even the kids menu looks good! This may be a another possibility!

jcc0621: Another thank-you here for the advice about the outer room table at Tusker House! Unless it's music, Billy does have problems with loud noise. It could make or break the meal.

When Donald's was at Restaurantasaurus, we had to request a table in one of the side rooms for the same reason.

Halloweenqueen and Dreamer&Wisher: Thanks for the Biergarten reviews! I do think the kids (esp Billy) will love the entertainment; I will need to try to time it just right!

All7ofUs: We haven't had our official "big planning meeting" yet, but I did get to ask Catie a few questions about what she would like when we saw her over Easter.

Back in December '05, DSis and her family were at WDW for a few days overlapping our trip and we got to tour with them for a couple of half-days. Catie's all about Rides, Rides, Rides... fortunately Tricia is becoming braver as she gets older, so there won't be any rides they can't do together.

Tricia is very excited because her cousin has not ridden Expedition Everest yet, because she knows that Catie will love it! I'll bet the three kids would be happy just riding that one thing all day long!

mousescrapper: That's right... we will be right around the corner from AK, so an early breakfast there should be easier to manage. The only problem I forsee is that Catie is an admitted night owl and may have a hard time getting up early. I will have to police bedtime so the girls don't get over-tired.

DisMomAmy: Hooray! I'd forgotten that you are eating at Tusker House... very, very soon!!

mom2mek: I think that's the reason we never tried Biergarten before...the food just seemed a bit too exotic for the kids. But, I think we should try it at least once.

Charleston Princess: I think Sanaa wil be great for those who love Indian food, I'll most likely try to stop in just to look at it anyway.

carissanboys: I loved Boma's breakfast, too! The only thing I didn't like was the famous "Frunch" juice... I was a bit disappointed in it; it was very, very sweet! But the food! I could have eaten three breakfasts that day if only I had the room!


Kathy

 

[carissanboys]

T-Rex is VERY loud.

We did Donald's Breakfast at Tusker so my review and pictures will be coming up at some point.

 

[KathyRN137]

T-Rex is VERY loud.

We did Donald's Breakfast at Tusker so my review and pictures will be coming up at some point.

Can't wait!!


Kathy

 

[brookelizabeth]

Hi there!
I followed to your report from someone else's....perhaps CP? I think that might be it!

Just wanted to jump in and say I'm really enjoying your PTR so far, you have made me cry and laugh! Your plans, so far, sound really great! We are staying at AKV in December, I can't wait to see the new resort, I've been watching the DVC boards for pics (esp of the pool since no one can seem to get back that far on the property!), May 1 is getting so close and we will finally have REAL pics!!

Your Broadway trip is just around the corner-that will be a blast! I used to live in NYC and went to shows a LOT. I have an old friend in Mary Poppins, so if/when I ever make it out there again, I have to go see her in it...oh darn!

 

[Hedy]

I liked Donald's Safari breakfast. There's a parade (which Billy was ok with at CP, I think?). However, I;'ve heard people complain the room is loud-it didn't seem any louder than other WDW meals to me, but just an FYI.

 

[carissanboys]

I liked Donald's Safari breakfast. There's a parade (which Billy was ok with at CP, I think?). However, I;'ve heard people complain the room is loud-it didn't seem any louder than other WDW meals to me, but just an FYI.

We have done character meals at Crystal Palace, Chef Mickey, 'Ohana, and Tusker House and I will say that Tusker was definitely the most chaotic - IMO. My little guy did okay and he has issues with new and loud places. But, it's definitely worth mentioning.

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

AAAAAAH Boma!!! I love Boma. It makes me so happy. We actually found out last trip that Tusker House at lunch serves some of the same things as Boma so that made me EXTRA happy!!! CP we enjoy as well. We were not as thrilled with the character breakfast at AK and I'm not sure why but I remember that we decided not to repeat it. In general, character breakfasts are fun but they are way too overpriced and not a good use of your DDP credits IMO. We do CMs and CRT and that's about it now. We love the breakfast at 1900 PF as well.

 

[KathyRN137]

Hi there!
Just wanted to jump in and say I'm really enjoying your PTR so far, you have made me cry and laugh! Your plans, so far, sound really great! We are staying at AKV in December, I can't wait to see the new resort, I've been watching the DVC boards for pics (esp of the pool since no one can seem to get back that far on the property!), May 1 is getting so close and we will finally have REAL pics!!

to the party!!

As you may have guessed, I'm super-excited about VAKL! Have you been following BuckeyeFan's live TR?? (DVCMousellaneous Board) I'm hoping she was able to sneak over to Kidani and score some pix for us!!

I'll bet AKL and VAKL will look gorgeous in December, all decorated for the holidays!


Kathy

 

[KathyRN137]

Hedy and carissanboys: Thank you, both, for your .02 on the decibel level at Tusker House! Sometimes a certain noise level that does not seem to bother the rest of the family will bother Billy because of his sensory issues related to the autism.

Do you know how the volume on the TV jumps suddenly at commercial break? Billy startles every time and yells, "Turn it down!" because it bothers him so much.

Hedy, you're right, Billy does enjoy the character parade at CP, so if they do one at Donald's, he will want to participate! Carissa, I think that, if we decide to do this, I'll ask for a less noisy table away from the main dining area. (I do this automatically now at all the table service places.) I'm glad your DS liked it and I'm looking forward to your review!


Kathy

 

[KathyRN137]

AAAAAAH Boma!!! I love Boma. It makes me so happy.... In general, character breakfasts are fun but they are way too overpriced and not a good use of your DDP credits IMO.

Another Boma fan!!

I agree about the breakfasts being expensive ... typically we eat breakfast in the room each day. But, we're not going to use the DDP this year, so I'm not so much concerned about "wasting" the TS credits like I did when we used the plan.

Perhaps we'll try Tusker House for lunch or dinner; I'm not sure. Then again, we still haven't tried Yak & Yeti, either! I do have just a little bit more time to decide! Right now, I'm just tossing ideas around.


Kathy

 

[KathyRN137]

Just 16 more days!!

I'm getting closer and closer to my first Disney on Broadway experience!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RdrQy0j39E


Kathy